Cy Twombly, the idiosyncratic Postwar artist responsible for adding a poignant, almost childlike touch to the frenzied joyjismagasms of Abstract Expressionism, died today at his house in Rome. Notoriously reticent about his work, the influence of Twombly’s scribbles and use of color can still be felt, from the energy of a Dan Colen piece to [...]

“Harvey Pekar, the irascible writer who spun the mundane details of his own life and the quotidian existences of his fellow Cleveland residents into comic-book narratives, and who showed that the comic-book panel could include everyday feelings of anxiety and disappointment as easily as it does the adventures of costumed heroes, has died, The Plain [...]

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Frontman, metal god, and teeny little super guy Ronnie James Dio died yesterday. Please mourn responsibly. “Mr. Dio was born Ronald James Padavona in Portsmouth, N.H., and grew up in Cortland, N.Y. He began his career in rockabilly bands in the late 1950s, but by the mid-1970s, when Ritchie Blackmore, the guitarist of the British [...]

 ”Frank Frazetta, an illustrator whose  vivid colors and striking brushstrokes conjured up fantastic worlds of musclebound heroes fighting with broad swords and battle axes to defend helpless women from horrible beasts, died on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla. He was 82. The death, caused by a stroke, was  confirmed by Rob Pistella and Steve Ferzoco, [...]