|
2017 In Comics
Notable events of 2017 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title. Events and publications March * March 4–5: During the Stripdagen, comics writer Willem Ritstier receives the Stripschapprijs, while Frits Jonker wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. The Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal is awarded to Albert van Beek. * March 24: The Dutch comics series ''Claire'' by The Wirojas ends it 29 years of publication in the Belgian women's magazine Flair. * 31 March to 2 April: WonderCon ( Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California). April * April 9: In Antwerp, Belgium, next to the Central Station the theme park ''Comics Station'' is officially opened, which puts a spotlight on various Belgian comics characters. * April 15: The final issue of the Belgian satirical comics and cartoons magazine ''Pan'' is published. * April 21: Canadian comics artist Gisèle Lagacé makes headlines when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Ritstier
Willem Ritstier (born June 12, 1959) is a Dutch comics artist. He is the winner of the 2017 Stripschapprijs. Ritstier has written one part of the Storm (Don Lawrence), Storm spin-off (''The Exile of Thoem'') which was published in Eppo. References External links Lambiek Comiclopedia biography. Living people 1959 births Dutch comics writers Dutch comics artists Dutch illustrators Dutch humorists Winners of the Stripschapsprijs Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Dutch male artists {{cartoonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more than 2.2 million people, it is the second-largest metropolitan area centered in Missouri (after Greater St. Louis) and is the largest metropolitan area in Kansas, though Wichita is the largest metropolitan area centered in Kansas. Alongside Kansas City, Missouri, these are the suburbs with populations above 100,000: Overland Park, Kansas; Kansas City, Kansas; Olathe, Kansas; Independence, Missouri; and Lee's Summit, Missouri. Business enterprises and employers include Oracle (formerly Cerner Corp), AT&T, BNSF Railway, GEICO, Asurion, T-Mobile (formerly Sprint), Black & Veatch, AMC Theatres, Citigroup, Garmin, Hallmark Cards, Waddell & Reed, H&R Block, General Motors, Honeywell, the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant, '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Marc Van Tol
Jean-Marc van Tol (born 6 July 1967, Rotterdam) is a cartoonist. He is the winner of the 2004 Stripschapprijs for ''Fokke & Sukke'', with John Reid (cartoonist), John Reid and Bastiaan Geleijnse. He also played in the Dutch TV-series ''Wie is de mol''. References 1967 births Living people Dutch comics artists Dutch comics writers Dutch comic strip cartoonists Dutch editorial cartoonists Dutch humorists Dutch satirists Dutch satirical comics writers Dutch satirical comics artists Artists from Rotterdam Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{cartoonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringo Award
The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Ringo Awards, are prizes given for achievement in comic books. They are named in honor of artist Mike Wieringo and they were founded by the Reisterstown, Maryland–based Cards, Comics, & Collectibles shop alongside the Ringo Awards Committee in 2017, their ceremony meant to succeed the Harvey Awards which left the Baltimore Comic-Con as its venue in 2016. The Ringo Awards are nominated by an open vote among comic-book professionals and fans. The winners are selected from the top two fan choices as the first two nominees and the professional jury selects the remaining three nominees in each category. History The Ringo Awards were created as an industry award voted by comics professionals and its fans. The first Ringo Awards were presented at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 23, 2017. The 2018 awards took place at the Baltimore Comic-Con on September 29, 2018. The 2019 awards were held October 19, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aloys Oosterwijk
Aloys Oosterwijk (born 25 June 1956 in ) is a Dutch cartoonist. He is the winner of the 2007 Stripschapprijs. Since 1996 he publishes a weekly comic strip ''Willems Wereld'' in the Dutch magazine ''Panorama''. Oosterwijk is also known as a courtroom sketch A courtroom sketch is an artistic depiction of the proceedings in a court of law. In many jurisdictions, the use of cameras in courtrooms is generally prohibited in order to prevent distractions and preserve privacy. This requires news media t ... artist. References External links Official website - Willems Wereld 1956 births Living people Dutch comic strip cartoonists Dutch comics artists Dutch humorists Dutch comics writers People from Deventer Courtroom sketch artists Winners of the Stripschapsprijs {{cartoonist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middelkerke
Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, Slijpe, Westende and Wilskerke. On January 1, 2006, Middelkerke had a total population of 17,841. The total area is 75.65 km2 which gives a population density of 236 inhabitants per km2. The first reference of 'Middelkerca' is found in 1218. Before 1876 it mainly was a farming settlement. In 1902, Middelkerke became the world's first municipality to have their drinking water disinfected by continuous chlorination. Sports The Noordzeecross is a February cyclo-cross Cyclo-cross (cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or cross) is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter (the international or "World Cup" season is October–February), and consist of many laps of a short (2.5–3.5&nb ... race h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nero (comics)
Nero, in comics, may refer: * Nero (DC Comics), a DC Comics character. * Nero of ''The Adventures of Nero'', in Flemish: ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' and ''De Avonturen van Nero & Co'' See also *Nero (other) Nero (37–68 AD) was the Roman emperor from 54 to 68 AD. Nero may also refer to: People *Any male member of the ''Claudii Nerones'' family of gens Claudia may be called Nero to distinguish them from other clan members *Nero Julius Caesar (6– ... * Neron, a DC Comics supervillain {{SIA, comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Penders
Kenneth W. Penders, II (born September 28, 1958) is an American comics artist and writer. Penders is known for his work on the Archie Comics series ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and its ''Knuckles the Echidna'' spin-off, which he contributed to from 1993 to 2006, and subsequent lawsuits involving them. After leaving Archie, Penders filed for copyright over works he created for the comics, amounting to hundreds of original characters and concepts. Archie sued Penders to retain the rights, but ultimately lost them, and in 2013 rebooted the ''Sonic'' comic to remove many comic-original characters. Penders attempted to sue Sega and EA Games in 2011, for alleged plagiarism of his "Dark Legion" concept in the 2008 video game '' Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood'', but was dismissed. Penders, his work, and the lawsuits are controversial within the ''Sonic'' fandom, with some blaming him for the Archie ''Sonic'' series' eventual cancellation in 2016. In 2010, Penders announced ''The L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega
is a Japanese video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Tokyo. It produces several List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises for arcade game, arcades and video game console, consoles, including ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', ''Angry Birds'', ''Phantasy Star'', ''Puyo Puyo'', ''Super Monkey Ball'', ''Total War (video game series), Total War'', ''Virtua Fighter'', ''Megami Tensei'', ''Sakura Wars'', ''Persona (series), Persona'', ''The House of the Dead'' and ''Yakuza (franchise), Yakuza''. From 1983 until 2001, Sega also developed List of Sega video game consoles, its own consoles. Sega was founded by Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart in Hawaii as on June 3, 1960. Shortly after, it acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. In 1965, it became known as Sega Enterprises, Ltd., after acquiring Rosen Enterprises, an importer of Arcade game, coin-operated games. Sega developed its first coin-op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonic The Hedgehog (Archie Comics)
''Sonic the Hedgehog'' was an American comic book series published by Archie Comics and Sega of America, based on the Sonic video game franchise, and especially the 1993 ''Sonic'' saturday morning cartoon. After debuting with a four-issue miniseries cover dated February to May 1993, the first full-length issue was published in July 1993 and ran until December 2016. The series follows the Freedom Fighters, an organization of heroes led by Sonic and Sally Acorn in their battles against Doctor Eggman and other villains. While largely consisting of its own continuity, certain issues incorporated elements of the ''Sonic'' video games into their plots and settings. Over its history, the series had several spin-off series set in the same continuity, including '' Knuckles the Echidna'', ''Sonic Universe'', and two crossovers with Archie's ''Mega Man'' series. Alongside the series, Archie also produced comics series based on the ''Sonic X'' and ''Sonic Boom'' TV series. Following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Sabrina Spellman, Josie and the Pussycats and Katy Keene. The company is also known for its long-running ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comic series, which it published from 1992 until 2016. The company began in 1939 as M.L.J. Magazines, Inc., which primarily published superhero comics. The initial Archie characters were created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana, in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom.''Pep Comics'' #22 at the |
San Diego Convention Center
The San Diego Convention Center is the primary convention center of San Diego, California, United States. It is located in the Marina district in downtown San Diego, near the Gaslamp Quarter. The center is managed by the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, a public-benefit nonprofit corporation created by the City of San Diego. History San Diego approved a measure to fund construction of a new convention center in 1983 on land owned by the Port of San Diego. Construction of the original building began in March 1987 and was completed in November 1989. An expansion which doubled the gross square footage of the facility was completed in September 2001. In September 2008, the center took steps to acquire adjacent property for an additional expansion. Notable events hosted at the convention center include San Diego Comic-Con, TwitchCon, and the Society for Neuroscience. Television game show '' Wheel of Fortune'' filmed live tapings of shows at the convention center, featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
