Martin Skidmore [RIP 2011]

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what were the first two Piranhas? Beautiful Stories #1, I'm guessing, and... Epicurus or Gregory? the pinefox's cropping gives no clue.

...wait, Conrad? That hideous-looking ETC thing was by a Tim Conrad and the Milestone dude who had a CBG column where he just talked about Hollywood and got a 15-year headstart on dismissing haters, right?

I still miss Martin.

He's around on LJ.

does lj know?

he is well-known

martin has had some very bad news recently - http://martinskidmore.livejournal.com/221531.html

i'm sure he would welcome yr gd wishes and positive thoughts

I was going to mention that but wasnt sure if he wanted it here or not. But yes, best wishes Martin.

oh - very good luck with prognosis and further treatment, Martin (-in-absentia)

Oh, fuck. I hope this turns out OK.

oh no, best wishes to martin!

Look towards the positive as he suggests -- best wishes for him, for sure.

I kept meaning to email him for ages and never did it.

If you're friends with him on Facebook I strongly suggest reading his note he just posted.

I'm not on FB, but he emailed me an hour ago as I emailed him the other day. I still haven't been able to work out what to say in a reply. All my best thoughts go out to you Martin if you're reading this.

<3

Absolutely in tears. <3

I've posted a sympathy reply on FB and I'd like to join in with you in support.

Ned/Suzy, i emailed martin but as i dont have FB please could you send him my support? Thanks.

This is just horrible. :-(

I don't know what to say, it's awful.

hopefully someone can pass on good wishes to Martin on whatever further developments or prognoses may or may not have occurred

i'm gonna give martin a call later today and will pass on ppl's good wishes.

Thank you, please do that.

Best wishes and internet hugs, Martin.

had a gd long chat w martin. he doesn't want his illness to be any kind of secret and is happy for ppl to talk abt it on ilx. he also thanked ppl for their emails and gd wishes, here and elsewhere.

one thing that wld cheer him up, i think, is to get many more submissions for FA
http://comiczine-fa.com/ - so get writing!

Im glad Martin knows all his online friends are here to offer him all the support he needs. Wish there was something we could do.

Martin has passed on. RIP.

RIP

I remember him from when I first started posting

:((((((((((

rest in peace martin.

terrible news. rip.

Goddammit.

More later.

RIP

aw no, I knew this was coming but still

RIP

;_;

RIP

Such sad news. RIP.

RIP martin :(

WTF?!!

I did not know this was coming...?

man. RIP. I am bummed.

:(

RIP

Terrible. Condolences to his family and friends.

oh no

RIP

RIP

ugh RIP

This is really upsetting. RIP Martin.
Wasn't expecting it as the last email i got from him was on june 21st and he said he was hoping for 2 or 3 months without treatment as the growth had stopped growing due to chemo and hoped he could put some weight back on that he had lost.

We lost a good guy.

Really sad to hear that. RIP.

Didn't know him personally but have always enjoyed his (many, many) contributions to The Singles Jukebox, and am also really grateful to him for getting me into the manga Nana through a lovely piece about it on freakytrigger.

oh man, RIP Martin!

This is terribly sad, he will be missed.