Comic-con Co-founder Krueger Dies

November 21st, 2009 Motown gala 'means everything' to founder GordyDETROIT — Hundreds have gathered to salute Detroit-style royalty — the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock. Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, along with Aretha Franklin and Kid Rock — not to mention Motown's original kid, Stevie Wonder — are in downtown Detroit Saturday for the Motown 50 Golden Gala.

November 5th, 2009 The brains behind the world's biggest comic book convention, Comic-Con International, has died. Shel Dorf founded the San Diego-based annual comic book festival in 1970.

November 4th, 2009 Founder of San Diego Comic-Con dies at 76SAN DIEGO — Sheldon Dorf, who founded the world famous Comic-Con International comic book convention, has died. He was 76. A longtime friend, Greg Koudoulian, says the Ocean Beach resident died at a San Diego hospital on Tuesday from kidney failure.

October 27th, 2009 eBay founder and wife donate $50 millionHONOLULU — Pierre Omidyar (oh-MEED'-yar), eBay's founder and chairman, and his wife, Pam, have donated $50 million to the Hawaii Community Foundation. The charitable services and grant-making organization said Tuesday that a portion of the six-year commitment will be used to launch several community initiatives.

October 8th, 2009 Award-winning theatre founder GILBERTO ZALDIVAR has died at the age of 75. Zaldivar, co-founder of New York City’s premiere Spanish-language theater company, Repertorio Español, died on Tuesday (06Oct09) from complications of Lewy body disease, a form of dementia.

September 21st, 2009 Rapper/actor COMMON is in mourning following the death of his cousin in a motorcycle accident. Ajile Turner collided with a cyclist in New York on Friday night (18Sep09).

September 16th, 2009 Scarlett Johansson has revealed that she and her husband Ryan Reynolds are big time comic book freaks. Apparently the newly married couple’s home has become strewn with comic books, which they use for researching their respective superhero roles.

September 14th, 2009 Veteran British comic actor FELIX BOWNESS has died, aged 87. The performer, best known for his run as former jockey Fred Quilly in classic U.K.

September 9th, 2009 HARRY POTTER author J.K. ROWLING is to have her life story immortalised in a comic book.

August 28th, 2009 Legendary Hollywood talent agent and Mercury Records co-founder BERLE ADAMS has died, aged 92. Berle passed away on Tuesday (25Aug09) in Los Angeles following a long illness.

August 14th, 2009 Fan mad about Archie engaging Veronica sells comicDALLAS — A comic book collector upset that Archie is proposing to Veronica instead of Betty has sold a rare Archie comic book for almost $40,000. The rare Archie Comics No.

August 7th, 2009 Founder of punk's Mink DeVille dies at 58NEW YORK — Willy DeVille, who founded the punk group Mink DeVille and was known for his blend of R&B, blues, Dixieland and traditional French Cajun ballads, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 58. The Oscar-nominated songwriter died at New York's Cabrini Hospital on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, said Carol Kaye at Kayos Productions.

July 24th, 2009 Psychedelic songwriter John Dawson dies at 64SAN FRANCISCO — John "Marmaduke" Dawson, a longtime Grateful Dead collaborator who co-wrote "Friend of the Devil" and developed a devoted following with his psychedelic country group New Riders of the Purple Sage, has died. He was 64. Dawson died Tuesday from stomach cancer in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he had retired several years ago, said Rob Bleetstein, archivist for the band.

July 23rd, 2009 Cirque du Soleil founder steals space showCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A former stiltwalker and fire-eater is stealing NASA's space show.

June 16th, 2009 Bob Bogle of rock band The Ventures dies at 75TACOMA, Wash. — Bob Bogle, lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band The Ventures, known for 1960s instrumental hits including "Walk, Don't Run," has died at age 75.