We lost a superhero today folks.....

[JnEricsonx]

RIP Chadwick Boseman, aka T'Challa, James Brown, Jackie Robinson, etc.  The guy had been fighting cancer since Civil War!

[Arc-Mage]

I just saw this in the news. F'n Cancer. This makes me so sad.

[First Player]

Rest in power to The King. Insanely talented dude who inspired a whole generation with his films. He will be missed. 

[Bill Z Bubba]

I am not pleased by this news. This year sucks.

[OldManMercy]

Heroes never die, and neither will he as long as he's remembered.

[Tsuko]

^^

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by Tsuko

[CaptainAmazing]

Gutted by this news.

 

So talented, so humble, so Amazing!

 

 

[Coin]

I'm still reeling from this. He was five years younger than me. If nothing else, this is making me go for a check now.

 

Such a sad and tragic loss to the world. He gave the impression that there was so much more amazing stuff to come from him and now it's gone. And to do soooo much whilst fighting it? And most of all, him visiting kids with cancer as well whilst keeping it to himself that he had it. Absolute legend.

 

RIP King, Wakanda Forever.

 

[CaptainAmazing]

Just look into this a little  bit more, the stuff he was doing and saying for the benefit of others whilst enduring it himself.

 

Absolute hero.

[Shred Monkey]

What got me is he was diagnosed in 2016.  So he's been aware of this for quite some time...  I'm imagining all he did in the last 4 years while knowing he had cancer.  I mean, Black Panther came out in 2018.  

Edited August 30, 2020 by Shred Monkey

[Troo]

All we are guaranteed is today.

 

r.i.p. Chadwick Boseman

[DoctorDitko]

Lost my wife to cancer last year.

It is all about the suck.

So sorry to hear another superhero is gone.

Good to hear he kept inspiring folks to the end.

Requescat in Pacem, indeed.

Edited August 30, 2020 by DoctorDitko
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[Techwright]

9 hours ago, Shred Monkey said:

What got me is he was diagnosed in 2016.  So he's been aware of this for quite some time...  I'm imagining all he did in the last 4 years while knowing he had cancer.  I mean, Black Panther came out in 2018.  

When I learned how long he'd been battling it, I was stunned.  Consider how many grueling hours he put into fight and other action sequences, both training and filming.  Sure, the mask allowed stunt men to double for him, but things like the fight scene at the waterfall required his effort.  

 

Chad was born and grew up in Anderson, SC not 30 miles from where I was born and grew up, close enough for me to consider him the "hometown hero".  He played basketball on a Youth Basketball of America team alongside future NFL player Shaun Ellis (NY Jets/NE Patriots).  He attended T.L. Hanna high school, which means he would have known T.L. Hanna's other legend, James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, who was a presence at the school for decades.  Radio's life story was made into the movie "Radio" (2003) starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris.  Because of Chad's hometown, I'd had hopes of meeting him one day, and just comparing notes regarding our mutual "home turf".  Sadly, that will never be the case now.

[Techwright]

The regional news, not surprisingly, has Chadwick front and center.  Among the topics the news discussed, was this gem from his life when "Black Panther" premiered:

 

AmStar Cinemas, the same theater Boseman rented out to allow for underprivileged Anderson area children to watch a free screening of Black Panther, says it is currently working on a plan to show old films featuring Boseman, and donate the admissions to charity.

 

What a great "pay it forward" gesture!  His hometown of Anderson is holding a tribute event this Thursday, and several have expressed an interest in placing a statue of him in the center of downtown.

[DoctorDitko]

That would be cool! Should he be in Black Panther costume, or is that too geeky?

[JnEricsonx]

BTW, it gets worse.   Norm Spencer, aka the 90's cartoon Cyclops, died the other day.   It was announced by Cal Dodd, aka the 90s Wolverine, complete with a "sorry about the convertible" line.    2020 is really crap.

[Tsuko]

 

[Techwright]

On 8/31/2020 at 9:25 PM, DoctorDitko said:

That would be cool! Should he be in Black Panther costume, or is that too geeky?

Maybe a bit too geeky.  Like Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels as the Lone Ranger & Tonto, Chad may forever be associated with the Black Panther, true.  But though it may be his biggest box office and splashiest part,  he's also known for other inspirational roles, like playing the role of real-life inspiration Jackie Robinson in "42".   Perhaps a skilled sculptor can find the way to capture his acting wardrobes placed around his likeness.

[DoctorDitko]

 

That would be cool.

I was very disappointed when my city made a monument to Arthur Ashe that looks very much like he's threatening a bunch of kids with his tennis racket, presumably for scribbling in the book in his other hand. He was an educator, an athlete, and a scholar, but this statue incorporates all the elements without any harmony.

(This from a city with a -- usually -- deservedly famous art school.)

Let us hope CB gets a first-class statue. He's earned it!

 

He (and Jackie Robinson) will always be superheroes in my book.

Edited September 5, 2020 by DoctorDitko

[Techwright]

13 hours ago, DoctorDitko said:

Let us hope CB gets a first-class statue. He's earned it!

 

Really sorry to hear the artist didn't deliver on the quality of the statue.  I always hate hearing that after a community invests so much into its creation.  I recall a story where a Lucille Ball statue was considered hideous and not representative of the actress at all.  Shame.

 

If this Chadwick Boseman statue becomes a reality, though we have a lot of great statues by various artists in the region, I'm kind of hoping they pick local artist, Doug Young, with whom I am acquainted.  You can see some of his regional sculptures on his web homepage linked below.  When Doug created the very popular Shoeless Joe Jackson statue for Joe's hometown, Doug invited the public to join him in physically carving the clay model that would be used, creating a very real connection for the public.  I think it would be great for the citizen of Anderson to have a similar participation in any statue of Boseman.

 

https://dougyoungstudios.com/