53, Keansburg, New Jersey
(Asbury Park Press)JOHN PATRICK MORGANAGE: 53 KEANSBURG John Patrick Morgan, 53, passed away at home on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Born in NYC, NY, he was raised and resided in Keansburg, NJ. He was a graduate of Keansburg High School and of Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY. John was a...
Read MoreIn a fair world, 'Fission Chicken' would've been as big as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was THAT funny. And in a fair world, J P Morgan would've lived to be 100. R.I.P. to a very talented and far-too-overlooked cartoonist.
Oliver_C
August 30, 2022 | Friend
John and I corresponded for a number of years, back in the '80s. He was doing a lot of fan stuff back then. Sadly, I had been out of contact and was very sad to hear of his passing from a mutual friend back East.
May 23, 2011
I sent him some of my comics and he sent me a few of his that I hadn't seen. He was very kind in his support and suggestions. I've been a fan of his since the mid-90's. Fission Chicken was a huge influence on me. Fish wasn't the most popular character, I'm sure there are very few who had ever seen the strip, but it had a huge impact on me, and I was happy to correspond with JP and I'm sad he's not with us anymore. -Paul in Chicago
Paul Czarnowski
March 31, 2011 | Chicago, IL
JP, I wish I could have met you in person, but it was great to hear from you in any form. Thanks for being a big inspiration to a young cartoonist.
Scotty A
January 30, 2011 | Dover, NH
I never knew JP except through his work, which I loved. I thought he'd pretty much stopped Fission Chicken fifteen years ago, so I was glad to learn of his website and see new work. I just wish I hadn't learned of it this way, so I could have let him know how much I enjoyed it as well as all his past stories.
Philip Cohen
January 30, 2011 | West Chester, PA
Such sad news, much too young to leave us with so many stories yet to tell. I worked with JP on some of his early comics, and he was always a wonderful and generous man to deal with. I'm going to go re-read all of his work that I have on hand again to lock him into my memories.
Brad Foster
January 30, 2011 | Dallas, TX
A man of great talent and humor, now belonging to the ages. I'm glad to have met you in person and known your creative side.
"Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar?" - Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Act 5, Scene 1
Steven Scharff
January 29, 2011 | Henderson, NV
Awww, NO! J.P. died?! I mostly knew him thru cartooning - we collaborated on a couple of stories - but I found him very likable the few times we met in person. I hate it when the good guys die - there's too few of them to begin with.
Kjartan Arnorsson
January 28, 2011 | Tucson, AZ
I first knew John through his cartooning and was proud to become his friend. In addition to being wonderfully creative and funny he was a warm-hearted person, a good guy and I am going to miss him terribly.
Joe Strike
January 28, 2011 | New York, NY