Creator of Doom logo and package art died

Ransu · Post by **Ransu** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 04:10 am

Don Ivan Punchatz

He created the Doom logo and the package art for Doom. Gamespy named it the 2nd best game box art of all time. Don suffered a cardiac arrest on October 11 and died 11 days later in a hospital on October 22.

Post by **DustyStyx** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 04:14 am

Slink · Post by **Slink** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 05:35 am

Tchernobog · Post by **Tchernobog** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 07:48 am

Final Doom wrote:Remember to tell your grandkids to put a rocket launcher in your coffin. If you go to Hell when you die, you’ll need it for some final cleaning-up...

Corbin · Post by **Corbin** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 09:27 pm

Damn - truly saddening news.

RedFanatic · Post by **RedFanatic** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 06:13 am

He will live forever in memory