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Adrian Kermode, 1963/1964-2009
posted May 4, 2009
The artist D'Israeli
reported over the weekend that the UK small press scene regular Adrian Kermode passed away Saturday morning.
As a journalist, Kermode was a frequent contributor to comics magazines, including
Vicious and
Borderline. He shared in the latter magazine's 2002 National Comics Awards win for Best Comics Magazine or Website.
As a writer, Kermode collaborated with artist Terry Wiley on
Petra Etcetera (Gratuitous Bunny Comix), an indirect sequel to
Tales of Sleaze Castle, and
Deadman & Hyde. Collaborating with artist Mike Juniper, Kermode wrote a comic called
Dr. Sorrow. He contributed strips to the long-running anthology
The Girly Comic, and co-created
Deadman & Hyde with Kieran McKeown.
His best-known work,
Petra Etcetera, won the Knockabout Award for Best Self-Published/Independent Comic in the 2001 National Comics Awards; it was nominated again in 2002.
Kermode was 45 years old.
