From: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org (loud-fans-digest) To: loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Subject: loud-fans-digest V7 #407 Reply-To: loud-fans@smoe.org Sender: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-loud-fans-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk loud-fans-digest Thursday, May 29 2008 Volume 07 : Number 407 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [loud-fans] Rory Root RIP 1957-2008 [robert toren Subject: [loud-fans] Rory Root RIP 1957-2008 Not sure how many comic book / graphic novel enthusiasts are around here, but Rory Root, who owned Comic Relief in Berkeley, died 10 days ago - he was a Berkeley, and comic industry, icon - pushed hard to have comics/graphic novel treated like books, put in libraries and such... and.. AND.... ...and was partial inspiration for the Simpsons comic book guy He was a real sweetheart, everyone has a story, and (disconnecting my shoulder reaching for a Scott connection) helped loudfan Karen Eng research an article about sexy underground comics ~10 years ago http://www.comicrelief.net/ ------------------------------ End of loud-fans-digest V7 #407 *******************************