Diane R. Noomin, an American comics artist associated with the underground comics movement has died at age 75.
Noomin was best known for her character DiDi Glitz, who addressed transgressive social issues such as feminism, female masturbation, body image, and miscarriages.
What was Diane Noomin’s cause of death? A cause of death is yet to be released.
News of Noomin’s death was broken via social media by Abrams ComicArts Editorial Director Charles Kochman.
In a post on Facebook Kochman said,
Across five decades, Noomin either edited or contributed work to numerous anthologies, often featuring her DiDi Glitz persona.
Among the underground titles her work has been featured are Arcade, Young Lust, Weirdo, Mind Riot, and Real Girl.
In 2011, Fantagraphics released Glitz-2-Go, a 40-year career retrospective collection of her work