Godspeed, Birdman!

I heard the news of Akira Toriyama’s passing last night, and it rattled me to my core. Toriyama was one of the biggest, if not THE biggest influence on my art, as my art was often compared to his. I mean, I pretty much learned from his art as a kid. I remember catch DBZ for the first time in late 1999 (or early 2000) on Toonami’s Midnight Run, but I didn’t become a fan until mid 2000, catching up…