Sad news today, British comic book artist and illustrator John Watkiss passed away from cancer early this morning. He was 55 years old.
Watkiss began his career as a comic book artist working on Niel Gaiman’s The Sandman. Mostly recently he worked on DC’s Deadman and Human Target comics. Watkiss had a storied career as a visual development artist in the films industry working on Disney’s Tarzan, Treasure Planet, The Emperor’s New Groove, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire; as well as providing storyboards for Guy Richie’s Sherlock films and AMC’s The Walking Dead.