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DARWYN COOKE’S THE COMPLETE SPIRIT CONNOISSEUR EDITION!

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DARWYN COOKE’S THE COMPLETE SPIRIT CONNOISSEUR EDITION is coming.  Here’s the lowdown…

Immerse yourself in the noir world of Darwyn Cooke’s The Spirit, now collected in one place for the first time in this oversized collectible edition.

With his masterful storytelling and flair for noir style, Darwyn Cooke was uniquely suited to reintroduce Will Eisner’s beloved comics creation,The Spirit, to modern audiences.

Now, Darwyn’s The Spirit comic stories are collected in their entirety for the FIRST TIME in this oversized hardcover collection, presented within a beautiful slipcase. Designed by Sean Phillips, who also oversaw the Eisner-winning RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE MARTINI EDITION – LAST CALL, to which this book is a companion in size and scope. J Bone, Cooke’s long-time collaborator, provides an introduction.

Also included in this definitive version of Cooke’s The Spirit is a gallery featuring all the covers, two variant covers from a Rocketeer/The Spirit crossover, and several never-before-seen drawings!

Collects The Spirit #1-6, #8-12, and Batman/The Spirit one-shot.

Pre-orders are available now.  My order is in.  Is yours?

Darwyn Cooke – R.I.P.

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When I read yesterday that Darwyn Cooke was battling an aggressive cancer, it was like an unexpected gut shot.  Truth be told, I only knew Darwyn through his art, stories and the several times I met him at comic shows… but I was such a fan and Darwyn always treated me (and other fans) with such respect and kindness, it sure seemed I knew him better than I did.

I’ve always loved Darwyn’s art and when he began adapting Richard Stark’s Parker novels, I thought it could never get better than that.  Each time I caught up with Darwyn at a show I’d have his latest hardcover for him to sign and he always included a quick headsketch with the signature.  I loved talking to Darwyn about his latest project and what was coming.

Sadly it was announced today that Darwyn passed at 1:30 this morning surrounded by friends, family and aware of all of the well-wishes that had been pouring in since the news about his illness had been announced.

My thoughts, prayers and best wishes go out to Darwyn’s family, friends and fans.  Rest in Peace, Darwyn.

Darwyn Cooke’s Revengeance

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Darwyn Cooke was an amazing artist. He was always kind and humble in my interactions with him.  But that was the way he was with his fans.  Cooke was one of the few artsits that I’d seek out anything he worked on.  Sadly he left us far too soon.

Before Darwyne Cooke died, a new mini-series by him was in the works…

Darwyn Cooke’s Revengeance has been announced and I can’t wait…

REVENGEANCE is a psychological thriller with darkly humorous overtones. When Joe Malarky is faced with a criminal tragedy, he sets out to make things right on his own. What follows is Joe’s odyssey through the underside of the city and the madness that seems to drive his crazy world. REVENGEANCE takes place in Toronto in the mid-eighties and is part crime story, part psychotronic melodrama, and a wholly fond look back at the author’s hometown.

Man, that sounded so cool.  Of course everything Cooke created fit that category.

Source: Almost Darwyn Cooke.