DC Comics rising star, Robson Rocha was a designer who has drawn everyone’s attention for the past few years. Since 2016, the date he made agreements with the American comic book giant, the artist has been highlighting all of his skills. Unfortunately, Covid-19 took him away prematurely.
Sunday, July 11th, 2021, in the afternoon The death of Robson Rocha became known. To confirm the news, after some rumors born in the afternoon, his colleague Yildiray Cinar tweeted. He was hospitalized last week for the fight against Covid-19, and friends also publicly asked if there were blood donors nearby for the artist. Unfortunately, however, he didn’t make it.
Robson Rocha started his cartoon career in 2010, however his fame has exploded since 2016 continue with the great work on Aquaman creating fantastic scenes from the writings of Kelly Sue DeConnick. Over time, he has also worked with Sam Humphries on Green Lantern, Birds of Prey, Superboy, Batman / Superman, Sinestro, and Lobo. The whole community gathered around the family and wanted to remember him and pay homage not only as a designer but also as a person.
I’m sorry to hear that Robson Rocha left us today. RIP Robson. So young and early … My condolences go to his family, loved ones and all his fans … ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pbyDUrX8aW
– Yildiray Cinar (@ycinar) July 11, 2021
It is with great sadness that I share the heartbreaking news that DC artist Robson Rocha has passed away. An incredibly talented young artist from Brazil – Robson started at DC just 11 years ago and has always impressed me with the amazing energy and fluidity of his figure work. pic.twitter.com/tenDOEILAJ
– Jim Lee (@JimLee) July 11, 2021
We lost Robson Rocha. He’s had Covid complications for a while, but things started to look better for a while. And then … no. I’m still processing it all, I guess, so I don’t have much to say. He’s trying to figure out what to do and how to best support his family.
– Kelly Sue DeConnick (@kellysue) July 11, 2021
1/3 We lost Robson Rocha today, I still can’t believe it … and I have a hard time putting it into words … we’ve worked together for many years and I feel like we barely scratched the surface, where his talent was … pic.twitter.com/6dWmTEyfza
– Daniel Henriques (@DHenriquesInks) July 11, 2021
Today the comic book industry has lost one of its greatest talents. I lost a brother
-Marcio Fiorito (@marciofiorito) July 11, 2021
Robson Rocha was destined to become one of the giants in the industry, and he was already well on his way to becoming one. I always joked with him that his job was so good it was offensive. pic.twitter.com/4ZbUxt3fNx
Totally discouraged to hear of Robson Rocha’s death. I first saw his stuff with Taylor at Superman / Batman a few years ago and was really impressed, but rediscovering his great work on Aquaman w / Kelly Sue over the last year has been such a pleasure.
-Doc Shaner (@DocShaner) July 11, 2021
All the best to his family.
Robson Rocha had an incredible talent for using his art to express ideas caught between script and words. We both loved horror and smuggled that into our projects. My heart is broken and still refuses to believe he’s gone now. Comics lost a great artist and an even better friend. pic.twitter.com/jJWRkrgeCc
– Jesschillin (@jesswchen) July 11, 2021
I don’t really know what to say other than that Robson Rocha was a brilliant artist, a kind man, and a loving husband and father. He was loved so incredibly and is very much missed. pic.twitter.com/kXJ38vY7ag
– Andrea Shea (@whatthe_shea) July 11, 2021
I’ve always loved Aquaman, but even those who didn’t look at Rocha’s pages here and tell me that this book didn’t have an A-grade artist.
– Joe (@ JoebiWan94) July 11, 2021
These spreads, these monsters, these bubbles, the royal Mera design. Everything absolute perfection. pic.twitter.com/uIHBDzpBGv
