John Cassaday passed away earlier this week. People have been posting his pages from Captain America and Astonishing X-Men. These are good choices, but despite Warren Ellis' fall from grace, Planetary deserves to be in print forever. Cassaday was at his best when he was creating his own worlds. If it wasn't for Cassady, comics in the early 2000's would have been far less interesting.
He seemed to work exclusively on covers after Astonishing X-Men. That move was smart, but then we missed pages like the one above from the groundbreaking Planetary #1, written by Ellis, drawn by Cassady. Laura Martin's colors can't be overlooked either. RIP, Mr. Cassaday.
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