Richard Markle (1971 – 2006) was a poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

, an artist, and a celebrated, meticulous rotoscope

Rotoscope

Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. Originally, recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator...

 artist lead. His most recent movie work was on Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams.The novel tells the story...

, where he "created" Templeton the rat. Earlier he worked on Hellboy

Hellboy

Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...

, a movie based on the Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...

 character. He also worked on many commercial features. Richard was known to his friends and colleagues as Rex Mundi

Rex Mundi

Rex Mundi is Latin for King of the World.Rex Mundi may also refer to:* Rex Mundi , a comic book series* Rex Mundi , a fictional character in Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint...

, a name also once used for a Dark Horse Comics character. Richard died at age 35, due to an accidental fall

Falling (accident)

Falling is a major cause of personal injury, especially for the elderly. Builders, electricians, miners, and painters represent worker categories representing high rates of fall injuries. The WHO estimate that 392,000 people die in falls every year...

, and left behind a large body of mostly undocumented work.

External links

• Richard Markle Yahoo Movies page
• Recent photos Flickr page