Passings: Anwar Ali, Robert Rouyet
There were two interesting comics-related deaths over the last week, one of which I nearly missed. Anwar Ali, the cartoonist behind "Nanna" and an important figure in modern Punjab-language literature for his short stories, passed away on Sunday. One of his surviving children is the painter Dr. Ajaz/Ijaz Anwar.
Belgian comics critic Robert Rouyet passed away last Wednesday evening at age 59. He was a writer and editor for Le Soir who wrote and facilitated some of the first important articles on major French-language cartoonists and publishers.
