Ron Marz is a writer, mostly of comic books and graphic novels.
He lives in upstate New York wirth four horses, three children, two dogs and one wife.
-From his bio at RonMarz.com
The following are recent twitter posts in regards to Herb Trimpe’s passing.
Herb Trimpe was part of the comics social circle in the Hudson Valley when I broke in. He was a friend, and a kind and lovely guy.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
For a few years, Herb and I played on the softball team in a league in Kingston, NY (my hometown). That was during the time when…
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
…Herb changed his style to a more " '90s" look, since he wasn't getting work in the style he'd drawn in for decades.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
Seeing Herb hurting for work was an education for a newbie freelancer like me. It showed me that anybody could be out of work in this biz.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
For quite a while, Herb Trimpe had his own biplane, an old canvas-covered thing he kept at an airstrip near his house.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
He invited me up flying a few times, but I never took him up on it. Other friends told me that it was quite a rattletrap experience.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
I still saw Herb pretty regularly at conventions, both local and far afield, as well as lunches when Hudson Valley creators would gather.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
Herb's career is a great case study for other pros. Never quite a superstar, but always superior work, always dependable…
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
…until the industry decided there wasn't much work for him anymore. He went back to school, got his teaching degree, taught art.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
In more recent years, Herb was a regular on the con circuit, as numerous older artists are. It's an important way to make ends meet.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
Comics as a whole is not very good at taking care of its veteran creators, those upon whose shoulders we stand.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015
Hopefully with Herb Trimpe's premature passing we can give some thought to taking better care of those who came before us.
— Ron Marz (@ronmarz) April 14, 2015