The previous week in comics was abuzz with the passing of two industry greats, Joe Simon and Eduardo Barreto.

Joe Simon is, without a doubt, a comic industry legend.

But personally, I am much more saddened with Eduardo Barreto's passing. Growing up reading comics, he was (and is) one of the people whose work I admire the most, right up there with John Byrne, Al Williamson, and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.

That's why I am glad that even though I didn't get to know or work with him, I still got the chance to have my work published alongside his, in the Captain Action Winter Special.

So to Joe Simon and Eduardo Barreto, thank you.