Veteran Comic Artist Juan Giménez Dies of Coronavirus Complications at 76
Veteran comic artist Juan Giménez, who died on Caturday at 76 in the Argentine city of Mendoza due to complications caused by the rampant coronavirus.
The news of his death was confirmed by his longtime publisher, Humanoids.
Giménez is one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation and was extremely instrumental in the far-out, sci-fi-style seen in Heavy Metal and Métal Hurlant magazines.
Giménez has two legendary projects to his credit, the military sci-fi spectacle The Fourth Power, then the grand space opera saga The Metabarons, created with writer and filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky beginning in 1992, and published by Humanoids.
“I closely collaborated with Juan Giménez for 10 years and together, we created The Metabarons saga,” Jodorowsky said in an official statement.
“What facilitated my task as we offered him to work on the complex world of the Metabarons was that he already embodied the immortal No-Name, the last Metabaron. In my unconscious, Juan Giménez cannot die. He will continue on, drawing like the master warrior that he was.”
Creators and artists around the world, including Neil Gaiman, Mike Mignola, Matias Bergara, and Francesco Francavilla, took to social media to pay tribute to Giménez.
RIP the great Juan Giménez.
I didn't know him but loved his work. He was actually a major influence (don't know if it shows) on the more tech sci-fi bits of my old IRONWOLF graphic novel.
Sadly sounds like he was a victim of CoVID19. pic.twitter.com/fgaQCPkTb8— Mike Mignola (@artofmmignola) April 3, 2020
RIP Juan Giménez
😞 https://t.co/coBC2QpOOu— Matías Bergara (@matiasbergara) April 3, 2020
RIP to Juan Giménez, one of the all-time greats. The Metabarons is an astounding artistic achievement and a huge influence on me. I haven’t read The Fourth Power or Leo Roa, so it’s good to know there are still works out there by the master that will be new to me. pic.twitter.com/m6EBxLPTvb
— Chris Burnham (@TheBurnham) April 3, 2020
Goodnight Juan Giménez, a brilliant artist, and today, a victim of Covid 19. pic.twitter.com/YRm8imwJGt
— Joyce Chin (@TJoyceChin) April 3, 2020
So sorry to hear comics Maestro Juan Giménez has passed away yesterday due to coronavirus. He was a early fave of mine (read his stories in Eternauta, LanciiStory, Comic Art etc) and def an inspiration for anything Fantasy and SciFi. Gonna miss him greatly 😢 pic.twitter.com/ZjN0bVwmm6
— Francesco Francavilla (@f_francavilla) April 3, 2020
