We lost some great creators this year, and while this is by no means an exhaustive list, these definitely hurt quite a bit. We won’t see their like again.

From:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_in_comics

January 5: Jack Bender, American comics artist (assisted on The Nutheads, continued Alley Oop), dies at age 91.

January 15: Lee Moder, American comic artist (co-creator of Stargirl), dies at age 53.

February 13: Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese animator and manga artist (Galaxy Express 999, Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Queen Emeraldas, Queen Millennia), dies at age 85.

March 20: Michael Reaves, American animation scriptwriter, novelist and comic writer (worked on Teen Titans, Fusion), dies at age 72.

March 21: Joe Giella, American comic artist (assisted on Batman, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, continued Mary Worth), dies at age 94.

March 30: Steve Skeates, American comics writer (DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Charlton Comics, co-creator of Hawk and Dove, worked on Aquaman, wrote for the humor magazine Plop!) and artist (The Adventures of Stew Ben and Alec Gainey), dies at age 80.

April 7: Rachel Pollack, American comic book writer (Doom Patrol, New Gods), dies at age 77.

April 10: Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (Mad Fold-in pages, Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions, Don’t You Hate…? and Hawks & Doves in Mad, Tall Tales, Debbie Deere, Jason, The Shpy, also worked for Trump and Humbug magazines), dies at age 102.

June 8: Ian McGinty, American comic book writer and artist (Adventure Time, Bee and PuppyCat), dies at age 38.

June 12: John Romita Sr., American comic book artist (worked on The Amazing Spider-Man, Daredevil), dies at age 93.

August 19: Dan Green, American comic artist (worked on Spider-Man, Wolverine, Doctor Strange), dies at age 70.

October 9: Keith Giffen, American comic book artist and writer (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice League, co-creator of Rocket Raccoon and Lobo), dies of a stroke at age 70.

October 25: Steve Erwin, American comic artist (Checkmate, Gunfire), dies at age 63.

November 8: Roger Kastel, American film poster artist and comic book cover artist (Doc Savage), dies at age 91.

December 9: Dærick Gröss Sr., American illustrator, writer, editor and art director (Batman, Captain Marvel, Excalibur, Domino), dies at age 76.

December 11: Ian Gibson, British comic book artist (The Ballad of Halo Jones, continued Robo-Hunter, Judge Dredd), dies at age 77.