Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2018 16:22:00 GMT -5
Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, 90, found dead in apartment
Updated 8:19 AM; Posted 2:38 AM
NEW YORK -- Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment, police confirmed late Friday.
The 90-year-old artist hadn't been seen for several days when he was found "unresponsive" by a maintenance worker on June 29, a New York Police Department spokesman told dpa.
"Maintenance gained entry using a key and found Mr Ditko unresponsive inside. Emergency services were called and Mr Ditko was pronounced deceased at the scene," the spokesman said.
The police were unable to provide a cause or date of death.
Ditko and writer Stan Lee created Spider-Man in 1961, with the artist coming up with the character's iconic red-and-blue costume and web-shooters.
Ditko also created the popular Doctor Strange character in 1963, but he left Marvel comics soon after a fight with Lee which has never been explained by either man.
The artist worked for DC Comics and independent publishers before in 1979 rejoining Marvel, where he continued to work as a freelancer in the 1990s.
He was known for being reclusive, with the director of the latest film adaptation of Doctor Strange saying the artist had intentionally stayed out of the spotlight.
"I hope he goes to see the movie wherever he is, because I think we paid homage to his work," Scott Derrickson told The Hollywood Reporter in October 2016.
"We were infused with the Ditko-aesthetic, but I never spoke to the man," the film's screenwriter Jon Spaihts added.
On Friday, author Neil Gaiman paid tribute on Twitter to an artist who was "never equalled."
"I know I'm a different person because he was in the world," Gaiman wrote.
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Updated 8:19 AM; Posted 2:38 AM
NEW YORK -- Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment, police confirmed late Friday.
The 90-year-old artist hadn't been seen for several days when he was found "unresponsive" by a maintenance worker on June 29, a New York Police Department spokesman told dpa.
"Maintenance gained entry using a key and found Mr Ditko unresponsive inside. Emergency services were called and Mr Ditko was pronounced deceased at the scene," the spokesman said.
The police were unable to provide a cause or date of death.
Ditko and writer Stan Lee created Spider-Man in 1961, with the artist coming up with the character's iconic red-and-blue costume and web-shooters.
Ditko also created the popular Doctor Strange character in 1963, but he left Marvel comics soon after a fight with Lee which has never been explained by either man.
The artist worked for DC Comics and independent publishers before in 1979 rejoining Marvel, where he continued to work as a freelancer in the 1990s.
He was known for being reclusive, with the director of the latest film adaptation of Doctor Strange saying the artist had intentionally stayed out of the spotlight.
"I hope he goes to see the movie wherever he is, because I think we paid homage to his work," Scott Derrickson told The Hollywood Reporter in October 2016.
"We were infused with the Ditko-aesthetic, but I never spoke to the man," the film's screenwriter Jon Spaihts added.
On Friday, author Neil Gaiman paid tribute on Twitter to an artist who was "never equalled."
"I know I'm a different person because he was in the world," Gaiman wrote.
www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2018/07/spider-man_co-creator_steve_ditko_found_dead_aged_90.html#incart_river_index