PAUL C. RYAN

I am in complete shock and so saddened by the news of paul's passing, abeit back in march. We worked out together at the gym and I, as well was a graphic designer, so we shared a lot of great conversations. My condolences go out to his entire family & friends. he was a terrific guy!!

Dear Ms. Ryan,

I just heard the terrible news of Paul's passing. I am stunned and deeply saddened. I had met Paul on numerous occasions at Boston conventions dating back to when he was the artist on Fantastic Four. I was a great admirer of his work for decades and often attended conventions mainly because of his presence at them. You and I met at a few of these, and I bent both your and Paul's ears singing his praises. I particularly enjoyed his work on The Phantom because I felt...

Linda
So sorry to hear about the death of your husband. My sincerest condolences
Theresa Zimmerley

I was crushed when I heard. I grew up loving Paul's work. He was and still is one of my favorite creators. I finally got to meet Paul a few years ago at a Boston Con and we corresponded over email since. I was fortunate to interview him for an industry publication last year and from those exchanges and talking about our shared passion for westerns and cowboy action shooting I thoroughly loved that brief time I got to know one of my heroes. This man was the template for being a good, decent,...

I am a dentist and have several original comic strips in my office with dental gags to help relieve the tension of my apprehensive patients. I had contacted Paul several years ago about a PHANTOM comic strip where the Phantom had hit the villain so hard that a tooth was knocked out. Paul called me upon receipt of my letter and we spoke for a great length of time about Spiderman, the Phantom and Dental issues in the comic strips and he sent that Phantom to me. He was surprised to...

Jane and I send our heartfelt condolences to Linda and all of Paul's family. Paul was a great guy and he will be missed.