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First Wieringo now this! The nice guys in comics are being taken away from us! In fact, I didn't want to believe it when a friend first told me. I had to wikipedia it because everyone knows it's not true unless it is on wikipedia. lol. Michael you left us too early. Anyone who met you could instantly tell you were the humblest and nicest guy in comics.

It hasn't completely sunk in for me, but I do realize I will never get to tell you why you were a hero to me.

Like you I was never a comic guy growing up. Never knew the characters and never hung out with people who shared that interest. Like you I was never a serious art guy growing up. But you changed that.

Looking through a Wizard comics magazine issue, I saw your very first sketches on your debuting Fathom series back in '98. It blew me away. Maybe there was a bias to it also, as I was/am a huge water guy. I constantly looked at that. In fact the Wizard I was looking through was a friend's, and I went to get my own copy just for your sketches. I never knew of the prior comic artist gurus, but because of your art bringing me into that world, I was able to appreciate Lee, Kirby, Silvestri, Mack, Romita, Campbell, Mad, and more. I guess you were the 'gateway' artist for me. Still to this day I feel like I'm not a huge comic book guy by any means, but what you did was to get me to appreciate it on an illustration level, seeing comic art as a vital source of inspiration. From that I've learned I must do the same thing. The way you gave me the gift of art is what I vowed to do to the younger generation on that day in my high school years. I never told this story to anyone until now, and now you'll never get to know how much of a hero you were in my eyes.

Don't worry, I will carry your legacy.

My heart goes out to you Grace. Your son will be missed.

Anyone wishing to send their condolences to Michael Turner's family is encouraged to send to:

Aspen MLT, Inc.
C/O Michael Turner
5855 Green Valley Circle, Suite 111
Culver City, CA, 90230
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