TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson
Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles and ends, this time for May 16-22, 2014…
115 years ago May 20, 1899 Pioneering comics publisher Everett “Busy” Arnold is born. His early projects include publishing work from the Eisner and Iger studio and launching Quality Comics.
105 years ago May 17, 1909 Cartoonist, painter, and essayist Ryuichi Yokoyama is born. He is best known for his Fuku-chan strip.
70 years ago May 21, 1944 Underground comix creator and publisher Kim Deitch is born. He creates Waldo and The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, edits Gothic Blimp Works, and co-founds Cartoonists Co-Op Press.
65 years ago May 18, 1949 Film maker Terry Zwigoff is born. His productions include Crumb, Ghost World, and Art School Confidential.
60 years ago May 19, 1954 Essayist Neil A. Robertson is born.
30 years ago May 21, 1984 Golden Age writer-artist Ruben Moreira dies of cancer at age 61. He co-created Roy Raymond and Rip Hunter for DC.
