RIP Keith Giffen (Rocket Raccoon, Legion of Superheroes)

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Damn it, one of the greatest and funniest comic writers passed away.

Keith Giffen died of a stroke on Monday October 9th. He was 70.

Created Rocket Raccoon with Bill Mantlo in 1976.

Legendary run as writer and artist for DC's Legion of Super-Heroes, including the classic Great Darkness Saga.

Created Ambush Bug.

Created Lobo.

Rebooted the Justice League of American into the humour-heavy Justice League International with JM DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire in 1987. That's the one where Batman knocked out Guy Gardner. Martian Manhunter developed a dependency on Oreos. Gnort. Justice League Antarctica.

I love his work.

Rest in peace, sir.

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[ERON]

Oh man, that's terrible. I absolutely loved his work on Justice League, Legion, and Ambush Bug. He was one of a kind.

[SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts]

RIP

Justice League International and Trencher is what I remember him most for.

[discoelysium]

An absolutely tremendous body of work. 70 is too young. RIP.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

Man, not the kind of news I wanted to wake up to

RIP, Keith

[Scoops]

I already said this in the comic thread but it's crazy how underrated he was. I started reading comics in 2010 and despite writing for decades his stuff was still great but he was never seen on the level of other older writers still writing like Busiek or Waid.

[MrElijah]

Max Lord: They wouldn't! They couldn't!!

Batman & J'onn: They did.

Max Lord: THEY DID!!!

*Cut to page of the JLI computer showing the League has $0 in funds due to Blue Beetle & Booster Gold using them to buy an island*

The man had a way with comedy few could match.

[The Spelunker!]

RIP to my favorite Justice League writer.