Denny O'Neil Dead At Age 81

[Agent Z]

Dennis J. "Denny" O'Neil has died at age 81. As confirmed by his family, the legendary comic book writer died at home of natural causes on the night of June 11.

O’Neil was best known for his work on Batman, which included writing Batman, Detective Comics, and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, as well as editing DC’s Batman titles from 1986 to 2000. He, editor Julius Schwartz, and artist Neal Adams are credited for guiding the Dark Knight back to his darker roots after a period of campiness brought on by the success of the 1960s Batman TV series.

Also at DC, he wrote the iconic Superman vs. Muhammad Ali one-shot, the Armageddon 2001 event, as well as memorable runs on Justice League and the Question.

O’Neil also enjoyed a fruitful stint at Marvel, writing Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Daredevil, and was involved in the creation of Madame Web, Hydro-Man, Obadiah Stane, Lady Deathstrike, and the concept for the Transformers - including naming Optimus Prime. During his time editing at Marvel, he was the one who hired then-newcomer Frank Miller to take over the Daredevil title.

In addition to writing and editing, O’Neil taught at Manhattan’s School of Visual Arts, was on the Hero Initiative’s Board of Directors, and wrote the instructional book The DC Guide to Writing Comics.

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[Batman Begins 2005]

One of the comic book greats. Condolences to O'Neil's family and friends xxx.

[Robotman]

Man, that’s really sad news. He was one of the people responsible for the modernization of comics and had some of the most influential runs ever.

[NeathBlue]

Sad news... When I was a kid growing up and still learning about comics, I knew if Denny O’Neil’s name was on it then it would be good.

[Güicho]

Legendary run.
Will be missed.
Condolence to all family and friends.
Rest in peace.

[Güicho]

Legendary run.
Will be missed.
Condolence to all family and friends.
Rest in peace.

[Green Goblin of Sector 2814]

Oh my god. Such sad news. He was one of the most influential writers in the industry. He will be missed.

[Timothy Hunter]

I am lost for words.

[Buried Alien]

RIP. A titan in the field of modern comics.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Triple J]

Rest in peace

[Marilee]

That is sad. I have to say, I really liked Denny O'Neil as a writer (he was involved in writing a few of my favourite stories), didn't like him as an editor so much (didn't care for some of his "edicts" for the bat-books and such). I did have a chance to meet him back at SDCC way back in the 90's and he seemed like a really nice man. This is definitely a loss to the comic book world.

[Sacred Knight]

Aw man, tough news. Thanks for the memories and the iconic visuals Mr. O'Neil.

[Holt]

2020 continues to suck. Sending love to his family right now.

[Lightning Rider]

Wow. A real loss. RIP to a legend.

[Johnny Thunders!]

Thanks for being forever hip! One of the first names I learned when I would hunt for good comics.