The thing that any creative community needs most of all is people putting their money, attention, and energy where their mouth is. I’m glad that Dylan Williams wasn’t the only person doing that, but I wish there were more of him, and I’m sad that he’s gone.

Tom Spurgeon has collected the many, many, many moving tributes to Dylan here. And, maybe more importantly in the short term, check out these ongoing auctions benefitting Dylan’s family, who are struggling with what must be titanic medical costs, not to mention the financial realities associated with Sparkplug Comics. There are so many amazing pieces of artwork available at that site; I encourage you to help out with a really really good cause.