Kevin O’Neill, the pioneering artist and co-creator of titles such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Marshal Law, died at the age of 69. His death was announced on November 7, 2022.
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Gosh, Comics in the United Kingdom broke the news, noting that O’Neill died recently after a long illness.
Many creators and publishers have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to O’Neill’s life and career.
Top Shelf tweeted, “We are heartbroken at this news. Kevin O’Neill’s talent was monumental and his imagination was truly extraordinary.”
“He could draw anything, in any style, yet always be unmistakably himself. We join the global comics community in mourning his loss and treasuring his memory.”
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O’Neill had a long and successful career in the British comics industry, honing his distinct grim art style on the sci-fi magazine 2000AD and frequently collaborating with writer Pat Mills on stories such as Nemesis the Warlock.
In the 1980s, O’Neill switched to DC Comics, where he worked on several influential stories with writer Alan Moore. Marshal Law, a darkly violent superhero satire, was also introduced by Mills and O’Neill in 1987 at Marvel’s Epic Comics imprint.
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