Events

January

*January 1: The direct-to-DVD movie ''

Hulk Vs ''Marvel Animated Features'' (''MAF'') is a series of the first eight direct-to-video animated superhero films made by MLG Productions, a joint venture between Marvel Studios (later Marvel Animation) and Lions Gate Entertainment. History In 2 ...

'' is released. *January 6: The third and final volume of ''

Hollow Fields ''Hollow Fields'' is a steampunk-themed original English-language manga written and illustrated by Madeleine Rosca. Volume 1 was released by Seven Seas Entertainment in June 2007, with a second volume released on May 29, 2008, and a third release ...

'' has been released. * January 15: Dutch cartoonist Tom Janssen wins his second Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. * January 28: The Dutch comics magazine Eppo returns to the market after having discontinued a decade ago. It manages to remain in print, as of today.

February

*The ''

Ultimate Marvel Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe. Those characters ...

'' titles ''

Ultimate X-Men ''Ultimate X-Men'' is a superhero comic book series, which was published by Marvel Comics, from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of the Ultimate Marvel imprint. The ...

'' and ''

Ultimate Fantastic Four ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running ''Fantastic Four'' comic book franchise as part of the Ultimate Marvel imprint. The Ultimate ...

'' are both cancelled at milestones: ''Ultimate X-Men'''s series finale ends issue #100, while ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'''s ends at issue #60. *To celebrate the inauguration of

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...

, Amazing Spider-Man #583 presented an all-new story teaming up President Obama and Spider-Man in "

Spidey Meets the President! "Spidey Meets the President!" is a backup feature in '' The Amazing Spider-Man'' #583, written by Zeb Wells, with art by Todd Nauck and Frank D'Armata. The cover of the issue shows Barack Obama giving a thumbs-up to Spider-Man. The comic book wa ...

" The title featured five variant covers.

April

* April 19: In

Boechout Boechout () is a municipality of Belgium located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Boechout proper and . In 2021, Boechout had a total population of 13,526. The total area is 20.66 km². Boechout a ...

, Belgium, a memorial plaque is attached to the former house of comic author George Van Raemdonck. A local park and street are renamed after him, with a sculpture of him and his characters

Bulletje en Boonestaak {{italic title ''Bulletje en Boonestaak'' (later spelled ''Bulletje en Bonestaak'') was one of the first very successful Dutch newspaper comic strips, the first Dutch comic moralists, and the first Dutch comic translated into other languages. It ...

inaugurated in the park. * April 26:

Suske en Wiske Suske (English: Willy, Luke, Bob, Spike) is one of the main characters in the popular Belgian comic strip '' Suske en Wiske'' by Willy Vandersteen. He is the boy of the duo. History When Willy Vandersteen created his first adventure story with ...

receive a comics mural near the station of

Kalmthout Kalmthout () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of Kalmthout, Achterbroek, Heide, and Nieuwmoer. In 2021, Kalmthout had a population of 19,020. The total area is . In addition to Kalmtho ...

, Belgium. *In honor of Wolverine's 35th anniversary,

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 ...

announced that numerous Marvel titles would feature Wolverine Art Appreciation

Variant cover In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art. The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of ''The Man of Ste ...

s in April 2009. Styles will be reminiscent of Pablo Picasso,

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...

, Andy Warhol. The first issues to feature a Wolverine Art Appreciation variant cover were Captain Britain and MI13 #12, Amazing Spider-man #590, Hulk #11, Uncanny X-Men #508, and Secret Warriors #3. *" Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" was a 2009 story featuring the

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 ...

character of

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

. The story was published in two parts, in the "final" issues of the series ''

'' (#686) and ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman ...

'' (#853), released February and April respectively. Written by

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

, pencilled by

Andy Kubert Andrew Kubert (; born February 27, 1962) is an American comics artist, letterer and writer. He is the son of Joe Kubert and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists, and the uncle of comics editor Katie Kubert. He is a graduate of an ...

, and inked by Scott Williams, the story was purported to be the "last" Batman story in the wake of severe psychological trauma that Batman endures within the ''

Batman R.I.P. Batman R.I.P. is an American comic book story arc published in ''Batman'' #676–681 by DC Comics. Written by Grant Morrison, penciled by Tony Daniel, and with covers by Alex Ross, the story pits the superhero Batman against the Black Glove organ ...

'' story, and his ultimate fate in '' Final Crisis''. * The 40th and final ''

Sammy Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel (name), Samuel, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami_(name), Sami. People Music *Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), American so ...

'' album is published. Author Jean-Pol announces his retirement and the end of the series.

May

*May 1: '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' was released in theaters. * May 19: The final issue of the relaunched version of the German comics magazine ''

Fix und Foxi ''Fix und Foxi'' was a weekly German comics magazine created by Rolf Kauka, which ran uninterrupted from 1953 until 1994. Re-christened ''Fix & Foxi'', it was relaunched as a monthly magazine in 2000, 2005 and 2010 respectively. Since the end of ...

'' is published.

June

* June 2: In

Louvain-la-Neuve Louvain-la-Neuve (, French for ''New Leuven''; wa, Li Noû Lovén) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town w ...

, Belgium, the

Hergé Museum Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé (; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of Tintin'', ...

opens its doors. * June 19: In the Zandstraat/Rue de Sable in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

, the

Marc Sleen Museum The Marc Sleen Museum (french: Musée Marc Sleen, nl, Marc Sleen Museum) is a museum located in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the work of Belgian comics artist Marc Sleen, who is known for his series ''The Adventures of Nero'', ''Piet Fluwijn ...

opens its doors, the first museum dedicated to a Belgian comics artist while the artist in question,

Marc Sleen Marcel Honoree Nestor ( ridder) Neels (30 December 1922 – 6 November 2016), known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian cartoonist. He was mostly known for his comic '' The Adventures of Nero and Co.'', but also created gag comics like ''Piet Fluwijn ...

, is still alive. King

Albert II of Belgium , house = Belgium , father = Leopold III of Belgium , mother = Astrid of Sweden , birth_date = , birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium , death_date = , death_place = , signature = Albert II of Belgium Sign ...

officially opens the building.

August

* August 30: A statue of

Mafalda ''Mafalda'' () is an Argentine comic strip written and drawn by cartoonist Quino. The strip features a six-year-old girl named Mafalda, who reflects the Argentinian middle class and progressive youth, is concerned about humanity and world peace, ...

is placed on the Plaza Mafalda (named in 2005) in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...

. * August 31:

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Disney Stud ...

buys

. * Textbook publisher

Flat World Knowledge FlatWorld is a publisher of college-level textbooks and educational supplements for a worldwide audience founded in 2007 as Flat World Knowledge by Eric Frank and Jeff Shelstad. It was acquired at the end of 2016 by Alastair Adam and John Eielson ...

publishes a business-themed graphic novel, '' Atlas Black: Managing to Succeed''.

September

*September 9: It was announced that

Paul Levitz Paul Levitz (; born October 21, 1956) is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles. Along with publisher Jenette Kah ...

would step down as President and Publisher of DC Comics to serve as the Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant for the newly formed DC Entertainment and Diane Nelson would serve as President of the new division. * September 11: The lifeless body of Japanese manga artist

Yoshito Usui was a Japanese manga artist known for the popular '' Crayon Shin-chan'' series. He was born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Personal life In 1977, he graduated from Saitama Kasukabe technical high school (埼玉県立春日� ...

(best known for the series '' Crayon Shin-chan'') is found at the bottom of a cliff. He was only 51. * September 26–27: During the Stripdagen

Barbara Stok Barbara Stok (born 24 February 1970, Groningen) is a Dutch cartoonist, best known for her graphic novel ''Vincent''. Biography and work Much of Stok's work is autobiographical; she began drawing comics in the 1990s and self-published ''Barbaraal ...

is the first female comics artist to win 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 ...

Hanco Kolk Hanco Kolk (born 11 March 1957, Den Helder) is a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his collaborations with Peter de Wit, with who he made '' Gilles de Geus'' and '' S1NGLE' Kolk married author Isabelle Rosselin in 2016. B ...

Jean-Marc van Tol Jean-Marc van Tol (born 6 July 1967, Rotterdam) is a cartoonist. He is the winner of the 2004 Stripschapprijs for '' Fokke & Sukke'', with John Reid and Bastiaan Geleijnse. He also played in the Dutch TV-series ''Wie is de mol Wie or WIE may re ...

and Dutch Minister of Education

Ronald Plasterk Ronald Hans Anton Plasterk (; born 12 April 1957) is a Dutch scientist, entrepreneur and retired politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has earned a PhD degree in biology, specialised in molecular genetics. Being a former Minister of the Du ...

win the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. Ed van Schuijlenburg wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal.

October

*October 7: ''

Haunt Haunt is a synonym for ghost. Haunt may also refer to: __NOTOC__ Film * ''Haunt'' (2013 film), an American supernatural horror film * ''Haunt'' (2019 film), an American slasher film Music * Haunt (band), a heavy metal band from Fresno, Califor ...

'', an ongoing series created by

Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horro ...

and

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 television producer. He is best known ...

, was launched by

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-o ...

. The book is written by Kirkman with layouts done by

Greg Capullo Gregory Capullo (; born March 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on ''Quasar'' (1991–1992), ''X-Force'' (1992–1993), ''Angela'' (1994), '' Spawn'' (1993–2000, 2003–2004) and ''Batman'' (2011� ...

, pencils by

Ryan Ottley Ryan Ottley is an American comic book artist. He is best known for work on Image Comics' '' Invincible'' and Marvel Comics' ''Amazing Spider-Man''. Career Ryan Ottley is best known for his work on Invincible written by Robert Kirkman and publis ...

, and inks by McFarlane. * October 15:

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

is named

doctor honoris causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad h ...

by the

University of Paris The University of Paris (french: link=no, Université de Paris), Metonymy, metonymically known as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, active from 1150 to 1970, with the exception between 1793 and 1806 under the French Revo ...

Specific date unknown

* Iván and Andrés Ramírez Ortiz establish the alternative Costa Rican comics magazine Revista Fotocopia, which will run under the name Ultracomics from August 2010 on and eventually bring out its final issue in 2014.

Deaths

January

* January 12:

Susanne Wenger Susanne Wenger MFR, also known as Adunni Olorisha (4 July 1915 – 12 January 2009), was an Austrian-Nigerian artist and Yoruba priestess who expatriated to Nigeria. Her main focus was the Yoruba culture and she was successful in building ...

, Austrian illustrator and comics artist (worked for Unsere Zeitung), dies at age 93. * January 21: Claude Moliterni, French comics writer (''Scarlett Dream''), critic and historian and co-founder of the

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 ...

, dies at the age of 76.

February

* February 13:

Corky Trinidad Francisco Flores Trinidad, Jr. (26 May 1939 – 13 February 2009), better known by his pen name "Corky", was a Filipino-American editorial cartoonist and comics artist. Born in Manila, he was known for his editorial cartoons for the ''Honol ...

, Filipino-American comics artist (''

Nguyen Charlie ''Nguyen Charlie'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip that appeared during the Vietnam War in the Pacific edition of the United States Army military newspaper '' Stars and Stripes'' from 1966 to 1974. It was created by Corky Trinidad, an award-w ...

''), dies from pancreatic cancer at age 69. * February 20: Joan Marti Aragonés, aka Petronius, Spanish painter and comics artist (made various romance comics for Selecciones Ilustradas, Roxy, Valentine and Marilyn), dies at age 72.

March

* March 8: Mike Van Audenhove, American-Swiss comics artist (''Koch Comix'', ''Zürich by Mike''), dies at age 51. * March 31: Juan Bernet Toledano, Spanish comics artist (''

Altamiro de la Cueva ''Altamiro de la Cueva'' is a Spanish comic strip series, created in 1965 by Joan Bernet Toledano and Carles Bech and published in the comic book magazine '' TBO''. Concept The stories feature funny adventures about a bunch of prehistoric cavem ...

'') dies at age 84.

May

* May 1:

Ric Estrada Ric Estrada (February 26, 1928 – May 1, 2009) was a Cuban American comics artist who worked for companies including the major American publisher DC Comics. He also worked in comic strips, political cartoons, advertising, storyboarding, and ...

, Cuban-American comics artist (worked for

), passes away at age 81 from prostate cancer. * May 21: Giorgio Bellavitis, Italian comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 72 or 73. * May 26: Ding Cong, Xiao Ding, Chinese illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 93.

April

* April 2:

Frank Springer Frank Springer (December 6, 1929 – April 2, 2009) was an American comics artist best known for Marvel Comics' '' Dazzler'' and '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. As well, in collaboration with writer Michael O'Donoghue, Springer created one ...

, American comic artist (''

The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist "The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist" was an American comics series, written by Michael O'Donoghue and drawn by Frank Springer. From January 1965, it was serialized in the magazine ''Evergreen Review'', and later published in book form as a Grov ...

'', worked for

), dies at age 79 from prostate cancer. * April 3: Harry Schlegel, German comics artist (''Kapitäns Jonathan Pappendick'', ''Pedro und Coco'', ''Pats Reiseabenteuer'' ''Max und Maxi''), dies at age 78 or 79. * April 4:

Fritzi Harmsen van Beek Frederike Martine ten Harmsen van der Beek (June 28, 1927 – April 4, 2009), known as Fritzi Harmsen van Beek, was a Dutch writer. The daughter of the cartoonist Harmsen van der Beek, she became an illustrator and poet, receiving significant ...

, Dutch comics artist (continued ''Flipje van Tiel''), dies at age 81. * April 23: Jaap van der Pol, aka Larry Oblomov, Dutch photographer, painter, illustrator, collage artist, teacher and comics artist (''Het Schoolarchief''), dies at age 70. * April 24: José Miguel Heredia, Argentine comics artist (''Perro Mundo'', ''El Doctor Vudú'', ''El Cuaderno Rojo'', ''Ferranio''), dies at age 75.

June

* June 9:

Dave Simons Dave Simons (died June 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist known for his work on '' Conan'', ''Ghost Rider'', ''Red Sonja'', and '' Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics and ''Forgotten Realms'' for DC Comics. He is also known for commercial st ...

, American comics artist and animator (worked for Marvel and DC Comics), dies at age 54. * June 19: Piet Tibos, Belgian comics artist and cartoonist (''De Avonturen van Sebedeus en zijn Ploeg''), dies at age 78.

July

* July 3: Martin Vaughn-James, British painter, illustrator and comics artist (''Elephant'', ''The Projector'', ''The Park'', ''The Cage''), dies at age 65. * July 6: **

Alfons Figueras Alfons Figueras i Fontanals (Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain, 15 October 1922 – 6 July 2009) was a Spanish cartoonist. He created characters such as ''Aspirino y Colodión'' or ''Topolino, el último héroe'' (Topolino, the last hero) ...

, Spanish animator and comics artist (''Aspirino y Colodión'' or ''Topolino, el último héroe'', worked on ''Rabatino y Cebollita''), dies at age 86. **

Robert L. Short Robert L. Short (1932 – July 6, 2009) was an American Christian minister and the author of several books of "popular theology", including the 1965 bestseller '' The Gospel According to Peanuts''. Life and career Short was born and raised ...

, American religious leader and writer (''

The Gospel According to Peanuts ''The Gospel According to Peanuts'' is a 1965 book written by Robert L. Short about Charles M. Schulz's ''Peanuts'' comic strip. The book is based on Short's use of the ''Peanuts'' characters to illustrate his lectures about the Christian Gospel ...

''), dies at age 86 or 87. * July 21:

Heinz Edelmann Heinz Edelmann (20 June 1934 – 21 July 2009) was a Czech-German illustrator and designer. His art direction and character designs for the Beatles' 1968 animated film '' Yellow Submarine'' brought him additional recognition around the world. ...

, German graphic designer, illustrator, animator, cartoonist and comics artist ('' Yellow Submarine''), dies from heart disease at age 75. * July 22: John Ryan, British comics artist and animator (''Harris Tweed, Extra Special Agent'', ''

Captain Pugwash ''Captain Pugwash'' is a fictional pirate in a series of British children's comic strips and books created by John Ryan. The character's adventures were adapted into a TV series, using cardboard cut-outs filmed in live-action (the first series ...

''), dies at age 88. * July 25: Francisco Hidalgo, aka Yves Roy, Spanish comics artist (''Doctor Nieblba'', ''Dick Tober'', ''Angel Audaz'', ''Blason d'Argent'', ''Bob Mallard'', ''Teddy Ted'') and photographer, dies at age 80.

August

* August 9:

Frank Borth Frank M. Borth III (April 1, 1918 – August 9, 2009) was an American comic book artist. Biography Borth was born and raised in Cleveland, eventually graduating in 1940 from the Cleveland School of Art, where he majored in illustration."New Sea A ...

, American comics artist and writer (''Ken Stuart'', wrote ''

There Oughta Be a Law! ''There Oughta Be a Law!'', or ''TOBAL!'', was a single-panel newspaper comic strip, created by Harry Shorten and Al Fagaly, which was syndicated for four decades from 1944 to 1985. The gags illustrated minor absurdities, frustrations, hypocrisie ...

'', worked for ''

Cracked Cracked may refer to: Television * ''Cracked'' (British TV series), a 2008 British comedy-drama television series that aired on STV * ''Cracked'' (Canadian TV series), a 2013 Canadian crime drama series that aired on CBC * "Cracked", a Season 8 ( ...

'') dies at age 91. * August 13:

Josette Baujot Josette Baujot (17 August 1920 – 13 August 2009) was a Belgian artist and colorist. She is most commonly associated with fellow Belgian comics writer Hergé (Georges Remi) and his '' Adventures of Tintin'' series. Early life She was born Joset ...

, Belgian comics artist and colorist (''

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

'') and wife of

Jo-El Azara Joseph Franz Hedwig Loeckx is a Belgian comic book artist. He works under the pseudonym of Jo-El Azara. Important series he has worked on include ''Clifton'' and ''Taka Takata''. Biography Loeckx was born in Drogenbos, Flemish Brabant, near Bruss ...

, dies at age 88. * August 15: Matej Nemecek, Czech comics artist, dies at age 28.

September

* September 11:

, Japanese manga artist ('' Crayon Shin-chan''), dies at age 51. * September 24: Frits Godhelp, Dutch comic artist (''Bas en Van der Pluim'', worked for the

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 ...

Studios,

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

), dies at age 82. * September 25: Jean Vermeire, aka Jiv, Belgian comics artist and illustrator (''Les Aventures de M. Ding'', ''Les Aventures de Bob''), passes away at age 88. * September 26: Carlos Roume, Argentine comics artist, dies at age 85 or 86. * September 29: Rusty Haller, American comics artist (''

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

'' comics, ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

'' comics), dies at age 55.

October

* October 4:

Ricardo Garijo Ricardo Garijo (December 1, 1953 - October 3, 2009) was an Argentinian author, publisher and artist, best known for his long career as a comics writer and artist. Biography Garijo became known outside his homeland in the early 1980s through his w ...

, Argentinian comics artist, writer and publisher (founder of the magazine ''Gurbos'', wrote for ''

Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...

'') dies at age 55. * October 12:

Joe Rosen Joe Rosen (December 25, 1920 – October 12, 2009) was an American comic book artist, primarily known for his work as a letterer. Over the course of his career with Marvel Comics and DC Comics, Rosen lettered such titles as ''The Fantastic Four'', ...

, American comics letterer (worked for

and

), dies at age 88. * October 15:

George Tuska George Tuska (; April 26, 1916 – October 16, 2009),George Tuska
at the

, American comics artist (worked on ''

Scorchy Smith ''Scorchy Smith'' is an American adventure comic strip created by artist John Terry (cartoonist), John Terry that ran from March 17, 1930 to December 30, 1961. Scorchy Smith was a pilot-for-hire whose initial adventures took him across America, f ...

'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', '' Captain Marvel'' and ''

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 ...

''. Created ''

The World's Greatest Superheroes ''The World's Greatest Superheroes'' was a syndicated newspaper comic strip featuring DC Comics characters which ran Sunday and daily from April 3, 1978, to February 10, 1985. It was syndicated by the Chicago Tribune/New York News Syndicate. I ...

''), dies at age 93. * October 20: **

Attila Dargay Attila Dargay (June 20, 1927 – October 20, 2009) was a Hungarian comics artist and animator. He was born in Mezőnyék. Life He began working as a scenery painter for the Hungarian National Theatre in the late 1940s. He directed such anim ...

, Hungarian animator and comics artist (''Kajla''), passes away at age 82. **

Jef Nys Jozef "Jef" Nys (30 January 1927 – 20 October 2009) was a Belgian comic book creator. He was best known for his comic strip '' Jommeke''. Biography Early years Jozef Nys was born in Berchem, Belgium in 1927.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Jef Ny ...

, Belgian comics artist (''

Jommeke ''Jommeke'' is a Belgian comic strip series in publication since 1955. It was created by Jef Nys and can be defined as a humoristic children's adventure series. Jommeke, an 11-year-old boy, is the series' main protagonist. It was originally publish ...

'', ''Met Langteen en Schommelbuik Voorwaarts''), dies at age 82. * October 21: ** Robert Dalmasso, aka Robert Devil, French comics artist (made comics for Éditions Presses Mondiales), dies at age 78 or 79. ** Vernon Henkel, American comics writer and artist (worked for

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 ...

and

), dies at age 91. * October 23: Michel Motti, French comics artist (''Le Petit Roi Ibello'', ''Nicolas et Nicolette'',

, continued ''

Pif le chien Pif le chien is a character from comic strip created in 1948 for the daily L'Humanité by José Cabrero Arnal. He had as his predecessor the character of Top by the same author, who was later identified as Pif's father. It is an anthropomorph ...

'' and ''Placid et Muzo''), dies at age 74. * October 26: Fred McCarthy, creator of ''Brother Juniper'', the only religious-themed comic ever syndicated in daily newspapers internationally, dies at age 91.

November

* November 3:

Shel Dorf Sheldon "Shel" Dorf (July 5, 1933 – November 3, 2009) was an American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con International.Spurgeon, Tom.Shel Dorf, 1933-2009, ''The Comics Reporter'' (self-published), 4 November 2009. Acc ...

, American comics letterer (''

Steve Canyon ''Steve Canyon'' is an American adventure comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff. Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, '' Terry and the Pirates'', ''Steve Canyon'' ran from January 13, 1947, until June 4, 1988. It ...

'') and founder of the

San Diego Comic-Con International San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is ...

, dies at age 76.Spurgeon, Tom.
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4 November 2009. * November 9:

Bill Jaaska William C. Jaaska (June 22, 1961 – November 9, 2009) was an American comics artist. Career Bill Jaaska's first published comics work was a Skywolf story in '' Airboy'' #11 (Dec. 1986). He worked with Peter David on '' The Incredible Hulk''. ...

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New Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' and ''

The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book ...

''), dies at age 48. * November 13: François Bel, French comics artist (''Phil et Jori'', ''Miss Justine'', ''Sidonie Fleurdepois'', ''Zophyta''), passes away at age 82. * November 23:

Sonny Trinidad Celso L. "Sonny" Trinidad (died November 23, 2009) was a Filipino comics artist who worked in the Filipino and American comic book industries. In the U.S., he is mostly known for his work for Marvel Comics in the mid–1970s. Career Trinidad b ...

, Filipino comics artist (''El Gato'', ''Inday sa Balitaw'') dies. * November 27:

Irving Tripp Irving Rose Tripp (June 5, 1921 – November 27, 2009), was an American comic book artist, best known as the illustrator of ''Little Lulu'' comics. Irving was born in 1921 in Poughkeepsie, New York. He began working in comics in 1941 when h ...

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Little Lulu ''Little Lulu'' is a comic strip created in 1935 by American author Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character, Lulu Moppet, debuted in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' on February 23, 1935, in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding a ...

'' and ''

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'', ''

'' comics), dies at age 88 from cancer.

December

* December 9: ** Govind Brhamania, Indian comics artist ('' Bahadur''), dies at age 71. ** Xavier Musquera, aka Chris, Spanish comics artist (''Melly Brown'', ''Peggy Press'', ''Monsieu Wens'', ''Angie'', ''Miss Blondie''), passes away at age 66. * December 10: Jean-Marie Brouyère, Belgian comics writer (''Archie Cash'', ''L'Épervier Bleu''), dies at age 66. * December 14: Minami Keizi, Brazilian novelist and comics artist (''Tupãzinho''), dies at age 54. * December 27: Geoffrey Bond, aka ''Alan Jason'', British comics writer (''

Luck of the Legion ''Luck of the Legion'' was a British adventure comics series, published in the magazine ''Eagle'', written by Geoffrey Bond and illustrated by Martin Aitchison. It ran from 1952 to 1961. The series followed the exploits of the French Foreign Leg ...

'', ''Claudia of the Circus'', ''Arty and Crafty'', ''Justin Tyme - ye Hapless Highwayman''), passes away at age 89. * December: Nel van Beek, aka ''Koten'', Dutch feminist, poster designer and comics artist (''Dol en Mina'', ''Floor Blom''), dies at age 75 or 76.

Specific date unknown

Annette Tison Annette Tison, (born in 1942 in Hossegor, France) is a French architect and writer, mainly known for being co-creator of the ''Barbapapa'' series with her American husband, Talus Taylor. Tison graduated from the École Spéciale d'Architecture ...

, French novelist and illustrator (''

Barbapapa ''Barbapapa'' is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series ...

''), dies at age 75 or 76. * Wei Qimei, Chinese comics artist, dies at age 84 or 85.

Exhibitions

* May 2–July 12: ''"Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix, 1963-1990"'' (

Chazen Museum of Art The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. The Chazen Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. History Until 2005, the Museum was known regularly a ...

, Madison, Wisconsin) —

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

exhibition curated by James Danky and

Denis Kitchen Denis Kitchen (born August 27, 1946) is an Americans, American underground comix, underground cartoonist, publisher, author, agent, and the founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Early life Kitchen grew up in Wisconsin, attending William ...

Conventions

* January 23–25:

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) — 7,000 attendees; official guests: David Beaty,

Lou Ferrigno Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. (; born November 9, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles; and appeared in the documentar ...

Tiffany Grant Tiffany Lynn Grant (born October 11, 1968) is an American voice actress and script writer who is known for her English-dubbing work for ADV Films on such anime films and television series as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', in which she voiced the cha ...

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 ...

Matt Greenfield Matthew Brian Greenfield (born January 12, 1965) is an American producer, scriptwriter, director and voice actor best known for his work in producing the English-language versions of many popular Japanese anime, most notably ''Neon Genesis Evang ...

Reuben Langdon Reuben Christopher Langdon (born July 19, 1975) is an American stuntman and voice actor. He has provided the voice and motion capture for video game characters including Dante in the ''Devil May Cry'' series (starting from '' Devil May Cry 3: Da ...

Yuri Lowenthal Yuri Lowenthal (born March 5, 1971)Birthday references: * * * is an American voice actor, producer and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime and video games. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include ...

Tara Platt Tara Platt (born June 18, 1978) is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games. Her notable roles in anime include Temari in ''Naruto' ...

, Christophe Tang, and

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 ...

* January 29–February 1:

(

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 France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) * February: Convention du Lac (

Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasi ...

) * February 6–8:

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 ...

(New York City, USA) * February 14–15:

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 ...

(

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 Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

) — guests included

John Higgins John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 31 career ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (39) and Stephen Hendry ( ...

Leah Moore Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore, she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion. Biography Moore was born to comics ...

, Mike McMahon, and

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

* February 27–March 1:

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 ...

(Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) — 40,000 attendees; guests include

Peter S. Beagle Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction. His best-known work is ''The Last Unicorn'' (1968), a fantasy novel he wrote in his twenties, which ''Locus'' subscribers voted the ...

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 ...

Colleen Clinkenbeard Colleen Smith Clinkenbeard (born April 13, 1980) is an American voice actress, ADR director, line producer, and writer working for the anime-dubbing company Funimation. One of her major starts was as the English voice provider for Rachel Moore ...

Aaron Dismuke Aaron Mitchell Dismuke (born October 13, 1992) is an American voice actor, ADR director and script writer for Funimation. He is known for his role as Alphonse Elric in the English dub of the first ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' television series, whom ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

, George Moss,

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 ...

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'' and '' The Avengers'' for Marvel Comics. In the 198 ...

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

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 ...

* February 27–March 1:

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 ...

(Moscone Center, San Francisco, California) * March 7:

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 ...

(Monarch Event Center, Austin, Texas) * March 27: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing (

Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, or informally QM, and previously Queen Mary and Westfield College) is a public university, public research university in Mile End, East London, England. It is a member institution of the federal University of ...

, Mile End, London) — guests include Richard Stevens,

Meredith Gran ''Octopus Pie'' is a webcomic written and drawn by Meredith Gran, and coloured by Valerie Halla and Sloane Leong. It focuses on the misadventures of two 20-something women living in Brooklyn, New York. It was updated every Monday, Wednesday and ...

Sarah McIntyre Sarah McIntyre is a British-American illustrator and writer of children's books and comics. She graduated in 1999 from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Russian and a minor degree in History of Art and earned her Master's Degree in Illustration ...

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

, and James Turner * April 4: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Tasty World,

Athens, Georgia Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the st ...

) * April 4–5:

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) — 13,000 attendees; guests:

Humberto Ramos Humberto Ramos (born 27 November 1970) is a Mexican comic book penciller, best known for his work on American comic books such as ''Impulse (comics), Impulse'', ''Runaways (comics), Runaways'', ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'', ''The Amazing Spider ...

Barry Kitson Barry Kitson is a British comic book artist. Biography Kitson's first professional work was ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel UK. He also drew many stories for '' 2000 AD'', beginning with a "Future Shocks" tale written by Peter Milligan as well as ot ...

Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', ''DC: The New Frontier'', ''Spirit (comics), The Spirit'' and ''Richard Stark's Parker ...

, Mark Brooks,

Joe Casey Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator group ...

Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Cavem ...

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti sta ...

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 ...

Frank Cho Frank Cho, born Duk Hyun Cho, (born 1971) is a Korean-American comic strip and comic book writer and illustrator, known for his series '' Liberty Meadows'', as well as for books such as ''Shanna the She-Devil'', '' Mighty Avengers'' and '' Hulk'' ...

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', '' The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. His pencils are usually inked by Wade Von Grawbadger ...

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''. H ...

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'' ...

Joseph Michael Linsner Joseph Michael Linsner (born December 13, 1968)Creator entry
Grand Comics Database. Retrieved Dec. 13, 2021. is ...

Adi Granov Adi Granov (;) is a Bosnian-American comic book artist and conceptual designer. He is best known for his painted work with Marvel Comics, for whom most of his comics work is produced, in particular his work on Iron Man. He is especially known for ...

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

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 ...

, Tony Harris,

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ...

Becky Cloonan Becky Cloonan (born 23 June) is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main ''Batman'' title for DC Comics.Beck, Laura (February 8, 2013)"Meet the Fi ...

, Vasilis Losos,

James Kochalka James Kochalka (born May 26, 1967, in Springfield, Vermont) is an American comic book artist, writer, animator, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal. Largely autobiographical, Kochalka's carto ...

David Peterson David Robert Peterson (born December 28, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th premier of Ontario from 1985 to 1990. He was the first Liberal officeholder in 42 years, ending the so-called Tory dynasty. Backg ...

Paul Smith Paul Smith or Paul Smith's may refer to: Music * Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer * Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist * Paul Smith (rock vocalist) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of ...

, Patrick Gleason,

Mark Texeira Mark Texeira () is an American comic book artist. Classically trained as a painter, he broke into the comics field in the early 1980s. Career Mark Texeira was born and raised in New York City. He attended Manhattan's High School of Art and ...

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 ...

Joe Jusko Joe Jusko (; born September 1, 1959) is an American artist known for his realistic, highly detailed painted fantasy, pin-up, and cover illustrations, mainly in the comic book industry. Jusko painted the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, th ...

Stephen Silver Stephen Silver (born August 30, 1972) is a British artist, cartoonist and character designer. He is best known as the lead character designer for animated series such as ''Kim Possible'' and '' Danny Phantom''. History Silver started his profe ...

Rick Remender Rick Remender (born February 6, 1973) is an American animator, comic book writer and television producer who resides in Los Angeles, California. As a comic book creator, he is best known for his work on '' Uncanny X-Force'', ''Venom'', ''Capta ...

Gene Ha In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian inheritance#History, Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanin ...

Mike Huddleson Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...

, and Tim Sale * April 18–19:

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) * April 18–19:

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 ...

(Double Tree Convention Hall, Portland, Oregon) — guest of honor:

Craig Thompson Craig Matthew Thompson (born September 21, 1975) is an American graphic novelist best known for his books '' Good-bye, Chunky Rice'' (1999), '' Blankets'' (2003), ''Carnet de Voyage'' (2004), '' Habibi'' (2011), and ''Space Dumplins'' (2015). Th ...

* April 18–19:

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) * May 9–10: Comic Expo, Bristol Comic Expo (Ramada and Mercure hotels, Bristol, UK) — guests include Dan DiDio and Bob Wayne * May 9–10: Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada) * May 15–17: Motor City Comic Con (Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA) — guests include Art Baltazar, Dwayne McDuffie, Guy Davis (comics), Guy Davis, Carrie Fisher, John Schneider (screen actor), John Schneider, Aaron Douglas (actor), Aaron Douglas, Michael Hogan (Canadian actor), Michael Hogan, Kristy Swanson, Julie Newmar, Doug Jones (actor), Doug Jones, Catherine Bach, Garrett Wang, and Joyce DeWitt * May 15–16: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Free Library and Crowne Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include Kevin Grevioux, Jamal Igle, Reggie Byers, Leslie Esdaile Banks, and Eric Battle; presentation of the Glyph Comics Awards * June 6–7: MoCCA Festival (69th Regiment Armory, New York City, USA) * June 12–14: Adventure Con 2009 — Summer (Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) — guest of honor: Arthur Suydam * June 19–21: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) — guests include Mark Bagley, Liz Baillie, John Beatty (illustrator), John Beatty,

, Ivan Brandon, Ed Brubaker, Cliff Chiang, Jeremy Dale (comics), Jeremy Dale, Guy Davis (comics), Guy Davis, Vito Delsante, Colleen Doran, Nathan Edmondson,

, Bryan J. L. Glass, Michael Golden (comics), Michael Golden,

, Jamal Igle, Bob McLeod (comics), Bob McLeod, Carla Speed McNeil, Steve McNiven, Chris Moreno, Jim Ottaviani,

, David Petersen (comics), David Petersen, Don Rosa, Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, Ben Templesmith, Loston Wallace, and Daniel Way * July 18–19: London Film and Comic Con (Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England, UK) * July 23–26:

(San Diego, California, USA) — 126,000 attendees; guests include Forrest J. Ackerman, Sergio Aragonés, Kyle Baker, Ralph Bakshi, Mike W. Barr, Lynda Barry, Frank Beddor, Ray Bradbury, Steve Breen, Max Brooks, Ed Brubaker, Matt Busch, Jim Butcher, Eddie Campbell, Howard Chaykin, Kim Deitch, Mark Evanier, Al Feldstein, Keith Giffen, Neil Googe, Victor Gorelick, Mike Grell, Paul Gulacy, Joe Hill (writer), Joe Hill, Bryan Hitch, John Howe (illustrator), John Howe, Al Jaffee, Geoff Johns, J. G. Jones, Todd Klein, Dean Koontz, Tite Kubo, Verne Langdon, Jim Lee, Rutu Modan, Noel Neill, Floyd Norman, Jim Ottaviani, Mike Peters (cartoonist), Mike Peters, Wendy Pini, Steve Purcell, Robert J. Sawyer, James Shoop, Jim Starlin, Joe Staton, J. Michael Straczynski, Adrian Tomine, Ethan Van Sciver, James Warren (publisher), James Warren, Jeff Watts, Signe Wilkinson, Bill Willingham, Connie Willis, Jim Woodring, Bernie Wrightson, Dean Yeagle, Neil Patrick Harris, and more * August 6–9: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois, USA) * August 15–16: "CAPTION is Away with the Fairies" (East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, England, UK) * August 15–16: Dallas Comic Con 13 (Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas) — guests include

, Bill Sienkiewicz, J. Scott Campbell, Cal Slayton, and many more * August 22–23: "mini

" (Orlando, Florida) — guests include ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series), Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' actors Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield, Amber Benson, and Adam Busch * August 28–30: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 59,000 attendees; guests include Leonard Nimoy, Bruce Campbell, Linda Hamilton, Thomas Dekker (actor), Thomas Dekker, Avery Brooks, Beau Bridges, Mary McDonnell, Billy Dee Williams, Walter Koenig, James Kyson Lee, Robert Duncan McNeill, Emma Caulfield,

, Dave Thomas (actor), Dave Thomas, Leslie Nielsen, Larry Thomas (actor), Larry Thomas, J. Michael Straczynski, Roger Corman, Udo Kier, Barbara Steele, James Duval, Max Brooks, Rick Green, Jack Ketchum, Joe Quesada, Chris Bachalo, Mike Deodato Jr., Ethan Van Sciver, Ivan Reis, Terry Dodson, David Finch (comics), David Finch, Olivier Coipel, Len Wein, Bill Sienkiewicz,

, Yoshinori Ono (game producer), Yoshinori Ono, Scott McNeil, Crispin Freeman, Brad Swaile,

, Monica Rial, Derek Stephen Prince, Steve Downes, Victor Lucas (television producer), Victor Lucas, Lil Poison, Scott C. Jones, and surprise guest Tobin Bell * September 4–7: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis/Atlanta Hilton/Sheraton, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) — 30,000+ attendees; guests include William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, Adam Savage, Terry Gilliam, Malcolm McDowell, Lois McMaster Bujold, Mike Mignola, and Tom Felton * September 11–13: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA) — 9,000 attendees;"Comicon: From Marvel Legends to Online Upstarts," ''Pittsburgh Post - Gazette'' (14 Apr 2011), p. W.13. guest of honor: Stan Lee; other guests include Beau Smith, Billy Tucci, Khoi Pham, Robyn Moore (comics), Robyn Moore, Bethany Barbis, Scott James, Sean McKeever,

, Pat Olliffe, Ron Frenz, Brian Pulido, Dawn Best, and Dan Fraga * September 19–20: Montreal Comiccon (Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec) — 4,000 attendees; guests include

, Jeremy Bulloch and The Honky Tonk Man, with Brad Swaile * September 26–27: Small Press Expo (Bethesda, Maryland, USA) * October 3–4: Mid-Ohio Con (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio) * October 9–10: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — guests include Dave McKean (guest of honor), Peter Kuper, Carlos Trillo, Gianluca Costantini, Davide Toffolo, Gianfranco Bettin, and Paul Gravett * October 10–11: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) * October 16–18: Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con (Pier 94, New York City, USA) — first iteration of the show under Wizard Entertainment * October 17–18 Alternative Press Expo (San Francisco, California, USA) * October 24–25: Adventure Con 2009 — Fall (Pigeon Forge Convention Center, Grand Hotel, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA) * October 31-November 1: Central Canada Comic Con, Manitoba Comic Con (Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) — guests include Adam West, Julie Newmar, Marv Wolfman, Tommy Castillo, Nigel Sade, Echo Chernik, and Lucie Brouillard * November 5–26: Comica — London International Comics Festival (Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK) — organized by Paul Gravett;Johnston, Rich
"ComICA – ‘Dark We Were And Golden Eyed’ Panel Report,"
''Bleeding Cool'' (November 8, 2009). at various times guests include Apostolos Doxiadis, Marcus du Sautoy, Marcus de Sautoy, Ben Templesmith, Philip Ridley,

, Cameron Stewart, Gerry Finley-Day, Brian Bolland, Dave Gibbons, Phil Clarke (comics), Phil Clarke, Dark They Were and Golden Eyed (bookshop), Derek "Bram" Stokes, Eddie Campbell, James Jean, Tara McPherson, Reinhard Kleist, Charles Shaar Murray, Willy Linthout, and Michael Rosen. Partnering with Ctrl.Alt.Shift, the festival produced ''Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption'', a comics anthology edited by Gravett, featuring short stories looking at examples of corruption in the real world. It included contributions by comics creators like Pat Mills, Bryan Talbot, Dave McKean,

, Peter Kuper, Dylan Horrocks, and Dan Goldman (writer), Dan Goldman. An exhibition was held at the Lazarides Gallery in London to mark the launch; the exhibition included examples of misguided previous attempts to produce worthy comic books. * November 28: Genghis Con (Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio) — first edition of this show, organized by local retailer Scott Rudge and comics creator John G.; guests include Derf Backderf, Mike Gustovich, Gary Dumm, and Greg Budgett

First issues by title

;''Batman and Robin (comic book), Batman and Robin'' :''Release:'' June by

. ''Writer:'' Grant Morrison ''Artists:''

, Philip Tan. ;''Beerkada, Go Beerkada: Rise of the Jhologs'' :''Release:'' October. ''Writer and Artist:'' Lyndon Gregorio ;''Black Panther (comics), Black Panther Vol. 5'' :''Release:'' February by

. ''Writer:'' Reginald Wudlin ''Artist:'' Ken Lashley. ;''Blood Upon the Rose'' :''Release:'' by O'Brien Press. ''Writer and Artist:'' Gerry Hunt ;''Cowboy Ninja Viking'' :''Release:'' August by Shadowline. ''Writer:'' A. J. Lieberman ''Artist:'' Riley Rossmo ;''The Flash: Rebirth'' :''Release:'' March by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Geoff Johns ''Artist:'' Ethan Van Sciver. ;''Blackest Night'' :''Release:'' Summer by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Geoff Johns ''Artist:'' Ivan Reis. ;''Mysterius: The Unfathomable'' :''Release:'' March by Wildstorm. ''Writers:'' Jeff Parker (comics), Jeff Parker ''Artist:'' Tom Fowler (artist), Tom Fowler ;''Push (Wildstorm), Push'' :''Release:'' January by Wildstorm. ''Writers:'' Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman (comics), Adam Freeman ''Artist:'' Bruno RedondoSDCC 08: Wildstorm Snares Push License
, IGN, July 22, 2008 ;''R.E.B.E.L.S.'' :''Release:'' February by

. ''Writer:'' Tony Bedard ''Artists:'' Andy Clarke (comics), Andy Clarke, Claude St. Aubin. ;''Tumor (comics), Tumor'' :''Release:'' October by Arcaia Studios Press. ''Writer:'' Joshua Hale Fialkov ''Artist:'' Noel Tuazon

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