Gahan Wilson, famous cartoonist, has died (89yo)

[bobbieinok]

I am not familiar with his work , but many who are are mourning his passing

[Kid Berwyn]

1. No! A great, great man, mind and hand have been stilled.

[ChazInAz]

2. Oh, no!

But...are they sure?

[nolabear]

3. Aw, no. I loved his work so much!

As someone who loved smart and funny and outright weird, I adored his stuff. I’d sneak looks at relatives’ Playboys just to see them. (Had my own boobs. 😄

[panader0]

4. Wilson

[bobbieinok]

9. Thanks! Just corrected it.

[braddy]

5. He was my all time favorite.

[bahrbearian]

6. "I think I won"

[Permanut]

7. A genius of humor..

I would read Playboy mags just to see his work.


Well, not entirely.

[SCantiGOP]

8. My dorm room in the 70s had one of his cartoons

as a poster on our wall.
There was a soldier standing in the midst of a scene of complete carnage and devastation. Nothing but burned out buildings and dead bodies as far as you can see.
As he surveys the scene he is saying, with a crazed, maniacal look, “I think I won!”

[klook]

10. Oh, what a shame -- I love his stuff,

and have some of his books. He and Charles Addams were both right up my alley.

[eppur_se_muova]

11. I loved his twisted - often macabre - sense of humor.

Save this one for your Christmas cards.

[TheBlackAdder]

12. Seasons Greetings

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[Liberal In Texas]

13. Another great gone. He was on the far side before the "Far Side."

RIP Mr. Wilson

[Brother Buzz]

14. Indeed, and he was also the bridge from Charles Addams to Gary Larson.

[dameatball]

15. Sorry to hear. One of those that helped mold how I think today, although no one should hold him

responsible.

[MuseRider]

16. Oh so sad.

He was incredible. RIP

[PlanetBev]

17. Oh yeah...

My favorite Cartoon was the couple on an island 🌴 in a romantic embrace. When you look real close, the island has eyes. 😆

[OilemFirchen]

18. I had the pleasure of working with him, very briefly, in 1978.

A brilliant man in every regard.

[Auggie]

19. We worked with him too ...

PR campaign, early 80s. A real pro.

[OilemFirchen]

20. Likewise.

He was commissioned to do a promo poster for us. Still have a copy, though I haven't seen it in many years.

Looks like I have to do a dig into the tubes...

[JohnnyRingo]

21. Oh No!

One of my favorites from the days of National Lampoon.

How sad.

[OAITW r.2.0]

22. He did the album artwork for David Bromberg's 'Reckless Abandon'

A perfect cover for one of my favorite Bromberg albums.

[Wounded Bear]

23. That sucks...RIP...nt

[displacedtexan]

24. So sad!

Absolutely loved him!

[ashredux]

25. The Best Ever....

[scarletwoman]

26. Oh, I'm so sorry to read this.

I adored his cartoons, from my childhood to forever.

[kimbutgar]

27. Loved his cartoons as a kid

Reminds me of Charles Adams who did the same type of cartoons.

[Journeyman]

28. The world is, sadly, a little brighter place today than it was this morning . . .

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. not familiar? do yourself a favor -- find as much of his work as you can

[ThoughtCriminal]

30. I also remember his "Science Fiction Story" generator

[CTyankee]

31. Longtime cartoonist at the New Yorker...

One of my favorite cartoons of his was of a witch tied to the stake ready to be burned to death and a peasant was sitting by putting marshmallows on a stick and the witch is saying "Do you MIND..."

That was his kind of humor...