# Steve Dillon Dies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395 "2016-10-22T20:59:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/1 "2016-10-22T20:59:12Z")
Well, that royally sucks. He was probably best known in the US for _Preacher_ and _Punisher_, but I remember his early 80s 2000AD work on _Dredd_, _Rogue Trooper_ and _Mean Arena_: [The Law Loves You](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kjqvDPeoQ8E/UD3o7dWrymI/AAAAAAAAFNU/qMiwyALN3jM/s1600/judge+dredd_the+law+loves+you_prog+472.jpg). Rest in peace, Steve, may all your angels have cheekbones you can open tins on. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/2 "2016-10-22T21:07:01Z")
[Also he did _Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer_, which fucking rocked.](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pnYLofLr-7A/V3F7TdmbZlI/AAAAAAAATuI/eBY8FN3LMl8BjkMgvWZuV8fJZbnFrXVCQCLcB/s1600/abslomdaak01.jpg) And _Axel Pressbutton_, ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/3 "2016-10-23T15:46:25Z")
Goddamnit. ---
**Author:** ![eburacum45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eburacum45/32/8690_2.png) [@eburacum45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eburacum45)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/4 "2016-10-23T17:19:24Z")
I first noticed his work on the strip _Tyranny Rex_. Clean lines, a master of expressions, and a wicked sense of humour. [http://www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/comics\_tryanny\_1.jpg](http://www.wemadethis.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/comics_tryanny_1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/5 "2016-10-23T19:26:44Z")
Fantastic artist; loved his work on _Preacher_. RIP Mr. Dillon. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/6 "2016-10-24T04:55:36Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Goddamnit. First Darwyn Cooke, now Steve Dillon. I want a refund on this year, cos it fucking sucks. [Aw, yeah, _Tyranny Rex_. I wasn’t always sure what that strip was _about_, but it sure looked good.](http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_small/10/109303/2496540-tyranny_rex.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/7 "2016-10-24T06:34:35Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > [Also he did _Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer_, which fucking rocked.](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pnYLofLr-7A/V3F7TdmbZlI/AAAAAAAATuI/eBY8FN3LMl8BjkMgvWZuV8fJZbnFrXVCQCLcB/s1600/abslomdaak01.jpg) When he was only 18! For some reason I also remember his odd little strip _[Hap Hazzard](http://comicvine.gamespot.com/hap-hazzard/4005-82984/)_. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2016, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/8 "2016-10-24T06:55:55Z")
I loved _Hap Hazzard_, it was so sweet and charming when every other new strip was trying a bit too hard to be relevant and edgy. [And I found a great summary of Steve Dillon’s 2000AD career here.](http://heroesof2000ad.blogspot.co.nz/2015/10/no-48-steve-dillon.html) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-dillon-dies/769395/9 "2016-10-25T00:28:26Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > First Darwyn Cooke, now Steve Dillon. I want a refund on this year, cos it fucking sucks. [There’s a T-shirt for that](https://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QC-TWENTYSIXTEEN&Category_Code=QC).