Steve Dillon, the British comic book artist who co-created Preacher, regarded as a modern comics classic, has died at age 54. His brother Glyn Dillon confirmed the news in a tweet this morning, but no further details about the death have been released.
Sad to confirm the death of Steve, my big brother and my hero. He passed away in the city he loved (NYC). He will be sorely missed. Cheers x
— glyn dillon (@glyn_dillon) October 22, 2016
Dillon was born in 1962 in Luton, England and got his start in the British comics industry. After working together on DC Comics’ Hellblazer, Dillon and writer Garth Ennis created Preacher in 1995. They teamed up again for a version of Marvel’s The Punisher in 2000.
Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg’s television adaption of Preacher, starring Dominic Cooper, debuted earlier this year on AMC. Dillon and Ennis served as co-executive producers. This summer, the channel renewed Preacher for a second season.
Rogen tweeted his remembrance of Dillon, calling him “my favorite comic artist”:
Devastated by the loss of Steve Dillon. My favorite comic artist who drew my favorite comics. RIP.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) October 22, 2016
[Variety/The Hollywood Reporter]
