If you've ever laughed your ass off at HARVEY BIRDMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW or SPACE GHOST: COAST TO COAST, you have Alex Toth to thank for that. If you've ever watched Boomerang on a Sunday afternoon and caught episodes of SUPER FRIENDS or FANTASTIC FOUR, or even of BIRDMAN and SPACE GHOST sans funny edits, you also have Alex Toth to thank for that.
Toth was an artist/designer with a distinctive style that has been influencing artists for years. Bruce Timm, Michael Lark, Stefano Gaudiano, David Mazzuchelli, Klaus Jansen. All of these artists and more owe something to Alex Toth. He designed Space Ghost, Birdman, and others. He also acted as the principle designer for the original SUPER FRIENDS series. If you have never heard of Toth, you should google him. His style is cartoony yet realistic, simple yet complex, and wholly distinctive. I cannot get enough of looking at his work.
Alex Toth passed away at his drawing table on Saturday morning. He was 78.
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