Notable events of 1998 in comics.

Events and publications

January

* Specific date unknown: Dutch cartoonist Stefan Verwey wins the ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''. He will win the award again next year. * ''La main de la mort'' and ''Crime sur Internet'' by

André-Paul Duchâteau André-Paul Duchâteau (8 May 1925 – 26 August 2020) was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist. Biography He worked with Tibet on the detective comics series ''Ric Hochet'' and the more humoristic western comic ''Chick Bill''. He also w ...

and Tibert, 59. and 60. album of the ''

Ric Hochet ''Ric Hochet'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Tibet (drawings) and André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). It first appeared on March 30, 1955, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tintin''. Synopsis The series features the adventur ...

'' series (

Le Lombard Le Lombard (), known as Les Éditions du Lombard () until 1989, is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when '' Tintin'' magazine was launched. Le Lombard became part of Média-Participations since 1986, alongside publishers Darg ...

). * Last issue of the Italian magazine ''

L'intrepido ''L'intrepido'' is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Amelio. It was screened in the main competition section of the 70th Venice International Film Festival and in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Fi ...

'', in the newstads since 1935. * The '' Ken Parker'' series is abruptly interrupted with the episode ''Faccia di rame'' (Copper face), by Giancarlo Berardi, Ivo Milazzo and Luca Vannini; the story is inspired by the life of Ishi. The series will get a conclusion only in 2015.

February

* February 5 : in ''Anders And & Co.'', '' The last lord of Eldorao'', by

Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his comics about Scrooge McDuck and other Disney comics, Disney characters. Many of his stories are built on characters an ...

. * February 8: ''Superman, distant fires'' one-shot by

Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an Americans, American comics artist, comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett an ...

and

Gil Kane Gil Kane (; born Eli Katz , ; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day vers ...

(

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

) * February 13: Comic artist

Willy Vandersteen Willebrord Jan Frans Maria "Willy" Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, sel ...

receives a statue in Antwerp, Belgium. * ''

Superman Red/Superman Blue "Superman Red/Superman Blue" refers to two comic book storylines published by DC Comics featuring Superman. Silver Age story The original Superman-Red/Superman-Blue tale, "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!", is an "Elseworlds" ...

'' begins. * ''

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple superheroes or antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...

'', vol. 3., 1990 series, cancelled by

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

with issue #93 * First issue of ''

Fathom A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to , used especially for measuring the depth of water. The fathom is neither an international standard (SI) unit, nor an internationally accepted non-SI unit. H ...

'', by Michael Turner (

Top Cow Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint (trade name), imprint of Image Comics. It was founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. The company is known for publishing titles such as ''Cyber Force (comics), Cyberforce'', ''The Darknes ...

)

March

* March 11: The Flemish newspapers

Het Laatste Nieuws (''HLN''; ; in English ''The Latest News'') is a Dutch-language newspaper based in Antwerp, Belgium. It was founded by Julius Hoste Sr. on 7 June 1888. It is now part of DPG Media, and is the most popular newspaper in Flanders and Belgium. H ...

and De Nieuwe Gazet change the title of their weekly children comics supplement ''De Samson en Gert Krant'', based on the popular TV show '' Samson en Gert'', into ''De Plopkrant'', based on the children's show ''

Kabouter Plop Studio 100 N.V. is a Belgian children's entertainment production & distribution company that specialized in high quality kids & family entertainment content and operated their in-house animation studios such as their Australian animation compa ...

''. * March 25: The first episode of Paige Braddock's '' Jane's World'' is published. The series will run until 2018. * '' Batman: Cataclysm'' begins. * ''Coeur de canard'' (Duck's heart) – by

Lewis Trondheim Laurent Chabosy (; born 11 December 1964), better known as Lewis Trondheim (), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990) of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic ''La Mouche'' and Kaput and Zösky have been ...

and Johan Sfarr, first album of the fantasy saga ''

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'' ( Delcourt). * ''L’aventure immobile (''The motionless adventure) by Didier Convart and Andrè Juliard (

Dargaud Société Dargaud (), doing business as Les Éditions Dargaud, is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics series, headquartered in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1936 by Georges Dargaud, publishing its first comics in 1943. ...

), with Blake and Mortimer; first album of the series ''Le dernier chapitre'', showing the heroes of the French comics at the twilight of their lives.

April

* First issue of ''

Battle chasers ''Battle Chasers'' is an American fantasy comic book series written and illustrated by Joe Madureira. First published by Image Comics as part of WildStorm's Cliffhanger (comics), Cliffhanger imprint (founded by Madureira with J. Scott Campbell and ...

'' by Joe Madueira ( Wild Storm)

May

* May 29: In the Danish magazine Anders And, the first episode of '' The Black Knight'' by

is published, which marks the debut of Arpin Lusene. * The first episode of

Daniel Clowes Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in ''Eightball (comic book), Eightball'', a solo anthology comic book series. An ''E ...

' '' David Boring'' is prepublished in '' Eightball''. *

' ''

Identity Crisis In psychology, identity crisis is a stage in Erik Erikson's theory of personality development. This stage happens during adolescence. It is a period of deep reflection and examination of various perspectives on oneself. The Erikson's stages of ps ...

'' begins. * ''Batman: Cataclysm'' concludes. * ''

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'' by

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book artist, comic book writer, and screenwriter known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'', for which he created the character Elektra, and ...

and

Lynn Varley Lynn Varley is an American comic book colorist, notable for her collaborations with her then-husband, comic book writer/artist Frank Miller. Biography Varley grew up in Livonia, Michigan.

(

Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...

) * ''Le jeu de la potence'' by

and

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...

, 61. album of the

series (

). * ''Colpo da maestro'' (Masterstroke) by Moreno Burattini and Gallieno Ferri ( Bonelli); the criminal mastermind Mortimer, Zagor’s recurring adversary, makes his debut.

Spring

* '' Gay Comix'' (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

series), with issue #25, publishes its final issue (

Bob Ross Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter and art instructor who created and hosted '' The Joy of Painting'', an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, ...

)

June

* June 3: in '' Spirou'', first episode of '' La Jonque céleste'' by Roger Leloup. * '' Emerald Knights'' begins. * ''Identity Crisis'' concludes. * ''Superman Red/Superman Blue'' concludes. * ''Nato il 31 febbraio'' (Born February 31) by Claudio Chiaverotti and Massimo Rotundo, first album of the

post-apocalyptic Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction are genres of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; astronom ...

series ''Brendon'' ( Bonelli).

July

* '' A family matter'' by

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

August

* August 3 : in ''

Libération (), popularly known as ''Libé'' (), is a daily newspaper in France, founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968 in France, May 1968. Initially positioned on the far left of Fr ...

'', ''Le Mystère des profondeurs'' by Jacques Tard (eight episode of ''

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec ''The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec'' () is a gaslamp fantasy comic book series first appearing in 1976 written and illustrated by French comics artist Jacques Tardi and published in ''album'' format by Belgian publisher Caster ...

'') is prepublished. * August 24: The Dutch comics magazine '' Sjosji'' changes its name again into ''Sjosji Striparazzi''.It will continue until 1999, after which it changes its name into ''Striparazzi''. * First issue of '' JLA: The Nail'' by

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The ClanDestine, ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur (comic book), Excalibur'', ''JLA: ...

and Mark Farmer ( Elsewords). * '' L’orphelin des astres'' by

Pierre Christin Pierre Christin (; 27 July 1938 – 3 October 2024) was a French comics creator and writer. Biography Christin was born at Saint-Mandé on 27 July 1938. After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political scie ...

and

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French Bande dessinée, ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and ...

(

September

* September 9: Through a long trial

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo (), was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration wit ...

wins the profits and rights to all his ''

Asterix ''Asterix'' ( or , "Asterix the Gauls, Gaul"; also known as ''Asterix and Obelix'' in some adaptations or ''The Adventures of Asterix'') is a Franco-Belgian comics, French comic album book series, series about a Gaulish village which, thanks ...

''-related merchandise and albums from previous publisher

. * In ''Anders And & Co.'', '' The sign of the triple distelfink'' by

; the story homages the 50th anniversary of

Gladstone Gander Gladstone Gander is a cartoon character created in 1948 by Carl Barks for ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories''. He is an anthropomorphic gander (male goose) who possesses exceptionally good luck that grants him anything he desires as well as p ...

’s first apparition. * First issue of the miniseries ''

Superman for all seasons ''Superman for All Seasons'' is a 4-issue comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb with art by Tim Sale. It was originally published by DC Comics in 1998, after their previous success, '' Batman: The Long Halloween''. After that story's t ...

'' by

Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'' and ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'', writer for the films ''C ...

and Tim Sale (

). * '' Le sommeil du monstre'' by Enik Bilal (

Les Humanoïdes Associés Les Humanoïdes Associés (or Humanoids) is a French- American publishing house specializing in comics and graphic novels, founded in December 1974 by comic artists Mœbius, Jean-Pierre Dionnet, Philippe Druillet, and financial director Be ...

). * ''Voir Venise'' by

Jean Van Hamme Jean Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including ''Histoire sans héros'', '' Thorgal'', '' XIII'' and ''Largo Winch''. Biography ...

and Philippe Francq, 9th episode of the series ''

Largo Winch ''Largo Winch'' is a Belgian comic book series by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, published by Dupuis. It started as a series of novels by Van Hamme in the late 1970s, but stopped due to a lack of success and the huge amount of work Van Hamme ...

'' (

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. Initially a French language publisher, it now ...

). * ''L’inizio'' (The beginning) by Leo Ortolani and Ade Capone, first album of the

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series ''Morgan: La Sacra Ruota''.

October

* October 3: ''Les Barbares'' by Jacques Martin and Rafael Morales, 21st album of '' Alix'' series (

) * October 10–11: During the Stripdagen in Breda

Joost Swarte Joost Swarte (born 24 December 1947 in Heemstede) is a Dutch cartoonist and graphic designer. He is best known for his ligne claire or ''clear line'' style of drawing, a term he coined. Comic series and characters by Swarte include ''Katoen en ...

receives the

Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to List of comic creators, comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is con ...

. Publisher Hansje Joustra wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. * October 14: ''Dust waltz'', graphic novel by

Dan Brereton Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22, San Francisco Bay Area) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field. Biography Early life Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Ac ...

and Hector Gomez (

), first comics set in the Buffy universe. The next day, the first issue of the regular ''Buffy'' comic series is published, always by Dark Horse. *

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buys

* The " Emerald Knights" storyline concludes * First issue of the series Mutant X, by

Howard Mackie Howard Mackie (born January 22, 1958) is an American comic book editor and writer. He has worked almost exclusively for Marvel Comics and is best known as the co-creator of the Danny Ketch version of the Ghost Rider character. Early life Mack ...

(

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics ...

). * '' The Gathering of Five'', taking place over

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appearance, first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in ...

's four main ongoing series * '' Daredevil'' vol. 1, 1964 series, is canceled by Marvel with issue #380 * ''

Excalibur Excalibur is the mythical sword of King Arthur that may possess magical powers or be associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Its first reliably datable appearance is found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae''. E ...

'' is canceled by Marvel with issue #125 * ''

The Sensational Spider-Man ''The Sensational Spider-Man'' is a comic book series starring Spider-Man (Ben Reilly) published by Marvel Comics for 35 issues (#0–33, with #−1 published in July 1997 between #17 and 18), from January 1996 until November 1998. Publication ...

'' is canceled by Marvel with issue #33 * ''Gli occhi dell’abisso,'' (Abyss’ eyes) by Giancarlo Berardi and Luca Vannini ( Bonelli), first album of the Julia series. In the story, the heroine must face for the first time her nemesis, the serial killer Myrna Harrod. * ''Colui che dimora nelle tenebre'' (The living in darkness) by

Alfredo Castelli Alfredo Castelli (26 June 1947 – 7 February 2024) was an Italian comic book artist and writer. Biography Born in Milan, Castelli began his comic book career at an early age, creating the strip '' Scheletrino'', a humor series for Italian comic ...

, Vincenzo Beretta and Erasmo Dante Spada ( Bonelli); first episode of the series ''Storie di Altrove'', spin-off of Martin Mystere. * ''L’ami Javin'', by Serge Le Tendre, Regis Loisel and Lidwine, first album of ''Apres la quete,'' second cycle of '' La Quête de l'oiseau du temps'' (

) * ''Marcel Dalton'' by Bob De Groot and Morris, 109th album of

Lucky Luke ''Lucky Luke'' is a Western (genre), Western bande dessinée, comic album series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris (cartoonist), Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborati ...

series. The comic is charged of

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, because the caricatural representation of a Jewish banker.

November

* November 18: The first page of

Jerry Holkins Jerry Holkins (born Parkinson"Holkins is a combination of Holcomb (hers) and Parkinson (mine)." https://twitter.com/TychoBrahe/status/12073336701 on February 6, 1976) is an American writer. He is the co-creator and writer of the webcomic '' Penny ...

and

Mike Krahulik Michael Krahulik (; born September 25, 1977) is an American artist for the webcomic '' Penny Arcade'' and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker ...

's ''

Penny Arcade ''Penny Arcade'' is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website ''loonygames.com''. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have establish ...

'' is uploaded to the

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. * November 24: in ''

Topolino ''Topolino'' (from the Italian language, Italian name for Mickey Mouse) is an Italian digest-sized comic series featuring Disney comics. The series has had a long running history, first appearing in 1932 as a comics magazine. Since 2013, it has ...

'', ''The river of time'' by Francesco Artibani, Tito Faraci and Corrado Mastrantuono. Published for Mickey Mouse’s 70th birthday, the story is a sequel to his first cartoon,

Steamboat Willie ''Steamboat Willie'' is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Animation Studios and was released by Pat Powers (producer), Pat Powers, under the name of Cele ...

, * 25 November: in '' Spirou'', ''Machine qui reve'' (Dreaming machine) by Tome and Janny; the story marks a turning point in Spirou and Fantasio series, that becomes more realistic and less humorous. * 29 November: ''Long feu'' by

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

and Luc Jacamon (

Casterman Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Tournai, 90 kilometres southwest of the centre of Brussels, Belgium. History The company was founded in 1780 by Don ...

); first album of the series '' The killer''. * ''

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'' takes place. * '' The Final Chapter'' begins and concludes, taking place over Spider-Man's three main ongoing series * The imprint Marvel Knights debuts with three new titles: ** '' Daredevil'' vol. 2 — the " Guardian Devil" storyline begins ** ''

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'' vol. 3 ** ''

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'' vol. 2 * ''

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'' is canceled by Marvel with issue #263. * ''

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'' vol. 2 is canceled by Marvel with issue #146. * ''

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'' vol. 2 is canceled by Marvel with issue #114. * ''La solution Pinkerton'' by Francois Corteggiani and Michel Blanc-Dumont, tenth album of the ''

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’s youth'' series (Dargaud); beginning of the “complots’ cycle”.

December

* December 8: In ''

'', Donald Duckling (

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as a child) makes his debut in a tale by Paola Mulazzi and Alessandro Barbucci. * December 11: in ''

Uncle Scrooge ''Uncle Scrooge'' (stylized as ''Uncle $crooge'') is a Disney comic book series starring Scrooge McDuck ("the richest duck in the world"), his nephew Donald Duck, and grandnephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie, and revolving around their adventures in ...

,'' '' The Cowboy captain of the Cutty Sark'' by

. *'' The Hunt for Xavier'' begins. * ''

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'' and '' Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' are both restarted with new #1 issues. * ''Il potere di Iside,'' by

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and Antonella Platano, first album of the series ''

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e le paladine,'' spin-off of ''

Nathan Never ''Nathan Never'' is a black-and-white, science fiction Italian comics, Italian comic book, published monthly in Italy since 1991 by Sergio Bonelli Editore. It is written by Michele Medda, Antonio Serra (comics), Antonio Serra and Bepi Vigna. Art ...

'' ( Bonelli)

Specific date unknown

Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...

announced that

would take over

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. * MU Press publishes '' Those Annoying Post Bros.'' #63, the final issue of that title. * '' Hicksville'' by

Dylan Horrocks Dylan Horrocks (born 1966) is a New Zealand cartoonist best known for his graphic novel '' Hicksville'' and his scripts for the ''Batgirl'' comic book series. His works are published by the University of Auckland student magazine ''Craccum'', Aus ...

( Black Eye books)

Births

Deaths

January

* January 5: Gustavo Martz Schmidt, Spanish comics artist (''Toribio'' ''Doctor Cascarrabias'', ''El Doctor Cataplasma'', ''Troglodito'', ''Camelio Majareto'', ''El profesor Tragacanto'', ''Deliranta Rococó'', ''La Pandilla Cu-Cux Plaf'', ''El Sherrif Chiquito'', continued '' Doña Urraca''), dies at age 75. * January 7: Eli Bauer, American comics artist and animator (''Kermit the Hermit'', ''Norman''), dies at age 69. * January 11:

Win Mortimer James Winslow "Win" Mortimer (May 1, 1919 – January 11, 1998) Note: The Marvel Comics 1978 Calendar merchandise lists Mortimer's birth date as June 23 and ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' lists it as May 23 per was a Canadian comic book and comic stri ...

, American comics artist (co-creator of ''

Ripley's Believe It or Not! ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. Originally a newspaper panel, the ''Believe It or Not'' ...

''), dies at age 78. * January 18: Adolfo Buylla, Spanish comics artist (''Diego Valor'', ''Yago Veloz''), dies at age 70 or 71. * January 28:

Shotaro Ishinomori , né , was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, writer and director. Known as the "King of Manga" (漫画の帝王 (''Manga no Teiou)'' or 漫画の王様 (''Manga no Ousama)''), he is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential mang ...

, Japanese manga artist (''

Kamen Rider The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until ''Kamen Rider Decade, Decade'' and except Thailand), is a Japanese superhero fiction, superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by ...

'', ''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', '' COM'', ' ...

'', ''Sandarobotchi''), dies at age 60 of heart failure.

February

* February 8: John Miles, British cartoonist and comics artist (''Perkins''), dies at age 63. * February 14: Thomas McKimson, American comics artist and animator (''

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'' comics,

Disney comics Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the Walt Disney Company, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck. The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with t ...

, worked on the

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comic strip), dies at age 90. * February 16: Gervy, French comics artist (''Pat'Apouf''), dies at age 89. * February 28: Antonio Prohías, Cuban-American comics artist ('' Spy vs. Spy''), dies at age 77.

March

* March 1: Archie Goodwin, American comics writer (''

Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...

'', '' Manhunter'', ''

Secret Agent X-9 ''Secret Agent X-9'' is a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett ('' The Maltese Falcon'') and artist Alex Raymond ('' Flash Gordon''). Syndicated by King Features, it ran from January 22, 1934, until February 10, 1996. Premise and ...

'', '' Captain Kate'', worked for '' Blazing Combat'', ''

Creepy Creepiness is the state of being creepy, or causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease to someone and/or something. Certain traits or hobbies may make people seem creepy to others; interest in horror or the macabre might come across as 'c ...

'' and ''

Eerie Eerie may refer to: * Feeling of creepiness * Eerie (magazine), ''Eerie'' (magazine), an American horror comic first published in 1966 * Eerie (Avon), ''Eerie'' (Avon), a 1947 horror comic * Eerie (film), ''Eerie'' (film), a 2018 Filipino horror fi ...

'') and artist (assisted on '' Mary Perkins on Stage''), dies at age 60. * March 3: Olaf Stoop, Dutch activist and underground comics artist (''Roza's Lotgevallen''), dies at age 52 from a heart attack. * March 23: John Sikela, Slovakian-American comics artist (worked on ''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

'', ''

Superboy Superboy is an identity used by several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series ...

''), dies at age 90 or 91.

April

* April 7:

Alex Schomburg Alexander A. Schomburg, born Alejandro Schomburg y Rosa (; May 10, 1905Alejandro Schomburg Y Rosa

, Puerto Rican-American comics artist (''

Timely Comics Timely Comics was the common name for the group of corporations that was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics. "Timely P ...

''), dies at age 92. * April 8: **

Lee Elias Lee Elias (May 21, 1920 – April 8, 1998) was a British- American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the '' Black Cat'' comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Biography Emigrating to the United States from Manches ...

, British-American comics artist ('' Beyond Mars'', ''

Black Cat A black cat is a Cat, domestic cat with black fur. They may be a specific Purebred, breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular or mixed breed. Most black cats have golden iris (anatomy), irises due to their high melanin pigment content. Bl ...

''), dies at age 77. ** Pellos - French comic artist (''Futuropolis'', continued ''

Les Pieds Nickelés ''Les Pieds Nickelés'' ( French for "The nickel plated feet") is a French comic series, originally created by Louis Forton. The comic premiered on June 4, 1908 in the newspaper L'Épatant, published by Société Parisienne d'Édition. It i ...

''), dies at age 98. * April 17: E.E. Hibbard, American painter and comics artist (worked on ''

The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...

'', ''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' and was the first artist to illustrate a ''

Justice Society In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes'' of Justinian, a ...

'' story), dies at age 89. * April 23: Enrique Riverón, Cuban-American cartoonist, animator and comics artist, dies at age 95 or 96. * April 26: Bill Crooks, American comics artist (assisted on ''

Captain Easy ''Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune'' is an American action-adventure comic strip created by Roy Crane that was syndicated by Newspaper Enterprise Association beginning on Sunday, July 30, 1933. The strip ran for more than five decades until it wa ...

''), dies at age 80. * April 29: Archelaos Antonaros, Greek editorial cartoonist, comic artist (''From the Life of the Barrel-Minded'', ''Ntentes, the Football Supporter'') and publisher, dies at age 77.

May

* May 13: Wim den Hollander, Dutch illustrator, actor, photographer, fireman and comic artist (''Dobber en Kliekje'', ''Strik en Stropdas''), dies at age 89 .

June

* June 13: Reg Smythe, British comics artist (''

Andy Capp ''Andy Capp'' is a British comic strip created by cartoonist Reg Smythe, seen in the ''Daily Mirror'' and the ''Sunday Mirror'' newspapers since 5 August 1957. Originally a panel (comics), single-panel cartoon, it was later expanded to four ...

''), dies at age 80.

July

* July 16: Tony Sgroi, American animator and comics artist (

), dies at age 73.

August

* August 1: ** René Bonnet, French comics artist (''Fripounet et Marisette''), dies at age 92. ** Florenci Clavé, Spanish comics artist (''Rémy Herphelin''), dies at age 62. ** Sergio Molino, Italian comic artist (made comics for Casa Editrice Impero), dies at age 78. * August 15: Wim Hessels, A.K.A. Woeloem, Dutch comics artist (''Stoffertje Zuig'', ''Manusje van Alles'', ''Boerensloot'', ''Spatje'', ''Muisje Nisje''), dies at age 70. * August 17: Jac. H. Molier, Dutch comic artist and poet (''Meneer Vliegwiel'', ''Appie van Gelder'', ''Jan Perseijn'', ''Mijnheer Adriaan''), dies at age 94. * August 20: Robert Rigot, French illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (''Chantal'', ''Frédéri le Gardian'', ''Les Rapaces''), dies at age 89.

September

* September 1: Francisco Coching, Filipino comics artist (''Marabini'', '' Hagibis'', '' Sabas, ang Barbaro'' '' Pedro Penduko'', ''El Indio''), dies at age 86. * September 3: Vincent Alascia, American comics artist (''American Avenger'', worked on ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...

''), dies at age 84.Vincent Alascia
at the

Lambiek Comiclopedia Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ). His son Boris Kousemaker has been the owner since 2007. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Ke ...

. Retrieved October 18, 2011
Archived
from the original October 18, 2011

October

* October 28: Les Carroll, American comics artist (''The Tillers'', ''Life with the Rimples'', assisted '' Boots and Her Buddies'' and ''

Alley Oop ''Alley Oop'' is a syndicated comic strip created December 5, 1932, by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the strip through four decades for Newspaper Enterprise Association. Hamlin introduced a cast of colorful characters and ...

'', continued '' Our Boarding House''), dies at age 86.

November

* November 2: Enric Sió, Spanish comics artist (''La Guerra de los Poetas'', ''Mara'', ''Mis Miedos''), dies from a stroke at age 56. * November 3:

Bob Kane Robert Kane ( Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator, and artist who created Batman and many early related characters for DC Comics. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby ...

, American comic book writer and artist (co-creator of

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

), dies at age 83.Boxer, Sarah
"Bob Kane, 83, the Cartoonist Who Created 'Batman,' Is Dead"
''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'' November 7, 1998 * November 17: Bill Ward, American comics artist ('' Torchy''), dies at age 79. * November 24: Jacques Eggermont, Belgian comics artist and animator (''Bicky'', ''Kaatje en Klopje''), dies at age 80.

December

* December 10:

Ray Goossens Ray Goossens (26 October 1924 – 10 December 1998) was a Belgian artist, animator, writer, and director best known for creating the cartoon character Musti. Biography Ray Goossens was born in Merksem, Belgium in 1924. Interested in animation ...

, Belgian comics artist (''Reynaert de Vos'', ''Ouwe Taaie'', ''Mr. Snor'', ''Tijl Uilenspiegel'' (sometimes titled ''Tijl en Lamme''), ''Pimmeke'', ''Snops'', ''Tsjoem'') and animator ('' Musti''), dies at age 74. * December 13: Jean Vern, French musician and comics artist (collaborated with scriptwriter

and comics artist Jacques Lob), dies at age 58. * December 19: Ron Turner, British comic artist and illustrator (''Space Ace'', ''Rick Random, Space Detective'', worked on ''

Dan Dare Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories. Dare appeared in the ''Eagle'' comic series ''Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'' from 1950 to 1967 (and subsequently in ...

''), dies at age 76. * December 21: André LeBlanc, Haitian-American-Brazilian comics artist (''Intellectual Amos'', ''Morena Flor'', ''Our Bible in Pictures'', assisted on '' The Spirit'', ''

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' ...

'', ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The char ...

''), dies at age 77. * December 23:

Joe Orlando Joseph Orlando (April 4, 1927 – December 23, 1998) was an Italian Americans, Italian-American illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist during a lengthy career spanning six decades. He was the associate publisher of ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' and ...

, American comics artist (co-creator of the ''

Weird Science Weird Science may refer to: * ''Weird Science'' (film), a 1985 film directed by John Hughes ** ''Weird Science'' (TV series), a television series based on the film ** "Weird Science" (song), the theme song to the film and the TV series by Oingo ...

Weird Fantasy ''Weird Fantasy'' is an American dark fantasy and science fiction anthology comic that was part of the EC Comics line in the early 1950s. The companion comic for ''Weird Fantasy'' was '' Weird Science''. Over a four-year span, ''Weird Fantasy'' ...

'' series), dies at age 71. * December 29:

Jean-Claude Forest Jean-Claude Forest (11 September 1930 – 30 December 1998) was a French writer and illustrator of comics and the creator of character Barbarella. Biography Jean-Claude Forest was born in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, a Paris suburb and graduated ...

, French comics artist ('' Barbarella''), dies at age 68. * December 31: Sándor Gugi, Hungarian comics artist (''Talál Tamás'', ''Der Arme Leopold'', adaptations of literary novels), dies at age 81. * Specific date unknown: Reginald Ben Davies, British illustrator and comics artist (''Jill Crusoe in the Land of the White Queen'', ''Katy of Cedar Creek''), dies at age 90 or 91.

Specific date unknown

* Frank McSavage, Scottish-American comic artist and animator (

Walter Lantz Walter Benjamin Lantz (April 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994) was an American cartoonist, animator, producer and director best known for founding Walter Lantz Productions and creating Woody Woodpecker. Biography Early years and start in animat ...

comics,

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

comics), dies at age 94 or 95. * Kim Young-hwan, aka Gita Koji, Korean comics artist (''Kojubu Samgukji''), dies at age 85 or 86.

Exhibitions

* September 21-December 30: ''"The Genius of

Winsor McCay Zenas Winsor McCay ( – July 26, 1934) was an American cartoonist and animator. He is best known for the comic strip ''Little Nemo'' (1905–1914; 1924–1927) and the animated film ''Gertie the Dinosaur'' (1914). For contractual reasons, he w ...

"'' (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art) (Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library Reading Room Gallery, 27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus, Ohio) * October 1–November 13: ''"Humor in a Jugular Vein: An Expanded Exhibition of the Art, Artists, and Artifacts of

MAD Magazine ''Mad'' (stylized in all caps) is an American humor magazine which was launched in 1952 and currently published by DC Comics, a unit of the DC Entertainment subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. ''Mad'' was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman an ...

from the Collection of Mark J. Cohen and Rose Marie McDaniel"'' (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art) (

Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is a Private college, private art school in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1879 as the Columbus Art School and is one of the oldest private art and design colleges in the United States. Located in dow ...

Joseph V. Canzani Center, 60 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, Ohio)

Conventions

* January 22–25:

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; ) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occur ...

(Angoulême, France) * February 21–22:

Alternative Press Expo The Alternative Press Expo (APE) was a comic book festival and alternative comics convention that operated from 1994 to 2017. Founded by Slave Labor Graphics publisher Dan Vado, APE focused on self-published, independent, and alternative carto ...

(San Jose, California) * March 13–15:

MegaCon MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy literature, fantasy, Tabletop role-playing game, RPG, and Video game, gaming communities, often occurring in sprin ...

(Orlando Expo Center, Orlando, Florida, USA) — guests include

Stephen Furst Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor, director and producer. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film '' National Lampoon's A ...

and Robin Downs of ''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...

'' * March 21–22: United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (Manchester, England) — guests include

Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism. His groundbrea ...

Alex Ross Nelson Alexander Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book creator, comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries ''Marvels'', on which ...

Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a British comics artist and cartoonist. He was the illustrator and publisher of '' From Hell'' (written by Alan Moore), and the creator of the semi-autobiographical ''Alec'' stories collected in ''Alec: ...

Colleen Doran Colleen Doran (born July 24, 1964) is an American comic book creator, writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and ...

Woodrow Phoenix Woodrow Phoenix is a British comics artist, writer, editorial illustrator, graphic designer, font designer and author of children's books. Phoenix is best known for ''Rumble Strip'', published in 2008, a non-fiction look at the difficult social ...

William Messner-Loebs William Francis Messner-Loebs (; born William Francis Loebs Jr., February 19, 1949) is an Americans, American comics artist and writer from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs. His hyphenated surname is a combination of his a ...

, Alan Grant, and Dave Taylor; presentation of the National Comics Awards; final iteration of the UKCAC * April 17–19:

WonderCon WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film fan convention, convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011), then—under the name WonderCon Anaheim—in Anaheim, California (2012–2015, 2017–present), and Wond ...

(Oakland, California) * April 25–26: Pittsburgh Comicon (Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include

Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget buddy comedy film ''Clerks (film), Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted i ...

and

Jim Mahfood Jim Mahfood (born March 29, 1975), a.k.a. Food One, is an American comic book creator. Apart from his creator-owned comic book series ''Grrl Scouts'' and his comic strip ''Stupid Comics'' (which appears weekly in the ''Phoenix New Times'') he als ...

* May 15–17:

Motor City Comic Con The Motor City Comic Con is a fan convention held in Novi, Michigan, United States, at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It is traditionally a three-day event (Friday through Sunday), usually held in May of each year. The Motor City Comic Con was ...

I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) * May 16: Ramapo Comic Con XII (Ramapo High School, Spring Valley, New York) — guests include Barry Blair, Howard Cruse, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Dave Cockrum, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, Fred Hembeck, and Amanda Conner * June 3–5: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, Charles Vess, Linda Medley, Mark Crilley, Jill Thompson, and Stan Sakai * June 13–14: LuluCon II: "Comics: Reaching Out for the Future" (Marriott Hotel, Newark Airport, Newark, New Jersey) * June 26–28: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 6,778 attendees; guests include Joe Quesada, Greg Capullo, Joseph Michael Linsner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Humberto Ramos, Christina Z, Amanda Conner, Chester Brown, Joe Matt, and Seth (cartoonist), Seth * July 17–19: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — 25,000 attendees; guest of honor: Todd McFarlane; special guests: David Prowse and Kenny Baker (English actor), Kenny Baker; other guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, Charles Vess, Linda Medley, Mark Crilley, Jill Thompson, and Stan Sakai * July 17–18: Zinefest (Los Angeles and Orange, California) * July 25–26: "The Death of CAPTION" (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England) * Aug. 11–12: Pro/Con (San Diego, California) — 6th Pro/Con moves from Oakland to San Diego; held right before Comic-Con International * August 13–17: Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California) — 42,000 attendees. Special guests include John Broome (writer), John Broome,

, Nick Cardy, Mark Crilley,

, Lorenzo Mattotti, Terry Moore (comics), Terry Moore, Paul S. Newman, James Robinson (comics), James Robinson, Joe Simon, Paul Smith (comics), Paul Smith, Vin Sullivan, Naoko Takeuchi, Chris Ware, and Robert Williams (artist), Robert Williams * September 3–6: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/ AmericasMart, Atlanta, Georgia) — 18,000 attendees * September 11–12: Big Apple Comic Con I (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) * September 24–27: International Comics and Animation Festival (ICAF) / Small Press Expo (SPX) (Holiday Inn Select, Bethesda, Maryland) — guests include Slim (comics), Slim, Stripburger, Strip Core (Igor Prassel & Jacob Klemencic), AMOK (comics), AMOK (Yvan Alagbé & Olivier Marboeuf),

, and Actus Tragicus (comics), Actus Tragicus (Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, & Itzik Rennert) * October 9–10: Festival of Cartoon Art (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) — featured guest speakers are Steve Benson (cartoonist), Steve Benson, Brumsic Brandon Jr., Mark J. Cohen, Dave Coverly,

, R. C. Harvey, Patrick McDonnell, Jack Ohman, Joel Pett, Victoria Roberts (cartoonist), Victoria Roberts, Ted Rall, Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, Art Spiegelman, and Bob Thaves * October 10: Big Apple Comic Con II (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) * October 10–11:

II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan) * October 17–18: SuperCon III (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California) * November 13–15: The Graphic Novel: a 20th Anniversary Conference on an Emerging Literary and Artistic Medium (the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts) — program book features a brief essay by

, "Twentieth Anniversary Reflections on ''A Contract with God''" * November 13–14: Big Apple Comic Con III (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) * November 28–29: Mid-Ohio Con (Adam's Mark Hotel, Columbus, Ohio) — guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, Charles Vess, Linda Medley, Mark Crilley, Jill Thompson, and Stan Sakai

First issues by title

* ''Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl''

References

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