E.G.G. dead..?

A really sad day. I've got hooked in '81 and loved every chance I have had to play. None of this is where it is today, possibly at all, without D&D. I only wish they could have come up with a kick a$$ movie of D&D while he was alive to enjoy it.

www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html

A very sad day.  R.I.P. Mr. Gygax

I got to agree with Terryin that his contributions to fantasy are equal to those of Tolkien

That sharing things legally with Arneson was a major sticking point.  To avoid that, and to screw over his co-designer, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons was spawned.  It all came out in the belated wash.  Before WoTC could buy out the D&D corpus, they had to settle with Arneson. 

www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0536.html

gah, beat me to it... i get all my news from webcomics, and trust them above all (I'm actually kinda serious)

Another tribute:

www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/04