Leo Dillon, Prominent African-American SF/Fantasy Illustrator, Has Died

Wow. I didn't know this guy's name until today, but his Narnia covers really helped bring that world to life for me.

I loved his work on the Abhorsen trilogy. RIP

AndreaGS said:

I loved his work on the Abhorsen trilogy. RIP

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Ditto.

And man, it feels so weird whenever someone who had a really big impact on your life dies. When I was younger I just looked at covers and read books and never really thought about the fact that there were real people creating them, like Diana Wynne Jones, Roald Dahl, etc.

It's not until later that you really begin to appreciate how much effort it took for them all to do what they did and how much of an impact they really had on your imagination. So I'm sad to see that Leo Dillon is dead, and I hope he rests in peace :/

Oh no! His work was beautiful. It was rare too, to see a husband and wife team up in the way they did with their art. They created some great things together.