The American cartoonist

Richard Corben

, who in 2018 received the grand honorary prize of the Angouleme comic festival (France), has died at the age of 80 after heart surgery, his widow, Dona Corben, announced on Thursday.

"It is with great regret and loss that I must share the sad news that Richard Corben died on December 2, 2020 after heart surgery. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, and fans. Richard greatly appreciated the love for his art that you all love. , his fans, demonstrated.

Their support for decades meant a lot to him,

"his widow wrote on his Facebook account today.

Famous for his horror and science fiction illustrations, and author of the heroic fantasy series

"Den,"

Richard Corben was born in Missouri in 1940 in a rural setting and gained fame after the 1975 publication of this comic starring David. Ellis Norman, an engineer transferred to a science fiction setting.

Later, in 1979, he also began publishing the series

"Mutant World"

, in which the creator, together with Jan Strnad, led the mutant Dimento to try to survive in an apocalyptic world.

Considered one of the fundamental works in its bibliography, the

specialized publishing house ECC

had recently announced the launch of a definitive edition supervised by the authors that includes their original introductions and an exclusive article signed by the colorist José Villarrubia.

Corben, raised in a rural environment where he devoured all kinds of comics, studied Fine Arts and became one of the references in his sector with works such as "Bloodstar", "Underground" or "Children of the mutant world".

In his last stage he collaborated with

publishers such as DC or Marvel, in

addition to publishing adaptations of horror works by HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe.

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