Notable events of 2012 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

January

* January 2: The first episode of Norm Feuti's '' Gil'' is published. * January 8: The long-running gag comic '' Ferd'nand'' publishes its final episode. * January 17: Siegfried Woldhek wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''.

February

* The final episode of '' Liberty Meadows'' by Frank Cho is published.

March

* March 10–11: During the Stripdagen in

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Eric Heuvel is awarded the Stripschapprijs, while Ron Poland, known for the distribution company ''Strips In Voorraad'', wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. Patty Klein wins the Bulletje en Boonestaak Schaal. * March 26: Nicole Hollander discontinues '' Sylvia''.Gardner, Alan
"Nicole Hollander Retires Sylvia After 33 Years"
''The Daily Cartoonist'' (March 28, 2012).

April

* April 11: The final episode of Brian Wood's '' Northlanders'' is published. * April 17:

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...

launches his own

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channel, '' Stan Lee's World of Heroes''. * April 22: The first episode of Dana Simpson's '' Phoebe and Her Unicorn'' is published.

May

* May 5: The final episode of Claudio Nizzi's and Giancarlo Alessandrini's '' Rosco & Sonny'' is published. * May 9: The comic strip '' Crock'' publishes its final episode, one year after the death of its original creator Bill Rechin. * Mark Waid, Peter Krause and Diego Barreto's '' Irredeemable'' comes to an end. Another series by Waid, '' Incorruptible'', ends the same month.

June

* June 16:

Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Futurama'' (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2 ...

's '' Life in Hell'' comes to an end after 35 years of continuous publication.

August

* August 30: A statue of the comics character Meneer Pheip is inaugurated in Moerbeke-Waas, Belgium. * The final episode of Kei Sanbe's '' Mōryō no Yurikago'' is published.

September

* September 23: Richard Thompson's '' Cul de Sac'' comes to an end, as Thompson's battles with health issues. * September 27: Yasaunobu Yamauchi's '' Daily Lives of High School Boys'' is discontinued.

October

* October 16: Phil Dunlap's '' Ink Pen'' is discontinued.

November

* November 29: The ''

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'' comics, which appeared on

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chewing gum wrappers for more than five decades are discontinued. * The final issue of '' Faust: Love of the Damned'' by David Quinn and

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is published.

December

* December 3: The long-running British comics magazine '' The Dandy'' publishes its final issue in print. It continues as an online comic the same day, but within six months it ends there too.

Specific date unknown

* The long-running newspaper comic '' Bristow'' by Frank Dickens comes to an end. * Julia Gfrörer publishes her graphic novel ''Black Is The Color''.

Exhibitions

* February 24–March 18: ''"Cartoonists’ Wheel of Life"'' ( Rubin Museum of Art, New York City) — featuring a group project on the Tibetan Wheel of Life, or Bhavacakra, by Molly Crabapple, Michael Kupperman, Josh Neufeld, Katie Skelly, Steven Guarnaccia, Sanya Glisic, Ben Granoff, and Rodney Alan Greenblat * March–April 18: ''"Ka-Pow! Comics and Cartoons in Contemporary Culture"'' ( Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee) — exhibition of the work of modern artists like

Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein ( ; October27, 1923September29, 1997) was an American pop artist. He rose to prominence in the 1960s through pieces which were inspired by popular advertising and the comic book style. Much of his work explores the relations ...

alongside their original comic book sources; curated by Rocky Horton * April 13–August 19: ''"Crumb: De l'Underground à la Genèse"'', Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Paris, France) — R. Crumb career retrospective * April 14–August 12: ''"Modern Cartoonist: The Art of

Daniel Clowes Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in ''Eightball (comic book), Eightball'', a solo anthology comic book series. An ''E ...

"'',

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(Oakland, California) — curated by Susan Miller and René de Guzman * September: The '' Batman Live'' stage show began its U.S. tour in

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. * September 14, 2012 – January 13, 2013: ''"

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: Rock, Roll, Rumbles, Rebels & Revolution"'', Burchfield Penney Art Center (

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, Buffalo, New York) * October 13, 2012 – January 31, 2013: ''" Frank Stack at 75"'',

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(

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, Columbia, Missouri)

Conventions

* January 26–29:

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; ) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca Comics & Games and the Comiket of Japan. It has occur ...

(Angoulême, France) — 220,000 attendees * January 28–29: Wizard World New Orleans (Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana) — guests:

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

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

, Jesus Merino, Félix Ruiz, Tyler Kirkham, Barry Kitson, Greg Horn,

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

, Norm Breyfogle, and

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

* February 10–12: What the Hell?! Con (

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) * February 17–19: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, US) — guests include Amanda Conner,

Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life D ...

Paul Gulacy Paul Gulacy (; born August 15, 1953) is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and for drawing one of the first graphic novels, Eclipse Enterprises' 1978 '' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species'' ...

, Phil Hester, Rob Hunter,

Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...

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 star ...

, Stephane Roux, Frank Tieri, Tim Townsend, William Tucci, Ethan Van Sciver, and Zeb Wells * February 25–26: London Super Comic Convention (London, England, UK) * March 3–4: STAPLE! (Marchesa Hall and Theater, Austin, Texas) — special guests:

Kevin Eastman Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ''Heavy Metal ...

, Jason Neulander, Brian Hurtt, Cullen Bunn, Monica Gallagher, Liz Prince, Kagan McLeod, and MariNaomi * March 10–11: Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) * March 16–18:

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

(Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California) — con moves from San Francisco because the

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under construction. Guests include Arthur Adams,

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

, Ernest Cline, Renae De Liz,

Mark Evanier Mark Stephen Evanier (; born March 2, 1952) is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series '' Garfield and Friends'' and on the comic book '' Groo the Wanderer''. He is also known for his columns and ...

, Michael Golden, Joe Hill, Rebekah Isaaks, Richard Kadrey, Carol Lay,

Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...

, Mike Mignola,

Todd Nauck Todd Nauck ( ) is an American comic book creator, comic book artist and writer. Nauck is most notable for his work on ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,'' ''Young Justice'' and his own creation, ''Wildguard (comics), Wildguard''. Career Nauck's ...

, Steve Niles, Eric Powell,

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- ...

, Bob Schreck,

Scott Snyder Scott Snyder (born January 15, 1976) is an American comic book author. He is known for his 2006 short story collection ''Voodoo Heart'', and his work for DC Comics, including series such as ''American Vampire'', ''Detective Comics'', a highly acc ...

, Ryan Sook, Fiona Staples, Richard Starkings,

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

, Mark Waid,

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

, and

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

* March 31–April 1: Hi-Ex (Eden Court Theatre, Inverness, Scotland) — guests include Michael Carroll,

Al Ewing Al Ewing ( ; born 12 August 1977) is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press, for '' 2000 AD'', and for Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page '' Future Shocks'' format for '' ...

, John Higgins, Sally Hurst, and Chris Murray * March 31: New York Comic Book Marketplace ( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City, US) — final Big Apple Comic Con, with show having been sold to Wizard Entertainment. Guest of honor:

; other guests include

, Joe Sinnott,

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

Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editing, editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creations are ...

Jim Steranko James F. Steranko (; born November 5, 1938) is an American graphic artist, comics artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, Illusionist, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. His most famous comic book work was with th ...

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

Mike Royer Michael W. Royer (; born June 28, 1941) is an American comics artist and inker, best known for his work with pencilers Russ Manning and Jack Kirby. In later life Royer became a freelance product designer and character artist for The Walt Dis ...

, Bob McLeod,

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

, and Johnny Brennan * April 13–15:

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television held annually in Chicago. The inaugural event was held April 16–18, 2010, ...

( C2E2) (Chicago, Illinois, US) * April 13–14: Wildcat Comic Con (Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US) — guests include Walter Koenig, David Small,

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

, and Josh Neufeld * April 14–15: Wizard World Toronto (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) * April 21: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia) * April 20–22: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, US) — guests include Bob Almond, Jim Balent,

Darryl Banks Darryl Banks is an American comic book artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, ''Cyberpunk'', and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis (American author), Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running ''Justice Machine, The Justice Machi ...

, Eric Basaldua,

Brett Breeding Brett Breeding (June 13, 1961) is an American comic book artist who was active in the industry in the 1980s and 1990s, primarily as an inker. He is most well known for his work on the DC Comics character Superman. A freelancer, Breeding worked f ...

, Robert Brewer, J. Scott Campbell, Tommy Castillo, Daxiong,

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

, Holly G, Adela Garcia,

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 ...

, Scott Hedlund, Terry Huddleston, Barry Kitson, Robert Kraus,

, Adam Mayfield, Peter Mayhew, Scott McDaniel, Paul Monsky, Chris Moreno, Rudy Nebres, Mike Okamoto,

Pat Olliffe Patrick Olliffe is an American comic book artist and penciller. His most notable clients include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Disney Publishing, and AfterShock Comics, Aftershock Comics. Career Olliffe is best known for ...

, Ian Petrella, Budd Root, Alex Saviuk, Stuart Sayger, Larry Thomas,

, Neil Vokes,

Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born October 21 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as '' Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short st ...

, and Ron Wilson * April 21–22:

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

(S.P.A.C.E.) (Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio) * April 27–29: Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) * April 28–29: MoCCA Festival (69th Regiment Armory, New York City, US) * April 28–29:

Stumptown Comics Fest Stumptown Comics Fest was a comic book convention, held annually in Portland, Oregon from 2004 to 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 ...

(Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, US) * May 2: Asbury Park Comic Con I ( Asbury Lanes, Asbury, New Jersey) — official guests include Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Stephanie Buscema,

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

, Steve Mannion, and Mike Zapcic & Ming Chen of '' Comic Book Men'' * May 5–6:

Toronto Comic Arts Festival The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is a comic book festival held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Since its founding in 2003, TCAF has grown to become one of the world’s largest festivals dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of ...

(Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada) * May 12–13: Comic Expo (Passenger Shed of Brunel Old Station, Bristol, UK) — guests include Paul Cornell,

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

, and Mark Buckingham; guest of honor Dennis O'Neil unable to attend. The show attracts only 300 attendees, with many exhibitors reporting losses; there is speculation the show might not survive. * May 18–20: Motor City Comic Con (Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan, US) — guests include Billy Tucci,

, Ethan Van Sciver,

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

, Joseph Lee,

Nichelle Nichols Nichelle Nichols ( ; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal of Uhura in ''Star Trek'' and its film sequels was groundbreaking for African American actresses on A ...

, Colin Ferguson, Dean Cain,

Loni Anderson Loni Anderson (born August 5, 1945) is an American actress. She played receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on the CBS sitcom ''WKRP in Cincinnati'' (1978–1982), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Award nominations. Early life ...

Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on '' WKRP in Cincinnati'' and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on '' Head ...

, Billy Dee Williams, Christopher Knight, Butch Patrick, and Erin Gray * May 18–19: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include William H. Foster, III, Alex Simmons, and Eric Battle; presentation of the

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* May 19–20: BigWow Comicfest (San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California) — guests include Travis Charest, Juanjo Guarnido,

Thomas Jane Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an American actor. Born and raised in Maryland, Jane's film career started with the Telugu-language romantic comedy '' Padamati Sandhya Ragam'' (1987). His other early films included ...

, Toshio Maeda, Steve Niles, Kevin Nowlan,

, and Terrance Zdunich * May 19–20: Dallas Comic Con (Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, US) — c.20,000 attendees; guests include

Neal Adams Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a Creator ownership, creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and re ...

Len Wein Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine (character), Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel sup ...

, Cully Hamner, Brian Stelfreeze, Norm Breyfogle, Greg Horn, Mitch Breitweiser, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Alex Saviuk, Sam DeLarosa, Guo Jingxiong, Steve Erwin, and Kristian Donaldson * May 19–20: Kapow! Comic Convention (London Business Design Centre, London, UK) — 2nd iteration of this event * May 24–27:

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 c ...

(Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, US) * May 30–June 2: Wizard World Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US) * June 2–3: Stripdagen Haarlem (Grote Markt, Haarlem, the Netherlands) * June 15–17: Denver Comic Con (Denver Convention Center exhibit hall, Denver, Colorado) * June 16–17: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (

Columbia College Chicago Columbia College Chicago is a Private college, private art college in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1890, it has 6,493 students (as of fall 2021) pursuing degrees in more than 60 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It i ...

's Ludington Building, Chicago, Illinois) — first iteration of CAKE; special guests included Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carré, Anders Nilsen,Christoph, Ell
"Let Them Eat C.A.K.E. Chicago Alternative Comics Expo puts the independents up front,"
''New City Lit'' (JUNE 13, 2012). Closed Caption Comics, Paul Hornschemeier, Lucy Knisley, Anne Elizabeth Moore, Corinne Mucha, Laura Park, Pizza Island, John Porcellino, Nate Powell, and Trubble ClubBerlatsky, Noah
"Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE), June 16-17, 2012,"
''The Hooded Utilitarian'' (May 18, 2012). * June 22–24: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, US) — guests include

, Bob Almond, Jim Amash, Robert Atkins,

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

, Jeremy Bastian, Ivan Brandon, June Brigman,

Pat Broderick Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the '' Micronauts'' and '' Alpha Flight'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', '' Captain Atom'' and '' Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. Brode ...

, Mark Brooks, Jeffrey Brown, Stephanie Buscema, Scott C., Jim Calafiore, Ben Caldwell, Dennis Calero,

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

, Richard Case,

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

, Sean Chen, Cliff Chiang, Frank Cho, Mike Choi, Brian Clevinger, Becky Cloonan, Paty Cockrum, Dave Cooper, Colleen Coover,

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

, Jeremy Dale,

Geof Darrow Geofrey "Geof" Darrow (born October 21, 1955) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on comic series ''Shaolin Cowboy'', ''Hard Boiled (comics), Hard Boiled'' and ''The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'', which was adapted into ...

, Shane Davis, Todd Dezago, Michael Dooney, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Nathan Edmondson,

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

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

, Michael Eury, Michel Fiffe, Ian Flynn,

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

, Francesco Francavilla,

Gary Friedrich Gary Friedrich (; August 21, 1943 – August 29, 2018) was an American comic book writer best known for his Silver Age stories for Marvel Comics' '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' and in the following era, the series '' The Monster of Fr ...

Christos Gage Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'', ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers ...

, Nick Galifianakis,

Ron Garney Ron Garney is an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Silver Surfer'', ''Hulk'', ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' and ''Captain America (com ...

, Bryan J. L. Glass, Michael Golden,

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

, Cully Hamner, Scott Hampton, Scott Hanna, Dustin Harbin, Tony Harris, Tom Hart, Jeremy Haun,

Clayton Henry Clayton Henry is an American comic book artist, known mostly for his work for Marvel Comics. His first known works were providing the art on ''Nine Rings of Wu-Tang'' and ''Area 52'', and has since worked on such series as ''Exiles (comic book ...

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

Jonathan Hickman Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Nightly News'', '' The Manhattan Projects'' and '' East of West'', as well as his lengthy stints as a writer on Marvel's '' Fantastic Fo ...

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''. ...

, Kathryn Immonen,

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spide ...

, Georges Jeanty, Matt Kindt, Aaron Kuder,

Roger Langridge Roger Langridge (born 14 February 1967) is a New Zealand comics writer, artist and letterer, currently living in Britain. Biography Langridge originally came to public prominence most notably with the '' Judge Dredd Megazine'' series ''The St ...

, Jason Latour,

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

, Jeff Lemire, Paul Levitz, Mike Lilly, Joseph Michael Linsner, Tom Lyle, Heidi MacDonald, David W. Mack, David Marquez, Laura Martin, Ron Marz, Jose Marzan, Jr., Nathan Massengill, Paul Maybury,

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

, Bob McLeod, Mike Mignola, B. Clay Moore, Chris Moreno, Mark Nelson, Steve Niles, Cary Nord, Earl Norem, Phil Noto,

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

, Andrew Pepoy,

, David Petersen,

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

, Ed Piskor, Chris Pitzer, Brian Ralph, Tom Raney,

Ivan Reis Ivan Reis is a Brazilians, Brazilian comics artist. He is known for his work on comic books such as Dark Horse Comics' ''Ghost (Dark Horse Comics), Ghost'', Marvel Comics' ''Genis-Vell, Captain Marvel'' and ''Vision (Marvel Comics), Avengers Icons ...

, Andrew Robinson, Budd Root,

Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his comics about Scrooge McDuck and other Disney comics, Disney characters. Many of his stories are built on characters an ...

, Craig Rousseau, Stéphane Roux, Jim Rugg, Andy Runton, Tim Sale, Alex Saviuk, Bob Schreck, Tom Scioli,

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

, Louise Simonson,

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

, Charles Soule, Matthew Southworth, Joe Staton, Ryan Stegman, Brian Stelfreeze, Karl Story, Romeo Tanghal,

Ben Templesmith Ben Templesmith (born 7 March 1984) is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series ''Fell (comics), Fell'', with writer Warren Ellis, and IDW Publishing, IDW's ...

, Mark Texeira,

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

, Jill Thompson, Rich Tommaso, Tim Townsend,

Herb Trimpe Herbert William Trimpe (; May 26, 1939 – April 13, 2015) was an American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wol ...

, Dean Trippe, William Tucci, Koi Turnbull, Rob Ullman, Ethan Van Sciver,

Robert Venditti Robert Venditti is an American comic book writer, known for his work on the Top Shelf Productions title ''The Surrogates'', which was adapted to a major motion picture starring Bruce Willis directed by Jonathan Mostow for Disney., and for the Va ...

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

, Chris Walker, Loston Wallace, Michael W. Watkins,

, Brett Weldele,

Shane White Shane White (born 1970) is an American illustrator, comic book writer and artist and author from Massena (village), New York, Massena, New York. Career Comics Shane White's earliest comic work appeared in small-press comics in the mid-1980s. His ...

, Jarrett Williams, Bill Willingham, Renée Witterstaetter,

, J. K. Woodward,

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

Mike Zeck Michael J. Zeck (born September 6, 1949) is an Americans, American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on such series as ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'', ''Secret Wars, Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars'' ...

, and Chrissie Zullo * June 29–July 2:

Florida SuperCon Florida Supercon is an annual comic book convention held in the Miami, Florida, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale metro areas of Florida.London Film and Comic Con (Olympia Grand Hall, London, England, UK) * July 12–15:

San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...

(San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, US) * August 9–12: Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — official guests:

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

, Jeri Ryan,

, Jon Bernthal,

CM Punk Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand. Regarded as ...

, Greg Capullo,

Nina Dobrev Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva (; born January 9, 1989), known professionally as Nina Dobrev ( ), is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce in The CW's supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (20 ...

, Kate Mulgrew, Bruce Campbell, Tom Felton, and

Amy Acker Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Winifred Burkle and Illyria (Angel), Illyria on the supernatural drama series ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' (2001–2004), as Kelly Peyton on ...

* August 18–19: CAPTION 2012 Summer Special (Oxford, England, UK) * August 23–26: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — over 80,000 attendees expected * August 31–September 3: Dragon Con (Atlanta, Georgia, US) * September 14–16: Montreal Comiccon (Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) — guests include

(Guest of Honour),

, Brent Spiner, John de Lancie,

Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's ''if....'' (1968), a role he later reprised in ''O Lucky Man!'' (1973) and ''Britannia Hospital ...

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

Nicholas Brendon Nicholas Brendon Schultz (born April 12, 1971), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and Kevin L ...

Laura Vandervoort Laura Dianne Vandervoort (born September 22, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Lisa in the ABC science fiction series '' V'' (2009). She also known for role as Sadie Harrison in the CTV teen drama series '' Instant ...

, Mike Mignola,

Gunnar Hansen Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author. He played the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface in '' The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974). Early life Hansen was born in Reykja ...

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their featu ...

, Kevin Sorbo,

, and Frank Cho * September 15–16:

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

(Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center, Bethesda, Maryland, US) — special guests: Dan Clowes,

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

, Gilbert &

* September 15–16: Stan Lee's Comikaze (Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, US) — guests of honor:

, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jhonen Vasquez * September 28–30: Wizard World Ohio Comic Con (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, US) — guests include Dean Cain,

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

, Jorge Molina, Greg Horn,

, Mike McKone, Tom Batiuk, Chad Cicconi, Stuart Sayger, and Dirk Strangely * September 29: Asbury Park Comic Con (Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, New Jersey) — official guests include Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer,

, Reilly Brown, Curls Studio, and Mike Zapcic & Ming Chen of '' Comic Book Men'' * October 1–4: Lucca Comics and Games (Lucca, Italy) * October 11–14: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — guests include Shout and Carlos Latuff * October 11–14:

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

(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, US) —116,000 attendees; notable guests include Clark Gregg, Adam West * October 13–14: Alternative Press Expo (Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, California, US) * October 19–21: Dallas Comic Con (Irving Convention Center . Irving, Texas) — official guests include

, Bruce Campbell, Robert Englund, Tom Felton, and Sean Astin * October 26–28: Detroit Fanfare (Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan, US) * November 2–30: Comica — London International Comics Festival (various venues, London, UK) — guests include Aline Kominsky-Crumb,

Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American artist who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American c ...

, Bryan Talbot, Glyn Dillon, Jaromir 99, Alison Bechdel, Kevin O'Neill, Posy Simmonds, Oliver Frey, Joann Sfar, Karrie Fransman, Simone Lia, Sarah McIntyre,

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an England, English artist. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. McKean has illustrated works by authors such as S. F. Said, S.F. Said, ...

Rachel Cooke Rachel Cooke (born 1969) is a British journalist and writer. Early life Cooke was born in Sheffield, England, and is the daughter of a university lecturer in botany and a biology teacher. She went to school in Jaffa, Israel, until she was 11 ...

Othon Mataragas OTHON, a.k.a. Othon Mataragas, is a London-based Greek composer, pianist, songwriter, Record producer, producer, DJ and club promoter. He is mostly known for combining classically infused composition with electronic productions and experimental so ...

, Doo-Ho Lee, Hyung Min-woo, Jeong-Taek Chae, Jung-hyun Suk,

ILYA Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/ Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Eli ...

, David Hine, Anke Feuchtenberger, Line Hoven, Christina Plaka, Andreas Knigge, Andrzej Klimowski, Emma Vieceli * November 2–4: Central Canada Comic Con (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) * November 3–4: Rhode Island Comic Con (Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island, US) — inaugural edition of this show * November 10: Comica Comiket (Great Hall, Bishopsgate Institute, London, England) — Drawing Parade participants include Bryan Talbot, Glyn Dillon, Line Hoven, Jaromir 99, Alison Bechdel * November 24: Genghis Con (Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, Cleveland, Ohio) — guests include

Derf Backderf John Backderf (born October 31, 1959), also known as Derf or Derf Backderf, is an American cartoonist. He is most famous for his graphic novels, especially '' My Friend Dahmer'', the international bestseller which won an Angoulême Prize, and ea ...

, Ed Piskor, Frank Santoro, and Gary Dumm

Deaths

January

* January 3:

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: '' vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English p ...

, Chilean cartoonist (''Mitigüeso Pistolero'',

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

), dies at age 77. * January 4: Richard Alf, American businessman, comic book store owner and co-founder of

, dies at age 59, of pancreatic cancer. * January 6: John Celardo, American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the ''

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

'' comic strip, dies at age 93.Obituary
''Staten Island Advance'' (Jan, 2012). * January 31: Antonio Segura, Spanish comics writer ('' Hombre'', '' Bogey'', '' Sarvan'', '' Kraken'', ''Jack el Destipador'', ''Eva Medusa''), dies at age 69.

February

* February 12:

John Severin John Powers Severin (; December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics '' Two-Fisted Tales'' and ''Frontline Combat''; for Marvel Comics, e ...

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

Frontline Combat ''Frontline Combat'' is an anthology war comics, war comic book written and edited by Harvey Kurtzman and published bi-monthly by EC Comics. The first issue was cover dated July/August, 1951. It ran for 15 issues over three years, and ended wit ...

'', '' Mad'', '' Cracked'', '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'', '' Two-Gun Kid''), dies at age 90. * February 13: Francesco Gamba, Italian comics artist (continued ''Yorga'', ''Pecos Bill'', '' Zagor'', '' Tex Willer'', ''Terry'', ''Yado'', ''Il Piccolo Ranger''), dies at age 85. * February 26: André Joy, A.K.A. André Gaudelette (''P'tit Joc''), dies at age 86. * February 29: Sheldon Moldoff, American comics artist (worked on ''

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

''), dies at age 91.

March

* March 5: Joaquim Muntañola, Spanish animator and comics artist (''Josechu el Vasco'', ''Angelina y Cristobalito'' and ''Doña Exagerancia''), dies at age 97. *March 10:

Jean Giraud Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian comics, Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim predomin ...

, aka (Mœbius), French comics artist and writer (''

Blueberry Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' with the genus ''Vaccinium''. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) ...

'', '' Arzach'', '' Airtight Garage'', ''

The Incal ''The Incal'' (; French: ''L'Incal'') is a French graphic novel series written by Alejandro Jodorowsky and originally illustrated by Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Mœbius). ''The Incal'', with first pages originally released as ''Une aventure de John Di ...

'') and co-founder of the magazine Métal Hurlant, dies at age 73 from cancer. * March 11: ** Sid Couchey, American comics 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 ...

''), dies at age 92 from

Burkitt's lymphoma Burkitt's lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, particularly B lymphocytes found in the germinal center. It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt, the Irish surgeon who first described the disease in 1958 while working in equatorial Africa ...

. ** Don Markstein, American comics, cartoons and animation scholar (

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

) and editor ('' Comics Revue'', co-founder of ''Apatoons''), dies at age 65. * March 15: Fran Matera, American comics artist (''Chuck White'', continued '' Dickie Dare'' and '' Steve Roper and Mike Nomad''), dies at age 87.

April

* April 20: Žarko Beker, Croatian comics artist, illustrator and graphic designer (''Mak Makić, vitez i četvrt''), dies at age 76. * April 22: Paul Gringle, American comics artist, animator and illustrator (''Rural Delivery'', worked on ''Out Of Our Way''), dies at age 89. * April 28: Dik Bruynesteyn, Dutch comics artist and cartoonist (''Appie Happie''), dies at age 84. * April 29: Žarko Beker, Croatian comics artist, illustrator and graphic designer (''Mak Makić, vitez i četvrt''), dies at age 76.

May

* May 4: Monty Wedd, Australian comic artist and animator (''The Scorpion'', ''Captain Justice''), dies at age 91. * May 8: ** Carlos Loiseau, aka Caloi, Argentine animator and comics artist (''Clemente''), dies at age 63. **

Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Send ...

, American illustrator and comics artist ('' Where the Wild Things Are''), dies at age 83. * May 11: Tony DeZuniga, Filipino-American comics artist (''

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...

'', '' Black Orchid''), dies at age 79, following a stroke. * May 12: ** Paul Laikin, American editor, comedy writer and comics writer ('' Mad Magazine'', '' Cracked''), dies at age 84.Winslow, Olivia. "Comedy writer Paul Laikin dies at 84". ''Newsday'', May 14, 2012. ** Eddy Paape, Belgian comics artist (''Valhardi'', ''Marc Dacier'', '' Luc Orient''), dies at age 91. * May 16:

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

, Filipino-American comics artist (worked on ''

'', ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero created by American author Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) and who debuted in 1932 and went on to appear in a series of fantasy stories published in ''We ...

''), dies at age 71 of cancer. * May 25: Bert Witte, Dutch comic artist (''Bas Toverball'', ''Speez'', also drew the celebrity comic based on the TV show ''Oppassen!''), dies at age 68 or 69. * May 26: Jim Unger, British-Canadian comics artist and cartoonist ('' Herman''), dies at age 75.

June

* June 5:

Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury ( ; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, Horror fiction, horr ...

, American novelist and screenwriter, whose stories were frequently adapted into comic book stories by

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

with his permission, dies at age 91. * June 6: Jean-René Le Moing, French comics artist and advertising illustrator (''Malabar'' chewing gum comics, continued '' L'Oncle Paul''), dies at age 73. * June 7: Robert L. Washington III, American comic book writer ('' Static'', '' Shadow Cabinet'', '' Extreme Justice''), dies from a heart attack at age 47. * June 16: Jacques Pecnard, French comic artist, painter and illustrator (worked on ''Le Crime Ne Paie Pas'' and ''Les Amours Célèbres''), dies at age 89. * June 20: LeRoy Neiman, American illustrator and comics artist (''

Playboy ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ...

'', designed the Femlin characters), dies at age 91. * June 21: Otto Schwalge, German comics artist (''Oskar, der freundliche Polizist''), dies at age 91. * June 24: Iwan Lemaire, aka Yvan Lemaire, Belgian comics artist, animator, photographer and painter, dies at age 78.

July

* July 6: Bart van Erkel, Dutch illustrator, designer and comics artist (''De Kat in Katendrecht''), dies at age 63. * July 12: Kenneth Landau, American animator and comic artist (''Lucky'', worked on the '' Dragnet'' newspaper comic, drew horror and romance comics for Lev Gleason and the American Comics Group, drew

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

comics), dies at age 86. * July 24: ** R.A. Kosasih, Indonesian comics artist (''Sri Asih'', ''Siti Gahara'', ''Sri Dewi''), dies at age 93. ** Themo Lobos, Chilean comics writer and artist (''Máximo Chambónez'', ''Ferrilo'', ''Nick Obre'', ''Alaraco'', '' Mampato''), dies at age 83. * July 29: Guus Kool, Dutch comics artist (''Mannus'', ''Drs. Katz''), dies at age 71.

August

* August 12:

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

, American comics artist (''

Tor Tor, TOR or ToR may refer to: Places * Toronto, Canada ** Toronto Raptors * Tor, Pallars, a village in Spain * Tor, former name of Sloviansk, Ukraine, a city * Mount Tor, Tasmania, Australia, an extinct volcano * Tor Bay, Devon, England * Tor ...

'', '' Sgt. Rock'', ''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'', and ''

'', and founder of The Kubert School, dies at age 85. * August 15: Harry Harrison, American writer, comics writer (wrote for '' Flash Gordon'') and artist (worked for

, Fawcett Comics), dies at age 87. * August 21: Sergio Toppi, Italian comics artist (''Il Collezzionista'', ''Sharaz-De''), dies at age 79.

September

* September 5: Martin Filchock, American comics artist (''The C.C. Kid'', ''Windy'', ''Check and Double Check'', ''Denny and Diane''), dies at age 100. * September 8: Enrico Bagnoli, A.K.A. Henry, Italian comic artist (''Volpe'', ''Nick Carbone'', worked on ''

Martin Mystère ''Martin Mystère'' is an Italian comic book whose protagonist is Martin Mystère. Created by writer Alfredo Castelli and artist Giancarlo Alessandrini, it was first published in Italy by Sergio Bonelli Editore in 1982. Dark Horse Comics has ...

''), dies at age 87. * September 21: Leopoldo Ortiz Moya, Spanish comic artist (worked for Hombres de Acción), dies at age 82. * September 30: Pat Mallet, French comics artist (''Les Petits Hommes Vertes'', ''Pegg Le Robot'', ''Xing & Xot'', ''Zoum'', ''Nina''), dies at age 73.

October

* October 6: Charlie Kiéfer, French comics artist, dies at age 75. * October 14: ** Josep Royo Giménez, Spanish comics artist (''El Pintor Pepito''), dies at age 90. ** Marc Swayze, American comics artist (co-creator of ''

Mary Marvel Mary Marvel (also known as Lady Shazam and Mary Shazam) is a fictional character and superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in ''Captain Marvel (DC ...

'', continued '' Flyin' Jenny''), dies at age 99. * October 19: John Radford, British comics writer (wrote gag comics for ''

The Beano ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it published its 4000th issue in August 2019. Popular and ...

''), dies at age 65. * October 27: Bill White, American animator and comics artist (

, Hanna Barbera comics, ''Kaptain Keen and Kompany''), dies at age 51.

November

* November 2: Gösta Gummesson, Swedish comics artist ('' Åsa-Nisse''), dies at age 84. * November 13: Ray Zone, American film historian, author and illustrator, best known for making 3-D versions of comics, dies at age 65 from a heart attack. * November 16: Mario Fantoni, Italian comics artist, dies at age 86. * November 20: Arnoldo Franchoni, aka Francho, Argentine comics artist (''Cándido'', ''Album De Familia'', ''Camotito'', ''Historias De Cinco Guitas'', ''Los Tres Malditos'', made comics for '' Cracked'' and '' Mad'') dies at age 83 or 84. * November 28: Spain Rodriguez, American underground comics artist ('' Trashman''), dies at age 72 from cancer. * November 29:

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

, Italian comics artist, dies at age 53. * November 30: Jeff Millar, American comics writer ('' Tank McNamara''), dies of bile duct cancer at age 70. * Specific date unknown: November: Hussein Amin Bikar, Egyptian comics artist and children's book illustrator (''Chaddad & Aouad''), dies at age 99.

December

* December 12: Sealtiel Alatriste Batalla, Mexican comics artist (''Johnny Galaxie''), dies at age 94. * December 25: Juan Antonio Abellán, Spanish comics artist (''Ray Alcotan''), dies at age 86.

Specific date unknown

* Giuseppe Orliani, aka Nino Orlich, Italian comics artist (''Cicci''), dies at an unknown age. * Tenas, Belgian comics artist (''Morgana'',

, ''Onkr''), dies at age 85 or 86.

First issues by title

;'' Alpha Girl'' :''Release'' February by

Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...

. ''Writers:'' Jean-Paul Bonjour and Jeff Roenning ''Artist:'' Robert Love ;'' Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Adventures'' :''Release'' April by

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

. ''Writer:'' Chris Yost ''Artist:'' Adam DekrakerMarvel Announces New Adventures Line
Multiversitycomics.com, January 24, 2012 ;'' Bad Medicine'' :''Release'' June by Oni Press (also available on FCBD in May 2012). ''Writers:''

Christina Weir Christina Weir is an American writer of comic books and television. She writes with her husband, Nunzio DeFilippis, whom she met while they were both students at Vassar College. Career Weir and DeFilippis have written for two seasons on HBO's '' ...

and

Nunzio DeFilippis Nunzio DeFilippis is an American writer of comic books and television. He writes with his wife, Christina Weir, whom he met while they were both students at Vassar College. Career DeFilippis and Weir have written for two seasons on HBO's '' Arli$ ...

''Artist:'' Christopher Mitten ;'' Batman Incorporated'' volume 2 :''Release'' May by

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

. ''Writer:''

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

''Artist:'' Chris Burnham ;''

Dark Matter In astronomy, dark matter is an invisible and hypothetical form of matter that does not interact with light or other electromagnetic radiation. Dark matter is implied by gravity, gravitational effects that cannot be explained by general relat ...

'' :''Release'' January by

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

. ''Writers:''

Joseph Mallozzi Joseph Mallozzi (born 16 October 1965) is a Canadian writer and producer. He is most noted for his contributions to the ''Stargate SG-1'', '' Stargate: Atlantis'' and '' Stargate Universe'' television series and as showrunner of ''Dark Matter''. ...

Paul Mullie Paul Mullie is a screenwriter and producer. He is credited for writing episodes of ''Stargate Atlantis'', '' Largo Winch'', and ''Stargate SG-1''. He has also worked as executive producer on ''Stargate: Atlantis'' and is the co-creator of ''Dark M ...

''Artist:'' Garry Brown ;''

Earth-Two Earth-Two (also Earth 2) is a setting for stories (a "fictional universe") appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''The Flash'' #123 (1961), Earth-Two was created to explain differences between the original ...

'' :''Release'' May by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' James Robinson ''Artist:''

Nicola Scott Nicola Scott is a comics artist from Sydney, Australia whose notable works include ''Birds of Prey (comics), Birds of Prey'' and ''Secret Six (comics), Secret Six''. In 2016, she and writer Greg Rucka relaunched ''Wonder Woman'' for DC Comics R ...

;'' Fatale'' :''Release'' January by

. ''Writer:''

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

''Artist:'' Sean Phillips ;'' Dial H'' :''Release'' May by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' China Miéville ''Artist:'' Mateus Santoluoco ;''

G.I. Combat ''G.I. Combat'' is an American comics anthology featuring war comics, war stories. It was published from 1952 until 1956 by Quality Comics, followed by DC Comics until its final issue in 1987. In 2012 it was briefly revived. Publication histor ...

'' :''Release'' May by DC Comics. ''Writers:'' J. T. Krul,

Justin Gray Justin Gray is an American comic book writer working mostly for DC Comics. He lives in Ossining, New York. Career Gray has often collaborated with fellow writer Jimmy Palmiotti on series such as ''Hawkman'', '' Jonah Hex'', '' Power Girl'', ...

''Artists:''

Ariel Olivetti Ariel Olivetti (born November 15, 1967) is an Argentina, Argentine comic book penciller best known for his work on United States, American comic book titles such as ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'', ''X-Man'', ''Space Ghost'' and ' ...

, Dan Panosian, Scott Kolins ;'' Justice League Beyond'' :''Release'' February by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Derek Fridolfs ''Artist:'' Dustin Nguyen ;'' King Conan'' :''Release'' January by Dark Horse Comics. ''Writers:'' Tim Truman ''Artist:'' Tomás Giorello ;'' The Manhattan Projects'' :''Release'' March by Image Comics. ''Writer:''

''Artist:'' Nick Pitarra ;'' The Massive'' :''Release'' June by Dark Horse. ''Writer:'' Brian Wood ''Artist:'' Kristian Donaldson ;'' MIND MGMT'' :''Release'' May by Dark Horse. ''Writer and Artist:'' Matt Kindt ;'' The New Deadwardians'' :''Release'' March by

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

. ''Writer:''

Dan Abnett Daniel P. Abnett ( ; born 12 October 1965) is an English comic book writer and novelist. He has been a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and has worked on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since ...

''Artist:'' I.N.J. Culbard‘The New Deadwardians’: If vampires, zombies visited ‘Downton Abbey’
LA Times ;'' Planetoid'' :''Release'' June by Image Comics. ''Writer & Artist:'' Ken Garing ;'' Point of Impact'' :''Release'' October by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Jay Faerber ''Artist:'' Koray Kuranel ;'' Rachel Rising'' :''Release'' March by Abstract Studio. ''Writer & Artist:'' Terry Moore ;'' The Ravagers'' :''Release'' May by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Howard Mackie ''Artist:''

;''

Resident Alien In law, an alien is generally any person (including an organization) who is not a citizen or a national of a specific country, although definitions and terminology differ across legal systems. Lexicology The term "alien" is derived from the L ...

'' :''Release'' April by Dark Horse. ''Writer:'' Peter Hogan ''Artist:'' Steve Parkhouse ;'' Revival'' :''Release'' May by Image comics. ''Writer:'' Tim Seeley ''Artist:'' Mike Norton ;''

Saga Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...

'' :''Release'' March by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Brian K. Vaughan ''Artist:'' Fiona Staples ;''

Scarlet Spider The Scarlet Spider is an alias used by several fictional Character (arts), characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most notably Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker, both of whom are genetic clones of Peter Parker, the sup ...

'' volume 2 :''Release'' January by Marvel Comics. ''Writer:'' Chris Yost ''Artist:'' Ryan Stegman ;'' Smoke and Mirrors'' :''Release'' March by

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

. ''Writer:'' Mike Costa ''Artist:'' Ryan Brown ;'' Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi'' :''Release'' February by Dark Horse Comics. ''Writer:'' John Ostrander ''Artist:'' Jan Duursema ;'' Thief of Thieves'' :''Release'' February by Image Comics ( Skybound). ''Writers:''

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

, Nick Spencer ''Artist:'' Shawn Martinbrough ;''

Think Tank A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governme ...

'' :''Release'' August by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Matt Hawkins ''Artist:'' Rahsan Ekedal ;'' Ultimate Spider-Man Adventures'' :''Release'' April by Marvel Comics. ''Writers:''

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

Ty Templeton Tyrone Templeton is a Canadians, Canadian comic book artist and writer who has drawn a number of mainstream titles, TV-associated titles, and his own series. Career Templeton first received attention for ''Stig's Inferno'' (Vortex Comics), now ...

''Artist:'' Nuno Plati ;'' Whispers'' :''Release'' January by Image Comics. ''Writer and Artist:'' Joshua Luna ;'' Worlds' Finest'' :''Release'' May by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Paul Levitz ''Artist:''

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