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Jack 'Jaxon' Jackson, father of Underground Comix and Master of Historical Comics passes...

A tragic loss indeed... by Cletus Van Damme	Jun 10th, 2006 08:03:37 PM

Damn you Cletus how dare you do that to Lem by JeanLuc Dickhard	Jun 10th, 2006 08:23:18 PM
and beat me to first.....
Dead in the West by filmcans	Jun 10th, 2006 09:36:02 PM
I associate Jackson with work adapting Joe R. Lansdale's Dead in the West. It's a must-read for any zombie-loving comic book fans.
R.I.P. Jaxon by ironburl	Jun 11th, 2006 12:33:13 AM
You will be missed as one of the greatest artists and writers ever to make a comic. This is one person that did not make me ashamed to be a Texan.
by BranMakMorn	Jun 11th, 2006 07:32:59 AM
Tragic loss to the comics medium. He had the drive and talent to show the potential of what comics can achieve.
This is sad, however... by dplatt	Jun 11th, 2006 09:19:11 AM
I'm annoyed that I had to hear about Alex Toth dying from Entertainment Weekly. If Jaxon was a pioneer, Toth was a demigod.
He will be missed. . . by tiki tonga	Jun 11th, 2006 10:33:05 AM
Way back when in the early eighties, when I was a wee lad of twelve, my mom would take me to the local bookstore so she could load up on the latest twenty or thirty romance novels to see her through the month. For myself, I would get her to buy some of the old undergrounds that the stoner clerk kept in an old comics rack by the register. She was known the wiser, and I got to see lots of pictures of nekkid comic people, still a novelty to my impressionable mind. Still, I preferred my men in tights mainstream for the (somewhat) more cohesive storylines and pathos. It was not until a brought home a copy of White Comanche that I realized what could be achieved outside the constraints of the comic code. I've been a fan ever since, and have eagerly snapped up any and all of Jaxon's work I could find. Not only are his comics deeply involving, incredibly beautiful, and completely well research, they have also allowed me to better understand my proud Texas heritage. The comic field and Texas itself has lost one of the greats. I can think of no better way to honohr the man then to spend the day revisiting his work. I'll start with the story of Quanah Parker. . .
R.I.P. by mrfan	Jun 11th, 2006 12:14:15 PM
Thanks for the reads. I never was a huge fan of underground comics. Still, every once in awhile something would come along and intrest me. Thanks for the chance to enjoy other aspects of comics. Great stuff.

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