Dave Gibbons, Randy Bowen, Michael Kaluta, Gabriele Dell'otto, and Kia Asamiya Join Uncanny Dave Cockrum Tribute

Posted: Friday, February 27, 2004
Posted By: Craig Lemon

Dave Gibbons, Randy Bowen, Michael Kaluta, Gabriele Dell'otto, and Kia Asamiya will join the huge assembly of artists and authors in The Uncanny Dave Cockrum Tribute. This landmark portfolio from Aardwolf Publishing will directly benefit the Cockrums, who are suffering from Dave’s continued hospitalization.

“Hardly a day goes by without a creator contacting us saying, ‘How can I help?’” said Clifford Meth, editor of the tribute book. “All of the contributed pieces will also be used in the benefit auction, but in the mean time, we’re assembling a book people don’t want to miss.”


The Uncanny Dave Cockrum Tribute includes a parade of industry legends who have donated unpublished art and written tributes. Promised contributors now include Neal Adams, Bob Almond, Murphy Anderson, Sergio Aragones, Kia Asamiya, Terry Austin, Dick Ayers, Mark Bagley, Charles Barnett, Al Bigley, David Boswell, Randy Bowen, Rich Buckler, John Byrne, Travis Charest, Chris Claremont, Gene Colan, Peter David, Alan Davis, Gabriele Dell'otto, Diane Duane, Harlan Ellison, Steve Englehart, Mark Evanier, Neil Gaiman, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Ron Garney, Dave Gibbons, Mike Grell, Tony Isabella, Dan Jurgens, Michael Kaluta, Sam Keith, Bill Messner-Loebs, Steve Lieber, Stan Lee, Pablo Marcos, Bob McLeod, Clifford Meth, Alan Moore, Terry Moore, Jerry Ordway, Tom Palmer, Mike Pascale, George Perez, Robin Riggs, John Romita, Scott Rosema, Joe Rubinstein, Marie Severin, Dave Sim, Louise Simonson, Walt Simonson, Mark Texeira, Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe, Sal Velluto, Lee Weeks, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman.

While Cockrum’s condition has improved somewhat, he is still hospitalized with neither income, medical insurance, nor royalties from the characters he created for Marvel. Initially stricken with a severe case of double pneumonia, as well as a bacterial infection in his lungs and his blood, Cockrum continues to suffer from complications. He is being cared for at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital in New York.

Cockrum made his professional debut in 1973 on DC's Legion of Superheroes and became one of the last members of Marvel's legendary Bullpen where he revamped the then-canceled Uncanny X-Men. The characters he personally designed include Nightcrawler, Colossus, Storm, Mystique, Phoenix, ThunderBird, Corsair and The StarJammers, The Imperial Guard, and The Futurians.

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To order the book or for more information, visit http://www.aardwolfpublishing.com/PR/help_dave_cockrum.htm

or contact Clifford Meth, thecliffordmethod@yahoo.com

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