artist (realistically-drawn adventure comics in the magazine O Mundo de Aventuras), passes away at age 72. Dick Giordano, American comics artist (Charlton Comics, DC Comics) dies at age 77. April April 4: Henry Scarpelli, American comics artist (Archie Comics), dies at the age of 79. April 15: Bill DuBay, American horror comics editor, writer, and artist, dies at age 62. April 27: Kees Kousemaker, Dutch comics store owner (the Amsterdam comics store Lambiek), publisher (Les Editions Lambiek), writer, scholar (the encyclopedias Strip voor Strip, Wordt Vervolgd. Striplexicon der Lage Landen and De Wereld van de Nederlandse Strip) and establisher of the online encyclopedia Comiclopedia, dies at age 68. May May 1: Pierre Stora, AKA Espé, French cartoonist, passes away at age 66. May 3: Peter O'Donnell, British comics writer (Garth, Romeo Brown, Modesty Blaise), dies at the age of 90. May 10: Frank Frazetta, American comics artist and illustrator (Thun'da, King of the Congo, White Indian, The Shining Knight), passes away, aged 82. May 15: Juan José Carbo Gatignol, Spanish comics artist (Robustiano Fortachón, El Penado 113, Ivanchito), dies at age 83. May 16: Philippe Bertrand, French comics artist (Linda Aime L'Art), dies at age 61 May 22: Howard Post, American comics artist (Harvey Comics) dies at age 83. May 23: Roy Mitchell, British comic artist (Project Pete, God Is..., The Chalks and the Cheeses), dies at age 63 or 64. May 25: Gabriel Vargas, Mexican comics artist (Los Superlocos, La Familia Burrón), passes away at age 95. May 28: Otello Scarpelli, Italian comic artist (Dev Bardai, comics based on Ivanhoe), dies at age 71. May 29: Philippe Josse, aka Barberousse, French comics artist (Tonic), dies at age 89. May 31: Coq Scheltens-Jongkind, Dutch politician, illustrator and comics artist (Scoutertje, Dikkie), dies at age 67. June June 2: Tony DiPreta, American comics artist (Rex Morgan, M.D.) dies at age 88. June 2: Antonio Parras, Spanish comics artist (Les Inoxyables), dies at age 81 June 12: Al Williamson, American comics artist and inker (EC Comics, continued Flash Gordon), dies at age 79. June 13: Hua Junwu, Chinese comics artist, dies at age 95. June 19: Ken Muse, American cartoonist and comics artist (Wayout), dies at age 75. June 23: Joe Messerli, American comics artist (made comics for Western Publishing), dies at age 79 or 80. June 28: Lloyd Birmingham, American illustrator and comics artist (The Handy Family, Helen Homemaker), dies at