Notable events of 2001 in comics.

Events and publications

January

* January 3: '' Jonathan'' (or ''Codename comrades''), by Jane Espenson and Cliff Richards. * January 16: ''Le manuscript,'' by Frank Giroud and Béhée, ( Glenat), first chapter of the historical-religious saga ''Le décalogue''; the story begins in 2001, in

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and continues backward until

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. * 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 and

Steve Lieber Steve Lieber (born May 19, 1967) is an American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as ''Detective Comics'' and ''Hawkman'', and the critically acclaimed miniseries ''Whiteout (Oni Press), Whiteout'', which was adapted into a W ...

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

February

* February 13: Don Markstein establishes the website ''

Don Markstein's Toonopedia Don Markstein's Toonopedia (subtitled A Vast Repository of Toonological Knowledge) is an online encyclopedia of print cartoons, comic strips and animation, initiated February 13, 2001. Donald D. Markstein, the sole writer and editor of Toonopedi ...

'', in which he provides encyclopedic articles about thousands of characters from the world of comics, cartoons and animation. * Belgian cartoonist Baudouin de Duve is arrested on the accusation of making an illegal ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' ( ) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a c ...

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

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

and Adam Kubert is first published, which marks the debut of the series '' Ultimate X-Men''. *In Italy, a reboot of the series

PKNA ''PK – Paperinik New Adventures'' (''PKNA'') is an Italian comic, published by Disney Italy from 14 March 1996 to 20 December 2000, about the new adventures of Paperinik (known as ''Duck Avenger'' in the United States), the superhero created in ...

is launched, with a new title ''(PK²''), storyline and a supporting cast. In the first album (''Ducklair'', by Francesco Artibani and Claudio Sciarrone), the computer One, regular partner of the hero

Paperinik Paperinik (), also known as PK (Italy, ), Superduck (UK and Digicomics) or Duck Avenger (US), is a comic book-costumed vigilante and Donald Duck's alter ego. The character was created in Italy by Elisa Penna, Guido Martina and Giovan Battista ...

and co-protagonist 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 comics, Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of ...

, 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. 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 expressions. He is most ...

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. *''JL?'', by Tom Peyer and Ethan Van Sciver, first chapter of the miniseries Justice Leagues (

). *'' Asterix and the actress'', by Albert Uderzo; for the first time,

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 ...

and Obelix’s parents appear in a long story and the Gaulish hero has a love interest. *''La favorite'', by Jean Dufaux and Ana Miralies ( Darguad), first album of the historical-erotic series '' Djinn''. *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

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series ''Gregory Hunter''. * The final Bungeishunjū Manga Award is handed out.

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 and

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: ...

. * In

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

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, 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 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 ...

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

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); last story of Johann and Peewit. *

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by Jean Van Hamme and

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June

*June 1: ''Big city girl'', by

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon ( ; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer' ...

and Karl Moline (

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), 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 (

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). *''La mission'' by Jean Van Hamme and Christian Denayer (

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

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

July

* July 10: In

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

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

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

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

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), the story arc E is for extinction, by

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and

Frank Quitely Vincent Patrick Deighan (born January 18, 1968), better known by the pen name Frank Quitely, is a Scottish people, Scottish comic book artist. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with Grant Morrison on titles such as ''New X-Men (20 ...

, begins.

August

* First issue of '' The punisher'' ( Marvel knights) * '' In uncertain times'', by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres (Dargaud).

September

* September 22–23: During the Stripdagen in

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Daan Jippes wins the Stripschapprijs. The comics magazine ''Stripper'' receives the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. * September 24:

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publishes a seemingly completely black cover to commemorate the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, 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 Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman ( ; born February 15, 1948), professionally known as Art Spiegelman, is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel ''Maus''. His work as co-editor on the comics magazin ...

. 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 Jean Van Hamme and Ted Benoit (Editions Blake et Mortimer); the story had been prepublished in '' Telerama''.

October

* October 22: In Kalle Anka & co, ''The crown of the crusader kings'', 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. *

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by Frederick Peeters (Atrabile)

November

* First chapter of ''

The Dark Knight Strikes Again ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again'', also known as ''Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' and ''DK2'', is a 2001–2002 DC Comics three-issue limited series comic book written and illustrated by Frank Miller and colored by Lynn Varley, featuri ...

'', by Frank Miller (

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) * '' Harlequin Valentine'' by

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

and

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(

) * ''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 Jean Van Hamme and

, twenty-sixth album of the series '' Thorgal'' (

December

* December 19: Marc Cuadrado's gag comic ''Parker & Badger'' debuts in '' Spirou''. * December 31: The final episode of Toon van Driel's gag comic ''Hullie'' appears in '' Algemeen Dagblad''. * First issue of the third ''

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'' 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, creator of the character. * ''Les Steenfort'' by Jean Van Hamme 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 ''

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

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withdraws from the

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

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, 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 and Brandon Choi to publish through Image Comics, Wildstorm became a publishing imprint of DC C ...

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

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

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newspaper '' The daily orange'', first strip of '' The Perry Bible fellowship'', by Nicholas Gurewitch. *''Carnera, la montagna che cammina'' ( Primo Carnera, the walking mountain) by Davide Toffolo (Biblioteca dell’immagine). *Fourth and last episode of Milo Manara’s erotic series '' Click''. * '' Love Is Like a Hurricane'', a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Tokiya Shimazaki, is launched. *

Gary Panter Gary Panter (born December 1, 1950) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter's work is representative of the post- underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of '' Arcade: The Com ...

releases his graphic novel ''Cola Madnes''. * Jeroom creates his gag comic ''Tettenman''.

Deaths

January

* January 6: ** Leo Nowak, American comics artist (''

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'', '' 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 Scrooge McDuck. The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with t ...

), dies at age 64. * January 9: Carol Voges, 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'', '' Zagor''), dies at age 92. * January 23: Fred Ray, American comics cover artist (''

'') 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''), dies 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, American comics artist and writer ('' Citizen 13660''), dies at age 88. * February 14: Michel Crespin, French comic artist (''Armalite 16'', ''Élie''), dies at age 45. * 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''), dies at age 85. * March 4: Fred Lasswell, American comics artist (drew ''

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'' 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: ** Pierre Brochard, French comic artist (''Zéphyr'', ''Le Chevalier de Saint-Clair'', ''Alex et Eurêka''), dies at age 79. **

William Hanna William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, voice actor, and musician who is best known for co-creating ''Tom and Jerry'' and providing the vocal effects for the series' title characters. Alongside Joseph B ...

, American animator (

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

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'', ''

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''), 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 (''

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'') and comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate, dies at age 79. * March 31: Luciana Giussiani, Italian comics writer (''

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''), dies at age 72.

April

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

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and Gold Key Comics, 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 ('' Rat Fink''), 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. * April 21: Bernard Venables, British comics artist (''Mr. Digwell'', ''Mr. Crabtree Goes Fishing''), dies at age 94.

May

* May 14: Eric Bradbury, British comics artist ('' Tharg the Mighty'', '' Charles Peace'', '' The Leopard from Lime Street'', '' The House of Dolmann''), dies at age 80. * May 27: Claude Bordet, aka Claudy, French comics artist, dies at age 80. * May 29: Bill Bunce, American illustrator and comics artist (comics for Association of American Railroads), dies at age 97.

June

* June 1: Hank Ketcham, 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 Marc Sleen, Jean-Pol and Arthur Berckmans), 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:

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, American comics artist ('' Two-Fisted Tales'', ''

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'', '' The Haunt of Fear'', '' Weird Science'', '' Crime SuspenStories'', '' 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 ('' The Moomins''), dies at age 86. * June 27:

Kees Stip Cornelis Jan (Kees) Stip (Veenendaal, August 25, 1913 – Winschoten, June 27, 2001) was a Dutch people, Dutch epigram poet. He wrote under many pseudonyms, most notably ''Trijntje Fop'' and ''Chronos''. Biography Stip studied classical languages ...

, Dutch poet and comics writer (scripted ''De Wolken'' by Nico Visscher), dies 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 10: Françoise Bertier, French illustrator and comic artist (''Line''), dies at age 86. * 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, Belgian comics artist (''

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''), 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 E.C. Publications, Inc., (doing business as EC Comics) is an American comic book publisher. It specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, nota ...

'', '' Mad''), dies at age 76 from cancer. ** Pericle Luigi Giovannetti, Swiss painter and comics artist (''Max''), dies at age 85. * August 15: Jim Russell, Australian cartoonist ('' The Potts''), dies at age 92. * August 16: Len Ward, British comic artist (''Sonny Silhouette'', ''Jenkins'', ''Rex Martin''), dies at age 77. * August 25: Chuck Cuidera (usually credited as " Charles Nicholas"), American comics artist ('' Blackhawk''), dies at age 85. * August 30: Claude Marin, French comic artist (

), dies at age 70.

September

* September 1: José Cubero Valero, Spanish comic artist (''Don Quijote de la Mancha'', comics based on '' Ovide and the Gang''), dies at age 77. * September 13: ** Frédéric-Antonin Breysse, French comic artist (''Oscar et Isidore''), dies at age 93. ** Johnny Craig, American comics artist (

), dies at age 75. * September 21: Luis Garcia Gallo, A.K.A. Coq, Spanish comic artist (''Mam'zelle Souris'', ''Azor'', ''Nanette'', ''La Fée Aveline'', ''Yvette'', ''Docteur Gaudéamus'', ''Médor''), dies at age 94. * September 26:

Fred Neher Fred Neher (September 29, 1903 – September 22, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for his syndicated gag panel, ''Life's Like That'', which offered a humorous look at human nature, with a focus on American society and family life, for ...

, American comics artist ('' Life's Like That'', ''Otto Watt''), dies at age 97 or 98. * September 30: George Gately, American comics artist ('' 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 Dwight Graydon "Gray" Morrow (March 7, 1934 – November 6, 2001)Gray Morrow
at the S ...

, American comics artist (co-creator of '' Man-Thing'' and '' El Diablo'', worked for ''

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 ...

'', '' Creepy'' and '' Blazing Combat'', assisted on '' Prince Valiant'', '' Big Ben Bolt'', ''

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 ...

'', continued '' Friday Foster'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...

'') commits suicide at age 67. * November 8: Ryuichi Yokoyama, Japanese comics artist, (''Fuku-Chan'', ''The Beggar King'', ) dies at age 92. * November 20: Bob Moore, American animator and comics artist (

), dies at age 81. * November 21: ** Ronn Foss, American comic artist (drew for fanzines like Alter Ego and Komix Illustrated), dies at age 72. ** Seymour Reit, aka Sy Reit, American animator, writer, screenwriter, comics writer ('' Little Lulu'', '' Mad Magazine'') and comics artist (worked for

Eisner & Iger Eisner & Iger was a comic book packager that produced comics on demand for publishers entering the new medium during the late-1930s and 1940s, a period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by Will Eisner and Jerry Ige ...

), 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''), dies at age 81.

December

* December 2: Chase Craig, American animator, scriptwriter and comics writer (''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...

comics'', ''Odd Bodkins'', ''

'', ''

'' comics), dies at age 91. * December 6: Carla Hansen, Danish comics writer (''

Rasmus Klump ''Rasmus Klump'' (translates to ''Rasmus Lump'' or ''Erasmus Lump'') is a Danish comic strip series for children created in 1951 by the Danish wife-and-husband team Carla and Vilhelm Hansen. The series was translated into a number of foreign lan ...

''), dies at age 95. * December 10: Dave Graue, American comic artist (continued '' Alley Oop''), dies at age 75 in a car accident. * December 16: Derek Bauer, South-African comics artist and cartoonist, dies in a car accident at age 45 or 46. * December 19:

Dan DeCarlo Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for having developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and es ...

, American comics artist (''

''), dies at age 82 from a heart attack.

Specific date unknown

* Charlie Bood, Swedish illustrator and comics artist (''Allan Kämpe'', ''Sme-Olle''), dies at age 78 or 79. * Neg Cochran, American comics artist, (''Out Our Way'', continued ''Herky'' and ''Otto Honk''), dies at age 87 or 88. * Roger Emiel de Ruyck, aka Roderyck, Belgian illustrator, painter and comics artist (''Jan Zonder Vrees''), dies at age 83. * Nat Edson, American comics artist (worked for

Western Publishing Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was an American company founded in 1907 in Racine, Wisconsin, best known for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also ...

), 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 comic about Juliette Béliveau), dies at age 85 or 86.

Awards

* Ted Goff receives the Silver T-Square award from the

National Cartoonist Society The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

in a unanimous vote.

Exhibitions

* August 26–September 30: "''Historic Virtuoso Cartoonists''" (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art) ( Columbus Recreation and Parks Department Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio) — featuring

Thomas Nast Thomas Nast (; ; September 26, 1840December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a sharp critic of William M. Tweed, "Boss" Tweed and the T ...

, Joseph Keppler, Frederick Burr Opper, Richard Felton Outcault,

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 ...

, Nell Brinkley, George Herriman, Edwina Dumm, Rube Goldberg, Milton Caniff,

Walt Kelly Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip ''Pogo (comic strip), Pogo''. He began his animation career in 1936 at The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney S ...

, Charles M. Schulz, Willard Mullin,

James Thurber James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was best known for his gag cartoon, cartoons and short stories, published mainly in ''The New Yorker'' an ...

, Oliver Harrington, Art Young, Jay Norwood Darling, Rollin Kirby, and

Jeff MacNelly Jeffrey Kenneth MacNelly (September 17, 1947 – June 8, 2000) was an American editorial cartoonist and the creator of the comic strip ''Shoe (comic strip), Shoe''. After ''Shoe'' had been established in papers, MacNelly created the single-panel ...

* September 10, 2001–Jan. 15, 2002: ''"

Calvin and Hobbes ''Calvin and Hobbes'' is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was Print syndication, syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly described as "the last great newspaper comic", ''Calvin a ...

, Sunday Pages 1985-1995"'' (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art) ( Cartoon Research Library Reading Room Gallery,

Ohio State University The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...

) * 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 Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017) was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his other ho ...

, Val Mayerik, Steven Grant, Anne Timmons, and

Pete Woods Peter Woods is an American comic book artist, known for his work on titles such as ''Backlash (Marc Slayton), Backlash'', ''Deadpool (comics), Deadpool'', ''Robin (comics), Robin'', ''Catwoman'', ''Amazons Attack'', and ''Action Comics''. Career ...

* March 2–4: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) — guests include

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...

, Mark Waid,

Steve Epting Stephen "Steve" Epting is an Americans, American comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' and ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'' for Marvel Comics. Early life Epting's influences ...

, Rick Magyar,

Scot Eaton Scot Eaton is a Comic book creator, comic book artist, best known for his work on ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor'', ''X-Men: Endangered Species'', and ''X-Men: Messiah Complex''. Career In the early 1990s Eato ...

, Andrew Hennessy, Wil Quintana, Barbara Kesel,

Steve McNiven Steven McNiven is a Canadians, Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's ''Meridian (comics), Meridian'', before moving onto books such as ''Ultimate Secret'', ''Marvel Knights 4'', The New Avengers (comics), ''New Aven ...

, Tom Simmons, Morry Hollowell, Bart Sears, Andy Smith, Michael Atiyeh, Ron Marz,

Greg Land Greg Land (born 1956) is an American Comic book creator, comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four''. Career Greg La ...

, Drew Geraci,

Brandon Peterson Brandon Peterson (born 1969) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on Marvel Comics and Top Cow's ''Codename: Strykeforce'' in the 1990s. Career Peterson's early works for Marvel include a ''New Warriors'' annual and a ...

, John Dell, Andrew Crossley, Jim Chuen, Don Hillsman II, and

Caesar Rodriguez Caesar Rodriguez is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. Biography Rodriguez has been a regular comics reader since he was four years old. In 1989, he opened a comic and magazine shop in Los Angeles. There he met sever ...

* March 9: National Comic Book, Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo I ( St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) * March 31:

Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo The Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, or SPACE or S.P.A.C.E., is an annual Convention (meeting), convention in Columbus, Ohio, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, and webcomics. Bob Corby founded the convention as a gathering ...

(S.P.A.C.E.) (Ohio Expo Center, Rhodes Center, Columbus, Ohio) — 440 attendees; special guest:

Dave Sim Dave Sim (born 17 May 1956) is a Canadian cartoonist and publisher, known for his comic book ''Cerebus the Aardvark, Cerebus'', his artistic experimentation, his advocacy of self-publishing and creators' rights, and his controversial political an ...

. First presentation of the 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 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 Convention Center, Oakland, California) * April 27–29: Pittsburgh Comicon (Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include Frank Miller,Brady, Matt
"Baltimore Comic Con '08: 2008 Harvey Awards Announced,"
Newsarama (September 27, 2008).

Gilbert Hernandez Gilberto Hernández (born February 1, 1957), usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto (), is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his ''Palomar''/''Heartbreak Soup'' stories in ''Love and Rockets (comics), Love ...

Jaime Hernandez Jaime (sometimes spelled Xaime) Hernandez (born 1959) is the co-creator of the alternative comic book '' Love and Rockets'' with his brothers Gilbert and Mario. Early life Jaime Hernandez grew up in Oxnard, California.Aldama, p. 119. He is the ...

, Frank Cho, Dave Cooper, Dan Clowes, Mark Schultz, Scott McDaniel,

Tom Savini Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero, including ''Martin ( ...

, Chyna, Michonne Bourriague, Paul Blake, Claire Stansfield, Alexandra Tydings,Mervis, Scott. "Heroic comeback," ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'' (27 April 2001), p. 22. Jeff Smith, Terry Moore,

Dean Haspiel Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967, in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his '' American Splendo ...

, and Josh Neufeld * May 18–20: Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) — guests include Sergio Aragonés, Todd Dezago, David Finch, Franchesco,

Andy Lee Andy Lee may refer to: __NOTOC__ Sportspeople * Andy Lee (American football) (born 1982), American football punter * Andy Lee (boxer) (born 1984), Irish boxer * Andy Lee (footballer, born 1982), English footballer for Bradford City * Andy Lee (footb ...

, Paul Jenkins, Jason Moore, James O'Barr, Michael Avon Oeming, Brian Pulido, Stan Sakai,

Chris Sprouse Chris Sprouse (born July 30, 1966) is an American comics artist. Sprouse has worked for multiple publishers and has won two Eisner Awards for his work on '' Tom Strong'', a series he created with writer Alan Moore. Early life Chris Sprouse was b ...

J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski, known as J. Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is known as the creator of the science fiction televi ...

, Michael Turner, Randy Zimmerman, Murphy Anderson, Pam Bliss, Mark Crilley, Marshall Dillon,

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Ear ...

, David W. Mack, Eddy Newell, Martin Nodell, Mike Okamoto, Diana Okamoto, Jim Ottaviani, Greg Rucka, Billy Tucci, and Chris Yambar * May 26–27: Comics 2001 (Bristol, England, U.K.) — presentation of the National Comics Awards; official guests include

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: ...

, D'Israeli,

Gary Spencer Millidge Gary Spencer Millidge (born 1961) is a British comic book creator best known for his series ''Strangehaven''. He has also written and contributed to books about comics. Biography In 1995 Millidge began his ''Strangehaven'' series and in the sam ...

, Tony Rollinson, Tim Sayer,

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...

Staz Johnson Stewart "Staz" Johnson is an People of English descent, English comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on DC Comics' ''Robin (comics), Robin'' and ''Catwoman'' series. Biography Johnson got his start working on magazines which ...

, Sean Phillips,

Charlie Adlard Charles Adlard (born 4 August 1966) is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Savage''. Career Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' serie ...

, Greg Staple, Metaphrog, Bob Schreck, Alan Grant, John McCrea, Dez Skinn, and Steve Conley * June 8–10: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include Bob Almond, Jim Amash, Murphy Anderson,

Mark Bagley Mark Bagley (; born August 7, 1957) is an American comics artist. He has worked for Marvel Comics on such titles as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thunderbolts (comic book), Thunderbolts'', ''New Warriors'', ''Venom (comic book), Venom'' and ''Ulti ...

, John Beatty,

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 ...

, Frank Brunner, Steven Butler,

Nick Cardy Nicholas Viscardi (October 20, 1920 – November 3, 2013), known professionally as Nick Cardy and Nick Cardi, was an American comics artist best known for his DC Comics work on Aquaman, the Teen Titans and other major characters. Cardy was induct ...

, K.C. Carlson, Richard Case, Sean Chen, Mark Chiarello,

, Todd Dezago, Johnna Draper Carlson,

, Jimmy Gownley, Cully Hamner, Scott Hampton, Scott Hanna, Tony Harris,

Irwin Hasen Irwin Hasen (; July 8, 1918 – March 13, 2015) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator (with Gus Edson) of the ''Dondi'' comic strip. He also had a significant run on DC Comics' original Green Lantern, Alan Scott, in the 1940s as we ...

Adam Hughes Adam Hughes (born May 5, 1967) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known to American comic book readers for his renderings of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Catwoman''. ...

, Jamal Igle, Georges Jeanty,

Phil Jimenez Phil Jimenez (born July 12, 1970) is an American comics artist and writer known for his work as writer/artist on ''Wonder Woman (comic book), Wonder Woman'' from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries ''Infinite C ...

, Drew Johnson, Dan Jolley, Nat Jones, Greg Keyes, Jim Krueger,

Bob Layton Bob Layton (born September 25, 1953) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' and ''Hercules (Marvel Comics), Hercules'', and for co-fo ...

, Mark Lipka, David W. Mack, Nathan Massengill, Pop Mhan, Phil Noto, Michael Avon Oeming, Paul Pope, James Pruett,

Joe Pruett Joe Pruett (January 8, 1966) is an People of the United States, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher, and the co-founder of Desperado Publishing and AfterShock Comics. Biography Pruett broke into the industry during the year of 1989 ...

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, ...

, Robin Riggs, Budd Root, Craig Rousseau,

Julius Schwartz Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( ; June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was an American comic book editor, and a science fiction agent. He was born in The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various times he ...

, Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson, Brian Stelfreeze, Karl Story,

Roy Thomas Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor. He was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and possibly bes ...

, Tim Townsend, George Tuska,

Dexter Vines Dexter Vines is an American comic book artist and inker, known for his collaborations with pencilers such as Steve McNiven and Ed McGuinness, the latter of whom he is credited with as "eDex" team. Career Vines has worked on a multitude of titl ...

, Loston Wallace, Karl Waller, and Mike Wieringo * July 6: 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 Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...

(San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California): 53,000 attendees; official guests:

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist. Starting with crime fiction, crime and hardboiled, noir comics, Bendis eventually moved to mainstream superhero fiction, superhero work. While a ...

John Buscema John Buscema ( ; born Giovanni Natale Buscema, ; December 11, 1927 – January 10, 2002)Social Se ...

Michael Chabon Michael Chabon ( ; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, ...

, Frank Cho,

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud,

Gene Ha Gene Ha is an Americans, American comics artist and writer best known for his work on books such as ''Top 10 (comics), Top 10'' and ''Top 10: The Forty-Niners'', with Alan Moore and Zander Cannon, for America's Best Comics, the Batman graphic nove ...

, Joe R. Lansdale,

Russell Myers Russell Kommer Myers (born October 9, 1938) is an Americans, American cartoonist best known for his newspaper comic strip ''Broom-Hilda''. Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, Myers was raised in Oklahoma where his father taught at the University of Tuls ...

, P. Craig Russell,

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American science fiction writer best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has ...

, Spider Robinson, Alvin Schwartz, Dan Spiegle, Jhonen Vasquez,

Judd Winick Judd Winick (born February 12, 1970) is an American cartoonist, comic book writer and screenwriter, as well as a former reality television personality. He first gained fame for his stint on MTV's ''The Real World: San Francisco'' in 1994, before ...

, and

* August 17–19: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — 40,000+ attendees;Press release
"Wizard World Chicago 2001 attendance tops 40,000,"
Comic Book Resources (September 6, 2001). guest of honor:

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 ...

; special guests:

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 ...

, Jason Mewes,

Gene Simmons Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; ; born August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona "The Demon", is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss (band), Kiss, which he co-founded wit ...

, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Kimmie Kappenberg from ''

Survivor Survivor(s) may refer to: * one who survives Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 KKnD series#Armies, ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Foundation'', a fictional ...

'',

James Marsters James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in The WB series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ...

, and

Juliet Landau Juliet Rose Landau (born March 30, 1965) is an American actress, director, producer, and ballerina best known for her role as Drusilla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spinoff show ''Angel'', the latter appearance earning her a Sat ...

* 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 William Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain of the starship USS Enterpri ...

, James Doohan, Peter Mayhew,

Traci Lords Traci Elizabeth Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma; May 7, 1968) is an American actress and singer. As a 15-year-old high-school dropout, she used Identity document forgery, fake identity documents to enter the sex industry, where she began appearin ...

, Ethan Phillips, Ted Raimi,

Ian Churchill Ian Churchill (born 1969) is a British comic book artist, who has mostly worked in the American comic book industry. Career Churchill's early work included stints on ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' as well as the ''Deadp ...

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 ...

Carlos Pacheco Carlos Pacheco Perujo (14 November 1961 – 9 November 2022) was a Spanish comics penciller. After breaking into the European market doing cover work for Planeta De Agostini, he gained recognition doing work for Marvel UK, the England-based bra ...

, Mika Akitaka, and

Scott McNeil Scott McNeil is an Australian actor based in Canada, known for his live-action work as well as his roles in animation. His voice roles include Ace the Bat-Hound in '' Krypto the Superdog'', Voltar in '' League of Super Evil'', Jetfire, Backstop ...

* August 30–September 2: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia) — 20,000+ attendees; guests include

Don Bluth Donald Virgil Bluth ( ; born September 13, 1937) is an American filmmaker, animator, video game designer and author. He came to prominence working for Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions before creating his own film studio in ...

Alice Cooper Vincent Damon Furnier (born February 4, 1948), known by his stage name Alice Cooper, is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusion ...

, Anthony Daniels, and James Doohan * September 14–16:

Small Press Expo The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an American alternative comics convention. A registered 501(c)(3) that was created in 1994, every year since its inception, SPX has put on a festival, known as The Expo, that provides a forum for artists, writers a ...

/ International Comics and Animation Festival (SPX/ICAF) (Bethesda, Maryland) — events canceled due

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into ...

* September 16: SP-Xiles (Brooklyn, New York) — created to replace canceled Small Press Expo; raises $1,925.00 for the

American Red Cross The American National Red Cross is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit Humanitarianism, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded ...

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, and Scott Gilbert * September 28–29: Festival of Cartoon Art (

, Columbus, Ohio) — "Historic Virtuoso Cartoonists"; speakers include Sergio Aragonés, Jim Borgman, Lynda Barry, Eldon Dedini, Lynn Johnston, Will Eisner, Ben Katchor, David Levine, Rick Kirkman, Patrick McDonnell, Lee Lorenz, Pat Oliphant, Trina Robbins, Roy Peterson, Jerry Scott, Jeff Smith, and Rebecca Zurier * October 12–13: 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

* October 19–21: Bat.con (Dallas, Texas) — celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the ''

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 ...

'' TV show. Featured guests include: Mark Waid, Craig Rousseau,

, Norm Breyfogle, Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig,

Julie Newmar Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer; August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real estate Business magnate, mogul. ...

, Frank Gorshin, and

Van Williams Van Zandt Jarvis Williams (February 27, 1934 – November 28, 2016) was an American actor best known for his leading role as Kenny Madison in both Warner Bros. television detective series '' Bourbon Street Beat'' (1959–1960) and its sequ ...

* October 19–21: Great American Comic Book and Sci-Fi Expo (Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts) — guests include Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert,

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...

Ed McGuinness Edward McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, who has worked on books such as ''Superman (comic book), Superman'', ''Superman/Batman'', ''Deadpool (comic book), Deadpool'', and ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), Hulk''. His p ...

, and David Wahl * November 2–5; Coco Bulles ( Culture Palace of Abidjan,

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) * November 9–11: 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, Marshall Dillon, Vince Locke, Jason Moore, 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,

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) — 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

and John Byrne

First issues by title

;'' 7 Seeds'' :''Release:'' November by

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

(''

Betsucomi , known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine '' Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * ' ...

''). ''Author:'' Yumi Tamura. ;'' Angel Cup'' :''Release:'' by

Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licens ...

. ''Writer:'' Youn Jae-ho. ''Artist:'' Kim Dong-wook. ; '' Fakta fra verden'' : Release: by Karstein Volle ;'' Pearls Before Swine'' :''Release:'' December 31 by

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. ''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 Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash (comics), Flash, and Superman has drawn critical accl ...

, published by

References

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