I just heard on social media that Steve Dillon is dead, age 54. No details have been given on the cause of his death, and let's respect his family's privacy by not tagging him on social media aside from the hashtag, #RIPSteveDillon. I know everyone's first instinct is to talk about himself or herself, and I've appreciated some of the stories on Twitter, but I'd like to stick to what of his work I've read. Preacher is the series he's most known for, having illustrated all 66 issues. I get nagged by my friends for not finishing it, as it's a classic in sequential art.
The Punisher, Issue #6 features a flashback to "The Desert, Then." Of course, the traditional Punisher origin story is the Vietnam War, but the American veteran experience is now defined by the two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Frank Castle, still a Marine and not yet the Punisher, along with his commanding officer, Olaf, are on an assassination mission. Yeah, we still have those in the Bush/Clinton/Obama years. Like usual, reading this comic is like watching a top-network TV show or a high-end movie. The action is so visceral and real that you can't help being sucked in. Steve Dillon will surely be missed.
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