Comic-book artist Turner dead at 37

Published: July 4, 2008 at 1:26 PM Actor Masi Oka of the TV series "Heroes" arrives for the NBC TV promotional LOS ANGELES, July 4 (UPI) -- Comic-book artist Michael Turner has died at the age of 37 in a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital of complications related to cancer, his publishing company said. The Los Angeles Times reported that through Aspen MLT, the publishing company he founded in 2003, the Tennessee native created online comic adaptations for the TV series "Heroes" and published his own titles, including "Fathom," a deep-sea tale featuring a female superhero protagonist. He also co-created "Witchblade," a Top Cow Productions comic series about a woman detective. "He was definitely one of the most popular and influential comic-book artists working right now," Andrew Farago, curator of San Francisco's Cartoon Art... [read full story]