Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), another genius lost…
Tom at The Comics Reporter had an excellent roundup, but here’s just a little of the pictures I’ve seen this week:
(Paul Harrison Davies – part of a collection of tributes at The Mooks Tumblr)
(Dan Hipp)
And Maihack’s piece pointed me in the direction of the Terrible Yellow Eyes blog, a tribute to Sendak that ended in 2012, with added poignancy now….. here’s just a sampling, but really, get over there and look at more:
In addition, The Comics Journal has a series of tribute here, including these pics:
(Megan Kelso)
(Michael Deforge)
…. and finally… Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are meets The Avengers:
(Agarthan Guide, via Buzzfeed)
May 12th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
May I immodestly point to my own Sendak tribute, posted at my site >> fand.me/yX
It is only submitted for completeness, not to be measured against the above great pieces.
May 28th, 2012 at 10:38 am
I love your work of art. your Sendak picture tribute is great. You done beautifully.