Comments on: John Callahan, RIP

By: terri

terri — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:59:11 +0000

he got around more than most people with 2 legs.what a dynamic personna!

By: Zach Cole

Zach Cole — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:18:30 +0000

On the subject of his raunchy drawings: before he died, he did a lot of nude life drawings of young Portland hipster chicks. They NEED to compile an art book of them. They’re just as twisted and crude as his cartoons. And occasionally, they’re kind of beautiful.

btw, I promise this is my last reply/comment. Thnx.

By: Zach Cole

Zach Cole — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:10:18 +0000

Never saw his Lampoon cartoons, or any of the other mags he did. But here in PDX, we have a local newsletter, Willamette Week, which he did one-panel cartoons for up until the day he died. It was always the first thing I’d turn to. I never got to tell him.

By: Zach Cole

Zach Cole — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:06:36 +0000

Yeah, a lot of people didn’t know, and would be greatly offended by his jokes about quadriplegic people– not knowing that the jokes were his therapy for dealing with his disability! He had a dark, crass sense of humor. Wouldn’t have it any other way.

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By: Zach Cole

Zach Cole — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:04:01 +0000

As a Portland native, I am SO sad to hear this, especially two days after the fact.

I spotted John pretty frequently around Portland. I never got to tell him how much I love his cartoons, and how (strangely) inspiring he was to me as a person.

Also, he was an amazing songwriter. Tom Waits actually left an answering machine message on John’s machine, singing one of John’s songs.

His albums are available here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/johncallahan

Portland will miss this man.

By: Ryan Kramer

Ryan Kramer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:38:06 +0000

This guy made some of the funniest comics I think I’ll ever laugh at. If you’re not familiar with any of his books, do yourself a favor and getta hold of one.

Gone but definitely not forgotten.

By: Rooniman

Rooniman — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:03:25 +0000

Boy. I guess I show see his work if he created Pelswick.

Sad loss.

By: John Field

John Field — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:13:32 +0000

“I’m going out to round up the chickens and take them to the pizza church” Anyone that can write that kind of dialog, will indeed be missed. Brilliant short film.
No doubt you are walking again.