Tim Sale

Sale had a long, acclaimed career in the comics industry, with some of his most notable work involving Batman. Teamed with frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb, Sale ...

Sale had a long, acclaimed career in the comics industry, with some of his most notable work involving Batman. Teamed with frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb, Sale penciled the maxiseries Batman: The Long Halloween, which has been widely regarded as one of the Dark Knight’s most iconic and perennial stories. Now, his personal Twitter account has announced that he has passed away. Reports are coming in that artist Tim Sale has died.

Eisner-ward winning artist Tim Sale influenced generations of comic-book creatives as well as many in film and TV.

Tim Sale was an incredible artist, whose take on iconic characters had real human depth, and his groundbreaking page designs changed the way an entire generation thinks about comic book storytelling. Our condolences go to Tim’s family and friends. At Marvel, his Color series became stunning classics and remain just a glimpse at his acclaimed legacy. Marvel Entertainment mentioned the Color books in its tribute to Sale today: “Tim Sale was a legendary artist who created comic book masterpieces across and beyond the industry. Tim Sale was a legendary artist who created comic book masterpieces across and beyond the industry. Please share photos and stories under this post, as we hope to share them with the community.

Sale was the artist behind popular DC Comics, Batman, The Hulk, Spider-Man and Superman.

The artist, whose career began in the 1980s, worked for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Harris Comics, and Oni Press, often collaborating with writer Jeph Loeb. Their book “Batman: The Long Halloween,” is considered the work that catapulted Sale into popularity. “Tim Sale was a legendary artist who created comic book masterpieces across and beyond the industry,” Marvel Entertainment tweeted. “We mourn his loss today, and our thoughts are with his family & loved ones.”

The seminal DC artist, beloved for his work on Batman, passed at age 66.

In fact, in a time when superheroes had yet to become mainstream, Sale’s work showed an appreciation and respect for these characters most outside of the comic book industry could not yet understand. A definitive Batman tale sold so strongly by Sale’s rendition of the character, The Long Halloween is an all-time comics classic that immediately became a profoundly influential text for the character, not just in comics but in generations of adaptation, with direct lines from it to Christopher Nolan’s movies and especially this year’s The Batman by Matt Reeves. Earlier this week, Sale was admitted to the hospital with “severe health issues” according to DC executive and fellow legend Jim Lee. Thursday, news broke that Sale had passed away.

The legendary Batman artist Tim Sale has passed away at the age of 66, following a short stay in the hospital.

The duo also worked on the titles like Challengers of the Unknown Must Die! and Superman For All Seasons at DC. The comic artist also collaborated with Matt Wagner and became the regular artist on Grendel in its final seven issues before Comico ceased publishing comic books. He passed with the love of his life beside him, and loves all of you very much." The comic book most recently influenced Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s The Batman.

We've learned the sad news this afternoon that Eisner Award-winning comics artist Tim Sale, who co-created Batman: The Long Halloween, has passed away.

Please share photos and stories under this post, as we hope to share them with the community.” “He passed with the love of his life beside him, and loves all of you very much. All of us here at Bloody Disgusting send our deepest condolences to Sale’s friends, family, and colleagues.

Tim Sale, whose illustrated Batman: The Long Halloween among many other notable works, has passed away at the age of 66.

Sale and Loeb also worked together on Superman for All Seasons at DC Comics. Sale’s non-Loeb-related at DC included Challengers of the Unknown Must Die! a back-up story JSA: All-Stars #2 and doing cover work for issues of Batman, Batgirl and Detective Comics. DC posted the following tribute to Sale: While Batman: The Long Halloween was one of many collaborations between Tim Sale and Jeph Loeb, it’s arguably the most famous of that group. One of those tales is Batman: The Long Halloween, which was written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale, and is not just critically beloved, but also served as a source of inspiration for a few Batman movies.

Comics artist Tim Sale, known for works like "Batman: The Long Halloween," died on Thursday at the age of 66.

"We lost a mega-talent in Tim Sale," comics artist Patrick Zircher tweeted. A great person and a great artist. " We mourn his loss today, and our thoughts are with his family & loved ones." Fans and colleagues memorialized Sale and celebrated his artwork after news of his death was announced. "Tim was an extraordinary artist, who was masterful at storytelling and panel layouts and his compositions were second to none," Lee said. The exact cause of his death was not announced.

"It's with a heavy sadness that I must announce that Tim Sale passed away today. He passed with the love of his life beside him, and loves all of you very much, ...

The Long Halloween remains a seminal and influential Batman story, with elements of the tale adapted into films such as The Dark Knight and The Batman, and Sale's reputation with the Caped Crusader only growing thanks to a sequel titled Batman: Dark Victory. "After spending almost the last 10 years apart, since we did Captain America: White, reconnecting with Jeph both in the work and talking every day as friends, rekindling that, finding that friendship and creative partnership again, it's just been glorious," Sale told Newsarama at the time. "It's with a heavy sadness that I must announce that Tim Sale passed away today.

The industry reacts to the tragic passing of legendary comic artist Tim Sale best known for his work on Batman: The Long Halloween and more.

Everyone here at The Beat offers our condolences to Sale’s family and friends; he will be sorely missed. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts, Tim Sale made a splash in the comics industry with his iconic and distinct art style. He was one of the very first people I met in the business, and always one of the most talented and kindest. I am not ready to say goodbye yet. My favorite memory of Tim Sale was dinner one night with a gang of pros. My favorite, his stunning work on Challengers, showed me what a super hero story could be. Tim did the alt covers for the first 25 or so issues of Batman. This is my favorite. He insisted I buy a book by Toppi when we were in Spain then ate sea urchin for dinner. Tim was like a brother to me and we spent so many hours over the course of our friendship on the phone and online… Tim Sale was a legendary artist who created comic book masterpieces across and beyond the industry. — DC (@DCComics)June 16, 2022 Tim Sale was an incredible artist, whose take on iconic characters had real human depth, and his groundbreaking page designs changed the way an entire generation thinks about comic book storytelling.

What was Tim Sale's cause of death? The comic artist best known for his work on the 'Batman' series published by DC Comics has tragically died.

According to reports, Tim was admitted to the hospital on Monday, June 13, 2022, with " very serious health issues." What was Tim's cause of death? Tim met Jeph Loeb in the 1990s.