Comic book editor, translator and publisher. His father was a government contractor. He spent his youth in Europe, living in the Netherlands and West Germany. Early in life, he developed an interest in comics. As a young man, he was a frequent contributor to many popular American superhero comic book letter columns. In 1977 he moved to the USA at age 21 and joined Fantagraphics Books based in Seattle, WA. He was a regular contributor to the industry magazine "The Comics Journal" which is published by Fantagraphics. In 1978 he saved Fantagraphics from bankruptcy by pouring his inheritance into the company's financial coffers. His early writing work was published in the comics fanzine Omniverse in 1979. He was a regular contributor to the (now defunct) Fantagraphics published magazine "Amazing Heroes" writing for that journal from 1981 to 1987. In 1982 Fantagraphics began publishing comics and he edited many of the company's most popular titles. He was a 1996 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards nominee for Best Editor. In 2001 he was given an Inkpot Award. In late February 2013 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and on March 6, 2013 he announced he was taking a leave of absence from Fantagraphics to pursue treatment. At age 56 on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @6:30am at home, he lost his battle with cancer. Later that day a company obituary appeared and another obituary was published in the "Seattle Times". He was survived by his wife, parents and brother.
Comic book editor, translator and publisher. His father was a government contractor. He spent his youth in Europe, living in the Netherlands and West Germany. Early in life, he developed an interest in comics. As a young man, he was a frequent contributor to many popular American superhero comic book letter columns. In 1977 he moved to the USA at age 21 and joined Fantagraphics Books based in Seattle, WA. He was a regular contributor to the industry magazine "The Comics Journal" which is published by Fantagraphics. In 1978 he saved Fantagraphics from bankruptcy by pouring his inheritance into the company's financial coffers. His early writing work was published in the comics fanzine Omniverse in 1979. He was a regular contributor to the (now defunct) Fantagraphics published magazine "Amazing Heroes" writing for that journal from 1981 to 1987. In 1982 Fantagraphics began publishing comics and he edited many of the company's most popular titles. He was a 1996 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards nominee for Best Editor. In 2001 he was given an Inkpot Award. In late February 2013 he was diagnosed with lung cancer and on March 6, 2013 he announced he was taking a leave of absence from Fantagraphics to pursue treatment. At age 56 on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @6:30am at home, he lost his battle with cancer. Later that day a company obituary appeared and another obituary was published in the "Seattle Times". He was survived by his wife, parents and brother.
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