Comments on: Pleasant journey, Rory Root

By: Brad Bankston

Brad Bankston — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:56:30 +0000

My daughter and I are currently reading Dragonslayer. When I got to the page where Rory appeared, I paused and took the time to tell her about my friend Rory. I didn’t know he was in the book until that moment. Thank you for putting him in the book. It was a welcomed surprise.

By: Karen Root

Karen Root — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:05:30 +0000

Jeff thank you so very much for the kind words that extol Rory. This loss and then what with mom falling and breaking her ankle on the very next day; has taken an extreme emotional toll on my family. He was such a staunch supporter and lover of all graphic media,comics,and books of all types. Mom instilled a love of reading in each and every one of us. I fondly remember Rory getting into trouble by reading with a flashlight way past our bedtimes into the wee hours of the night. I love the fact that you, Jeff have immortalized him in Bone for all of us. Thank you! Berserker; a battle-frenzied Scandinavian warrior of old. may he sail over us always

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Sat, 24 May 2008 04:05:12 +0000

I am so sorry to hear of his death it seems as though it is another bad year. I lost my grandpa earlier this year, a neighbor and a fellow church member among many of the other people my family knew who’ve passed this year. When my other grandpa passed away several years ago many older family member had died that same year two. It seems when life have got you down it hits you pretty hard and gives it to you all at once. I can tell by your words that Rory was a very dear friend to you and I feel very sad for you and Vijaya. I hope that his family, friends and all that knew him even if were just a little bit well be able to come to terms with his passing. The sudden ones always hit the hardest, I know this too well, my grandpa had taken an awful turn for the worse and it wasn’t from the cancer he had but from the congestive heart failure he had developed a few months after the cancer diagnosis. My prayers and thoughts go out to you, Vijaya and your dear friend and his family. I did not know him but any person who has shown such importance to the comic community deserves the respect from the entire comic community including the fans. I will surly think of him now every time I reread Bone. God bless and please take care.

By: Chris S

Chris S — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:06:49 +0000

I never knew Rory but I always stopped at his SDCC both at least three times a year. It was always a great booth with some great stuff! My condolences to his in friends, family and co-workers.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:05:30 +0000

Aw, man.
That sounds like a really good man.
New part of comic culture I learned.

By: Steve Weiner

Steve Weiner — Wed, 21 May 2008 15:05:15 +0000

I didn’t know Rory well, but it was clear he was one of those people who lived for comics. To me he was part of the graphic novel revolution in public libraries. Today librarians collecting comics have plenty of avenues to help them collect–Baker & Taylor, Ingram, Diamond, etc. Its worth noting that in the 80s & early 90s, the ONLY game for librarians was a comic book store & a sympathetic retailer. Rory was one of the handful of people librarians could turn to. This is very sad news–we lost a big one this time.