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Friday, November 22, 2019

GAHAN WILSON (1930-2019)

Some sad news from the world of cartoons: famed cartoonist Gahan Wilson passed away on November 21. He was 89.
Over the years, Wilson drew cartoons for PLAYBOY, THE NEW YORKER, COLLIER'S, LOOK and THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION.
I always looked forward to his creepy and off-beat cartoons when I got the monthly issue of PLAYBOY magazine. His brand of macabre humor always appealed to me and some of his drawings haunted my dreams.
He was diagnosed with dementia during the last years of his life but he continued working even then.
His work touched the lives of many generations. Forever rest in peace Gahan Wilson!













From WIKIPEDIA:
Wilson's cartoons and illustrations are drawn in a playfully grotesque style and have a dark humor that is often compared to the work of The New Yorker cartoonist and Addams Family creator Charles AddamsBut while both feature vampirescemeteries and other traditional horror elements in their work, Wilson's work has a more contemporary, shocking aspect to its humor, featuring atomic mutants, subway monsters and serial killers.


                                           Visit the Gahan Wilson website for more:
                                                         https://gahanwilson.net/