Comments on: Ron Smith in court

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:01:42 +0000

Sue, thank you very much for commenting at what must be an incredibly stressful time, have put up a new blog post to say that your dad was cleared, hope you can all get on with your lives after this.

By: Edgar Allan McAbe

Edgar Allan McAbe — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:53:08 +0000

Ron has been cleared of all charges.

http://www.themorningstarr.co......l-charges/

By: Sue Carr

Sue Carr — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:48:45 +0000

Ron Smith is my father. He was found not guilty on all counts today.

By: Kid Robson

Kid Robson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:58:02 +0000

I was lucky enough to lettter a few of Ron Smith’s Daily Star Judge Dredd strips in the mid-eighties, plus some Rogue Trooper strips he drew a few years later for 2000 AD. It’s easy to throw mud – less easy to clean up the stain it leaves – let’s reserve judgement on the man until the full facts are known and judgement reached.

By: Garen

Garen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:44:24 +0000

I really hope this turns out to be a false accusation – and all because Ron Smith’s artwork is such a part of my comics-reading childhood. The collection I have of his Daily Star JD strips has sentimental value to me as my mum gave it to me to read on a long hospital stay. It’s interesting how the outcome of that case will affect the way I look at his work – and I wish it didn’t. He could be completely innocent (I’m thinking of several teachers who have been falsely accused in the past, yet it has still blighted their careers) – but either way, horrible news.

By: Brian Bolland

Brian Bolland — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:02:15 +0000

Disturbing and sad news indeed. I’ve never met Ron, even though he worked in Powerman and 2000 AD at the same time as Dave, Carlos and me. You’re right. The Sun’s presentation was as lurid as ever and there was something worrying, to me, about the fact that it thought the public would be more interested in this man because he’s a Judge Dredd artist.

I’ve just been looking back at some of the great characters he drew – I’d forgotten he created Otto Sump for instance – and I’m equally upset by this turn of events.