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johnfreeman

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August 16th, 2007 12:06 PM

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Tribute: Phil Gascoine

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I'm very sorry to report that British comics artist Phil Gascoine (http://lambiek.net/artists/g/gascoine_phil.htm) has died after a short illness.

For those of you who knew him the news comes as a terrible shock. He was once chairman of the SSI and always a consummate professional.

In the words of his good friend, fellow artist Barrie Mitchell, who I spoke with this morning, "There are not a lot of artists who can turn their hands to anything, but Phil was one of them."

A 2006 interview and tribute to Phil for my downthetubes web site is at: www.downthetubes.net/features/interviews/phil_gascoine.html

I would welcome memories of Phil if you have them. He was always one of those creators who would mix with all generations and was still working on DC Thomson's Wendy. He will be much missed by all who knew him or worked with him.

Thanks in advance for any feedback you may have if you knew Phil personally.

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