Events

January

*January 9: ''Teen Titans: The Lost Annual'', delayed since

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, is published. * January 17: Trik wins the ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''. *January 22: Webcomic ''

Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery ''Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery'', or ''Kickstand Comics'', is a cycling-focused webcomic created by Web developer Rick Smith from 2008 to 2017. The titular Yehuda Moon runs a bike shop with his friend Joe and is confronted by various chall ...

'' by Rick Smith begins publication. *January 23: ''

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

'' #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.

February

* Ji Kangmin begins the Korean webcomic '' Welcome to Convenience Store''

March

*March 5: '' Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall'' by

Bill Willingham William Willingham (born 1956) is an American writer and artist of comics, known for his work on the series '' Elementals'' and ''Fables''. Career William Willingham was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. During his father's military career the fam ...

softcover edition released under the

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

imprint.

April

* April 1: Acclaimed historian,

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and

social critic Social criticism is a form of academic or journalistic criticism focusing on social issues in contemporary society, in particular with respect to perceived injustices and power relations in general. Social criticism of the Enlightenment The or ...

Howard Zinn Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, philosopher, socialist thinker and World War II veteran. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political sc ...

releases '' A People's History of American Empire''. The book was co-authored by historian

Paul Buhle Paul Merlyn Buhle (born September 27, 1944) is a (retired) Senior Lecturer at Brown University, author or editor of 35 volumes including histories of radicalism in the United States and the Caribbean, studies of popular culture, and a series of ...

and cartoonist

Mike Konopacki Mike Konopacki (born c. 1951) is an American political cartoonist from Wisconsin, specializing in labor issues. Background and early career A 1974 graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.A. in political science), Konopacki began ...

. *April 3: Graphic novel ''

Britten and Brülightly ''Britten and Brülightly'' is a British graphic novel written and illustrated by Hannah Berry, and published by Random House under their Jonathan Cape imprint on 3 April 2008. Plot Fernandez Britten, private investigator, would rather be calle ...

'' by

Hannah Berry Hannah Berry is a British comics artist and writer based in Brighton. She is the third UK comics laureate and the first woman to be offered the role, taking over from Charlie Adlard in 2019. In 2018 she was inducted as a fellow of the Royal Soc ...

is published by

Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Ger ...

under their

Jonathan Cape Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960. Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...

imprint *April 7:

Jessica Hagy Jessica Hagy is known for the online cartoon Indexed which is a collection of charts and diagrams hand drawn on 3x5 index cards and organized into a blog format. She has compiled her cartoons into a book called ''Indexed''. The cartoon has also a ...

's webcomic ''Indexed'' is voted best blog of the year by Time.com. * April 20: At the

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

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 * ...

announces Marvel Apes, which will start in October. *April 23: ''

Countdown to Final Crisis ''Countdown'', also known as ''Countdown to Final Crisis'' for its last 24 issues based on the cover, was a comic book limited series published by DC Comics. It debuted on May 9, 2007, directly following the conclusion of the last issue of '' 52' ...

'' concludes. * April 28:

Universal Studios Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

announce that they have optioned

Oni Press Oni Press is an American independent comic book and graphic novel publisher based in Portland, Oregon. In 2019, it became an imprint label following the company's merger with Lion Forge Comics. The merged company, Oni–Lion Forge Publishing Gr ...

' ''

Resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, whic ...

'' by

Marc Guggenheim Marc Guggenheim (born September 24, 1970) is an American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''Eli Stone'' (2008–2009), ''Arrow'' (2012– 2020), and ''Lege ...

, to be produced by

Scott Stuber Scott Stuber (born December 13, 1968) is an American film producer and head of original films at Netflix. Career After graduating from University of Arizona with a film degree, Stuber worked at Universal Pictures as a publicity assistant to Lew ...

. *April 30: Barry Allen returns to the DC Universe proper 23 years after his death in ''

Crisis on Infinite Earths "Crisis on Infinite Earths" is a 1985 American comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics. The series, written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, was first serialized as a 12-issue limited series from April 1985 to ...

''. The return came in ''DC Universe'' #0.

May

*May 2: The ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'' film, based on the character of the same name, is released in theaters. *May 28: '' Final Crisis'' #1 is released.

June

* ''Me and My Ainia'' by

Lai Ann Lai Ann (), sometimes credited as "Ryan" or "Ryan Lai", is a comics author and illustrator of Taiwanese manhua. She was born July 16 in Taipei, Taiwan, and is published by Tong Li Comics Tongli Publishing Co. (Chinese: 東立出版社, Hanyu Pin ...

wins the Outstanding Comics Award from the Institute for Compilation and Translation of Taiwan * '' Tiny Titans'' released by

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

July

* ''

The Dark Knight ''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and the second instal ...

'' takes in a record $155.34 million in its opening weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for ''

Spider-Man 3 ''Spider-Man 3'' is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Raimi, his older brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent. It is the final installment in Raimi's ' ...

'' in May 2007. *

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

's ''

World's End World's End or Worlds End may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature Novels * ''World's End'' (Boyle novel), a 1987 novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle * ''World's End'' (Chadbourn novel), a 2000 novel by Mark Chadbourn * ''World's End'' (Sincl ...

'' event begins in the aftermath of ''

Number of the Beast The number of the beast ( grc-koi, Ἀριθμὸς τοῦ θηρίου, ) is associated with the Beast of Revelation in chapter 13, verse 18 of the Book of Revelation. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of ...

''. * ''

Comic Book Tattoo ''Comic Book Tattoo '' is an Eisner award and Harvey Award–winning anthology graphic novel made up of fifty-one stories, each based on or inspired by a song by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, published by Image Comics in 2008. Rantz Ho ...

'', the comic book anthology based on the lyrics of

Tori Amos Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...

makes its debut at the San Diego Comic Con.

August

* August 2: To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the British comics magazine ''

The Beano ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-runn ...

Nick Park Nicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is a British animator who created ''Wallace and Gromit'', ''Creature Comforts'', ''Chicken Run'', ''Shaun the Sheep'', and '' Early Man''. Park has been nominated for an Academy Award a total of ...

is guest editor.

September

* September 10: In the Netherlands René Schoenmakers and Marc Jansen, co-found

Catawiki Catawiki is an online auction platform for buying and selling special items and collectibles. Catawiki was founded in 2008 as an online community for collectors. Since 2011, the company has been hosting weekly online auctions, in various categori ...

, a compendium of collector's catalogues. * September 27: During the Stripdagen in

Houten Houten () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. Population centres The municipality consists of the following towns: * 't Goy * Houten * Schalkwijk * Tull en 't Waal Houten (town) The main town in the municipality i ...

, The Netherlands,

Erik Kriek Erik Kriek (born 18 November 1966, Amsterdam) is a Dutch artist and the winner of the 2008 Stripschapprijs. He writes and draws the comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply c ...

receives the

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

. Pim Oosterheert, author of various books about

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

, receives the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. Bob van den Born and Jaap Kramer receive the Bulletje en Boonestaak Schaal.

October

* ''

Hellboy Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in ''San Diego Comic-Con Comics'' #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries A miniseries or mini-series is a t ...

: In The Chapel Of Moloch'', the first ''Hellboy'' series written and drawn by

Mike Mignola Mike Mignola (; born September 16, 1960) is an American comics artist and writer best known for creating ''Hellboy'' for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including ''B.P.R.D.'', '' Abe Sapien'', '' Lobster Johnson'', '' Wi ...

since

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, is scheduled to ship. * October 8:

Archaia Studios Press Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book p ...

confirm they have been bought by

Kunoichi is a Japanese cant term for . In popular culture, it is often used for female shinobi or practitioner of ninjutsu (''ninpo''). The term was largely popularized by novelist Yamada Futaro in his novel ''Ninpō Hakkenden'' (忍法八犬伝) in 1964 ...

, the company established by

Joshua Blaylock Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

, former President at

Devil's Due Publishing Devil's Due Publishing (often abbreviated as DDP) is an independent comic book publisher in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, DDP is best known for its wide selection of genres, including licensed and original creator-owned proper ...

November

* November 14: French cartoonist Piem is named Knight in the

Ordre National du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's es ...

. * November 18:

Jonas Geirnaert Jonas Geirnaert (born July 28, 1982) studied animation at the KASK in Ghent. In May 2004 he won the Short Film Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his animated short ''Flatlife'' (11 min). Of the copy he sent in for selection only the fi ...

's comic strip ''

Kabouter Wesley Kabouter Wesley (English: Gnome Wesley) is a Flemish/Belgian series of comics and short animated cartoons about a grumpy and violent kabouter ( gnome), made by Jonas Geirnaert. Both the drawing style and the content are purposely made naive a ...

'' makes its debut in

HUMO ''HUMO'' is a popular Dutch-language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close rela ...

. * The non-fiction book '' Becoming Batman: The Possibility of a Superhero'' is published by

E. Paul Zehr E. Paul Zehr (born June 16, 1968) is a Canadian professor of kinesiology and neuroscience, and a science communicator at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada. He is known for his work in the neural control of human locomo ...

December

Specific date unknown

* Seung-Jin Park and

Kim Jung Gi Kim Jung Gi (legally Kim Jung Ki;Kim transcribed his name in a tripartite fashion, similar to North Korean usage. , hanja: ; 7 February 1975 – 3 October 2022) was a South Korean illustrator, cartoonist, and manhwa artist. He was famous fo ...

launch the webcomic series ''TLT - Tiger the Long Tail'', which will run until 2010.

Deaths

January

* January 3: Johan van Dijk, Dutch comics artist and illustrator (''Onze Rusteloze Aarde'', ''Wonderen der Natuur''), died at age 90. * January 6:

Marty Links Marty Links (September 5, 1917 – January 6, 2008) was an American cartoonist best known for her syndicated comic strip ''Emmy Lou''. Biography Born Martha B. Links in Oakland, California, she moved with her family to San Francisco, where sh ...

, American comics artist (''Emmy Lou''), dies at age 90. * January 18: Joaquin Cervante Bassoco, Mexican comics artist (''Pies Lanos'', ''Tirando a Gol (El Pirata Negro)'', ''Wama''), dies at age 89. * January 19: Rik Clément, Belgian comics artist (''Dees Dubbel''), dies at age 87.

February

* February 2:

Gus Arriola Gustavo "Gus" Arriola (July 17, 1917 – February 2, 2008) was an American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip ''Gordo'', which ran from 1941 through 1985. Biography Gus Arriola was born in Florence ...

, Mexican-American comics artist (''

Gordo Gordo (Spanish and Portuguese for "fat") may refer to: People * Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223), King of Portugal nicknamed "''o Gordo'' ("the Fat") * Gordon Cooper (1927–2004), one of the seven original American astronauts, nicknamed "Gord ...

''), dies at age 90. *February 10:

Steve Gerber Stephen Ross Gerber (; September 20, 1947 – February 10, 2008) was an American comic book writer and creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck. Other works include ''Man-Thing'', '' Omega the Unknown,'' '' Marvel Spotlight ...

, American comics writer (''

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into Fear'' #19 (cover-d ...

'', ''

Omega the Unknown Omega the Unknown is an American comic book published by Marvel Comics from 1976 to 1977, featuring the eponymous fictional character. The series, written by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes and illustrated by Jim Mooney, ran for 10 issues befor ...

'', '' The Defenders'', ''

Man-Thing The Man-Thing (Dr. Theodore "Ted" Sallis) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in ''S ...

''), passes away from

idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or (formerly) fibrosing alveolitis, is a rare, progressive illness of the respiratory system, characterized by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar tissue. It is ...

at age 60. *February 22:

Steve Whitaker Steve Whitaker (26 June 1955 – 22 February 2008) was a British artist best known as the colourist on the reprint of ''V for Vendetta''. David Lloyd, the artist on ''V for Vendetta'', said Whitaker "was not only one of the finest colourists B ...

, British comics colourist (''

V for Vendetta ''V for Vendetta'' is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published between 1982 and 1985 in black and white as an ongoing serial in the British anthol ...

'') passes away at age 53.

March

* March 2: Francesco Pescador, Italian comics artist (''Tony Boy'', ''Il Piccolo Sceriffo'', ''Philly il Ragazzi dagli Occhi d'Oro''), dies at age 93. *March 8: Franco Paludetti, Italian animator and comic artist (worked on ''

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

''), dies at age 83. *March 10:

Dave Stevens Dave Lee Stevens (July 29, 1955 – March 11, 2008) was an American illustrator and comics artist. He was most famous for creating ''The Rocketeer'' comic book and film character, and for his pin-up style "glamour art" illustrations, especially ...

, American comics artist (''

The Rocketeer The Rocketeer is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books originally published by Pacific Comics. Created by writer/artist Dave Stevens, the character first appeared in 1982 and is an homage to the Saturday matinee serial heroes ...

''), dies of

hairy cell leukemia Hairy cell leukemia is an uncommon hematological malignancy characterized by an accumulation of abnormal B lymphocytes. It is usually classified as a subtype of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Hairy cell leukemia makes up about 2% of all le ...

at age 52. *March 17: Daniel Traver Griñó, Spanish comics artist (''Sam Bory y el Telesforo'', ''1X2 el Extraterrestre'', ''Tontáinez'', ''El Tonto del Pueblo'' and ''Don Florencio''), passes away at age 76. *March 18: Wes Alexander, American comics artist (''Stormfield''), passes away at age 41. *March 19:

Hugo Claus Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also ...

, Belgian novelist, playwright, poet and film director (wrote the script for the comic strip ''Belgman'' with Hugo De Kempeneer, aka hugOKÉ), dies from

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

at age 78. * March 21:

Raymond Leblanc Raymond Leblanc (born 22 May 1915 – 21 March 2008) was a Belgium, Belgian comic book publisher, film director and film producer, best known for publishing works such as ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé and ''Blake and Mortimer'' by Edgar ...

, Belgian comics publisher and animated film producer. Founder of the Belgian comics magazine '' Tintin'', dies at age 92. * March 21:

Maurice Maréchal Maurice Maréchal (3 October 1892 – 19 April 1964) was a French classical cellist. Maurice Maréchal was born in Dijon at the home of his parents, Jules Jacques Maréchal, an employee for Posts and Telegraphs, and Martha Justine Morier. Afte ...

, Belgian comics artist (''

Prudence Petitpas Prudence Petitpas was a Belgian comics series, created by Maurice Maréchal. Concept ''Prudence Petitpas'' is a humoristic series about an old lady, Prudence Petitpas, who lives in the fictional village Moucheron. Much like Miss Marple, she inves ...

''), passes away at age 85. *March 30:

Jim Mooney James Noel Mooney (August 13, 1919 – March 30, 2008) was an American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both during ...

, American comics artist (worked on ''

Airboy Airboy is a fictional aviator hero of an American comic book series initially published by Hillman Periodicals during the World War II-era time period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. He was created by writers Charles Bir ...

, Spider-Man,

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her ...

''), dies at age 88.

April

* April 14:

Ollie Johnston Oliver Martin Johnston Jr. (October 31, 1912 – April 14, 2008) was an American motion picture animator. He was one of Disney's Nine Old Men, and the last surviving at the time of his death from natural causes. He was recognized by The Wa ...

, American animator (

Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 1 ...

), dies at age 95. * April 15: Robert Vandersteen, Belgian comics artist (''Tony and Lily'', worked on ''

De Rode Ridder ''De Rode Ridder'' (''The Red Knight'') is a Belgian Flemish comic book series set in medieval Europe. It stars the title character Johan, the Red Knight, easily recognizable by his red tunic. It appeared six days a week in the newspaper ''De Stand ...

'') and son of

Willy Vandersteen Willy Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million co ...

, dies at age 68.

May

*May 3:

Ted Key Ted Key (born Theodore Keyser; August 25, 1912 – May 3, 2008)
''The New York Times'', May 8, 2008 was a ...

, American animator and comics artist (''

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''), dies at age 95. * May 5: Edith Hegenbarth, German comics artist (''Digedags''), dies at age 83. * May 12: Virgilio Martínez Gaínza, Cuban comic artist (''Pucho'', ''Supertiñosa''), dies at age 77. *May 13:

Mike Western Mike Western (b. Southampton, 4 February 1925; d. 13 May 2008)Ian WheelerMike Western remembered, Down The Tubes, 21 May 2008 was a British comics artist. He worked as a clean-up artist for GB Animation after military service in the Second Wor ...

, British comics artist ('' Darkie's Mob'', continued ''

Billy's Boots ''Billy's Boots'' was a popular British comic strip by writer Fred Baker and artist John Gillatt, later continued by Mike Western. The original Billy's Boots was an earlier humorous series, written and drawn by Frank Purcell, which appeared in T ...

''), dies at age 83 following a heart attack and a stroke. *May 15:

Will Elder William Elder (born Wolf William Eisenberg; September 22, 1921 – May 15, 2008) was an American illustrator and comic book artist who worked in numerous areas of commercial art but is best known for a frantically funny cartoon style that helped ...

, American comics artist (''

EC Comics Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950 ...

'', ''

Mad Magazine Mad, mad, or MAD may refer to: Geography * Mad (village), a village in the Dunajská Streda District of Slovakia * Mád, a village in Hungary * Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, by IATA airport code * Mad River (disambiguation), several ...

'', co-creator of ''

Little Annie Fanny ''Little Annie Fanny'' is a comics series by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder. It appeared in 107 two- to seven-page episodes in ''Playboy'' magazine from October 1962 to September 1988. ''Little Annie Fanny'' is a humorous satire of contemporar ...

''), dies at age 86. * May 19:

Rory Root Rory D. Root (November 8, 1957 – May 19, 2008) was the owner of Comic Relief, a comic book retailer in Berkeley, California. Comic Relief was one of the first stores to stock graphic novels, presaging their popularity by many years. Root a ...

, American comics store owner (founder and owner of Comic Relief in Berkeley, California), dies at age 50. * May 21:

Mel Casson Mel Casson (July 25, 1920 – May 21, 2008) was an American cartoonist with a 50-year career. He is primarily remembered for his work on the daily comic strips ''Sparky'', ''Angel'', ''Mixed Singles''/''Boomer'' and ''Redeye (comics), Redeye'', ...

, American comics artist (''Jeff Crockett'', ''Sparky'', ''Angel'', co-worked on ''Mixed Singles'' (later titled ''Boomer''), continued ''

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

''), dies at age 87. * May 27:

Ed Arno Ed Arno (July 17, 1916 – May 27, 2008) was an Austrian-American cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist, contributing to ''The New Yorker'' from 1969 to 2001. He was born in Innsbruck, Austria, before moving to the United States. ...

, American comics artist, cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator (worked for

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and

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

), dies at age 91.

June

* June 5:

Pete Tumlinson Howard Peter Tumlinson (June 7, 1920 – June 5, 2008) was an American comic book artist whose work appeared from the late 1940s through the 1950s in titles published by the Marvel Comics predecessors Timely Comics and Atlas Comics, and a book illu ...

, American comics artist (''

Kid Colt Kid Colt is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first is a cowboy whose adventures have taken place in numerous western-themed comic book series published by Marvel. The second is ...

''), dies at age 87. * June 8: Vladimiro Missaglia, aka Miro, Italian comics artist and animator (''I Tre Marines'', ''Kali''), passes away at age 75. *June 27: Michael Turner, American comics artist (worked for ''

''), passes away at age 37 after a long battle with bone cancer.

July

* July 17:

Creig Flessel Creig Valentine Flessel (February 2, 1912 – July 17, 2008)Creig Valentine Flessel
at the Un ...

, American comics artist (''

Sandman The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes. Representation in traditional folklore The Sandman is a traditional charact ...

'', ''

Shining Knight Shining Knight ( cy, Marchog Disglair) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (Sept ...

''), dies at age 96.

August

* August 2:

Fujio Akatsuka was a pioneer Japanese artist of comical manga known as the Gag Manga King. His name at birth is 赤塚藤雄, whose Japanese pronunciation is the same as 赤塚不二夫. He was born in Rehe, Manchuria, the son of a Japanese military poli ...

, Japanese manga artist (''

Tensai Bakabon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujio Akatsuka, which began publication on April 9, 1967, in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. It is about the misadventures of a dim-witted boy (Bakabon) and his idiotic father, the latte ...

'', ''

Osomatsu-kun is a comedy manga series by Fujio Akatsuka which ran in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from 1962 to 1969. The series revolves around a group of sextuplet brothers who cause all sorts of mischief. It has been adapted into ...

''), passes away at age 72. * August 5:

Jack Kamen Jack Kamen (; May 29, 1920 – August 5, 2008) was an American illustrator for books, magazines, comic books and advertising, known for his work illustrating crime, horror, humour, suspense and science fiction stories for EC Comics, for his work in ...

, American comics artist (worked for ''

''), dies at age 88. * August 6: Arnold H. Clerkx, Dutch comics artist (''Ling Khi Tong'', ''Joessoef''), passes away at age 88. * August 7:

Eugênio Colonnese Eugenio Colonnese (Fuscaldo, September 3rd, 1929 - Santo André, August 8th, 2008) was an Italian-born Brazilian comic artist. Son of a Brazilian mother (who is African, Portuguese and Indigenous) and Italian father, Colonnese moved to Argentina a ...

, Italian-Brazilian comics artist (''Mylar, O Homem Mistério'', ''Superargo'', ''Pele de Cobra'', ''O Morto do Pântano'', ''Mirza, a mulher vampiro''), dies at age 78. * August 15:

Carlos Meglia Carlos Meglia (December 11, 1957 – August 15, 2008) was a comic book artist and penciller born in the city of Quilmes, Argentina. One of his best-known creations is the '' Cybersix'' series, done in partnership with Carlos Trillo. Meglia di ...

, Argentine animator and comics artist (''Irish Coffee'', ''

Cybersix ''Cybersix'' is an Argentinean comic book series published in 1991, created by the Argentine authors Carlos Trillo (story) and Carlos Meglia (art) for the comics magazine '' Skorpio'' (Eura Editoriale). The series first appeared in Spanish in Nov ...

'', ''Canari''), dies at age 50.

September

* September 2:

Bill Melendez José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American character animator, voice actor, film director and producer. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials. Before ''Peanuts'', he p ...

, American animator (''

'', ''

Peanuts ''Peanuts'' 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 extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...

'' animated features), dies at age 91. * September 15:

Gedeone Malagola Gedeone Malagola (São Paulo, July 7th, 1924 - Jundiaí, September 15th, 2008) was a Brazilian comics artist and editor. He started his career in the 1940s, drawing for the newspaper A Marmita. He worked for several comic book publishers until he ...

, Brazilian comics artist (''Raio Negro'', ''Hydroman'', ''Homem Lua''), passes away at age 84. * September 26:

Raymond Macherot Raymond Macherot (30 March 1924 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian cartoonist. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé or André Franquin, Macherot's work, both as artist and writer, remains highly regarded am ...

, Belgian comics artist (''

Chlorophylle Chlorophylle was a Belgian comics series and Raymond Macherot's best known work, alongside '' Sibylline''. It is a fantasy comic about anthropomorphic forest animals, including the title character Chlorophylle, who is a dormouse. Description C ...

'', ''

Clifton Clifton may refer to: People *Clifton (surname) *Clifton (given name) Places Australia *Clifton, Queensland, a town **Shire of Clifton * Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong * Clifton, Western Australia Canada * Clifton, Nova Scot ...

'', ''

Sibylline Sibylline is a Belgian comics series by Raymond Macherot and his second best-known work after ''Chlorophylle''. Just like the latter, it is a fantasy comic about anthropomorphic animals in a forest setting. However, here the protagonist is a fema ...

''), dies at age 91.

October

* October 15: Guus Boissevain, aka ''Gub'', Dutch comics artist (''Piet Pelle'', ''Snuf en de Grollenburgers'', ''Bliep en Barthold'', also worked for the Dutch edition of ''

Mad Mad, mad, or MAD may refer to: Geography * Mad (village), a village in the Dunajská Streda District of Slovakia * Mád, a village in Hungary * Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, by IATA airport code * Mad River (disambiguation), several ri ...

''), passes away at age 79. * October 16: Mark Buck, American comics artist, dies at age 41 in a motorcyle accident. * October 20: **

Les Barton Leslie Barton (20 March 1920 – July quarter 2002) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back. He started his career with Bolton Wanderers, but failed to break into the first team and moved to Football League Third Divisio ...

, British comics artist (continued ''

Billy Bunter William George Bunter is a fictional schoolboy created by Charles Hamilton using the pen name Frank Richards. He features in stories set at Greyfriars School, a fictional English public school in Kent, originally published in the boys' weekly ...

''), dies at the age of 84. ** Ken Hunter, British comics artist (''Jeff and Bill Star in the kingdom of Zero'', ''Barney's Barmy Army'', ''Mr. Licko and His Lollipops''), dies at age 91 or 92. * October 31: Mongo Sisé, Congolese comics artist (''Mata Mata et Pili Pili'', ''Bingo'', ''Tchindé''), dies from a stroke at age 60.

November

* November 11:

Lasse Sandberg Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: *Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Sw ...

, Swedish comics artist and illustrator (''Ångvälten Andersson'', ''Vilde Viktor'', ''Gojan Patrik'', ''Orädda Oskar'', ''Idrottsmannen Eskil''), dies at age 84. * November 15:

Cláudio Seto Cláudio Seto (1944 – November 15, 2008) was a Brazilian journalist, visual artist, comic artist, poet, photographer, cultural animator and bonsai artist. Of Japanese descent, at age nine he went to study at a Zen monastery in Japan, where he t ...

, aka Chuji Seto Takeguma, Brazilian comics artist (''María Erótica'', ''O Samurai''), dies at age 63 or 64. * November 17:

Guy Peellaert Guy Peellaert (6 April 1934 – 17 November 2008) was a Belgian artist, painter, illustrator, comic artist and photographer, most famous for the book ''Rock Dreams'', and his album covers for rock artists like David Bowie (''Diamond Dogs'') and the ...

, Belgian painter, album cover designer, illustrator and comics artist (''

Les Aventures de Jodelle ''The Adventures of Jodelle'' (original title ''Les Aventures de Jodelle'') is a 1966 French erotic comic drawn by Guy Peellaert and scripted by Pierre Bartier. Drawings and screenplay were deeply influenced by pop art.Laterza and Vinella (1980p. ...

'', ''Pravada la Surviveuse'', ''The Game'', ''SHE and the Green Rairs''), passes away from cancer at age 74. * November 25: Sergio Rosi, Italian comics artist (''Simonetta'', ''Il Principe Scimmiotto'', ''Cochito'', ''Volpetto'', ''Mustafà'', ''Ramirez & Gonzales'', ''Bill Revolver'', ''

Jacula Jacula was an Italian rock band founded in 1969 in Milan as an experiment by Antonio Bartoccetti, Doris Norton, organist Charles Tiring and medium Franz Porthenzy. Jacula's music was considered innovative for the time in progressive circles b ...

''), dies at an unknown age. * November 28: Enrico De Seta, Italian comics artist, cartoonist and caricaturist (''Giovanni-qui-obéit'', ''Bacù''), dies at age 100. * November 28:

Leon Lazarus Leon Lazarus (August 22, 1919 – November 28, 2008)Social Security Death Index
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, American comics writer and editor (worked for ''

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

''), dies at age 89.

December

* December 4: Fritz Behrendt, German-Dutch political cartoonist, dies at age 83. * December 6: Gérard Lauzier, French comics artist (''Tranches de Vie'', ''Al Crane''), dies at age 76. * December 16: Vic Donahue, American comics artist (comics about scientific subjects), passes away at age 90. * December 23: Pietro Gamba, Italian comics artist (continued ''

Kinowa ''Kinowa'' is an Italian comic book series created by Andrea Lavezzolo and EsseGesse. Background The Western comic series debuted in May 1950, with text by Andrea Lavezzolo (who signed the comics with the pen name A. Lawson) and artwork by the t ...

'', ''Pecos Bill''), dies at age 83.

Specific date unknown

* Rik Jottier, Belgian comics artist and illustrator (''Wopsie: De Avonturen van een Bewaarengeltje''), passes away at age 81 or 82. * Marits Rietdijk, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (comics for motorcycle magazines), passes away at age 87 or 88. * Lui Yu-tin (also spelled as Louie Yu Tin), Chinese comics artist (''Wu-lung Wong'', aka ''King of Blunders''), dies at age 80 or 81.

Exhibitions

* September 9 – December 5 (

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) is a not-for-profit arts organization and former museum in New York City devoted to comic books, comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. MoCCA sponsored events ranging from book openings to educat ...

, New York City) —

Kim Deitch Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California)Donahue, Don and Susan Goodrick, editors. Deitch bio, ''The Apex Treasuet of Underground Comics'' (Apex Novelties, 1974), p. 127. is an American cartoonist who was an important figure in t ...

retrospective

Conventions

* January 12–13:

Dallas Comic Con Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming) fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days event ...

X, Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas, USA — guests include

Tony DeZuniga Antony de Zuñiga (November 8, 1932 – May 11, 2012) who worked primarily under the name Tony DeZuniga, was a Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC Comics. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and Bl ...

Harold LeDoux Harold Anthony LeDoux (November 7, 1926 – June 7, 2015) was an American artist best known for his work on the newspaper comic strip ''Judge Parker''. He worked in the realistic style associated with Stan Drake, Leonard Starr, et al. While in t ...

Scott Kurtz Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip '' PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators. Career Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville ...

Kristian Donaldson Kristian Donaldson sometimes simply credited as Kristian, is a comic book artist based in Dallas, Texas. Early life Donaldson attended the Savannah College of Art and Design. Career Donaldson has been working in comics since 2004. Notable wor ...

Nick Derington Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Plac ...

Kristofer Straub Kristofer is a masculine first name. It is a variant of the name Christopher. People Kristofer Notable people with the name Kristofer include: * Kristofer Åström, Swedish singer-songwriter * Kristofer Berglund (born 1988), Swedish professi ...

Cal Slayton Cal Slayton is an American comic book artist and Graphic Designer. Biography Slayton lives in Texas. His most prominent work was on the indie comic book ''Shades of Blue'' published first by AMP Comics and then by Digital Webbing. His work has a ...

Brad W. Foster Brad W. Foster (born April 26, 1955) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, writer and publisher. He has also been Artist Guest of Honor at multiple conventions such as ArmadilloCon 10, Conestoga 9, Archon 35, NASFiC 2010, and 73rd World Scie ...

James O'Barr James O'Barr (born January 1, 1960) is an American comics artist, writer and graphic artist, best known as the creator of the comic book series ''The Crow''. Early life O'Barr, an orphan, was raised in the foster care system. Career In 1978, O ...

Bob Layton Bob Layton (born 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'' and '' Hercules'', and for co-founding Valiant Comics with Jim Shooter. Early life Bob Lay ...

, Terry Moore,

Steve Niles Steve Niles (born June 21, 1965) is an American comic book author and novelist, known for works such as '' 30 Days of Night'', '' Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery'', '' Simon Dark'', ''Mystery Society'', and '' Batman: Gotham County Line'' ...

Cully Hamner Cully Hamner (born 1969) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as ''Green Lantern: Mosaic'', ''Blue Beetle'', ''Black Lightning: Year One'', and ''Detective Comics''. He is also the co-creator and illustrator of the 20 ...

Tim Bradstreet Tim Bradstreet (born on February 16, 1967)is an American artist and illustrator, best known for his work on comic books, book covers, movie posters, roleplaying games and trading cards. Early life Tim Bradstreet was born February 16, 1967, in ...

Matt Sturges Lilah Sturges (; born Matthew Sturges, October 1970) is an American writer of comics and fantasy novels. She is best known for co-writing with Bill Willingham the Eisner Award, Eisner-award-nominated ''Jack of Fables'', and other comics published b ...

Brian Denham Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish and Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. It is possible that the name is derived from an Old Celtic word mea ...

Sarah Wilkinson Sarah Wilkinson was the chief executive of NHS Digital, which is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care, and part of the NHS in England. Wilkinson has been named as the second most influential wom ...

, David Hopkins,

Jaime Mendoza Jaime Mendoza Gonzáles (1874–1939) was a Bolivian doctor, journalist and writer. A native of Sucre, he trained to be a doctor, providing valuable services in Llallagua and in Guerra del Acre. As a journalist, he founded the newspapers ''Nuevas R ...

Cat Staggs The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

, and

Scott Harben Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saskat ...

* January 24–27:

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after L ...

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a commune, the prefecture of the Charente department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angoumoisins'' o ...

, France * January 26–27:

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 ...

(Mesa, Arizona, USA) — 5,200 attendees; official guests: Maral Agnerian,

Greg Ayres Greg Ayres is an American voice actor who works on a number of English versions of Japanese anime series at ADV Films, Funimation and Sentai Filmworks. He voiced Hideki in '' Nerima Daikon Brothers'', Koyuki Tanaka in '' Beck: Mongolian Chop S ...

, David Beaty,

Jeremy Bulloch Jeremy Andrew Bulloch (16 February 1945 – 17 December 2020) was an English actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he gained recognition for originating the physical portrayal of Boba Fett in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, appearing as th ...

Svetlana Chmakova Svetlana Chmakova (russian: Светлана Шмакова) (b. October 7, 1979) is a Russian-Canadian comic book artist. She is best known for '' Dramacon'', an original English-language (OEL) manga spanning three volumes and published in Nor ...

Luci Christian Louisa Michelle Christian (born March 18, 1973) is an American voice actress and ADR script writer at Funimation and Seraphim Digital/ Sentai Filmworks. She has provided many voices for English versions of Japanese anime series and films. Life ...

Shannon Denton Shannon Eric Denton is an American veteran storyteller and artist with credits at Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Jerry Bruckheimer Films, NBC, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, Fox Kids, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Dimension Films, DC C ...

Walter Koenig Walter Marvin Koenig (; born September 14, 1936) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began acting professionally in the mid 1960s and quickly rose to prominence for his supporting role as Ensign Pavel Chekov in '' Star Trek: The Original ...

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'' and '' Lost'', writer for the films ''Commando'' and '' Teen Wolf'', and a writer and ...

Peter Mayhew Peter William Mayhew (19 May 1944 – 30 April 2019) was a British-American actor. He was best known for portraying Chewbacca in the ''Star Wars'' film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 origin ...

Ed McGuinness Edward McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on books such as '' Superman'', ''Superman/Batman'', ''Deadpool'', and '' Hulk''. His pencil work is frequently inked by Dexter Vines, and as such, their co ...

, Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie, Angel Medina,

Michelle Ruff Michelle Ruff is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voice acting career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her roles include Fujiko Mine in ''Lupin the Third'', ...

, Armand Villavert Jr.,

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles '' The Flash'', ''Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', '' Fantastic Four'' and ''Da ...

Wil Wheaton Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film '' Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in ''Toy Soldiers'', an ...

, and Andrew Wheelan * February 2–3:

Hi-Ex Hi-Ex (short for the Highlands International Comics Expo) was the name given to a Scottish comics convention held from 2008–2012. It was held early in the year in Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. The organisers were Richmond Clements (editor at ...

website

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histo ...

, Scotland * February 22–24:

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

, San Francisco, USA * March 1–2:

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 in Columbus, Ohio, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, and webcomics. Bob Corby founded the convention as a gathering place for "the com ...

(S.P.A.C.E.) (Aladdin Shrine Center, Columbus, Ohio) — special guest:

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

* March 1:

STAPLE! STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is an annual convention in Austin, Texas, United States, for alternative comics, minicomics, webcomics, zines, underground comics, and graphic arts. Chris Nicholas founded the conference as a gathering place for ...

, Austin, USA * March 7–9:

MegaCon MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Th ...

(Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA) — guests include Jennie Breeden,

Brian Clevinger Brian Clevinger (born May 7, 1978) is an American writer best known as the author of the webcomic '' 8-Bit Theater'' and the Eisner-nominated print comic '' Atomic Robo''. He is also the author of the self-published novel ''Nuklear Age''. Care ...

Amanda Conner Amanda Conner is an American comics artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' '' Soulsearchers and Company'' and H ...

Caitlin Glass Caitlin Tiffany Glass (born November 16, 1981) is an American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer at Funimation, New Generation Pictures and Bang Zoom! Entertainment who provides voices for English versions of Japanese anime series ...

Mark Goddard Mark Goddard (born Charles Harvey Goddard; July 24, 1936) is an American actor who has starred in a number of television programs. He is probably best known for portraying Major Don West in the CBS series ''Lost in Space'' (1965–1968). He ...

Erin Gray Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an American model, casting agent, and actress whose roles include Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction television series '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' and Kate Summers-Stratton in the situat ...

Neil Kaplan Neil Charles Kaplan is an American voice actor, audiobook narrator, entertainer, and comedian. Biography Kaplan got his start as a comedian doing impressions of presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. He also impersonated a little-k ...

June Lockhart June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American actress, beginning a film career in 1930s & 1940s in such films at ''A Christmas Carol'' and '' Meet Me in St. Louis''. She primarily acted in 1950s and 1960s television, and with performances on ...

George Lowe George Edward Lowe (born November 10, 1957) is an American voice actor and comedian whose voice roles include Space Ghost on the animated series ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and its spin-off, ''Cartoon Planet''.Cynthia Martinez Cynthia Martinez is an American voice actress who works for ADV Films and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks. Her first roles were that of Lina Inverse in the Slayers movies and OVAs and as Hermes in the original anime adaptation of Kino's Journ ...

Vic Mignogna Victor Joseph Mignogna (); born August 27, 1962)Birthday tweet: * is an American voice actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' series, ...

Paul Pelletier Paul Pelletier is an American comic book penciller. Career Pelletier began working as a professional comic artist in the late 1980s. His first work appeared in Cosmic Steller Rebellers (hammac publications) and Wayward Warrior (Hammac Public ...

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 ...

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably '' Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and M ...

William Tucci William Tucci is an illustrator, writer, and filmmaker best known for his creator-owned title and character, ''Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, ''Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher Top ...

, and

* March 16: New York City Comic Book Spectacular (Holiday Inn Midtown, New York City) — guest of honor

Michael Avon Oeming Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. Career Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time f ...

* March 16–18: Wizard World Los Angeles (Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA) * March 22: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing
website
London, UK * April 5–6: Dallas Comic Con & Sci-Fi Expo, Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas, USA * April 12: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Tasty World, Athens, Georgia) * April 12–13:

Toronto ComiCON Toronto Comicon (currently stylized as ''Toronto Comicon'', previously as ''Toronto ComiCon'') is an annual comic book and pop culture convention held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre since 2001. It is owned and ...

Fan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) * April 18–20:

, New York, USA * April 25–27:

Pittsburgh Comicon The Pittsburgh Comicon, later known as Wizard World Comic Con Pittsburgh and since succeeded by Steel-City Con, was a comic book convention held in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1994 by Michael and Renee George. It w ...

(Monroeville Expomart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA) — guests include

Timothy Truman Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956) is an American writer, artist and musician. He is best known for his stories and Wild West-style comic book art, and in particular, for his work on '' Grimjack'' (with John Ostrander), ''Scout'', and the re ...

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 Wi ...

Robert Tinnell Robert Tinnell is an American writer, film director and producer. Robert directed such films as '' Feast of the Seven Fishes'' (2019), ''Frankenstein and Me'' (1996), and '' Kids of the Round Table'' (1995). His producer credits include ''Back ...

,Gold, Mike
"Michael George and the Pittsburgh Comicon,"
ComicMix (Mar. 18, 2008).

Tom DeFalco Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''. Career While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...

Ron Frenz Ronald Wade 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'' and later for his work on '' Spider-Girl'' whom he co-created with wri ...

Billy Tucci William Tucci is an illustrator, writer, and filmmaker best known for his creator-owned title and character, '' Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, '' Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher Top ...

David W. Mack David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his creator-owned series ''Kabuki'' and for co-creating with Joe Quesada the Marvel Comics superhero Echo. Early life Mack graduated from Ludlow High School in 1990, where h ...

, Tommy Castillo,

David Prowse David Charles Prowse (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader (voiced by American actor James Earl Jones) in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and a manservant in Stanle ...

, Aaron Douglas,

Brian Harnois Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan (given name), Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish language, Irish and Breton language, Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan language, Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. ...

, and

Kane Hodder Kane Warren Hodder (born April 8, 1955)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an Americ ...

Machosky, Michael. "Pittsburgh Comicon brings fans, heroes together," ''Pittsburgh Tribune'' (24 Apr 2008). * April 26–27:

Stumptown Comics Fest Stumptown Comics Fest was a comic book convention, held annually in Portland, Oregon from 2004–2013. In the model of the Alternative Press Expo and the Small Press Expo, Stumptown was a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic art in i ...

(Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, Portland, Oregon) * May 9–11: Bristol Comic Expo (Commonwealth Hall and the Ramada Plaza, Bristol, UK) — guests include

Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor and publisher for various comic books. He started professionally in the medium at the age of 14, and he is most notable for his successful and controversial run as Marvel Comic ...

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 (Marvel Comics), Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known f ...

Jim Starlin James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, a ...

, and

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 th ...

. Presentation of the

Eagle Awards The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle'' comic, they were launched in 1977 for comics released in ...

, hosted by comedian

Fraser Ayres Fraser Stuart Ayres (born 1980) is an English actor, best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series '' The Smoking Room''. Ayres first joined the youth core at the Haymarket Theatre in Leicester and has done other television includ ...

. * May 10–11:

Emerald City ComiCon The Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), formerly the Emerald City Comicon, is an annual comic book convention taking place in Seattle, Washington. Originally taking place at the city's Qwest Field (first at West Field Plaza, then at the Event Center), ...

(Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, USA) — 10,000 attendees; guests:

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

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 '' National ...

, Jeffrey Brown,

Whilce Portacio William "Whilce" Portacio (; born July 8, 1963) is a Filipino American comic book writer and artist noted for his work on such titles as '' The Punisher'', '' X-Factor'', '' Uncanny X-Men'', ''Iron Man'', '' Wetworks'' and '' Spawn''. Portacio wa ...

, Mike Choi,

J. Michael Straczynski Joseph 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 best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' ...

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

Derek Kirk Kim Derek Kirk Kim is a Korean-American writer, director, and artist. He is the recipient of the Eisner (2004), the Harvey (2004), and the Ignatz Award (2003) for his debut graphic novel ''Same Difference and Other Stories.'' (The contents of which w ...

Bryan Lee O'Malley Bryan Lee O'Malley (born February 21, 1979) is a Canadian cartoonist, best known for the ''Scott Pilgrim'' series. He also performs as a musician under the alias Kupek. Career Bryan Lee O'Malley attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary Sc ...

Andy Runton Andy Runton is an American writer and artist. He is the creator of the graphic novel series '' Owly'', first published in 2005 by Top Shelf. Before he worked on ''Owly'' Runton was a graphic designer. In 2005, he won the Ignatz Award for Promis ...

, Tim Sale,

Tony Bedard Antony J. L. Bedard is an American writer and editor who has worked in the comic book industry from the early 1990s through the present. He is best known for his work at CrossGen Comics, where he was under exclusive contract, and for his run writi ...

Jim Cheung Jim Cheung (; born 1972) is a British comic book artist, known for his work on the series such as '' Scion'', '' New Avengers: Illuminati'', '' Young Avengers'' and '' Avengers: The Children's Crusade''. Career Cheung worked on several Marvel s ...

Gail Simone Gail Simone (aka Gladys Simonetti) is an American writer best known for her work in comics on DC's ''Birds of Prey'', ''Batgirl'', Dynamite Entertainment's Red Sonja, and for being the longest running female writer on Wonder Woman to date. Other ...

Kaare Andrews Kaare Andrews is a comic book writer, artist and filmmaker from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. His work includes ''Spider-Man'', '' Iron Fist'', ''Renato Jones'', and '' Incredible Hulk''. Andrews has a diverse drawing style, which ranges from hyper ...

Skottie Young Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book artist, children's book illustrator and writer. He is best known for his work with various Marvel Comics characters, his comic book adaptations of L. Frank Baum's Oz books with Eric S ...

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. '' Wiza ...

, David Finch, Aaron Williams,

Phil Noto Phil Noto is an American painter and comic book artist who is known for his work on such titles as '' Jonah Hex'', '' X-23'', '' Uncanny X-Force'' and, more recently, ''Black Widow''. His work on ''The Infinite Horizon'' (a modern retelling of ...

, Eric Powell,

Richard Starkings Richard Starkings (born 27 January 1962) is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer-based comic-book lettering, and is one of the most prolific creators in that industry. ...

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'' (2006–2012; 2020). Robertson has illustrated hundreds of comic ...

Nat Jones Nat Jones (born July 24, 1976) is an American artist working primarily in comic books and film. Jones is best known for his work on Frank Frazetta's ''Death Dealer (comics), Death Dealer''. Bibliography Artist *''Crypt of Dawn'' (1996) *''The C ...

, Stephane Roux,

Alfonso Azpiri Alfonso Azpiri Mejía (17 January 1947 − August 18, 2017) was a Spanish comic book artist, whose work was mainly of the adult variety. Biography Azpiri was born in Madrid. His early work was published in the 1970s and was mainly aimed at the ...

Sanjulián Manuel Pérez Clemente (better known as Sanjulián; born 24 June 1941) is a Spanish painter, most notable for his magazine and novel covers. He was born in Barcelona, and studied at Belles Arts of Sant Jordi. Sanjulián began working for Selecc ...

Esteban Maroto Esteban Maroto (born 1942) is a Spanish comic book artist. Career Born in Madrid, he began his career in the 1960s with series like ''Cinco por infinito'', published in English by Continuity Comics as '' Zero Patrol'' (heavily retouched by e ...

Juan Gimenez ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of '' John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...

Steve Sadowski Stephen Sadowski (born 1967, in British Columbia) is a Canadian artist, working primarily as a penciler and cover artist on superhero comics. He is known for penciling ''JSA'', the 1999 revival of the Justice Society of America written by James ...

, Moose Baumann,

Philip Tan Philip Tan (born 1978) is a comic book writer/artist best known for his work on '' Spawn'', ''Uncanny X-Men'' and ''Iron Man''. Career Tan graduated at the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture. Tan was the pencil ...

Dustin Weaver Dustin may refer to: Places in the United States * Dustin, Nebraska * Dustin Township, Holt County, Nebraska * Dustin, Oklahoma Other uses * Dustin (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Dustin ...