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REMEMBERING MIKE WIERINGO - MARK WAID AND TODD DEZAGO
As the news of Mike Wieringo's tragic death on Sunday percolates throughout the comics industry, we asked Mark Waid and Todd Dezago, two of his best-known collaborators for their thoughts on the loss and reactions.

Mark Waid

This doesn't make any sense.

Mike Wieringo, one of the best friends I have ever had, died yesterday of a heart attack. He was forty-four. Let me repeat that. He was FORTY-FOUR YEARS YOUNG. He was in great shape, worked out religiously, ate sensibly...and now he's gone, and this doesn't make any sense. We're supposed to be doing something at Marvel that will make FF pale by comparison. We're supposed to be working together on our own stuff until we're old men, too feeble to pick up our pencils, but that's okay, because they can't fall too far when you're sitting on a mountain of cash earned from all the comics publishers, animation producers, and film studios who have finally recognized and rewarded Mike's unique genius.
I could spend the rest of the day writing and writing and writing to explain how empty this makes the world and I wouldn't come close to getting it across. Mike's artistic style quietly influenced an entire generation of artists that followed. I could never get it into his thick, humble head in what regard he was held by his fellow professionals. Mike was a member of a very small club of illustrators--among them, Alex Toth, Michael Golden, Kevin Nowlan--who were so revered by their peers that the brilliance of their work was never a matter of debate.

I have more to say--much, much more--but I'm just not up to it right this second. I'm fielding calls, I'm making calls, and I'm trying to adjust to this feeling that I've lost my right arm. I've never done better work than with Mike, and I probably never will. I miss you, buddy. Thanks for letting me be your partner.

From Todd Dezago

my best friend, mike wieringo, died yesterday.

he was a vegetarian.
he worked out everyday.
sometimes these things just happen.

he loved comics.
he loved drawing comics.
he felt very, very fortunate to have been working in
comics.
he was very good at it.

his comics, like him, were full of life.
full of energy. full of fun and hope.

he was my best friend.

we worked together on spider-man, the x-men, tellos,
and several other projects that will now never come to
pass.
we grew up together with comics, though we were
hundreds of miles away. we enjoyed all the same things
about comics; the action, the adventure, the fun. he
was a joy to work with. we laughed all the time. all
the time.

comics were his life and he worked very hard on them.
sometimes 16 or 18 hours a day.
he loved comics and loved the people who read them.
he loved you.

he was my best friend.
he was my brother.
i will miss him more than i can say.

todd

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Mike Wieringo

Mike Wieringo (Vicenza, Italia, 1963) cuenta con más de 10 años de trayectoria profesional en el mundo del cómic. Lejos queda ya su debut, al frente de una miniserie de Doc Savage, pero desde entonces no ha dejado de ofrecer muestras de su buen hacer con los lápices. Su espaldarazo definitivo lo obtuvo con la serie regular de Flash, donde coincidió con Mark Waid.
Otras obras destacables de Ringo! son: la serie limitada protagonizada por Pícara, Robin, una brillante etapa al frente de Sensational Spiderman, Tellos (creada junto a Todd DeZago), y Adventures of Superman, desde donde dio el salto a Los 4 Fantásticos.
Portadas de las series Flash y Tellos:
Poseedor de un estilo inconfundible, caracterizado por hacer gala de un trazo claro, suave y alegre, reconoce en su trabajo la influencia del anime japonés y de los dibujos Disney. Además, no duda a la hora de mostrar su admiración por el trabajo de dibujantes como, Joe Madureira, Jeffrey Scott Campbell, Humberto Ramos, Chris Bachalo o Jason Pearson.
Portadas de Los 4 Fantásticos y F.N. Spider-man:
Actualmente se encarga de ilustrar Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, prometedora nueva colección que en un principio iba a guionizar Mark Waid, pero tras la firma por parte de éste de un contrato en exclusiva con D.C., el honor recayó en el genial Peter David. El tiempo dirá si los lectores hemos ganado con el cambio, pero a priori los estilos de Wieringo y David parecen encajar a la perfección.