Dateline: 04-07-2009

Len Wein's House Burns Down

We are sorry to share the news that Len Wein's house burned down over the weekend.

Here's the news as reported by another CONvergence GoH alumnus, Mark Evanier:
"Much of the home of Len Wein and Chris Valada was destroyed in a fire this morning triggered by a faulty heater. Len is, of course, the creator of many famous comic books and an award-winning writer, and much of what was lost was valuable and irreplaceable artwork he'd collected over the years. I'm told Len and Chris are more upset over the death of their beloved dog, Sheba. (No humans were injured.)"

Another account can be found on Harlan Ellison's Blog.

Mark Evanier reports that insurance will cover the loss of the house, but Mark is looking to organize a drive to replace Len's collection of the comics he worked on over the last four decades. You can read more about that here: http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_04_07.html#016928

Len was a Guest of Honor at CONvergence in both 2005 and 2008, where he told many a story about his decades-long career writing and editing comic books for DC, Marvel, and other publishers. Our thoughts go out to Len and Chris during this difficult time.