Notable events of 2007 in comics.

Events

January

*January 10: '' Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator'' released. * January 16: Dutch cartoonist Willem wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. *January 24: '' The Boys'' is canceled with issue #6. *'' Red menace'' by

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Joseph Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite E ...

and Adam Brody (

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 ...

) * ''Batman/The spirit'' by

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

(

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

) *'' Bullet points'' by

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 ...

and

Tommy Lee Edwards Tommy Lee Edwards is an People of the United States, American illustrator. Edwards's varied portfolio includes works created in the realm of comics, video games, books, advertising, film, and animation. Career As well as comic-related work he ha ...

(

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 order of the stones'' by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Meziéres, 30th album of the '' Valerian'' series (

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. ...

February

*February 2:

Newsarama ''Newsarama'' is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website ''GamesRadar+'', also owned by Future US. Hi ...

reports that '' The Boys'' has been picked up by

Dynamite Entertainment Dynamite Entertainment is an American comic book publisher founded in 2004 by Nick Barrucci in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, known for publishing comic book adaptations of licensed feature film properties, such as ''Army of Darkness'', '' Terminator ...

. * February 5: Gerben Valkema's comic strip ''Elsje'' (''Lizzy'' in English) makes its debut. *February 7: '' The dark tower: The gunslinger born'' by Peter David and

Jae Lee Jae Lee (born 1972) is an American comics artist known for his interior illustration and cover work for various publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment. Career Jae Lee's first work for Marvel Com ...

(Marvel) *February 28: Release of '' 2000 AD'' prog #1526. This is the 30th anniversary issue and will see the start of three new storylines: '' Flesh'' (by

Pat Mills Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys' comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfath ...

and Ramon Sola), '' Nikolai Dante'' (by

Robbie Morrison Robbie Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer known for his work in the weekly anthology '' 2000 AD'', where he co-created the long-running serial '' Nikolai Dante'' with artist Simon Fraser. Career Morrison began his career in '' 2000 ADs ...

& Simon Fraser) and '' Savage'' (by

and

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 ...

) * The final issue of '' Cracked'' is published. * ''100 dollars pour mourir'' (An hundred dollars to die) by Francois Corteggiani and Michel Blanc Dumont, 16th album of the '' Bluberry's youth'' series (

). * In Italy, debut of ''Lys'', written by Katja Centomo (Edizioni Tridimensional); the series, a fantasy with a strong ecologist message, is interrupted after 8 issues.

March

* March 6:

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

is honoured as Knight in the

Order of the Netherlands Lion The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also known as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (, ) is a Dutch honours system, Dutch order of chivalry founded by William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815. The Order of the Netherlands Lion wa ...

. * March 7: Marvel Comics "kills"

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

(US) * March 14: The British children's TV show '' Blue Peter'', who organized a competition to let young viewers choose which new character they would like to become a recurring cast member in the comic strip ''

The Bash Street Kids ''The Bash Street Kids'' is a comic strip in the British comic magazine '' The Beano''. It also appeared briefly in The Wizard as series of prose stories in 1955. The strip, created by Leo Baxendale as ''When the Bell Rings!'', first appear ...

'' declare the character Wayne the winner. * March 14: First issue of ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight'' is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2011. It serves as a canonical continuation of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and follows the events of that show's ...

'' (

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, manga and Artist's book, art book publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon, by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, O ...

) * March 21:

Andy Diggle Andrew Diggle is a People of the United Kingdom, British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow: Year One, Green Arr ...

starts his run on ''

Hellblazer ''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introd ...

'' with issue #230 * March 21: '' Empowered'' by Adam Warren and Ryan Kinnaird (Dark Horse Comics) * With issue #215, '' Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight'' is cancelled by DC. * Webcomic '' Crying Macho Man'' is collected in a print edition * First issue of the Italian fantasy series '' Angel's Friends'', by Bruno Enna and Giada Perissinotto (Play Press)

April

* April 5: '' Alice in Sunderland'' by Bryan Talbot (Dark Horse Comics) * April 15: '' Asterix et ses amis'', tribute album for the

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

80th birthday (Editions Albert René) * April 25: ''

Amazons Attack! ''Amazons Attack!'' is a six-issue comic book Limited series (comics), limited series that was published by DC Comics. Written by Will Pfeifer and pencilled by Pete Woods, the first issue was released on April 25, 2007. A series with the same name ...

'' by Will Pfeifer 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 ...

(

) * In the

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arc begins. * '' World war III'' by Keith Champagne and John Ostrander (DC comics) * '' The Trenchcoat Brigade'' by John Ney Rieber and John Ridgway (

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) * ''Dimmi che non vuoi morire'' (Tell me that you don't want to die) graphic novel by Massimo Carlotto and Igort (

Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In 19 ...

), part of the series about the private eye “Alligator”.

May

* May 2: The weekly series '' 52'' concludes. * May 2: '' Supernatural origins'' by Peter Johnson and Matthew Dow Smith, prequel to the ''

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'' series (

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 ...

) * May 3: Belgian comic artist Benoît Sokal is knighted in the Order of Leopold II. * May 12: Bristol Comic Expo, start of two-day event * May 15: '' Spike: Asylum'' by Brian Lynch and

Franco Urru Franco Urru (died November 29, 2012) was an Italian comic artist best known in the United States for his work on '' Spike: Asylum'', '' Spike: Shadow Puppets'' and '' Angel: After The Fall''

(

IDW publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW) and is recognized as the fifth-largest comic ...

) * May 23: British comic heroine

Tank Girl Tank Girl is a British comic created by Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. It first appeared in print in 1988 in the British comics magazine ''Deadline (magazine), Deadline'', and then in the solo comic book series ''Tank Girl' ...

returns after a twelve-year sojourn, with original writer Alan Martin on scripts and Australian penciler Ashley Wood on art. The four-part mini-series is called '' The Gifting'' and will be collected in time for

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. * First issue of '' The Astounding wolf-man'', by

Robert Kirkman Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for co-creat ...

and Jason Howard (

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) * ''Rides'' (Wrinkles) – graphic novel by Paco Roca about the old age and the Alzehimer's disease ( Delcourt). * ''On tue au théâtre ce soir'' (This evening, murder at the theatre) by Andrè Paul Duchateau and

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, 73th album of the ''

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

'' series (

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

). * ''Les Trois Yeux des gardiens du Tao'' (The Tao wardens' three eyes) by Jean Van Hamme and Philippe Francq, 15th album of the ''

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

'' series (

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)

June

* June 1 '' Silver Surfer :requiem'' by

and Esad Ribic (

). * June 12: n ''

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'', the story arc One more day begins; in it, the marriage between Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson is deleted from the history of the

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and the

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's continuity is wholly upset. The radical

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is harshly criticized by critics and readers. * June 16: ''Dragonero'' (Black dragon) fantasy by Luca Enoch, Stefano Vietti and Giuseppe Matteoni, first album of the series ''Romanzi a fumetti Bonell''i ( Bonelli graphic novels). Later, a comic series (always published by Bonelli) and a novel one were born from the album. * In the

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titles, the Sinestro corps war arc begins (

). * '' Fallen son: The death of Captain America'' by

and various artists (

) * '' X-Men: Endangered Species'' by Mike Carey and

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 ...

(

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

). * ''Impeesa'' by Paolo Fizzarotti and Ivo Milazzo – biography of Robert Baden-Powell, published for the 100th anniversary of the

scouting Scouting or the Scout Movement is a youth social movement, movement which became popularly established in the first decade of the twentieth century. It follows the Scout method of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activi ...

( Rizzoli Libri).

July

* July 10–11:

Doug Marlette Douglas Nigel Marlette (December 6, 1949 – July 10, 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American editorial cartoonist who, at the time of his death, had also published two novels and was "finding his voice in writing long-length fiction."

, creator of ''

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'' is killed in a car accident, which means the end of his series. * July 17: in

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

, for the

Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck (occasionally stylized as $crooge McDuck) is a cartoon character created in 1947 for The Walt Disney Company by Carl Barks. Appearing in Disney comics, Scrooge is a Scottish-born American anthropomorphic duck. Like his nephew, Do ...

60th birthday, the saga ''Tutti i milioni di Paperone'' (All Scrooge's millions) by Fausto Vitaliano, begins; it is set in the roariring Twenties and tells how Scrooge, already millionaire, became billionaire. * July 25: The

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released Marvel Superhero Stamps featuring

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, and other

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es. * '' Green Arrow: Year One'' by

and Jock (

) * In

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

comics, the so-called “space-time saga”, written by Stefano Vietti, begins; in it, the megalopolis that is the backdrop to the series is destroyed by the fall of a space wreck.

August

* August 11: Caption, start of two-day event * August 14:

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 ...

begins publishing '' Undertown''. * August 26: The final episode of ''

'' is published. Half a month earlier the creator,

, died in a car accident. * August 26: The final episode of '' Triple Take'' by Scott Nickel and Todd Clark is published. * In the

Marvel Universe The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Superhero teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardia ...

, the crossover Annihilation: Conquest begins. * In the

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

universe, the arc ''First born'', written by Ron Marz, begins; Sara Pezzini and Jackie Estacado give birth to a little girl, Hope, who reunites the powers of

Witchblade ''Witchblade'' is an American comic book Ongoing series, series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint (trade name), imprint of Image Comics, which ran from November 1995 to October 2015. The series was created by Top Cow founder and owne ...

and The Darkness. * In Kuwait, first issue of

The 99 ''The 99'' ( or ) is a comic book, created by Naif Al-Mutawa and published by Teshkeel Comics, featuring a team of superheroes with special abilities based on the Names of God in the Qur'an, 99 attributes of Allah in Islam but some are virtues ...

, by Naif Al-Mutawa (

Teshkeel Comics Teshkeel Comics (, or more formally تشكيل للقصص المصورة ''taškeel li-l-qiṣaṣ al-muṣawwara'') is a Kuwaiti comic book Publishing, publisher, and a division of Teshkeel Media Group, a company focused on creating, re-engineeri ...

). * First issue of '' Dylan Dog color fest''; it's the first integrally color series published by Sergio Bonelli.

September

* September 8: London Film & Comic Con, start of two-day event. * September 9: The final episode of '' Farley'' is published. * September 15:

Suske en Wiske ''Spike and Suzy'' (British title), ''Willy and Wanda'' (American title) or ''Luke and Lucy'' (in a 2009 film and video game) (, ) is a Belgian comics series created by the comic book creator, comics author Willy Vandersteen. It was first publis ...

receive a bust in

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, Belgium. * September 19: '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite'' by

Gerard Way Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the Rock music, rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, ''Hesitan ...

and Gabriel Bà (

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). * September 29: During the Stripdagen in Houten, the Netherlands, Aloys Oosterwijk receives the Stripschapprijs. Ronald Grossey wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs for his book about '' Studio Vandersteen''. Henk Groeneveld wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal. * ''299+1'' by Leo Ortolani, parody of Frank Miller's ''

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'' (

Panini Comics Panini Comics is an Italian comic book publisher. A division of Panini Group, which also produces collectible stickers, it is headquartered in Modena, Italy. The company publishes comic books in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Hungary ...

October

*October 2: '' Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel'' by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and Giovanni Rigano ( Hyperion books) *October 10: The Best American series releases the second The ''Best American Comics'' publication. The collection is edited by

Chris Ware Franklin Christenson "Chris" Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his ''Acme Novelty Library'' series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'' (2000), ''Building Stories'' (2012 ...

and Anne Elizabeth Moore. *October 10: Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle ( Delcourt) *October 10 : first issue of Volto Nascosto by Gianfranco Manfredi ( Sergio Bonelli) * October 20: The final episode of Posy Simmonds' '' Tamara Drewe'' is published. *October 30: Zuda Comics, a

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imprint of

, launches. *October 31: ''Gli occhi e il buio'' (The eyes and the darkness) – period thriller by Gigi Simeoni, telling the hunt for a

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in Milan at the beginning of the 20th century (

Sergio Bonelli Editore Sergio Bonelli Editore (formerly CEPIM and other names) is a publishing house of Italian comics founded in 1940 by Giulio Chio (2015–present). It takes its name from its former president, comic book writer Sergio Bonelli (1932–2011), son of G ...

)

November

*November 2: In

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the Tomi Ungerer Museum opens. *November 9: The

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hosts Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, and

in a discussion on

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as a part of the PEN/Faulkner Reading Series. *November 21: The first episode of Signe Wilkinson's ''

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'' is published. It will run until 2011. *November 28: The graphic novel '' Cherubs!'' by Bryan Talbot is published by Desperado Publishing.

December

*December 11: Mike Le begins publishing the " Don't Forget To Validate Your Parking" webcomic. * The final episode of ''

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'' is published.

Specific date unknown

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 an updated version of his 1992 graphic novel ''Dal Tokyo''.

Deaths

January

* January 1: Tiberio Colantuoni, Italian comics artist (''Bongo'', worked for Rolf Kauka,

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 71. * January 3: Sam Burlockoff, American comics artist and inker, dies at age 82.

February

* February 6: Robert Gigi (''Scarlet Dream'', ''Orion, Le Laveur de Planètes'', ''Dossier Soucoupes Volantes'', ''Agar'', ''Ugaki''), dies at age 80. * February 8: Joe Edwards, American comics artist ('' Li'l Jinx''), dies at age 85. * February 14: Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator (''Bogomil'', ''Klaus und Choko''), dies at age 79. * February 18: ** Alfio Consoli, Italian comics artist (''Demoniak''), dies at age 61. ** Bob Oksner, American comics artist (''Miss Cario Jones'', made various TV-based comics, continued '' Dondi''), dies at age 90.

March

* March 3: Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian animator and comics artist ('' La Linea''), dies at age 87. * March 5: Yvan Delporte, Belgian journalist (chief editor of '' Spirou'' 1955-1968) and comics writer, dies at age 78. * March 6: Lina Buffolente, Italian comics artist and illustrator ('' Piccolo Ranger'', ''Gun Gallon Homicron'', ''Nick Reporter'', ''Reno Kid'', '' Comandante Mark''), dies at age 82. * March 9: Hugo Leyers, aka ''Haschèl'' or ''Hug'', Belgian comics artist (''De Geschiedenis van Vlaanderen'', ''De Geschiedenis van Nederland'', ''Met De Neus & Co Op Stap''), dies at age 77. * March 12: Arnold Drake, American comics writer ('' It Rhymes with Lust'', co-creator of the

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and

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), dies at age 83. * March 21: Drew Hayes, American comics artist and writer ('' Poison Elves''), dies from a heart attack at age 37. * March 24: Marshall Rogers, American comics artist (continued ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

'' and ''

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''), dies from a heart attack at age 57. * March 27: Boris Dimovski, Bulgarian comics artist (''Once Upon A Time''), dies at age 81. * March 29: Leslie Waller, American comics artist ('' It Rhymes with Lust''), dies at age 82. * March 31: Massimo Belardinelli, Italian comics artist ('' Ace Trucking Co.''), dies at age 68.

April

* April 7: Johnny Hart, American comics artist ('' B.C.'', '' The Wizard of Id''), dies at age 76. * April 15: Brant Parker, American comics artist ('' The Wizard of Id'', '' Crock''), dies at age 86 from a stroke. * April 21: Art Saaf, American comics artist (worked for '' Highlights for Children'' magazine and made various comics for

, Fiction House,

Harvey Comics Harvey Comics (also known as Harvey World Famous Comics, Harvey Publications, Harvey Comics Entertainment, Harvey Hits, Harvey Illustrated Humor, and Harvey Picture Magazines) was an American comic book publisher, founded in New York City by Alf ...

Quality Comics Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available to the public for sale or free of charge. Traditionally, ...

and Standard Comics), dies at age 85. * April 29: José De Huescar, aka Garvi, Spanish comics artist (''Agence Eureka''), dies at age 68.

May

* May 1: Tom Artis, American comics artist (

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), dies at age 51. * May 2: Mario Cubbino, Italian comic artist (''Zip e Jungla'', ''Wallenstein i Mostro'', ''Karzan'', ''L'Ombra'', worked on '' Pantera Bionda'', '' Dylan Dog'' and ''

Diabolik ''Diabolik'' () 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 to ...

'', worked for Rinaldo Dami's studio, drew comics for Trisanto Torelli and

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), dies at age 77. * May 6: Oscar Blotta, Argentine comics artist and animator (''El Gnomo Pimenton'', ''Ventajita''), dies at age 88. * May 8: Manuel Moro, Mexican comics artist (''Aníbal 5''), dies at age 77. * May 9: Luk Carlens, Belgian comic artist (member of the collective Ercola), dies at age 65.

June

* June 5: Arnaud Leterrier, French comics artist (''Finn Mac Cumhall'', ''Les Chasseurs de Rêves''), dies at age 39. * June 7: Roger Armstrong, American comics artist (''

'', the ''

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'' newspaper comic strip, continued '' Napoleon and Uncle Elby'' and '' Little Lulu''), dies at age 89. * June 10: Taizo Yokoyama, Japanese cartoonist and comics artist (''Pu-San'', ''Shakai Gihyo''), dies at age 90. * June 11: Percy Sedumedi, South African painter, sculptor, poet and comic artist (''Mzi Mzo'', ''Travels of the Free Spirit''), dies at age 56. * June 18: Pratap Mullick, Indian comic artist ('' Nagraj''), dies at age 70. * June 20: John Bernard Handelsman, British comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (''Freaky Fables''), dies at age 85. * June 22: Jeff Wilkinson, Australian comics artist ('' The Phantom Ranger'', ''The Shadow'', ''Kid Champion''), dies at age 82. * June 24: ** Giovanni Boselli, Italian comics artist (''Susy Rosa'', ''Gec Sparaspara'', ''Joe Felix'', ''Zia Rapunzía'', ''Pachito Olé'', ''Bellocchio e Leccamuffo'', ''Il Signor Beniamino'', ''Dodo & Cocco'', ''Quelli del West'', ''Topo Leonardo''), dies at age 83. ** Pil, Belgian cartoonist (''Meneerke Peeters''), dies at age 82. * June 28: Howie Schneider, American comics artist ('' Eek & Meek'', ''Percy's World'', ''Bimbo's Circus'', ''The Sunshine Club''), dies at age 77 from complications from heart bypass surgery.

July

* July 10–11:

, American comics artist (''

''), dies at age 57 in a car accident. * July 14: Harry Driggs, American underground cartoonist, dies at age 71."In Memoriam: Harry Driggs, November 3, 1935 - July 14, 2007,"
Green Party of California website. Retrieved December 29, 2017. * July 19: Roberto Fontanarrosa, aka ''El Negro'', Argentine comics artist ('' Inodoro Pereyra'', '' Boogie, el aceitoso''), dies at age 62.

August

* August 12: Mike Wieringo, American comics artist (DC Comics, co-creator of '' Tellos''), dies at age 44. * August 26: Larry Woromay, American comic artist (worked for

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and

Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T. W. O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line (comics), line was a divi ...

, contributed to

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), dies at age 80. * Specific date unknown: August: Phil Gascoine, British comic book artist (''The Sarge''), dies at age 72-73.

September

* September 6: ** George Crenshaw, American comics artist and animator ('' Belvedere'', ''The Muffins'', ''Nubbin'', ''Simpkins'', ''McGirk's Works'' and ''Gumdrop''), dies at age 89. ** Ian Gray, British comics writer (wrote gag comics for ''

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''), dies at age 69 from a heart attack.Martin Plimmer
Obituary: Ian Gray
''

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'', 27 October 2007 * September 7: Ruben Sosa, Argentinian comic artist (worked on ''Misterix'', '' Ernie Pike''), dies at age 67. * September 12: Creator Phil Frank dies from a brain tumor. * September 13: Phil Frank, American comics artist ('' Farley''), dies at age 64 from a brain tumor. * September 14: Horst Klöpfel, German comics artist and painter, dies at age 82 or 83. * September 28: Jan van der Aa, aka ''Punt'', Belgian painter, cartoonist and comics artist (''De Perfesser''), dies at age 80.

October

* October 2: Richard Goldwater, American editor-in-chief of ''

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'', dies of cancer at age 71.Richard Goldwater Obituary (paid death notice)
''New York Times'' (Oct. 7, 2007). * October 3: ** Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist (''Frank Cappa''), dies at age 74. **

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, American illustrator and comics artist (''Vic Jordan'', ''Jon Jason''), dies at age 89. * October 5: Josette Macherot, wife of

Raymond Macherot Raymond Macherot (30 March 1924 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian comics artist, most famous for his satirical funny animal series ''Chlorophylle'' and '' Sibylline''. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé ...

and colorist of his comics, dies at age 77. * October 15: Manny Curtis, British comic artist (''Algie & Fred'', ''Mixed Blessings''), dies at age 72. * October 20: Peg Bracken, American writer and comics writer (''Phoebe, Get Your Man'', with

Homer Groening Homer Philip Groening (December 30, 1919 – March 15, 1996) was a Canadian-American filmmaker, advertiser, writer, and cartoonist. He was the father of Matt Groening and inspired the name of Homer Simpson. Groening was known for work on many di ...

), dies at age 89.

November

* November 5: Paul Norris, American comics artist (co-creator of

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, continued '' Brick Bradford''), dies at age 93. * November 6: Bob Bindig, American comics artist (''Big Boy'', ''Buster Bison'', ''The Mischievous Twin Bears''), dies at age 86. * November 27: Donyo Donev, Bulgarian cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist ('' The Three Fools'', ''Trimata Glupaci'', ''Chetirmata Glupaci'', ''Umno Selo''), dies at age 81.

December

* December 3: ** Eduard De Rop, Belgian comics artist ( Studio Vandersteen, ''De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia'', assisted and continued ''Pats'', '' De Rode Ridder'' and '' Jerom''), dies at age 79. ** James Kemsley, Australian comics artist (''Frogin'', continued '' Ginger Meggs''), dies at age 59. * December 8: Al Scaduto, American comics artist (assisted on and continued ''

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'', '' Little Iodine'', dies at age 79. * December 9: Wayne Howard, American comics artist (''

''), dies at age 58. * December 14: Dave Gantz, American cartoonist, novelist and sculptor (''Little Lizzie'', ''Moxy'', ''Dudley D.'', ''Don Q.'', assisted on ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' (briefly subtitled ''featuring Good ol' Charlie Brown'') is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run ext ...

'', worked for ''

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

''), dies at age 85. * December 23: Raphaël Carlo Marcello, also known as Ralph Marc, Italian comics artist (''Docteur Justice'', continued ''Le Cavalier Inconnu''), dies at age 78. * December 25: Gualtiero Schiaffino, aka Skiaffino, Italian comics artist (''I Santicielo'', ''La Bancarella'', ''I Diavoli''), dies at age 54. * December 27: Wim Meuldijk, Dutch TV writer and comics artist (''Ketelbinkie'', ''Sneeuwvlok de Eskimo''), dies at age 85.

Specific date unknown

* Herbert Geldhof, aka Herbert, Belgian comics artist (''Docteur Gladstone'', worked on '' L'oncle Paul''), dies at age 77 or 78. * Hui Guan-man, Chinese comics artist ('' Uncle Choi''), dies at age 70.

Exhibitions and shows

* March 4 – June 11:

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(New York City) — "''Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making''," an exhibition of fine artists who use the language of comics as the jumping-off point for their work * April 5 – July 1: The Cartoon Museum (London, England) — ''" Alice in Sunderland: The Exhibition,"'' featuring work from Bryan Talbot's graphic novel, as well as its various influences * April 21–August 19:

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(Phoenix, Arizona) — "''UnInked: Paintings, Sculpture and Graphic Work by Five Cartoonists''," featuring Kim Deitch, Jerry Moriarty,

, Ron Regé Jr. and

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; guest-curated by

* May–June:

Jackson State University Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a Public university, public Historically Black colleges and universities, historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and ...

(Jackson, Mississippi) — "''Other Heroes: African-American Comics, Creators, Characters, and Archetypes,''" curated by John Jennings and Damien Duffy * September 4, 2007–January 19, 2008: Cartoon Research Library, Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) —''"Rarities: Unusual Works from the Caniff Collection"'', celebrating the centennial of Milton Caniff's birth (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art) * September 14, 2007 – January 24, 2008: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (New York City) — ''"Infinite Canvas: The Art of Webcomics"'', featuring the work of

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 ...

, Dan Goldman, Josh Neufeld,

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

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

, John Allison, Batton Lash and others * October 23, 2007–March 23, 2008:

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(1982 Velma Avenue, Columbus, Ohio) — ''"Spotlight on Milton Caniff"'' (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art) * December 6–January 1, 2008: Floating World Comics (Portland, Oregon) — ''"Spacenight: A Tribute to

Bill Mantlo William Timothy Mantlo (born November 9, 1951) is an American comic book writer, primarily at Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on two licensed toy properties whose adventures occurred in the Marvel Universe: '' Micronauts'' and '' R ...

"'', a fundraiser exhibition of

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illustrations, by such creators as Jeffrey Brown,

Sal Buscema Sal Buscema ( ; born Silvio Buscema, , on January 26, 1936) is an American comics artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he had a ten-year run as artist of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' and an eight-year run as art ...

, Guy Davis,

Renée French Renée French (born 1963) is an American comics writer and illustrator and, under the pen name Rainy Dohaney, a children's literature, children's book author, and exhibiting artist. Her work is characterized by her "obsessive-looking and highly ...

, Brandon Graham, Corey Lewis,

Walt Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...

Al Milgrom Allen L. Milgrom (born March 6, 1950) is an American comic book artist (penciller and inker), writer, and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics. He is known for his 10-year run as editor of '' Marvel Fanfare''; his long involvement as writer, penci ...

, Jeff Parker, Ron Regé Jr., and

Danijel Žeželj Danijel Žeželj is a People of Croatia, Croatian comic book artist, animator, painter and illustrator and author of a number of graphic novels. Biography Žeželj studied classical painting, sculpting and printing at the Academy of Fine Arts in ...

Conventions

* January 19–20: Big Apple Comic Book Art, and Toy Show I ( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City, US) — guests include Seth Tobocman, James Romberger, Alex Maleev, Alex Saviuk, Arnold Drake, Mac McGill,

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''The New Mutants (comic book), The New Mutants'', ''Moon Knight,'' and ''Elektra: Assassi ...

Dan Slott Daniel "Dan" Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on Marvel Comics books such as ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', as well as ''The Superior Spider-Man'', ''She-Hulk'', ''Silver Surfer (comic book), Silver Surfe ...

, Danny Fingeroth, Dennis Calero,

Dick Ayers Richard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on s ...

, Fred Harper, Guy Dorian, Guy Gilchrist, Ian Dorian,

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 ...

, Ivan Brandon, Ivan Velez,

Jamal Igle Jamal Yaseem Igle is an American comic book artist, editor, art director, marketing executive and animation storyboard artist. The creator of the comic book series ''Molly Danger'' he is also known for his pencilling, inking and coloring work on ...

, Jim Kyle, Jennifer Camper, Jim Salicrup, Jim Sherman,

Ken Gale Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer * ''Ken'' (film), a 1965 Japanese film * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

, Mark Texeira, Mercy Van Vlack, Michael Avon Oeming,

Rich Buckler Rich Buckler (February 6, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an Americans, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' in the mid-1970s and for creating the character Deat ...

, Sean Chen, and Tommy Castillo * January 27–28:

Phoenix Comicon Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comicon and Phoenix Comic Fest) is a speculative fiction entertainment and comic book convention held annually in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded as the Phoenix Cactus Comicon in June 2002, and originally c ...

(Mesa, Arizona) — 3,200 attendees; official guests: Shannon Denton,

Crispin Freeman Crispin Freeman is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter who is best known for voicing characters in English-language dubs of Japanese anime, animation, and video games. Some of his prominent anime roles include Zelgadis Grayw ...

, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, M. Alice LeGrow, Angel Medina, Vic Mignogna,

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 ...

, Jen Quick, and Amy Reeder Hadley * February 16–18: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, US) — guests include David Finch, Darwyn Cooke,

, Andy Smith, Brian Pulido, Sean Astin,

Lou Ferrigno Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. (; born November 9, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder. He won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the documentary film '' Pumping Iron'' ...

, Virginia Hey, Bob May, David Hedison, and "

Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning ...

" actresses Noel Neill and

Margot Kidder Margaret Ruth Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was a Canadian and American actress and activist. She amassed List of Margot Kidder performances, several film and television credits in her career spanning five decades, including her bes ...

(guests

June Lockhart June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American retired actress, beginning a film career in the 1930s and 1940s in such films as A Christmas Carol (1938 film), ''A Christmas Carol'' and ''Meet Me in St. Louis''. She appeared primarily in 1950 ...

and

Mark Goddard Mark Goddard (born Charles Harvey Goddard; July 24, 1936 – October 10, 2023) was an American actor who starred in a number of television programs. He is probably best known for portraying Major Don West in the CBS series ''Lost in Space'' (1 ...

canceled) * February 23–25:

New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, Film, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. With an attendance of 200,00 ...

(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, US) — guest of honor:

; official guest: Peter David * March 2–4:

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 ...

(Moscone Center West, San Francisco, California, US) * March 3: STAPLE! (Red Oak Ballroom, Austin, Texas, US) — guests:

, Brian Keene, Danielle Corsetto,

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

, Dave Crosland, and David Hopkins * March 16–18: Wizard World Los Angeles (Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, US) * March 17:

UK Web & Mini Comix Thing UK Web & Mini Comix Thing (familiarly known as The Thing) was an annual comics convention specializing in British small press comics. Produced from 2004 to 2010, always in the month of March, the convention's venue was typically the Great Hall of ...

(London, UK) * March 24–25: Steel City Con (Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include Matthew Atherton/

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* March 31–April 1: Emerald City ComiCon (Qwest Field Event Center, Seattle, Washington, US) — 7,000 attendees; guests:

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 ...

, David Mack, Terry Moore, Mike Oeming, Michael Golden,

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 ...

, Phil Hester, Ron Marz, Jim Lawson, Ande Parks, Joseph Michael Linsner,

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 ...

, Mark Waid, Peter Gross, Frank Cho, Brian Pulido, Brian Wood,

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 ...

, Georges Jeanty,

Eric Shanower Eric James Shanower (born October 23, 1963) is an American cartoonist, best known for his ''List of Oz books, Oz'' novels and comics, and for the ongoing retelling of the Trojan War as ''Age of Bronze (comics), Age of Bronze''. Early life Eric S ...

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''. ...

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 ...

, Jim Woodring, Scott Kurtz,

Jim Valentino Jim Valentino (born October 28, 1952) is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books, best known for his 1990–1992 work on '' Guardians of the Galaxy'' for Marvel Comics, and for co-founding Image Comics, a company publ ...

Peter Bagge Peter Bagge (pronounced , as in ''bag''; born December 11, 1957) is an American cartoonist whose best-known work includes the comics ''Neat Stuff'' and ''Hate (comics), Hate''. His stories often use black humor and exaggerated cartooning to drama ...

Darick Robertson Darick W. Robertson is an American artist best known for his work as a comic book illustrator on series he co-created, notably ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002) and ''The Boys (comics), The Boys'' (2006–2012; 2020). Robertson has illustrated ...

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 ...

, David Hahn, Matthew Clark, Jeff Parker,

Ed Brubaker Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials i ...

, Brian Reed, Kurt Busiek, Paul Chadwick, Tim Sale,

Clayton Crain Clayton Crain (born 1975) is an American comic book artist known for his digital painted work on Marvel Comics books such as ''Ghost Rider'', ''X-Force'', and ''Carnage (character), Carnage'', and also on the Valiant Comics series ''Rai (comics) ...

Mike Grell Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as '' Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''. Early life Grell studied at the University of ...

, Andy Kuhn,

Aaron Lopresti Aaron Lopresti (born January 7, 1964) is an People of the United States, American comic book artist who has worked for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, CrossGen Comics and Image Comics. Early life Aaron Lopresti was born January 7, 19 ...

, Alex Maleev,

Gail Simone Gail Simone (born July 29, 1974) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC Comics, DC's ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'', ''Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female write ...

, and

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 ...

* April 7: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Tasty World,

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) * April 12–15: Coco Bulles ( Culture Palace of Abidjan,

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) * April 13–15: Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) * April 21–22: Alternative Press Expo (Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, California, US) * April 21–22:

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.) (Aladdin Shrine Center, Columbus, Ohio) — event expands to two days; 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 ...

* April 27–29: Pittsburgh Comicon (Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include

Ron Frenz Ronald Wade "Ron" Frenz (born February 1, 1960) is an American comics artist known for his work for Marvel Comics. He is well known for his 1980s work on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', particularly introducing the hero's Venom (character), black cos ...

, Terry Moore,Machosky, Michael. "Artists, writers, fans unite for 3 days of comics culture," ''Pittsburgh Tribune'' (26 Apr 2007). Amanda Conner,

, Joe Jusko, Joseph Michael Linsner, and David W. Mack * May 12–13: Comic Expo (British Empire & Commonwealth Exhibition Hall/Ramada Plaza Hotel,

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

, UK) — guests include Kurt Busiek, Brian K Vaughan,

, and Jean-Pierre Dionnet. Presentation of the Eagle Awards, hosted by

Norman Lovett Norman Lovett (born 31 October 1946) is a British stand-up comedian and actor best known for his portrayal of Holly, the ship's computer in ''Red Dwarf''. Career Lovett became a stand-up comedian in his thirties, initially supporting punk b ...

. * May 17–18: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention ( African American Museum in Philadelphia and Anderson Hall (Temple University), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include Dwayne McDuffie, Kyle Baker, and Taimak; presentation of the

Glyph Comics Awards The Glyph Comics Awards is an annual award ceremony for comic creators who are people of color. The ceremony was initiated with the goal of inspiring young writers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the comics industry. The awards are ...

Maida, Jerome
"They're drawn to Philly: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention meets here this weekend,"
''Philadelphia Daily News'' (18 May 2007), p. 53. * May 18–20: Motor City Comic Con (Rock Findancial Showplace, Novi, Michigan) — guests include BarBara Luna,

Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his stage debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the Broadway theatre, Broadway play ''Take a Giant Step.'' Gossett co ...

, and

* June 1–3: Adventure Con (Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, US) — first event held under the new ownership by Las Vegas Autographs, LLC. Guest of honor: Ethan Van Sciver; other guests include John Romita Jr. * June 8–-10: Toronto Comic Con (Direct Energy Centre, Hall C, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — guests of honor: Michael Golden, Terry Moore,

Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's ''The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade (character), Blade, and DC Comi ...

, and Matt Wagner * June 15–17: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, US) — guests include Jim Amash, Robert Atkins, Kyle Baker, John Beatty, Christian Beranek, Mark Brooks,

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 ...

, Richard Case, Johanna Draper Carlson, K. C. Carlson, C. B. Cebulski,

Bernard Chang Bernard Chang (born 1972) is a Canadian-American artist/designer best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design. Career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Chang started drawing comics professionally in 1992 while attending P ...

, Sean Chen, Cliff Chiang, Paul Conrad, Peter David, Rosario Dawson, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Tania del Rio, Todd Dezago,

Dan Didio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...

, Tony DiGerolamo,

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

, Dave Dorman,

, Michael Eury, Tom Feister, Ian Flynn,

Matt Fraction Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' FF'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', an ...

, Francesco Francavilla, Robin Furth, Craig Gilmore,

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 ...

, Michael Golden,

Keron Grant Keron Grant (born August 23, 1976, in Montego Bay) is a Jamaican-American comic book artist, who has worked mostly for Marvel Comics. His first published work was a pinup in the back of one of the final issues of Dale Keown's '' Pitt''. His fi ...

, Cully Hamner, Scott Hampton, Tony Harris,

, Jeremy Haun, Paul Hornschemeier,

, Mark Irwin, Georges Jeanty, Nat Jones, Rafael Kayanan, Barry Kitson,

Erik Larsen Erik J. Larsen (born December 8, 1962) is an American comic book artist, writer, and publisher. He currently acts as the chief financial officer of Image Comics. He gained attention in the early 1990s with his art on Spider-Man series for Marvel ...

John Paul Leon John Paul Leon (April 26, 1972 – May 2, 2021) was an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series '' Static'', and the Marvel Comics limited series '' Earth X''. Leon also provided artwork for a number of sty ...

, John Lucas, Heidi MacDonald,

, Laura Martin, Nathan Massengill, Paul Maybury,

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 ...

, Bob McLeod, Joshua Middleton, Tony Moore, Steve Niles, Phil Noto, Jeff Parker,

Jason Pearson Jason Trent Pearson (August 29, 1970 – December 19, 2022) was an American comic book creator, known for his series '' Body Bags'' and for his dynamic illustration work on books featuring characters such as the Legion of Super-Heroes, Spider-Man ...

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 ...

, Chris Pitzer, Eric Powell, Rick Remender, Andrew Robinson,

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 ...

, Craig Rousseau, Andy Runton, Chris Samnee, Alex Saviuk,

, Joe Simon, Chris Staros, Joe Staton, Karl Story, Ryan Stegman, Brian Stelfreeze,

Arthur Suydam Arthur Suydam (; born May 18, 1953) is an American comic book artist known for his work on Marvel Zombies, Deadpool, Black Panther, and KISS Zombies. He has done artwork for magazines including '' Heavy Metal'', ''Epic Illustrated'' and '' Nation ...

, Mark Texeira,

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, Dean Trippe, Koi Turnbull, Chris Walker, Loston Wallace, Daniel Way, Mike Wieringo, Renée Witterstaetter, Ethan Van Sciver,

, Tracy Yardley, and

Skottie Young Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book creator, comic book artist, Children's literature, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations ...

* June 15–17: Wizard World Philadelphia (Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US) * June 23–24: Big Apple Comic Book Art, and Toy Show "Summer Sizzler" ( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City, US) — guests include Alan Kupperberg, Alex Niño, Alex Maleev, Cameron Stewart, Dan Fogel, Danny Fingeroth,

Ernie Chan Ernesto Chan (July 27, 1940 – May 16, 2012), born and sometimes credited as Ernie Chua, was a Filipinos, Filipino-Americans, American comics artist, known for work published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including many Marvel issues of series ...

, Graig Weich, Guy Dorian, Ian Dorian, J. David Spurlock,

Jay Lynch Jay Patrick Lynch (January 7, 1945 – March 5, 2017) was an American cartoonist who played a key role in the underground comix movement with his '' Bijou Funnies'' and other titles. He is best known for his comic strip ''Nard n' Pat'' and the r ...

, Ken Kelly, Michael Golden, Michael Avon Oeming, Mitchell Breitweiser, Murphy Anderson, Neil Vokes, Paul Gulacy, Rags Morales,

, Rudy Nebres, Skip Williamson, Tommy Castillo, and

* June 23–24: MoCCA Festival (Puck Building, New York City, US) * June 30–July 1: Dallas Comic Con ("DCC9") (Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas) — guest of honor: Herb Trimpe; official guests: Billy Tan, Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges, Kristian Donaldson, Brian Denham, Josh Howard, ''The Crow'' creator James O'Barr, Ben Dunn, Jamie Mendoza, Steve Irwin (comics), Steve Irwin, Kez Wilson, Kenneth Smith, Cal Slayton, ''Baldo (Hector Cantú comic strip), Baldo'' writer Hector Cantú, multiple Hugo-winning fan artist Brad Foster, Brad W. Foster, and more * July 26–29: Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, US) — 125,000 attendees; official guests: Sergio Aragonés, Alison Bechdel, Allen Bellman, Ray Bradbury, Dan Brereton, Daryl Cagle, Cecil Castellucci, Darwyn Cooke, Guy Delisle, Paul Dini, Roman Dirge, Cory Doctorow, Ann Eisner, Warren Ellis, Mark Evanier, Renee French, Gary Friedrich, Christos N. Gage, Neil Gaiman, Rick Geary, George Gladir, Laurell K. Hamilton, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez,

, Joe Jusko, Miriam Katin, Mel Keefer, Scott Kurtz, Joseph Michael Linsner, Joe Matt, David Morrell, Karen Palinko, Lily Renee Phillips, Mike Ploog, Paul Pope, George A. Romero, Rowena, Dave Stevens,

, Ben Templesmith,

, Morrie Turner, Mark Verheiden, Matt Wagner, J. H. Williams III, Kent Williams (artist), Kent Williams, F. Paul Wilson, Brian Wood (illustrator), Brian Wood, and more. * August 9–12: Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois, US) * August 11–12: CAPTION: "Dreams and Nightmares" (East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, England, UK) * August 18–19: Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Old Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) * August 24–26: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 43,738 attendees; guests include Adam West, Jonathan Frakes, Tricia Helfer, David Prowse, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Beltran, Dario Argento, Adrienne Barbeau, John Romita Jr. and John Romita Sr., Greg Pak, Olivier Coipel, Simone Bianchi (artist), Simone Bianchi, Paul Dini, Steve McNiven, David Finch (comics), Michael Turner (comics), Michael Turner, Frank Quitely, and Dale Eaglesham * August 31–September 3: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis/Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia, US) — 30,000+ attendees; guests include Lewis Gossett Jr., Tara McPherson, Erik Estrada, and the MythBusters build team * September 1–2: London Film & Comic Con (London, UK) * September 11–15: Jornadas de Cómic (Aviles, Spain) * September 14–16: Comics Salon (Bratislava, Slovakia) * September 15–16: Montreal Comiccon (Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) — 700 attendees * September 29–30: Stumptown Comics Fest (Lloyd Center Doubletree, Portland, Oregon) * October 12–13: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — guest of honor is Ho Che Anderson * October 12–13: Small Press Expo (Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland, US) * October 18–20: International Comic Arts Forum (Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) — guests include Ian Gordon (comics), Ian Gordon, Lat (cartoonist), Lat, and Kyle Baker * October 19–November 6: Comica — London International Comics Festival (Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK) — organized by Paul Gravett; guests include Sarnath Banerjee, Igort, Gipi, Clément Oubrerie, Jeffrey Lewis, Everett True, Jamie Delano, David Hine, Posy Simmonds, Lisa Appignanesi, Nick Abadzis, Marguerite Abouet, Misako Rocks!, Sean Michael Wilson, Lee O'Connor (comics), Lee O'Connor, Anthony Lappé, Dan Goldman. Introduction of the Comica Graphic Short Story Prize and Comica Comiket: Small Press Fair. * October 25–27: Festival of Cartoon Art (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) — "Graphic Storytelling"; speakers include Jessica Abel, Nick Anderson (cartoonist), Nick Anderson, Alison Bechdel, Ray Billingsley, Gary Groth, R. C. Harvey, Mike Peters (cartoonist), Mike Peters, Paul Pope, Peter Poplaski, Ted Rall, Arnold Roth, P. Craig Russell, David Saylor, Diana Schutz, Frank Stack, Brian Walker (comics), Brian Walker, and Mort Walker * October 27–28: Central Canada Comic Con, Manitoba Comic Con (Victoria Inn, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) — guests include David Prowse, Richard Hatch (actor), Richard Hatch,

* November 4: Comica Comiket Small Press Fair (Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England) — first iteration; part of Comica, London International Comics Festival * November 16–18: Big Apple Comic Book Art, and Toy Show III ( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City, US) — guests include

, Alan Kupperberg, Alan Weiss (comics), Alan Weiss, Alex Maleev, Alex Saviuk, Amanda Conner,

, William Tucci, Bob Hall (comics), Bob Hall, Bob Layton, Bob McLeod, Carmine Infantino, Chris Moreno, Darwyn Cooke,

, Danny Fingeroth, Dennis Calero,

, Elayne Riggs, Frank Cho, Gary Friedrich, Graig Weich, Guy Dorian, Herb Trimpe, Ian Dorian,

, Ivan Brandon, Joe Sinnott, Jim Steranko, John Romita Sr, Jim Calafiore, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jim Salicrup,

, Ken Kelly, Kim Deitch, Kyle Baker, Mark Bodé, Mark Evanier, Mark Texeira, Mercy Van Vlack, Michael Gaydos, Michael Golden, Michael Netzer, Neal Adams, Norm Breyfogle, Paolo Rivera, William Foster III,

, Robin Riggs, Ron Garney, S. Clay Wilson, Sean Chen, Sergio Aragonés, Spain Rodriguez, Tim Sale, Tim Vigil, and Tom Feister * November 16–18: Wizard World Texas (Arlington Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, US) — guests include

, Marc Silvestri, Adam Kubert,

, Arthur Sudyam, and Laura VandervoortPrice, Matthew. "Word Ballons: Wizard World brings comic book convention to the Southwest," ''The Oklahoman'' (09 Nov 2007). * November 18–19: Dublin City Comic Con (Tara Towers Hotel, Dublin, Ireland) — 2nd annual show; guests include: Jim Lee (Guest of Honour), Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, Doug Braithwaite, Ben Oliver, Jock, Carlos Pacheco, Adi Granov,

, Liam Sharp, C. B. Cebulski, Paul Cornell, Nick Roche, Stephen Mooney, Steve Thompson (writer), Steve Thompson, John McCrea (comics), John McCrea, Simon Bisley * November 24–25: Mid-Ohio Con (Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, US)

First issues by title

;'' Alice in Sunderland'' (graphic novel) :''Release:'' April 5. ''Writer:'' Bryan Talbot. ''Artist:'' Bryan Talbot. ;''Arkin Comics'' :''Release:'' by Arkin Ventures Pvt. Ltd. ''Editor:'' Shamik Dasgupta (writer), Shamik Dasgupta. ;''Banimon'' :''Release:'' by Rocket North Press. ''Writer and Artist:'' Boris Savic. ;''BeanoMAX'' :''Release:'' First issue was dated the first of March 2007, this comic was a monthly spinoff of the British comic

. ;''Benny & Mice, Kartun Benny & Mice: Jakarta Luar Dalem'' :''Release'' 2005. ''Writer:'' Benny Rachmadi ''Artist:'' Muhammad "Mice" Misrad ;''Forge of War'' (6-issue mini-series) :''Release:'' May by Boom! Studios. ''Writers:'' Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton. ''Artist:'' Rahsan Ekedal. ;''Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash'' (6-issue mini-series) :''Release:'' November by Wildstorm,

. ''Writer:'' James Kuhoric ''Artist:'' Jason Craig ;''Kamisama Dolls'' :''Release:'' January by Shogakukan (''Monthly Sunday Gene-X''). ''Author:'' Hajime Yamamura ;''Last Blood (Blatant Comics), Last Blood'' :''Release:'' May by Blatant Comics. ''Writer:'' Bobby Crosby ''Artist:'' Owen Gieni ;''March Comes in Like a Lion'' :''Release:'' by Hakusensha (''Young Animal (magazine), Young Animal''). ''Author:'' Chica Umino ;''Northlanders'' :''Release:'' December 5 by Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo. ''Writers:'' Brian Wood (illustrator), Brian Wood. ''Art by:'' Davide Gianfelice ;''Omega the Unknown'' :''Release:'' Early 2006 by

. ''Writer:'' Jonathan Lethem. ''Art by:'' Farel Dalrymple and colorist Paul Hornschemeier. ;'' Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator'' (2-issue mini-series) :''Release:'' January 10 by

. ''Writer:'' Mark Schultz (comics), Mark Schultz .''Art by:'' Ariel Olivetti. ;''Ward of the State (comics), Ward of the State'' :''Release:'' May by Shadowline. ''Writer:'' Christopher Long ''Artist:'' Chee

Renamed titles

;''Dandy Xtreme'' :''Release:'' The Dandy became the Dandy Xtreme in issue 3426 dated the 2 August 2007.

References

{{Reflist 2007 in comics,