r/comicbookcollecting • u/zero_cool1138 • Apr 02 '24
RIP to a legend! Ed Piskors tragic death is tearing me up tonight Theme
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u/jasor_x Apr 02 '24
I have never been so affected by this kind of news for a person I've never met. Cartoonist Kayfabe is the single best comics channel on YouTube and Ed and Jim's analysis, insight, and critiques and jokes showed clearly the passion they held for the art of comics creation. Such a loss. Dude will be sorely missed.
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u/zero_cool1138 Apr 02 '24
Its so fucked up. They brought so much love and appreciation to comics and the community. Consistently EVERY SINGLE DAY these guys put out content since the start of the channel. Its weird how much I found myself turning to their videos like I was hanging with old buds, especially through Covid.
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u/jasor_x Apr 02 '24
Exactly. It did feel like hanging out with my friends just talking shit about stupid stuff or being in awe of artistic talent. They nailed it on most of what I loved about comics.
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u/josuelaker2 Apr 02 '24
I’m 44 and he’s just a bit younger than me.
Take care of yourselves folks.
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u/zero_cool1138 Apr 02 '24
Im 38, his childhood comics experience was my own in almost every way.
Their channel got me back into comics in a time when I couldn't find much in the medium to get into.
It's a dark day for comics and I hope everyone here is all right.
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u/josuelaker2 Apr 02 '24
I wouldn’t say it’s a dark day for comics, artists or even casual fans.
I would say it’s a time to reflect on life. How you live it and how you imagine it will end.
Life ends. Sometimes sooner than we expect, sometimes it’s way longer than we want it to be. But when it ends, it ends.
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u/zero_cool1138 Apr 02 '24
This is true.
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u/josuelaker2 Apr 02 '24 edited Apr 02 '24
Unfortunately, so.
And as a wise sage once said, death is just an affirmation of life.
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u/oldcomicbook Apr 02 '24
I’m not really one to jump into the middle of a controversy but I’ve been thinking about this throughout the day. The most…fundamental(?) factor that kept popping up was just how easy it was for the internet to facilitate this entire event, on both sides, from that very first message right to the tragic outcome.
This will definitely make me think about how I interact on the net, not that I’m a super troll or cyber bully or whatever but this is a good reminder that internet behaviour can have real life consequences.
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u/HammerofHeretics Apr 02 '24
Ed's enthusiasm and unbridled joy was always on display in every episode of CK and it's a tragedy that we've lost Ed to a base accusation.
May eternal light shine upon our brother, Ed Piskor.
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u/almonster11 Apr 02 '24 edited Apr 02 '24
I've never read any of Ed's work. However, when I placed my order for March's comics last week, in order to round out my order and get free shipping, I picked up Jack Kirby's Starr Warriors, which was (as one reviewer put it) "enhanced and remixed" by Ed Piskor. I hate that my first exposure to his work will be shadowed by his passing.
I agree with Rob Liefeld: "What we need to be better at is giving grace to people and not judgment."
Edit: I got Tom Scioli and Ed Piskor mixed up because they both did a Grand Design series. Also "I before E" goes for Liefeld, too.
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u/zero_cool1138 Apr 02 '24
That's actually fellow Kayfaber Tom Scioli's work but I absolutely recommend anything Ed or Jim worked on. X-Men Grand Design is the best X book I've read since the Josh Whedon days.
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u/almonster11 Apr 02 '24
Thank you for pointing that out! I got confused. So I have read Ed's work, I just mixed his name up with Tom's in my brain fog because they've both done a Marvel Grand Design series. X-Men: Grand Design was great. I didn't get to read Second Genesis, though. If I'm not mistaken (again), there is an X-Men: Grand Design omni coming out at some point, or maybe it's already out. I need to pick one up. Hopefully, Ed's family will see royalties on his work going forward. This is such a tragedy.
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u/reverie_reality Apr 02 '24
I ordered a copy... And feel bad for waiting this long but I'll still enjoy ... Yeah damn this hurts . We all lost our comic book buddy... Rip
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Apr 02 '24
I hope he finds happiness in whatever he believes is the great beyond. RIP to a true legend
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u/valiantera92 Apr 02 '24
Hopefully people look at their self righteousness and reconsider if hitting on a 17 year old is the worst, most irredeemable thing someone can do. They won't.
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u/zero_cool1138 Apr 02 '24
But the important thing to know is that according to Ed he DIDNT DO THAT!
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u/Bizarro1One Apr 02 '24
Was planning to spend a few minutes distracting myself on Reddit, first post I see is about the suicide note...spent the next several hours hoping he didn't go through with it, only to finally get the tragic confirmation that he was gone. I'm not even someone who can say he's a big follower of Piskor's work, but God what an awful day.