And Adams, who had climbed to near-superstar status in the comic book world, worked to better the lives of his fellow artists.Īt the time, artists didn't have many rights. Other illustrators began to emulate Adams' approach, Grand said, as the industry turned a stylistic corner. "His career was defined by unparalleled artistic talent and an unwavering character that drove him to constantly fight for his peers and those in need." "My father was a force," Josh Adams said in his post. According to the social media posts, Adams died early Thursday he was 80. Adams' wife, Marilyn Adams, told The Hollywood Reporter that her husband died in New York from sepsis complications. Instead, Adams sketched heroes and villains with a gritty, realistic flair.Īdams' death was confirmed Friday by one of his sons, Josh, on social media. He flipped the script by straying from the traditional cartoonish look found in comics. Considered somewhat of a superhero himself in the comic book world, he was the champion of his peers, pushing for artist rights and fair pay.īatman, Superman, the Green Lantern and the X-Men are just a handful of the characters that Adams reimagined beginning in the late 1960s. Neal Adams revitalized popular comic book characters including Batman, the Green Lantern, Superman and the X-Men, by reimagining them in a more realistic style.Ĭomic book fanatics far and wide are mourning the death of Neal Adams, the artist who changed the game with his realistic illustrations in the 1960s and '70s.
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