| Author |
|
Evan S. Kurtz
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 04 July 2022
Location: Canada
Posts: 69
|
| Posted: 03 May 2025 at 10:05pm | IP Logged | 1
|
post reply
|
|
He drew Superman at a time in my childhood when there was no comic character who I loved more.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Bob Harvey
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 19 November 2014
Location: United States
Posts: 236
|
| Posted: 04 May 2025 at 12:27am | IP Logged | 2
|
post reply
|
|
Someone could maybe fix the spelling of his surname in the thread title.
Pretty cool artist in his own right, but I had really been enjoying his posts about cartoonists of yesteryear on Instagram.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Rick Whiting
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 22 April 2004
Posts: 2241
|
| Posted: 04 May 2025 at 1:24am | IP Logged | 3
|
post reply
|
|
RIP.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Mark Waldman
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 August 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 1284
|
| Posted: 04 May 2025 at 3:20pm | IP Logged | 4
|
post reply
|
|
So sad. What a talent and of course way too young. Always loved his work. RIP, Mr Guice. Best to your family and friends during this difficult time.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Eric Russ
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 13 March 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 2011
|
| Posted: 04 May 2025 at 3:50pm | IP Logged | 5
|
post reply
|
|
Sad to hear, My condolences.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Vinny Valenti
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 8258
|
| Posted: 04 May 2025 at 3:55pm | IP Logged | 6
|
post reply
|
|
Apparently there was a "dispute" over who created Apocolypse. He first appeared in Louise Simonson's first issue of X-FACTOR (technically appeared in shadow on the last page of Bob Layton's run - who was meant to be the Owl). Simonson went in another direction (and we're all better off for that!). Anyway, Jackson Guice drew both issues. But he claimed that Walt Simonson designed the character, while Walt doesn't recall that and says that Jackson did it. Usually artists try to hog the credit, but this is the reverse!
Frankly, I would side with Walt designing him. I don't know if it was known then that Walt would be taking over the art on the title just 4 issues later, but he drew Apocolypse in such a way that I could believe that he designed him. The wide smile and superfluous attachments like those metal pipes are Simonson trademarks. It's entriely plausible that a writer taking over a title mid-story and wanting to quickly change the planned villain to someone new would ask her spouse that's also a top-notch character designer to whip up something instead of starting a back-and-forth with the regular artist. Of course, nobody could have guessed how much the character would have taken off!
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Jonathan A. Dowdell
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 July 2016
Location: United States
Posts: 445
|
| Posted: 04 May 2025 at 11:44pm | IP Logged | 7
|
post reply
|
|
He is one of those creators that was involved with characters when they got great again. I never thought that was a coincidence, he did great work!
RIP
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Glen O'Brien
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 1138
|
| Posted: 05 May 2025 at 5:22pm | IP Logged | 8
|
post reply
|
|
Shocking and very sad. Fan of his since his Micronauts days. Way too young.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Brad Hague
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 19 December 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 1719
|
| Posted: 06 May 2025 at 1:26am | IP Logged | 9
|
post reply
|
|
I got to meet him at my local comic book shop in Fullerton, CA in the 80s when he was on Micronauts.It was not advertised, he was just there.
He was kind enough to do an ink sketch for me of the Silver Surfer, which I still have and treasure. He did it for free, even after I offered to pay him my then monthly allowance (which was all I had in my pocket)!
He was very personable and friendly.
Rest in Peace Jackson "Butch" Guice!
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Eric Smearman
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 02 September 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 5859
|
| Posted: 06 May 2025 at 10:16pm | IP Logged | 10
|
post reply
|
|
Like many here, I'm a big fan of his work. Sincere
condolences to his loved ones.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
e-mail
|
| |
Peter Martin
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 March 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 16130
|
| Posted: 07 May 2025 at 6:52pm | IP Logged | 11
|
post reply
|
|
Another polite request for someone to amend the thread title to give an accurate spelling of Guice's surname.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
|
| |
Bill Collins
Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 26 May 2005
Location: England
Posts: 11353
|
| Posted: 08 May 2025 at 6:23am | IP Logged | 12
|
post reply
|
|
I second Peter, out of respect at least get his surname
right.
|
| Back to Top |
profile
| search
e-mail
|
| |
