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January

* January 3: '' Jonathan'' (or ''Codename comrades''), by

Jane Espenson Jane Espenson (born July 14, 1964) is an American television writer and producer. Espenson has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and shared ...

and

Cliff Richards Cliff Richards (born 1964, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian comic book artist. Biography Richards is best known as the penciller of the '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' monthly series from Dark Horse Comics, as well as the artist on th ...

. * January 16: ''Le manuscript,'' by

Frank Giroud Frank Giroud (3 May 1956 – 13 July 2018) was a French comics writer. Early life Giroud was born on May 3, 1956 in Toulouse, France. He graduated from the École Nationale des Chartes, and he passed the agrégation in History. Career Giroud tau ...

and Béhée, ( Glenat), first chapter of the historical-religious saga ''Le décalogue''; the story begins in 2001, in

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the Un ...

and continues backward until

Hijrah The Hijrah or Hijra () was the journey of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina. The year in which the Hijrah took place is also identified as the epoch of the Lunar Hijri and Solar Hijri calendars; its date e ...

. * January 30: Dutch cartoonist Frits Müller wins the ''Inktspotprijs'' (edition 2000) for ''Best Political Cartoon''. * January 31: in '' Spirou'', first chapter of '' The pagoda of the mists'', by Roger Leloup. * ''Uneasy allies'' by

Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', ''Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well as ...

and Steve Lieber (

DC comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...

), first chapter of the miniseries '' Batman: Turning points''. * ''Assassins et gentlemen'', by Denis Bodart and Fabien Vehlmann, first episode of '' Green manor''.

February

* February 7: in the French magazine ''Oncle Picsou'', ''The Sharpie of the Culebra Cut'', by Don Rosa *Belgian cartoonist Baudouin de Duve is arrested on the accusation of making an illegal ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European com ...

'' comic book, '' Tintin in Thailand'' in Thailand. He is later cleared from all charges, as he had no intent to plagiarize the franchise and the illegal copies were made without his permission or control. *''The tomorrow people'', by

Mark Millar Mark Millar (; born 24 December 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer and television producer who first came to prominence with a run on the superhero series '' The Authority'', published by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. Millar has written ...

and Adam Kubert; debut of the series '' Ultimate X-men''. *In Italy, reboot of the series PKNA, with a new title ''(PK²'') and a storyline and a supporting cast almost entirely renewed. In the first album (''Ducklair'', by Francesco Artibani and Claudio Sciarrone), the computer One, regular partner of the hero Paperinik and coprotagonist of the first series, is deactivated by his creator Everett Ducklair.

March

* March 1: ''

Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuc ...

, l’uomo dei paperi'' (the Ducks’men), ( Disney Italia) homage to the great cartoonist by the Italian Disney authors; it includes ''Topolino e l’imperatore d’America'' (Mickey and the emperor of America), by Massimo De Vita, sequel to '' The golden helmet''. *March 10: Dutch comics artist

Marten Toonder Marten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator, born in Rotterdam. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch language by introducing new words and expr ...

makes a suicide attempt. He survives and is brought back from his lonely home in Greystones, Ireland to a retirement home in

Laren, North Holland Laren () is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the Gooi region, it is the oldest town in the area. Together with its neighbor Blaricum, Laren is one of the most affluent towns in the Netherlands. ...

. *''JL?'', by

Tom Peyer Tom Peyer (born February 23, 1954) is an American comic book creator and editor. He is known for his 1999 revisioning of Golden Age super-hero Hourman, as well as his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 1990s. An editor at DC Comics/Vertigo ...

and

Ethan Van Sciver Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist and social media personality. He is known for illustrating or drawing covers for a number of superhero titles in th ...

, first chapter of the miniseries

Justice Leagues Justice Leagues was a storyline which ran through six one-shot comics published in 2001 by DC Comics, which introduced a revamped Justice League of America. In the arc, alien invaders, working through a human-seeming agent known as the "Advance ...

(

). *''

Asterix and the actress ''Asterix and the Actress'' (, "Asterix and Latraviata") is the 31st volume of the Asterix comic book series, written and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. Plot summary Asterix and Obelix receive a surprise birthday visit from their mothers, who ...

'', by

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 with ...

; for the first time,

Asterix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a '' bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Repub ...

and Obelix’s parents appear in a long story and the Gaulish hero has a love interest. *''La favorite'', by

Jean Dufaux Jean Dufaux (; born 7 June 1949) is a Belgian comic book writer. Beginning his professional career as a journalist for "CINÉ-PRESSE", Dufaux started writing comic books in the 1980s. Perhaps his most well-known, and certainly his most long-runn ...

and Ana Miralies ( Darguad), first album of the historical-erotic series ''

Djinn Jinn ( ar, , ') – also romanized as djinn or anglicized as genies (with the broader meaning of spirit or demon, depending on sources) – are invisible creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian religious systems and later in Islamic my ...

''. *The series MM Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine ( Disney Italia) ends. *''Il ranger dello spazio'' (The space ranger) ( Bonelli) by Antonio Serra and Elena Pianta, first album of the unfortunate

space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soc ...

series ''Gregory Hunter''.

April

* April 3: ''Halloween'' ( Disney Italia), by Francesco Artibani, Elisabetta Gnone and Alessandro Barbucci; first album of the series W.I.T.C.H. * Superboy's legion ( Elsewords), by

Mark Farmer Mark Farmer (born 1957 in Birmingham) is a British comic book artist. He is best known as an inker, often working with Alan Davis. Career Farmer got his start in the UK comics industry before becoming part of the British Invasion, the wave of ...

and

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

. * In

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

111, ''Prelude to destruction'', by Scott Lodbell and

Leinil Francis Yu Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions. Career Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the '' Wizard''s Drawing Board Contest, his fi ...

, first chapter of the crossover '' X-Men, eve of destruction''. * First issue of Ultimate Marvel team-up. * In Italy, first issue of ''Black'' (Coconino press), magazine of

underground comics Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...

May

* May 23: in ''Anders & Co''., '' The Beagle Boys vs. The Money Bin'', by

Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known simply as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created for ...

. * ''La rose des sables'' (The rose of the sands) by Alna Maury and Luc Pathoens (

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 is now part of Média-Participations, alongside publishers Dargaud and Du ...

); last story of Johann and Peewit. *

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that i ...

Jean Van Hamme Jean, knight 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''. Bi ...

and Grzegorz Rosiński (

June

*June 1: ''Big city girl'', by Joss Whedon and Karl Moline (

Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, or a contestant that on paper should be unlikely to succeed but yet still might. Origin Th ...

), first chapter of the miniseries '' Fray.'' *June 15: in the French magazine ''Okapi'', first table of the humoristic series, set in a provincial college, Zap College, by Tehem. *The series Amelia Rules! begins. * The little endless storybook by

Jill Thompson Jill Thompson (born November 20, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer who has worked for stage, film, and television. Well known for her work on Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' characters and her own ''Scary Godmother'' series, she has wor ...

(

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties ...

). *''La mission'' by

and Christian Denayer (

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. H ...

); first album of the action series Wayne Shelton. *''Un diamant pour l’au de là'' (A diamond for the afterlife) – by

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films '' El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his wo ...

and Francois Boucq; first album of the western series Bouncer, with a one-armed gunman as protagonist. *''USS Nebraska'' by Xavier Donson and Christopher Bec ( Les humanoides associè), first chapter of the fantastic trilogy ''Sanctuaire''. *''La scomparsa di Amanda Cross'' (Amanda Cross’ disparition), by

Claudio Nizzi Claudio Nizzi (born 9 September 1938 in Sétif, Algeria) is an Italian comic author. He started his career as comic scriptwriter in 1963, writing for the comics magazine '' Il Vittorioso''. During 1969 he started working for '' Il Giornalino'' ...

and Massimo Bonfatti ( Bonelli); first album of the semiserious trilogy about the private eye Leo Pulp.

July

* July 10: In

Topolino ''Topolino'' (from the 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. It is currently published by Pa ...

, ''Intrigo a Duckport'' (Intrigue in Duckport) by Alberto Savini and Silvio Camboni; first episode of the ''Bay tales'' saga. The series, autonomous from the

duck universe The Donald Duck universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting of stories involving Disney cartoon character Donald Duck, as well as Daisy Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge McDuck, and many other characters. Life in the Dona ...

, is set in the 19th century and tells the adventures of the two mariners and treasure seekers

Moby Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the ...

and Fethry Duck; it lasts until 2005. *July 13: French cartoonist Piem is inducted into the

Légion d'Honneur The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon B ...

. *In '' New X-Men'' (

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 story arc

E is for extinction "E is for Extinction" was the first story arc from Grant Morrison's run on the Marvel Comics title ''New X-Men''. The story was published in ''New X-Men'' #114–116 in 2001 (formerly titled ''X-Men'', the series was renamed ''New X-Men'' at t ...

, by

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, humanist philosophy and countercultural leanings. Morrison has written extensively for the ...

and

Frank Quitely Vincent Patrick Deighan (born 1968), better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as '' New X-Men'', ''We3'', '' All-Star Supe ...

, begins.

August

* First issue of '' The punisher'' (

Marvel knights Marvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Comics that contained standalone material taking place inside the Marvel Universe (Earth-616). The imprint originated in 1998 when Marvel outsourced four titles (''Black Panther'', ''Punisher'', ''Daredevil' ...

) * '' In uncertain times'', by

Pierre Christin Pierre Christin (; born 27 July 1938) is a French comics creator and writer. Biography Christin was born at Saint-Mandé in 1938. After graduating from the Sorbonne, Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and b ...

and

Jean-Claude Mezieres Jean-Claude is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Claude Ades, an Italian electronic music producer * Jean-Claude Alibert (died 2020), a French racing driver * Jean-Claude Amiot (born 1939), a French compos ...

(Dargaud).

September

* September 22–23: During the Stripdagen in

Den Bosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

Daan Jippes Daniel Jan "Daan" Jippes (born 14 October 1945) is a Dutch cartoonist who's known for his work on Disney comics. In the 1980s and 1990s he drew many covers for Gladstone Publishing's Disney magazines. In the 1990s he redrew for Egmont old Junior ...

wins the

Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to 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 considered the most import ...

. The comics magazine ''Stripper'' receives the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. * September 24:

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issue ...

publishes a seemingly completely black cover to commemorate the victims of the

September 11 terrorist attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commerci ...

, which actually shows the silhouette of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. The design is by Françoise Mouly, based on an initial idea by

Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman (; born Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman on February 15, 1948) is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel '' Maus''. His work as co-editor on the comics magazines '' Arcade'' and '' R ...

. Inside the issue are no cartoons, out of respect for the victims, except for one solemn cartoon by George Booth, starring his character Mrs. Rittershouse. *September 29: '' The strange encounter'' by

and

Ted Benoit Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, ...

(Editions Blake et Mortimer); the story had been prepublished in ''

Telerama Telerama was an Internet service provider and technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1991 and promoted itself as the third ISP in world history. Telerama launched its Wi-Fi network in Pittsburgh in 2001, com ...

''.

October

* October 22: In Kalle Anka & co, ''

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'', by

. * In the Italian magazine W.I.T.C.H., ''Un giorno lo incontrerai'' (A day you will mett him) by Elisabetta Gnone and Alessandro Barbucci; debut of the Prince Phobos, the main villain of the series. *

Blue pills ''Blue Pills'' (original title: ''Pilules Bleues'') is a 2001 Swiss-French autobiographical comic written and illustrated by Frederik Peeters. The comic tells the story of a man falling in love with an HIV-positive woman. The book won the 2001 ...

by Frederick Peeters (Atrabile)

November

* First chapter of '' The Dark Knight Strikes Again'', by

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'' and subsequen ...

(

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...

) * '' Harlequin Valentine'' by

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

and

John Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American attorney, diplomat, Republican consultant, and political commentator. He served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United Sta ...

(

) * ''Dernier train pour Washington'' (Last train for Washington) by Francois Corteggiani and Michel-Blanc Dumont, twelfth album of '' Blueberry’s youth'' (

). * ''Le royame sous la sable'' (The kingdom under the sand) – by

and Grzegorz Rosiński, twenty-sixth album of the series ''

Thorgal ''Thorgal'' is a fantasy adventure Franco-Belgian comics series by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and Polish graphic artist Grzegorz Rosiński. Debuting in 1977, it has incorporated elements of Norse mythology, the legend of Atlantis as well as ...

'' (

December

* First issue of the third ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has ...

'' series and of '' The Legion'' (

). * First issue of the miniseries ''Lupin the Third Millennium'' (Kappa edizioni), realized by Italian authors under the supervision of

Monkey Punch , known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series ''Lupin III''. Life and career Katō was born in Hamanaka, Hokkaido; he began drawing at a very young age, but did not draw manga until junior high school, when ...

, creator of the

character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

. * ''Les Steenfort'' by

and Francis Valles ( Glénat), last chapter of ''Les maitres de l’orge''; the volume summarizes the events of the brewers’ family told in the miniseries, providing several insights.

Specific date unknown

* Milton Griepp founds online trade publication ''

ICv2 ''ICv2'' is an online trade magazine that covers geek culture for retailers. ''ICv2s main areas of focus are comic books, anime, gaming, and show business products. The site offers news, reviews, analysis, and sales information for retailers a ...

'' in January."Who We Are: Milton Griepp," ICv2.com.
Accessed October 15, 2009. *

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...

withdraws from the

Comics Code Authority The Comics Code Authority (CCA) was formed in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America as an alternative to government regulation. The CCA allowed the comic publishers to self-regulate the content of comic books in the United States. ...

and established its own rating system for its publications. * The merger of AOL and

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

, parent of

was completed, the merger name was AOL Time Warner. *

WildStorm Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...

founded its Eye of the Storm imprint. * CMX established by

. * The final episode of Ralph Dunagin's ''Dunagin's People'' is published. *In the

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

newspaper ''

The daily orange ''The Daily Orange'', commonly referred to as ''The D.O.'', is an independent student newspaper published in Syracuse, New York. It is free and published daily during the Syracuse University academic year. It was one of the first college papers ...

'', first strip of '' The Perry Bible fellowship'', by Nicholas Gurewitch. *''Carnera, la montagna che cammina'' (

Primo Carnera Primo may refer to: People *DJ Premier (born 1966), hip-hop producer, sometimes goes by nickname Primo * Primo Carnera (1906–1967), Italian boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1933–1934 * Primo Cassarino (born 1956), enforcer for the Gambino c ...

, the walking mountain) by Davide Toffolo (Biblioteca dell’immagine). *Fourth and last episode of

Milo Manara Maurilio Manara (; born 12 September 1945), known professionally as Milo Manara, is an Italian comic book writer and artist. Career After architecture and painting studies, he made his comics debut in 1969 drawing for ''Genius'', a Fumetti ner ...

’s erotic series '' Click''. * '' Love Is Like a Hurricane'', a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tokiya Shimazaki, is launched.

Deaths

January

* January 6: ** Leo Nowak, American comics artist ('' Superman'', '' Robotman'') and political cartoonist, dies at age 93. ** Guido Scala, Italian comics artist (

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

), dies at age 64. * January 9:

Carol Voges Carol Willem Voges (Amsterdam, 19 June 1925 – Laren, North Holland 9 January 2001) was a Dutch illustrator and cartoonist. Biography Voges started his career working for comics artist Joop Geesink. He worked at the Toonder Studios, where he d ...

, Dutch illustrator and comics artist ('' De Avonturen van Pa Pinkelman'', ''Jimmy Brown, Sportheld nr. 1'', ''Professor Créghel''), dies at age 75. * January 12: Gian Luigi Bonelli, Italian comics writer (''

Tex Willer Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series ''Tex'', created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular character ...

'', '' Zagor''), dies at age 92. * January 23:

Fred Ray Frederic E. "Fred" Ray, Jr. (February 4, 1920 – January 23, 2001)Dates and spelling of name peFrederic E.Ray Social Security Number 204-03-7262, aSocial Security Death Index Source gives birthplace and "Jr." was an American comic book artist and ...

, American comics cover artist ('' Superman'') and redesigner of Superman's "S" symbol, dies at age 80.

February

* February 3: Neg Cochran, American comics artist (continued ''Herky'', ''Otto Honk'', '' Out Our Way''), passes away at age 87. * February 6: Douglas Borgstedt, American cartoonist and comics artist (''The Pet Set''), dies at age 90. * February 7: Lazar Stanojević, Serbian comics artist (''Svermironi''), dies at age 69. * February 10:

Miné Okubo Miné Okubo (; June 27, 1912 – February 10, 2001) was an American artist and writer. She is best known for her book '' Citizen 13660'', a collection of 198 drawings and accompanying text chronicling her experiences in Japanese American internme ...

, American comics artist and writer ('' Citizen 13660''), dies at age 88. * February 19: Adolfo Mazzone, Argentine comics artist ('' Piantadino''), dies at age 86.

March

* March 1: Torsten Bjarre, Swedish animator and comics artist (''Flygsoldat 113 Bom'', ''Lilla Fridolf'', ''Oscar''), passes away at age 85. * March 4: Fred Lasswell, American comics artist (drew ''

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith ''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'', originally ''Take Barney Google, F'rinstance'', is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a large international readership, appearin ...

'' between 1942 and 2001), dies at age 84. * March 5: Necmi Riza Ayça, Turkish cartoonist, dies at age 86 or 87. * March 15: Brasser, Belgian political cartoonist (''Prik''), dies at age 64. * March 22: **

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the ani ...

, American animator (

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer t ...

comics, '' Tom & Jerry'', ''

The Flintstones ''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their nex ...

'', ''

Scooby-Doo ''Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated media franchise based on an animated television series launched in 1969 and continued through several derivative media. Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original series, ''Scooby-Doo, Where Are ...

''), dies at age 90. ** Edith Oppenheim-Jonas, German-Swiss comics artist (''Papa Moll''), dies at age 94. * March 26: Bill Yates, American comics artist (''Professor Phumble'', ''Benjy''), writer (''

Redeye Red eye, red-eye, redeye or variants may refer to: Related to the eye * Red-eye effect, in photographs * Red eye (medicine), an eye that appears red due to illness or injury * Red, an extremely rare eye color due to albinism * Red eyeshin ...

'') and comic strip editor for

King Features Syndicate King Features Syndicate, Inc. is a American content distribution and animation studio, consumer product licensing and print syndication company owned by Hearst Communications that distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editoria ...

, dies at age 79. * March 31: Luciana Giussiani, Italian comics writer (''

Diabolik ''Diabolik'' ( or ) is an Italian comic series created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani. One of the most popular series in the history of Italian comics, ''Diabolik'' was created in 1962 and consists of more than 900 volumes, and has led ...

''), dies at age 72.

April

* April 3: Ray Osrin, American cartoonist, animator and comics artist (worked for

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and

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, assisted on ''

'' and '' Morty Meekle''), dies at age 72. * April 4: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper, custom car designer and builder (''

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''), dies at age 69. * April 16: Mittéï (Hao), Belgian comics artist (''Nine et Mitsou'', ''Indésirable Désiré'', ''Bonaventure'', continued '' Modeste et Pompon'' between 1963 and 1975) and writer, dies at age 68. * April 19: Henry Boltinoff, American comics artist ('' Stoker the Broker''), dies at age 87.

May

* May 14: Eric Bradbury, British comics artist ('' Tharg the Mighty'', '' Charles Peace'', ''

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), dies at age 97.

June

* June 1:

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, American comics artist and animator ('' Dennis the Menace''), dies at age 81. * June 14: Barb Rausch, American comics writer and artist (

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comics,

), dies at age 60. * June 15: Hurey, Belgian comics artist (''De Fratsen van Jan Heibel'', ''Ketje & Co'', continued '' De Lustige Kapoentjes'' and '' Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke'', assisted

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, Jean-Pol and

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), dies at age 63. * June 17: Hugo Díaz Jiménez, Costa Rican cartoonist and comics artist (''Las Fisgonas de Paso Ancho''), dies at age 70 from bone marrow cancer. * June 22: George Evans, American comics artist (''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Haunt of Fear'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Shock SuspenStories'') dies at age 81. * June 25: George Wilhelms, American comic artist (drew comics for Fiction House, Real Life Comics, American Comics Group and Gold Key Comics), dies at age 88. * June 26: Tove Jansson, Finnish novelist, illustrator and comics artist (''Moomin comic strips, The Moomins''), passes away at age 86. * June 27: Kees Stip, Dutch poet and comics writer (scripted ''De Wolken'' by Nico Visscher), passes away at age 87. * Specific date unknown: Basil Reynolds, British comics artist (''Skit, Skat and the Captain''), dies at age 84.

July

* July 7: Toni Pagot, Italian comics artist, cartoonist and animator (''Calimero''), dies at age 79. * July 11: Herman Brood, Dutch rock artist, painter and comics artist (''Vaste Prik''), commits suicide at age 55 by jumping off the top of a hotel building. * July 16: Morris (cartoonist), Morris, Belgian comics artist (''Lucky Luke''), dies at age 77. * July 16: Opland, Dutch political cartoonist and comics artist (''De Wonderlijke Avonturen van Anna''), dies at age 73 from bone cancer. * July 22: Eduardo Muñoz Bachs, Spanish-Cuban poster and comics artist (''El Cuento''), dies at age 64. * July 25: Endre Lukács, Hungarian-Dutch comics artist (

), dies at age 95. * July 27: Martha Orr, American comics artist (''Apple Mary'', prototype for ''Mary Worth''), dies at age 93. * July 31: Youji Muku, Japanese comics artist and magazine editor (made S&M comics for various erotic magazines), dies at age 73. * Specific date unknown: Maurice Chénechot, aka Chen, aka Mac, French comics artist and illustrator (''Riri''), dies at age 88.

August

* August 10: ** Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer and editor (''EC Comics'', ''Mad (magazine), Mad''), dies at age 76 from cancer. ** Pericle Luigi Giovannetti, Swiss painter and comics artist (''Max''), passes away at age 85. * August 15: Jim Russell (cartoonist), Jim Russell, Australian cartoonist (''The Potts''), dies at age 92. * August 25: Chuck Cuidera (usually credited as "Charles Nicholas"), American comics artist (''Blackhawk (DC Comics), Blackhawk''), dies at age 85. * August 30: Claude Marin, French comic artist (

), dies at age 70.

September

* September 13: Johnny Craig, American comics artist (EC Comics), dies at age 75. * September 26: Fred Neher, American comics artist (''Life's Like That'', ''Otto Watt''), dies at age 97 or 98. * September 30: George Gately, American comics artist (''Heathcliff (comic strip), Heathcliff'', ''Hapless Harry''), dies at age 72 from a heart attack. * September 30: Bjørn Frank Jensen, Danish animator and comics artist (''Nop'',

, worked on ''Pelle Svanslös''), dies at age 81.

October

* October 7: Herbert Block, American political cartoonist, dies at age 91. * October 20: Roy Ullyet, British sports cartoonist, dies at age 86.

November

* November 6: ** Chris Ishii, American animator and comic artist (''Li'l Neebo''), dies at age 81. ** Gray Morrow, American comics artist (co-creator of ''Man-Thing'' and ''El Diablo (comics), El Diablo'', worked for ''Eerie'', ''Creepy (magazine), Creepy'' and ''Blazing Combat'', assisted on ''Prince Valiant'', ''Big Ben Bolt'', ''Secret Agent X-9'', continued ''Friday Foster'', ''List of Buck Rogers comic strips, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''Tarzan in comics, Tarzan'') commits suicide at age 67. * November 8: Ryuichi Yokoyama, Japanese comics artist, (''Fuku-Chan'', ''The Beggar King'', ) dies at age 92. * November 21: Seymour Reit, aka Sy Reit, American animator, writer, screenwriter, comics writer (''Little Lulu'', ''Mad Magazine'') and comics artist (worked for Eisner & Iger), dies at age 83. * November 25: Harry Devlin, American painter, illustrator and comics artist (''Fullhouse'' - later retitled ''Raggmopp''), dies at age 83. * November 28: Bob Gustafson, American comics writer (''Specs'', assisted on ''Joe Palooka'') and artist (assisted/continued ''Tillie the Toiler'' and ''Beetle Bailey''), passes away at age 81.

December

* December 2: Chase Craig, American animator, scriptwriter and comics writer (''Looney Tunes comics'', ''Odd Bodkins'', ''

'', ''

'' comics), dies at age 91. * December 6: Carla Hansen, Danish comics writer (''Rasmus Klump''), dies at age 95. * December 16: Derek Bauer, South-African comics artist and cartoonist, dies in a car accident at age 45 or 46. * December 19: Dan DeCarlo, American comics artist (''

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/Western Publishing), dies at age 91 or 92. * Anselmus Kengen, aka Kari, Dutch illustrator and cartoonist (advertising comics), dies at age 84 or 85. * Dick Lucas, Canadian cartoonist (celebrity comics, celebrity comic about Juliette Béliveau), passes away at age 85 or 86.

Awards

* Ted Goff receives the Silver T-Square award from the National Cartoonist Society in a unanimous vote.

Exhibitions

* August 26–September 30: "''Historic Virtuoso Cartoonists''" (7th Festival of Cartoon Art, Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio) — featuring Thomas Nast, Joseph Keppler, Frederick Burr Opper, Richard Felton Outcault, Winsor McCay, Nell Brinkley, George Herriman, Edwina Dumm, Rube Goldberg, Milton Caniff, Walt Kelly, Charles M. Schulz, Willard Mullin, James Thurber, Oliver Harrington, Art Young, Jay Norwood Darling, Rollin Kirby, and Jeff MacNelly * November 23—December 31: "''Plewds! Squeams! and Spurls!''" (Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, California) — comic book and street-influenced group show featuring Spain Rodriguez, Xylor Jane, and others.

Conventions

* February 17–18: Alternative Press Expo (Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco) * February 25: Portland Comic Book Show (Memorial Coliseum at Rose Quarter, Portland, Oregon) — guests include Bernie Wrightson, Val Mayerik, Steven Grant, Anne Timmons, and Pete Woods * March 2–4: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) — guests include George Pérez, Mark Waid, Steve Epting, Rick Magyar, Scot Eaton, Andrew Hennessy, Wil Quintana, Barbara Kesel, Steve McNiven, Tom Simmons (comics), Tom Simmons, Morry Hollowell, Bart Sears, Andy Smith, Michael Atiyeh, Ron Marz, Greg Land, Drew Geraci, Brandon Peterson, John Dell, Andrew Crossley, Jim Chuen, Don Hillsman II, and Caesar Rodriguez * March 9: Big Apple Comic Con, National Comic Book, Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo I (St. Paul the Apostle Church (Manhattan), St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) * March 31: Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) (Ohio Expo Center, Rhodes Center, Columbus, Ohio) — 440 attendees; special guest: Dave Sim. First presentation of the Howard E. Day Prize, Howard Eugene Day Memorial Award ("the Day Prize") * March 31–April 1: Chicago ComicFest (Ramada Plaza Hotel O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois) — produced by the organizers of the Motor City Comic Con * April 1–3: WonderCon (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California) * April 27–29: Pittsburgh Comicon (Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include

,Brady, Matt
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Newsarama (September 27, 2008). Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Frank Cho, Dave Cooper, Dan Clowes, Mark Schultz (comics), Mark Schultz, Scott McDaniel, Tom Savini, Chyna, Michonne Bourriague, Paul Blake (comics), Paul Blake, Claire Stansfield, Alexandra Tydings,Mervis, Scott. "Heroic comeback," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (27 April 2001), p. 22. Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, Terry Moore (comics), Terry Moore, Dean Haspiel, and Josh Neufeld * May 18–20: Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) — guests include Sergio Aragonés, Todd Dezago, David Finch (comics), David Finch, Franchesco, Andy Lee (comics), Andy Lee, Steve Lieber, Paul Jenkins (writer), Paul Jenkins, Jason Moore (comics), Jason Moore, James O'Barr, Michael Avon Oeming, Brian Pulido, Stan Sakai, Chris Sprouse, J. Michael Straczynski, Michael Turner (comics), Michael Turner, Randy Zimmerman, Murphy Anderson, Pam Bliss, Mark Crilley, Marshall Dillon (comics), Marshall Dillon, Dick Giordano, David W. Mack, Eddy Newell, Martin Nodell, Mike Okamoto, Diana Okamoto, Jim Ottaviani,

, Billy Tucci, and Chris Yambar * May 26–27: Comic Festival, Comics 2001 (Bristol, England, U.K.) — presentation of the National Comics Awards; official guests include Eddie Campbell, D'Israeli (cartoonist), D'Israeli, Gary Spencer Millidge, Tony Rollinson, Tim Sayer, Dave Gibbons, Staz Johnson, Sean Phillips, Charlie Adlard, Greg Staple, Metaphrog, Bob Schreck, Alan Grant (writer), Alan Grant, John McCrea (comic book artist), John McCrea, Dez Skinn, and Steve Conley (comics), Steve Conley * June 8–10: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include Bob Almond, Jim Amash, Murphy Anderson, Mark Bagley, John Beatty (illustrator), John Beatty, Dan Brereton, Frank Brunner, Steven Butler, Nick Cardy, K.C. Carlson, Richard Case, Sean Chen (artist), Sean Chen, Mark Chiarello,

, Todd Dezago, Johnna Draper Carlson, Dick Giordano, Jimmy Gownley, Cully Hamner, Scott Hampton, Scott Hanna, Tony Harris (comics), Tony Harris, Irwin Hasen, Adam Hughes, Jamal Igle, Georges Jeanty, Phil Jimenez, Drew Johnson, Dan Jolley, Nat Jones, Greg Keyes, Jim Krueger, Bob Layton, Mark Lipka, David W. Mack, Nathan Massengill, Pop Mhan, Phil Noto, Michael Avon Oeming, Paul Pope, James Pruett, Joe Pruett, Joe Quesada, Robin Riggs, Budd Root, Craig Rousseau, Julius Schwartz, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson, Brian Stelfreeze, Karl Story, Roy Thomas, Tim Townsend, George Tuska, Dexter Vines, Loston Wallace, Karl Waller, and Mike Wieringo * July 6: Big Apple Comic Con, National Comic Book, Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo II (St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) * July 19–22: Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California): 53,000 attendees; official guests: Brian Michael Bendis, John Buscema, Michael Chabon, Frank Cho, Julie Doucet, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, Gene Ha, Joe R. Lansdale, Russell Myers, P. Craig Russell, Kim Stanley Robinson, Spider Robinson, Alvin Schwartz (comics), Alvin Schwartz, Dan Spiegle, Jhonen Vasquez, Judd Winick, and Bernie Wrightson * August 17–19: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — 40,000+ attendees;Press release
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Comic Book Resources (September 6, 2001). guest of honor: Alex Ross; special guests: Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Gene Simmons, Peter Mayhew (actor), Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Kenny Baker (English actor), Kenny Baker, Kimmie Kappenberg from ''Survivor (U.S. TV series), Survivor'', James Marsters, and Juliet Landau * August 18–19: "Love is... CAPTION 2001" (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England) * August 24–26: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 15,359 attendees; guests include William Shatner, James Doohan, Peter Mayhew (actor), Peter Mayhew, Traci Lords, Ethan Phillips, Ted Raimi, Ian Churchill, Jeph Loeb, Carlos Pacheco, Mika Akitaka, and Scott McNeil * August 30–September 2: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia) — 20,000+ attendees; guests include Don Bluth, Alice Cooper, Anthony Daniels, and James Doohan * September 14–16: Small Press Expo/International Comics and Animation Festival (SPX/ICAF) (Bethesda, Maryland) — events canceled due September 11 attacks * September 16: Small Press Expo, SP-Xiles (Brooklyn, New York) — created to replace canceled Small Press Expo; raises $1,925.00 for the American Red Cross and the New York Fire Fighter's 9-11 Relief Fund * September 15–16: HoustonCon (Holiday Inn, Houston, Texas) — sponsored by Bedrock City Comics; guests include Harry Knowles, John Lucas (comics), John Lucas, and Scott Gilbert * October 12–13: Big Apple Comic Con, National Comic Book, Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo III (St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) — run as a charity event to benefit victims of the September 11 attacks * October 19–21: Bat.con (Dallas, Texas) — celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the ''Batman (TV series), Batman'' TV show. Featured guests include: Mark Waid, Craig Rousseau, Dan Brereton, Norm Breyfogle, Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Julie Newmar, Frank Gorshin, and Van Williams * October 19–21: Great American Expo, Great American Comic Book and Sci-Fi Expo (Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts) — guests include Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert, Joe Kubert, Joe Quesada, Ed McGuinness, and David Wahl * November 2–5; Coco Bulles (Culture Palace of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) * November 9–11: Big Apple Comic Con, National Comic Book, Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo IV (Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City) — featured guests include Klaus Janson and Joe Staton * November 17–18: Motor City Comic Con II (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) — guests include Aaron Bordner, Peter David, Guy Davis (comics), Guy Davis, Marshall Dillon (comics), Marshall Dillon, Vince Locke, Jason Moore (comics), Jason Moore, Mark Schultz (comics), Mark Schultz, William Stout, Randy Zimmerman, Chase Masterson, Vaughn Armstrong, Julie Caitlin Brown, Jeremy Bulloch, Angus McGinnis, Garek Hagon, and Kenneth Colley * November 23–25: UnCommonCon 2001 (Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas) — events cancelled due to sharp drop in domestic travel after 9/11 and slow dealer tables sales * November 24–25: Mid-Ohio Con (Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio) — guests include Dave Gibbons and John Byrne (comics), John Byrne

First issues by title

;''7 Seeds'' :''Release:'' November by Shogakukan (''Betsucomi''). ''Author:'' Yumi Tamura. ;''Angel Cup'' :''Release:'' by Tokyopop. ''Writer:'' Youn Jae-ho. ''Artist:'' Kim Dong-wook (artist), Kim Dong-wook. ; ''Fakta fra verden'' : Release: by Karstein Volle ;''Pearls Before Swine (comic strip), Pearls Before Swine'' :''Release:'' December 31 by The Washington Post. ''Writer:'' Stephan Pastis ''Artist:'' Stephan Pastis. ;''Sgt Mike Battle: The Greatest American Hero!'' :''Release:'' August by Pier-C Comics. ''Writer & Artist:'' Graham Pierce. ; ''The Surgeon'' : Release: by Rough Cut Comics ;''Trip to Tagaytay'' :''Release:'' by Tala Comics Publishing. ''Writer & Artist:'' Arnold Arre.

Initial appearances by character name

Onimar Synn in ''JSA'' #24 (June) written by David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns, published by

References

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