Ian Gibson, acclaimed longtime 2000 AD artist who drew Judge Dredd comics for the series for over thirty years and co-created Halo Jones with Alan Moore for the iconic The Ballad of Halo Jones, has passed away at the age of 77.Gibson has been dealing with cancer for a long time, and had been letting his fans know that he didn’t have much time left over the weekend, wishing his fans a Happy Christmas, and then saying “Goodbye, thanks for all the love.” His son made the official announcement this afternoon, posting on social media, “It is with great sadness, I bring the news that my father Ian Gibson passed away at 1am this morning, losing his battle with cancer. He fought valiantly, and I was with him holding his hand right until his very last moments. The pain that swells inside me is immeasurable, but I know that he rests now his pain is over. He loved all of you so much, and he always spoke of how much you all meant to him, continuing to draw right up until he could no longer hold a pencil. Your kind words have helped us through this dark time, and now my father has gone to be with the many legends he helped create I know that he will live on, in all of our hearts and minds as the hero he was to so many.”In 1978, Gibson and Wagner created Robo-Hunter, a strip about a man who hunted down rogue robots. The series was a good deal more humorous in style than most other 2000 AD series at the time. It also marked the first time that Gibson’s art graced the cover of 2000 AD…
Ian Gibson, acclaimed longtime 2000 AD artist who drew Judge Dredd comics for the series for over thirty years and co-created Halo Jones with Alan Moore for the iconic The Ballad of Halo Jones, has passed away at the age of 77.
Gibson has been dealing with cancer for a long time, and had been letting his fans know that he didn’t have much time left over the weekend, wishing his fans a Happy Christmas, and then saying “Goodbye, thanks for all the love.” His son made the official announcement this afternoon, posting on social media, “It is with great sadness, I bring the news that my father Ian Gibson passed away at 1am this morning, losing his battle with cancer. He fought valiantly, and I was with him holding his hand right until his very last moments. The pain that swells inside me is immeasurable, but I know that he rests now his pain is over. He loved all of you so much, and he always spoke of how much you all meant to him, continuing to draw right up until he could no longer hold a pencil. Your kind words have helped us through this dark time, and now my father has gone to be with the many legends he helped create I know that he will live on, in all of our hearts and minds as the hero he was to so many.”
In 1978, Gibson and Wagner created Robo-Hunter, a strip about a man who hunted down rogue robots. The series was a good deal more humorous in style than most other 2000 AD series at the time. It also marked the first time that Gibson’s art graced the cover of 2000 AD…
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