Batman, in his blue and gray costume, lunges forcefully to the right.

It was only a few hours after news broke that legendary comic book artist Neal Adams passed away at the age of 80, but the comic book industry has not marked his death quietly. Adams had a huge impact on the industry, from his influence to his work on behalf of comic creators. Some of those creators, along with notable fans like James Gunn and Guillermo del Toro, paid tribute to Adams by remembering their interactions, thanking him for his work, and noting how significant he was and always will be.

There is a comic book called "Marvel Comics."

DC comics.

The man is Guillermo del Toro.

James Gunn is a writer.

There was a time in the world of comics when giants walked among us. Today we lost one of the greatest, but a small handful still do. We want Neal's family to know that even though the void he leaves behind will remain unfillable, it will serve as a reminder of how much he changed the face of the world. Neal, Godspeed.

Jimmy Palmiotti is the writer of Harley Quinn.

The writer of Batman is Tom King.

Gail Simone is the writer of Nightwing and Batgirl.

Injustice: Gods Among Us was written by Tom Taylor.

The artist on Detective Comics is Francesco Francavilla.

The co- creator of the movie is Fabian Nicieza.

Busiek is the creator of Astro City and the Avenger.

Dan Panosian is a comic book artist.

Alex Ross is the creator of Kingdom Come.

Rob Liefeld is a co- founder of Image Comics.

The artist on Paper Girls is Cliff Chiang.

Jody Houser is a writer on Faith.

Billy Tucci is the creator of Shi.

Heather Antos is a co- creator of Gwenpool.

Jock is an artist on Judge Dredd and Detective Comics.

The League of Regrettable Superheroes was written by Jonathan Morris.

Ron Marz is an artist for DC Comics.

Ande Parks is the writer of Green Arrow.

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