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John Romita Sr., an influential comic book artist who helped define the look of Spider-Man and his alter ego, Peter Parker, and who helped create some

Digital Comic Book Publisher LightningWorks receives $2.5 Million in Seed Funding

San Jose, Costa Rica, June 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LightningWorks (https://lightningworks.io/) the company built to immortalize comic books in the digital age by combining them with interactive games and NFTs,

John Romita Snr worked with late Marvel supremo Stan Lee, co-creator of multiple characters including Spider-Man, who became one of the worlds best-loved fictional heroes.

As an artist, he defined decades of Marvel storytelling and helped bring characters like Spider-Man and Wolverine to life.

Action Comics #1 fetched $1.5 million and Superman #1 went for $1.6 million at Goldin, a New Jersey auctioneer.

Darkness falls...

Marvel Comics artist John Romita Snr, primarily known for his work on "The Amazing Spider-Man", has died, his son said Tuesday."My father, John Romita passed away peacefully in his sleep this Monday morning," his son, John Romita Jnr, also a comic book artist, wrote on Instagram.

Marvel Comics artist John Romita Snr, primarily known for his work on "The Amazing Spider-Man", has died, his son said Tuesday.

Today is: Superman Day