Carlos Pacheco got his start at Spanish publisher Planeta De Agostini before contributing covers to Marvel UK titles and from 1993 he began to work for Marvel and DC proper on almost any book you care to name – winning Wizard magazine's 1996 Newcomer of the Year.
Pacheco is best known for his collaborations with Kurt Busiek on Avengers Forever, Superman, and their 2003 creator-owned fantasy/alternate history Arrowsmith, published by WildStorm. Earlier this year, the duo had completed a new Arrowsmith miniseries – Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines (Image Comics) – when Pacheco was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
A hometown hero, Juan Carlos Ruiz Boi, the mayor of Pacheco's birthplace San Roque in southern Spain, declared two days of official mourning. Flags at government institutions were lowered to half-mast.
We mourn the loss of a dear part of the Marvel family, comic artist & writer Carlos Pacheco. His legacy of iconic designs and storytelling like Avengers Forever, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Excalibur, Captain America, and more will be remembered. Our thoughts are with his loved ones. pic.twitter.com/aVBpt7soE4
— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) November 9, 2022
Carlos Pacheco was a visionary artist who whose contributions to the Superman, Green Lantern and the JLA/JSA legacies will have a lasting impact on the industry. DC offers its sincere condolences to his family, friends, fans and many collaborators.
— DC (@DCComics) November 9, 2022
We’re losing all the greats.
— Declan Shalvey: OLD DOG (@declanshalvey) November 9, 2022
GUTTED to hear that artist Carlos Pacheco has passed away. His work hit me like a freight train when I first discovered it, opening me up to to a whole new avenue of dynamism and design.
An incredible storyteller, such a huge, huge loss. RIP pic.twitter.com/npL0ZKVI3R
I VIVIDLY remember how I discovered the amazing work of #CarlosPacheco. Right at the height of my high school obsession with the X-Men, this BISHOP mini dropped and I instantly fell in love with his rounded and thick line work. SO different than what everyone else was doing. pic.twitter.com/nszuGW1TCf
— Mitch Gerads (@MitchGerads) November 9, 2022
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