Dick Giordano, prolific comic book artist and former editor-in-chief of Charlton Comics, died Saturday morning at age 77. Giordano's career in the comics industry began in 1951 at Charlton Comics. Over the course of it, he would work at most of the major publishing houses in the industry, including Marvel, DC, Dell, and others. He would also serve as Editor-in-Chief of Charlton, overseeing the creation of some of their most lucrative properties, including the Blue Beetle, and VP/Executive Editorial Director of DC, where he oversaw the production of such projects as The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen.
Giordano was also known for finding great talent, such as John Byrne, Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, and many more. Dick Giordano and Neal Adams co-founded Continuity Associates, known mainly as an art packager (though the company has done everything from movie storyboards to computer-aided designs), which gave many of these big names their first real break. He also founded Dik-Art, Inc., which he managed up to his death, Future Comics, and the multimedia company, Future Entertainment, and served on the Hero Initative's board of directors.
Giordano officially retired in 1983, though he continued writing and drawing and contributed to works sporadically until his death. Many of the industry's leading executives and personalities issued kind words on his passing.
Our deepest condolences go out to Dick Giordano's surviving friends and family.
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