Une vedette de l'industrie s'est éteint. Quelques semaines seulement après avoir annoncé sa retraite, l'artiste Ramona Fradon s'est éteinte. L'agence Catskill Comics, chargée de représenter Fradon et de superviser la vente de ses originaux, a rapporté l'annonce de sa mort sans entrer dans les détails. Née en 1926, Ramona Fradon, née Ramona Dom, était âgée de 97 ans, et compte comme l'une des artistes les plus importantes de DC Comics pendant la période du Silver Age. Les hommages des professionnels de l'industrie se multiplient sur les réseaux sociaux pour célébrer le parcours de cette grande dame de l'histoire des comics de super-héros.
Ramona Fradon passing is just terrible, terrible news.
— Gail Simone ???????? (@GailSimone) February 24, 2024
Brilliant artist, lovely human being.
A champion to the end.
Dammit.
A pioneer for women in a male-dominated field, DC comic book artist Ramona Fradon, age 97, has left us for Paradise Island.
— Patch Zircher (@PatrickZircher) February 24, 2024
Rest in peace and thank you for some of the most original comics to ever hit the shelves. pic.twitter.com/sbYHFQMbrv
So sad to hear of the passing of comic legend RAMONA FRADON- she gave us all a lifetime of beautiful comic book art and storytelling . We lost a legend today at the age of 97. May she rest in peace. Her art and smile will live on forever in all our hearts. pic.twitter.com/SEYyNE7Jrb
— Jimmy Palmiotti (@jpalmiotti) February 24, 2024
We used to celebrate the birthdays of Ramona Fradon and Joe Sinnott together every October, because they were within a two weeks of each other. Now both gone. "Legend" is thrown around too much, but they both qualify. pic.twitter.com/2U4Majbb2e
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) February 24, 2024
We lost a living legend in the comicbook world today. RAMONA FRADON, one of the pioneer female creators and one of the longest working artists in comics. She worked on countless @DCOfficial titles and co-created Metamorpho & Aqualad among others. We'll miss you, Ramona ?????????? pic.twitter.com/ch3lRqDgny
— Francesco Francavilla (@f_francavilla) February 24, 2024
Ramona Fradon did this piece for me in 2021 at age 94. She did such welcoming, amazing work throughout the entirety of her career.
— Chris Ryall (@chris_ryall) February 24, 2024
She'd previously done The Thing for me so she added him in on the Jack piece here as a nice little bonus. R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/c4YHpN8Ljz