Ian Gibson - Comic Art Legend

My father Ian Gibson passed away as of the 11th of December 2023, losing his battle with cancer.

He fought valiantly, and I was with him holding his hand right until his very last moments. The pain that swells inside me is immeasurable, but I know that he rests now his pain is over.

He was a legend of the art world and dearly loved by his fans, but he loved his fans equally. The moment he decided to give up his fight was the moment he could no longer draw.

He was an amazing father and I will always be proud of him. I will always consider myself blessed to have been his little boy, he really was one of a kind, his generosity knew no bounds and he often gave so selflessly to others. Today the world shines a little less bright, not just for me, but for everyone his beautiful story has touched.

My father was not a rich man at the end of his life and most of the money he had left will be going towards covering basic funeral costs, with a tiny bit set aside to help his friends and family.

But I feel like my dad deserves something more special we are planning to have a custom tombstone as per his last wishes to be in the shape of his tool of choice a pencil and the quote "He left his mark" or "I drew stuff" bth to his style of humour that he would have wanted. this is likely to cost around £3000.

We have been quoted all in the funeral is going to cost about £5000, for a total of around £8000 base cost. I have a few thousand to put towards this, and I would be greatly honoured by anyonewilling to donate to this gofundmeand to raise the rest. If we can raise enough I would like to open up attendance of the ceremony to a number of his fans.

I would like to give my dad a send off that he would be proud of and I'm really hoping that we can do it together.

With all my love, thank you.

Luke