i logged on last night,went on comics comtinuum.com. saw his picture on the bulliten for that day and a sence of dread washed over me before i panned my eyesight to read the headline.as soon as i read it it became real and i bursted into tears.i never met him but i followed his work since he started on witchblade.he was my insperation for wanting to be an artist. his art has saved me from so many of my own personal demons. i'm gonna miss the high i would get when ever i saw a new drawing he did. the way he could take the corniest looking dc ( flash's rogues)characters and make them look bad ass without altering their costum at all.i feel this loss personally although i didn't know him.i didn't know him but i miss him.my prayers go to his family, his co-workers ,his artistic peers and all the people who were touched by his artwork.

Anyone wishing to send condolences to Michael Turner's family is encouraged by Aspen to send to:

Aspen MLT, Inc.

C/O Michael Turner

5855 Green Valley Circle, Suite 111

Culver City, Calif., 90230

Aspen also encourages anyone wishing to make a charitable donation to send to Turner's requested charity:

The American Cancer Society, http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp.