Tributes to Rory Root
Posted May 20, 2008 by Matthew Price
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San Francisco retailer Brian Hibbs wrote a column about his friend Rory Root, the innovative retailer at Comic Relief in Berkeley, Calif., who passed away yesterday.
Several other people are writing about Rory, including Warren Ellis, Brian Wood, Chris Ryall, Neil Gaiman, Paul Levitz, as well as more in retailer and comic-book message boards. There’s also a tribute up at Comic Relief’s Web site. The Comics Reporter has a bio and a roundup of more links.
Rory was a pioneer in retailing, and was personally helpful to me in the early days of my store. Like the rest of those in the comics world, I’m going to miss him.
– Matt Price
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