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Legendary Marvel artist John Romita Sr. passes away at 93 [1]

['Ruben Bolling']

Date: 2023-06-14

Hugely influential Marvel artist John Romita Sr. passed away on Monday. Romita was mostly known for his brilliant work on Spider-Man in the 1960s and 70s, but he was also Marvel's art director for two decades, setting the standard for the company's artwork.

Marvel said, "We mourn the loss of a creative giant."

John Romita Sr. was a pillar of the Marvel Universe, and his talent defined decades of Marvel's most well-known stories and characters. The Marvel family has lost one of its legends, and we mourn the loss of a creative giant. Our hearts are with his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/Wj0I7TPuNs — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) June 14, 2023

https://twitter.com/Marvel/status/1668948591224791040?s=20Romita was the Spider-Man artist of my childhood, and he was my entry into superhero comic books. His clean line and cinematic staging gave great drama to his Spider-Man.

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