Announcing the heartbreaking news on social media was Sue Grant, the wife of the lovely and finest comics legend who had been suffering a long-term illness.
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Mr Grant has been described as an unsung hero of UK comics as tributes poured in today for one of the greats of the industry following his work on Batman and the 2000AD series.