Notable events of 2013 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title. For an overview of the year in Japanese comics, see 2013 in manga.

Events

January

* January 15: Dutch cartoonist Pieter Geenen wins the ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''.

March

* March 3: After 30 years of continuous publication, Philippe Geluck's ''

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'' comes to an end. * March 8: The first new '' Tom Poes'' story after creator

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

's death in 2005, ''Tom Poes en de Pas-Kaart'', drawn by Dick Matena, starts serialisation in the magazine VertrekNL. * March 9–10: During the Stripdagen in

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, Paul Teng receives the Stripschapprijs. The P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs is awarded to Comic House. The Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal goes to Richard's Studio. * March 26:

Dupuis Éditions Dupuis S.A. () is a Belgium, Belgian publisher of comic albums and magazines. Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis is mostly famous for its comic comics album, albums and magazines. Initially a French language publisher, it now ...

buys

Marsu Productions Marsu Productions is a comics publishing house which mainly manages the Franco-Belgian comics characters and copyright concerns of the comics universe of André Franquin (Marsupilami, Gaston Lagaffe, Le Petit Noël, Les Monstres). The company ...

April

* April 26: Dutch comic artist Jan van Haasteren is knighted in the

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May

* May 16 - July 10:

Jan Hoet Knight Jan Hoet (; 23 June 1936 – 27 February 2014) was the Belgian founder of SMAK (''Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst'' or Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent, Belgium. Biography Jan Hoet was born in Leuven, Belgium. Throu ...

and politician

Dany Vandenbossche Dany Vandenbossche (2 April 1956 – 1 December 2013) was a Belgian politician. As a member of the sp.a, he served from 1999 to 2009 in the Flemish Parliament.Flemish Parliament The Flemish Parliament (Dutch language, Dutch: , formerly called Flemish Council or ''Vlaamse Raad'') constitutes the legislature, legislative power in Flanders for matters which fall within the competence of Flanders, both as a geographic reg ...

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. Original pages by various Belgian comics artists are exhibited. However, the exhibition causes controversy when politician Jan Peumans objects to a French-language

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on the promotional poster and asks for its removal. The speech is then blanked, which results in protest from various people, including cartoonist

Kamagurka Luc Zeebroek (born 5 May 1956), better known as Kamagurka, is a Belgium, Belgian cartoonist, playwright, comic strip artist, painter, comedian, comedic singer and television producer, known for the Absurd humor, absurd nature of his work. He cre ...

who asks for the removal of his cartoons from the expo.

July

* July 12:

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

is named Officer in the

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August

* August 6: Iranian cartoonist Ali Dorani, better known under his pseudonym Eaten Fish, is imprisoned in a detention camp at

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. In January 2014 he is incarcerated to another camp,

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, where he stays until late 2017. During his five-year imprisonment he starts making cartoons and comics and have them smuggled outside the prison, which brings international attention to his case. * August 12: Dutch comic writer and artist Thom Roep is knighted in the

September

* September 4: ''

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'' #252, marking the revised continuity where the Second-Genesis Wave is

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. This was due to a legal settlement was made after writer

Ken Penders Kenneth W. Penders, II (born September 28, 1958) is an American comics artist and writer. Penders is known for his work on the Archie Comics series ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and its ''Knuckles the Echidna'' spin-off, which he contributed to from ...

was discharged from

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after facing lawsuits against

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. Because of this, the characters that were created by Penders were not allowed in the subsequent comics, nor any of the stories written by him were to be reprinted. * September 13: Patrick J. Marrin launches a long-running celebrity comic about

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, titled ''Francis''. It will run until 2025.

December

* Specific date unknown: In Brussels, during renovation works in the SLFP building, drawings by

André Franquin André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are ''Gaston (comics), Gaston'' and ''Marsupilami''. He also produced the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to ...

Peyo Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series ''The Smurfs'' and '' Johan and Peewit'', in the latter of ...

, Jean Roba, Victor Hubinon, Mitacq,... are discovered on a wall, hidden behind wall paper layers.

Specific date unknown

* Rao Pingru's '' Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China'' is published. He is 90–91 years old, which makes him the oldest comics artist to ever make his debut. * Syrian cartoonist Akram Raslan is tortured to death in a government detention center.

Deaths

January

* January 30: Vahan Shirvanian, American cartoonist and comics artist (''No Comment''), dies at age 87.

February

* February 3: Pierre Defoux, Belgian priest, painter, illustrator, sculptor, lattice window maker and comics artist (''Xavier, Raconté Par Le Ménestrel''), dies at age 88. * February 9: ** Emilio Frejo Abregón, Spanish comics artist (''Osito'', ''Jaimito''), dies at age 81. ** Félix Molinari, French comics artist (''Garry'', ''Super Boy'', ''Tora''), dies at age 80. * February 13: Bill Fugate, American comics artist (''

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'', ''Thunder Girl'', ''Mighty Man'', ''Super Frankenstein''), dies at age 58. * February 16: Harald Siepermann, German comics artist and animator ('' Alfred Jodocus Kwak''), dies at age 50. * February 21: Scott Clark, American comics artist (worked for

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, Aspen Comics,

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), dies at an unknown age. * February 23: Maurice Rosy, Belgian children's book illustrator, comics writer (''

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'', '' Bobo'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Max l'Explorateur'') and artistic director for '' Spirou'' between 1956 and 1973, dies at age 85.

March

* March 7: Didier Comès, Belgian comics artist (''Silence'', ''L'Ombre du Corbeau''), dies at age 70. * March 7: Damiano Damiani, Italian film director and comics artist (''Mike Lazy'', ''Pat La Rocca''), dies at age 90. * March 10: André Veltkamp, Dutch comics artist (''Het Eiland Bicyclopia'', ''Ralf''), dies at age 67. * March 12: André Rey, French comic artist (worked for the Atelier Chott and publishing house Impéria, mostly on western comics), dies at age 89. * March 15: Jim Unwin, American comics artist and illustrator (co-creator of ''Little Sandy Sleighfoot''), dies at age 83. * March 18: Irmtraut Winkler-Wittig, German illustrator and comic artist (worked on ''Abrafaxe''), dies at age 79. * March 27: Jean Mahaux, aka Mao, Belgian comic artist (''Finemouche et Fiasco'', ''Douaniers Lapoire et Lastuce'', ''Fortuné'', ''Celestino''), dies at age 78 or 79. * March 28: Manuel García Ferré, Argentine cartoonist and animator (''Pi Pío'', ''Anteojito'', '' Hijitus''), dies at age 83. * March 31: Bob Clarke, American illustrator and comics artist (''

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'', '' Mad'', continued '' Spy vs. Spy''), dies at age 87 from pneumonia. * Specific date in March unknown: Helmut Zielke, German painter and comics artist, dies at age 74 or 75.

April

* April 1: Christian Mathelot, French comics artist (made various realistically drawn comics), dies at age 89. * April 2:

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, French comics artist ('' Philémon''), dies at age 82. * April 4:

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, American comics artist and editor (''

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'', ''

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'', '' Showcase''), dies at age 87. * April 27: Jesse Santos, Filipino comics artist (''Kidlat'', ''DI 13'', '' Dagar the Invincible'', '' Tragg and the Sky Gods''), dies at age 84.

May

* May 3: Dan Adkins, American illustrator and comics artist (worked for various comics companies drawing sciencefiction stories), dies at age 76. * May 4: Rubén Lara Romero, Mexican comics artist (''

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, la Amenaza Elegante''), dies at age 78 or 79. * May 16: ** Roger Chevallier, aka ''Kline'', French comics artist (''Davy Crockett'', ''Kaza le Martien'', ''Loup Noir''), dies at age 91. ** Fred Funcken, Belgian comics artist and writer (''Le Chevalier Blanc'', ''Harald le Viking'', ''Jack Diamond'', ''Lieutenant Burton'', ''Capitan'' and ''Doc Silver''), dies at age 91.

June

* June 14: Manuel Zatarain, aka Zata, Spanish comics artist (''El Capitan Martin de la Patrulla de los Diamantes'', ''Goyo y Nico'', ''Quique Banderas''), dies at age 84 or 85. * June 19:

Kim Thompson Kim Thompson (September 25, 1956 – June 19, 2013) was an American comic book editor, translator, and publisher, best known as vice president and co-publisher of Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Along with co-publisher Gary Groth, Thompso ...

, Danish-American comics editor, translator and publisher (vice-president of ''

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''), dies at age 56 from lung cancer.

July

* July 7: Louis Glanzman, American comics artist (''Air Man'', ''Amazing Man'', ''The Shark'', ''Dopey Danny Day'', ''Blue Fire''), dies at age 91. * July 11: Percy Eaglehurst, Chilean comics artist (''Pepe Antártico''), dies at age 91. * July 18: Gerrit Stapel, Dutch comics artist (''Huon de Neveling''), dies at age 92. * July 28: Pierre Frisano, French comics artist (made realistic comics), dies at age 79.

August

* August 6: Stan Lynde, American comics artist ('' Rick O'Shay'', ''Latigo'', ''Grass Roots'', ''Chief Sly Fox'', ''Rovar Bob''), dies at age 81 from cancer. * August 8:

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, British translator (co-translator of '' Astérix''), dies at age 78 or 79. * Specific date in August unknown: René Mazyn, French comics artist (''Kid Franky'', ''Monster Hôtel'', continued '' Pif le chien''), dies at age 53.

September

* September 3: José Ramón Larraz, Spanish film director and comics artist (''Paul Foran''), dies at age 83 or 84. * September 7: Pete Hoffman, American comics artist (ghosted '' Steve Roper and Mike Nomad'', created '' Jeff Cobb'' and ''Why We Say''), dies at age 94 from a heart attack. * September 24: Jacques Arbeau, French comics artist (continued ''Brik'', ''L'Espiègle Lili'' and '' Les Pieds Nickelés''), dies at age 86. . * September 26: Rony Heirman, Belgian photographer (made comics together with museum curator

), dies at age 77. * September 28: Friso Henstra, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (''Olidin''), dies at age 85. * September 30: Roy Peterson, Canadian cartoonist, dies at age 77 from Parkinson's disease.

October

* October 13: Takashi Yanase, Japanese manga artist ('' Anpanman''), dies at age 94. * October 15: George Olesen, American comics artist (continued ''

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''), dies at age 88. * October 21: ** José Luis Beltrán Coscojuela, aka Tran, Beltrán, Koski and Tranis, Spanish comics artist and animator (''Constancio Plurilópez'', worked for Rolf Kauka), dies at age 82. ** Rune T. Kidde, Danish writer, playwright, folk musician, poet, radio presenter and comics artist (''Blomstrende Spaghetti''), dies at age 46. * October 22: Yanwari Kazama, Japanese manga artist (''Taberemasen'', ''Pochi Kyokudo''), dies at age 36 from liver failure. * October 27: Rolf De Ryck, Belgian teacher and writer (wrote the bibliography guide ''

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

, Van Kitty Inno tot De Geuzen'' ), dies at age 57 from a heart attack. * October 30: Renato Canini, Brazilian comics artist (''Dr. Fraud'', ''Kactus Kid'', ''Tibica'', ''Zé Candango'',

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), dies at age 77.

November

* November 3:

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, American comics writer and artist ('' Lady Luck'', worked on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', assisted on ''

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'') and advertising illustrator, dies at age 93. * November 7: Joey Manley, American webcomics publisher (founder of '' Modern Tales''), dies at age 48 from pneumonia. * November 11: Pieter van Oudheusden, Dutch novelist and comics writer (worked with Jeroen Janssen, wrote ''Klein Suske en Wiske''), dies of a brain tumor at age 56. * November 23:

Solveig Muren Sanden Solveig Muren Sanden (17 April 1918 – 23 November 2013) was a Norwegian illustrator and comics artist. She was born in Vrådal in Kviteseid. She published her first illustration in the children's magazine ''Norsk Barneblad'' in 1932. She is kno ...

, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist (continued ''Tuss og Troll'' and ''

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''), dies at age 95. * November 25: Al Plastino, American comic book artist (''

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'', co-creator of

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, Brainiac, and the

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), dies at age 91. * November 26: Joan Nebot, Spanish comics artist (''Angelina'', ''Yolanda''), dies at age 80 or 81.

December

* December 4: Charles Grigg, British comics artist (''Foxy'', '' Splodge'', continued '' Korky the Cat'' and ''

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''), dies at age 97. * December 6: Abel Romero, Chilean comics artist (''Eos Errante'', ''Kom igen, Stéfan!''), dies at age 85. * December 23: José Ortiz, Spanish comic artist (''Caroline Baker, Barrister at Law''), dies aged 81. * December 25: Pierre Wininger, French comics artist (''Victor Billetdoux'', ''Nicéphore Vaucanson'', ''Terminus Crusoé''), dies at age 63. * December 26: Harold Whitaker, British animator and comics artist (comic strip adaptation of ''

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''), dies at age 83. * December 28: Martial, French comics artist (''Sylvie'', ''Tony Laflamme'', ''Famille Bottafoin''), dies at age 88.

Specific date unknown

* Louis Haché, Belgian comic artist (''Bob Francval et Djinn'', ''L'Aventures des Belges/België in Beeld''), dies at age 90 or 91. * Bi Keguan, Chinese comics artist, dies at age 81 or 82. * Mario Sbattella, Italian comics artist (

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comics, comics starring ''

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'' and ''

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, tracking them back to their original source material and then creating a new comic book image that credits the original artist," curated by

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and Jason Atomic. Cartoonists featured in the show include

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, Salgood Sam, Steven Cook,

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, Carl Flint, Betty Boolean, Mark Blamire, Tony Abruzzo, Jason Atomic, and David Leach.

Conventions

* January 31–February 3: Angouleme International Comics Festival (Angouleme, France) * March 1–3: Emerald City Comicon (Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington) * March 2–3: STAPLE! (Austin, Texas) * March 15–17:

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(Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) – scheduled guests include

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 ...

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 ...

, Frank Cho,

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 ...

Mike Perkins Michael Perkins (born 20 November 1969) is a British comic book artist known for his inking work and full art duties on comic books such as Ed Brubaker's List of Captain America titles#Captain America (Brubaker era), run on ''Captain America ( ...

, Michael Lark,

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...

, Mike Choi, Andrew Robinson,

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 ...

, Andy Price, Doug Sneyd, José Delbo, Matteo Scalera,

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

, Michael Atiyeh, Jimmy Cheung,

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 ...

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

Mike McKone Michael McKone is a British comic book artist. Career McKone's first published works for the major companies included ''Justice League of America'' and '' Justice League International'' for DC Comics and '' The Punisher War Zone'' for Marvel C ...

, Dave Johnson, Dan Panosian, Brian Pulido,

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 ...

, Amanda Conner,

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 ...

, Billy Tucci, Georges Jeanty, Tim Townsend, and Craig Boldman * March 22–24: Fabletown and Beyond, Mayo Civic Center (

Rochester, Minnesota Rochester is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a popul ...

) — organized by

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

; guest of honor Mark Buckingham; other guests include

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

, Mike Carey, Matt Sturges, Peter Gross,

Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ; born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the '' Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled '' Astro City'', a four-year run on '' The Avengers, Thunderbolts,'' and ''Superman.'' Early lif ...

, Anthony Del Col, Shelly Bond,

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''. ...

, Chrissie Zullo, and Lauren Beukes.Hennon, Blake
and Beyond: Bill Willingham launches mythic convention,"
Hero Complex, ''Los Angeles Times'' (March 20, 2013). * March 22–24:

Wizard World Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as Wizard World, was a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company that became Wizard Entertainment began in 1991 as Wizard Press, the publisher of the monthly magazine ''Wi ...

St Louis (America's Center, St Louis, Missouri) - scheduled guests include

Cullen Bunn Cullen Bunn is an American comics writer, novelist, and short story writer, best known for his work on comic books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' X-Men: Blue'', ''Magneto'' and various '' Deadpool'' miniseries for Marvel Comics, and his creator-own ...

, Jorge Molina, Tyler Kirkham, and Matt Kindt * March 29–31:

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) * March 30: Asbury Park Comic Con (Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey) — official guests include

Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921 – April 10, 2023) was an American cartoonist. He was notable for his work in the satire, satirical magazine ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', including his trademark feature, the Mad Fold-in, ''Mad'' F ...

, Michael E. Uslan,

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 ...

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 ...

, Allen Bellman,

Don McGregor Donald Francis McGregor (born June 15, 1945) is an American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics; he is the author of one of the first graphic novels. Early life Don McGregor was born in Providence, Rhode Island, where he ...

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

, Rudy Nebres, John Holmstrom,

Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books ''Milk and Cheese'' and ''Dork'', the latter of which features his comic '' Eltingville''. His comics often poke fun at fandom ...

, and

Bob Camp Robert Frank Camp (born February 7, 1956) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer. He is best known for founding Spümcø and his work for developing and serving as a showrunner ...

. * April 5–7: Steel City Con (Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include

David Prowse David Charles Prowse (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. He portrayed Darth Vader in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film '' A Clockw ...

, Karen Allen, Kevin Sorbo, Madison Lintz,

Dawn Wells Dawn Elberta Wells (October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in the sitcom ''Gilligan's Island''. Early life Wells was born to Evelyn (née Steinbrenner) and Joe Wesle ...

Cristina Vee Cristina Danielle Valenzuela (born July 11, 1987), known professionally as Cristina Vee, or Cristina "Vee" Valenzuela, is an American voice actress. She provides voices for English dubs of anime, animation, and video games. Early life and ed ...

* April 6: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt,

Athens, Georgia Athens is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Downtown Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public university and an Research I university, ...

) * April 6–7: MoCCA Festival (69th Regiment Armory, New York City) * April 13–14:

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 ...

(Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio) * April 13: New York Comic Book Marketplace ( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City) * April 20:

Comica Comiket Comica, the London International Comics Festival, was a comics festival held in London. Organized by Paul Gravett, the festival generally took place over a number of weeks. In the beginning, the festival's main venue was London's Institute of Co ...

(Spring) (

Central Saint Martins Central Saint Martins is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art university in London, England. The college offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of short ...

University of the Arts London The University of the Arts London is a public collegiate university in London, England, United Kingdom. It specialises in arts, design, fashion, and the performing arts. The university is a federation of six arts colleges: Camberwell College of ...

, England) — participants in the Drawing Parade included Oliver East, Gary Northfield,

Neill Cameron Neill Cameron is a British cartoonist. Biography Cameron started out in British small press comics, most notably drawing ''Bulldog Empire'', which also appeared in the small press section of ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' and was reprinted in the fi ...

, Dan Berry, and

Frazer Irving Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series '' Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a s ...

* April 26–28: C2E2 (McCormick Place Complex,

Chicago, Illinois Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

) * April 27–29:

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) — 10th annual edition; goes on hiatus after event * May 11–12: Comic Expo (Brunel Old Station, Bristol, UK) — 2,500 attendees; guests include

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 ...

, Ian Gibson, Boo Cook, Mark Buckingham, Ben Oliver, and

Lee Garbett Lee Garbett is a British comic book artist born in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands. He has worked on History of the British comic, British comics. As of February 2011, he is working freelance after a period of exclusivity with DC Comic ...

* May 11–12:

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) — guests include Bill Amend, David B., Chester Brown, Boulet, Ivan Brunetti,

Glyn Dillon Glyn Dillon (born 1971About: Glyn Dillon
, SelfMadeHero) is a British costume designer, as well ...

Lisa Hanawalt Lisa Hanawalt is an American illustrator, writer, and cartoonist. She has published comic series, as well as three books of illustrations. She worked as the production designer and a producer of the Netflix animated series ''BoJack Horseman'' (2 ...

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

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

Chip Kidd Charles Kidd (born 1964) is an American graphic designer known for Cover art, book covers. Early childhood Born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, Shillington in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up being fascinated and heavily inspired by Am ...

, Michael Kupperman,

Josh Neufeld Josh Neufeld (born August 9, 1967) is an alternative comics, alternative cartoonist known for his comics journalism work on subjects like graphic medicine, equity, and technology; as well as his collaborations with writers like Harvey Pekar and Br ...

, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Ulli Lust, Taiyo Matsumoto, Rutu Modan,

Françoise Mouly Françoise Mouly (; born 24 October 1955) is a French-born American designer, editor and publisher. She is best known as co-founder, co-editor, and publisher of the comics and graphics magazine ''Raw (comics magazine), Raw'' (1980–1991), as t ...

Frederik Peeters Frédérik Peeters (; born 14 August 1974 in Geneva) is a contemporary Swiss graphic novelist. Biography Peeters received his bachelor of arts degree in visual communication from the École Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués in Geneva in 1995. Pe ...

, Paul Pope, Michel Rabagliati,

Seth Seth, in the Abrahamic religions, was the third son of Adam and Eve. The Hebrew Bible names two of his siblings (although it also states that he had others): his brothers Cain and Abel. According to , Seth was born after Abel's murder by Cain, ...

, Dash Shaw,

Art Spiegelman Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman ( ; born February 15, 1948), professionally known as Art Spiegelman, is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel ''Maus''. His work as co-editor on the comics magazin ...

, Gengoroh Tagame,

Raina Telgemeier Raina Telgemeier (; born May 26, 1977) is an American cartoonist. Her works include the autobiographical webcomic ''Smile (comic book), Smile'', which was published as a full-color middle grade graphic novel in February 2010, and the follow-up S ...

, Maurice Vellekoop * May 17–19:

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

(Irving Convention Center, Las Colinas, Irving, Texas) * May 17–19: Motor City Comic Con (Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan) – scheduled guests include

, Jim Calfiore, Matthew Clark, Greg Horn, David Lloyd, Mark McKenna,

, Tom Raney, Andy Suriano, and Charles Paul Wilson III * May 17–18: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — presentation of the

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

* May 23-25: International Comic Arts Forum (

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

, White Stag Building,

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

) — guests include

Gabriel Bá Gabriel Bá (born 5 June 1976) is a Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on ''The Umbrella Academy'', ''Casanova (comics), Casanova'', and ''Daytripper (DC Comics), Daytripper''. He is the twin brother of fellow comic book artist F� ...

& Fábio Moon, Dmitry Yakovlev, Ville Hänninen & Tommi Musturi,

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

Kelly Sue DeConnick Kelly Sue DeConnick (born July 15, 1970) is an American comic book writer and editor and English-language adapter of manga. Career Kelly Sue DeConnick was first introduced to the comics industry by writing copy for photos in adult magazines. Sh ...

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 ...

Megan Kelso Megan Kelso (born February 5, 1968, in Seattle, Washington) is an American comic book artist and writer. Early life and education Kelso received her B.A. from Evergreen State University, where she studied history and political science. Car ...

Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', '' Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well ...

, and T. Edward Bak * May 23–26:

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) * June 7–9:

Heroes Convention Heroes Convention, or HeroesCon, is a comic book convention that takes place in June (often over Father's Day weekend)Hargro, Carlton. "Best. Convention. Ever," ''Creative Loafing'' (June 17, 2009), p. 25. in Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, ...

(Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include Jason Aaron, Bob Almond, Jim Amash,

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 ...

, Mitch Breitweiser, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Mark Brooks, Richard Case, Becky Cloonan, Jeremy Dale,

Michael Dooney Michael Dooney is an American comic book writer and artist and toy designer best known for his works on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book ...

, Tom Fowler,

, Francesco Francavilla, Rob Guillory,

Cully Hamner Cully Hamner (born March 7, 1969) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as '' Green Lantern: Mosaic'', '' Blue Beetle'', ''Black Lightning: Year One'', and ''Detective Comics''. He is the co-creator and illustrator of ...

, Scott Hampton, Dustin Harbin, Tony Harris, Jeremy Haun,

, Matt Kindt, Jason Latour, John Layman,

Tom Lyle Thomas Stanford Lyle (November 2, 1953 – November 19, 2019) was an American comics artist, best known for his work on '' Starman'' and '' Robin'' for DC Comics, and ''Spider-Man'' for Marvel Comics. Career Tom Lyle's comics career began in ...

, Paul Maybury, Bob McLeod, Jorge Molina, Sean Gordon Murphy, B. Clay Moore, Ted Naifeh, David Petersen,

, Ed Piskor, Eric Powell, Tom Raney, Paolo Rivera,

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 ...

, Jim Rugg, Tim Sale, Tom Scioli, Charles Soule, Matthew Southworth,

Joe Staton Joe Staton ( born January 19, 1948) is an American comics artist and writer. He co-created the Bronze Age Huntress (Helena Wayne), as well as the third Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), Kilowog and the Omega Men for DC Comics. He was the artist o ...

, Brian Stelfreeze,

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

, Marcio Takara,

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

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 ...

, Tim Townsend, Cory Walker,

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 Brett Weldele * June 15–16: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo AKE( Center on Halsted, Chicago, Illinois) — special guests:

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 ...

Kim Deitch Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944 in Los Angeles, California) is an American cartoonist who was an important figure in the underground comix movement of the 1960s, remaining active in the decades that followed with a variety of books and comics, somet ...

Phoebe Gloeckner Phoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner (born December 22, 1960) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist. Early life Gloeckner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a librarian and her father, David Gloeckner, was ...

, Jason Shiga, Aaron Renier, Michael DeForge * June 28–30: Wizard World New York City Experience (Basketball City, Pier 36, New York City) — scheduled guests include

Julie Bell Julie Bell (born October 21, 1958) is an American fine artist, illustrator, photographer, bodybuilder and wildlife painter. Bell is also a fantasy artist and a representative of the heroic fantasy and fantastic realism genres. Bell has won Che ...

Mike Deodato, Jr. Deodato Taumaturgo Borges Filho, better known by his pen name Mike Deodato ( ; born May 23, 1963), is a Brazilian comic book artist. Early life Mike Deodato was born on May 23, 1963, in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. He is the son of comic ar ...

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 ...

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 ...

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- ...

, Paolo Rivera,

, and

Boris Vallejo Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941) is a Peruvian-American painter who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and erotica genres. His hyper-representational paintings have appeared on the covers of numerous novels in the science fiction, sword ...

* July 18–21:

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) * August 8–11: Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois): Special guests:

Morena Baccarin Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born June 2, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Adria in season 10 of the TV series ''Stargate SG-1'', Inara Serra in the sci-fi television series ''Firefly (TV series), Firefly'' (20 ...

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 ...

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

, Manu Bennett,

Norman Reedus Norman Mark Reedus (born January 6, 1970) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in the 1990s, starring in the role of Murphy MacManus in ', followed by supporting roles in successful box office films ''8MM,'' '' Blade II'', and ''Amer ...

Michael Rooker Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in '' Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'' (1986), and is best known for starring as Mer ...

, Andrew McCarthy, Jason David Frank,

Alan Davis Alan Davis (born 18 June 1956) is an English comic book writer and artist, known for his work on ''Captain Britain'', ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''The ClanDestine, ClanDestine'', ''Detective Comics'', ''Excalibur (comic book), Excalibur'', ''JLA: ...

Esad Ribić Esad T. Ribić (born 10 November 1972) is a Croatian comic book artist and animator, known for his work on various titles for Marvel Comics, including ''Loki'', '' Silver Surfer: Requiem'', '' Sub-Mariner: The Depths, Thor: God of Thunder'' and t ...

Pasqual Ferry Pasqual Ferrándiz Arroyo (born March 24, 1961), known by the pen-name Pasqual Ferry (sometimes credited as Paschalis, Pascual or Pascal Ferry), is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller. Biography Ferry was interested in comics from an early ...

, Harvey Tolibao,

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 ...

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

Kenneth Rocafort Kenneth Rocafort (born 1983) is a Puerto Rican illustrator of comic books, known for his work on titles including ''Superman (comic book)#Relaunch, Superman'', ''Red Hood and the Outlaws'', ''Astonishing Tales#Volume 2, Astonishing Tales: Wolverin ...

, Ramon F. Bachs, Francis Portela,

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

Ethan Van Sciver Ethan Daniel Van Sciver (No date on article; date appears in the website') (; born September 3, 1974) is an American comics artist. He illustrated and drew covers for a number of superhero titles in the 2000s, primarily for DC Comics, including ' ...

, and Michael Golden * August 30–September 2:

Dragon*Con Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. , the convention draws attendance of over 80,000. ...

(Atlanta, Georgia) * September 6–8: Cincinnati Comic Con (Cincinnati, Ohio) — announced guests include

and Tony Moore * September 7–8:

Baltimore Comic-Con The Baltimore Comic-Con is a comic book-oriented Comic book convention, fan convention held annually in Baltimore since 2000. Each year, the show features marquee-name comic book creators past and present, comic book publishers, publishers, cha ...

(Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland) * September 13–14:

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 ...

(Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, Maryland) * September 13–15: Cincinnati Comic Expo (Cincinnati, Ohio) * September 14–15: FantaCon (Marriott Hotel, Albany, New York) — Thomas Skulan's horror & comics convention returns after a 23-year hiatus;Green, Roger
"FantaCon 2013: the Tom Skulan interview,"
"Information Without The Bun," TimeUnion.com (Feb. 7, 2013). guests include Stephen R. Bissette,

Judith O'Dea Judith O'Dea (born April 20, 1945) is an American actress. She portrayed Barbra in the 1968 George A. Romero classic horror film '' Night of the Living Dead''. and played Vampira in the 2024 cult comedy '' Vampire Zombies... from Space!'' Care ...

, Judith Ridley, John A. Russo and Kyra Schon * September 20–22: Wizard World Ohio Comic Con (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio) * September 27–29: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) * September 28: Wildcat Comic Con (Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania) * September 28–29: Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo

ICE Ice is water that is frozen into a solid state, typically forming at or below temperatures of 0 ° C, 32 ° F, or 273.15 K. It occurs naturally on Earth, on other planets, in Oort cloud objects, and as interstellar ice. As a naturally oc ...

(University Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts) — guests include Nick Abadzis,

Nick Bertozzi Nick Bertozzi (born May 26, 1970) is an American comic book writer and artist, as well as a commercial illustrator and teacher of cartooning. His series ''Rubber Necker'' from Alternative Comics won the 2003 Harvey Awards for best new talent an ...

, and

* October 10–13:

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) * October 11–13: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — themed in solidarity with the

Occupy movement The Occupy movement was an international populist Social movement, socio-political movement that expressed opposition to Social equality, social and economic inequality and to the perceived lack of real democracy around the world. It aimed primar ...

: 99 cartoonists came to Ravenna and made work related to the concept of " We are the 99%." * October 23–November 16: Comica — London International Comics Festival (various venues, London, UK) — guests include

Joe Sacco Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism. His groundbrea ...

Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell (born 10 August 1955) is a British comics artist and cartoonist. He was the illustrator and publisher of '' From Hell'' (written by Alan Moore), and the creator of the semi-autobiographical ''Alec'' stories collected in ''Alec: ...

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, ...

, Oscar Zárate,

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 ...

, Simon Spurrier,

Kieron Gillen Kieron Michael Gillen (; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for his creator-owned series such as '' Once & Future'' (2019–2022), '' Die'' (2018–202 ...

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, Richard Reynolds, Gareth Brookes,

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, Sean Michael Wilson * October 31–November 3:

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(Lucca, Italy) * November 2–3: Rhode Island Comic Con (Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island) * November 2:

(Fall) (

, England) * November 14–17: Festival of Cartoon Art (

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, Columbus, Ohio) — "Grand Opening Festival of Cartoon Art"; speakers included Paul Pope, Jeff Smith (cartoonist), Jeff Smith, the Hernandez brothers, Matt Bors,

, Stephan Pastis, Brian Basset, Kazu Kibuishi, and

* December 1: Genghis Con (Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, Cleveland, Ohio) — guests include Derf Backderf

First issues by title

;''The Accelerators (comics), The Accelerators'' :''Release:'' May by Blue Juice Comics. ''Writer:'' RFI Porto ''Artist:'' Gavin Smith ;''Age of Ultron'' :''Release:'' March by

. ''Writer:''

''Artist:'' Bryan Hitch ;''Alex + Ada'' :''Release:'' November by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Sarah Vaughn and Luna Brothers, Jonathan Luna ''Artist:'' Jonathan Luna ;''Black Beetle (Dark Horse Comics), Black Beetle'' :''Release:'' January by Dark Horse Comics. ''Writer/Artist:'' Francesco Francavilla ;''East of West'' :''Release:'' March by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Jonathan Hickman ''Artist:'' Nick Dragotta ;''Five Weapons'' :''Release:'' February by Image Comics. ''Writer & Artist:'' Jimmie Robinson ;''Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team), Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol 3 :''Release:'' February by Marvel Comics. ''Writer:''

''Artist:''

;''Helheim (comics), Helheim'' :''Release:'' March by Oni Press. ''Writer:''

''Artist:'' Joëlle Jones ;''Justice League Beyond 2.0'' :''Release:'' August by

. ''Writer:'' Christos Gage ''Artist:'' Iban Coello;''Lazarus (comics), Lazarus'' :''Release:'' June by Image Comics. ''Writer:''

''Artist:'' Michael Lark ;''Lost Vegas'' :''Release:'' March by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Jim McCann (writer), Jim McCann ''Artist:'' Janet K. Lee ;''New Avengers (comics), New Avengers'' vol 3 :''Release:'' January by

. ''Writer:'' Jonathan Hickman ''Artist:''

;''Nova (Sam Alexander), Nova'' vol 5 :''Release:'' January by Marvel Comics. ''Writer:'' Jeph Loeb ''Artist:'' Ed McGuiness ;''Resident Alien (comic book), Resident Alien: The Suicide Blonde'' :''Release: ''August by Dark Horse. ''Writer:'' Peter Hogan ''Artist:'' Steve Parkhouse ;''Sex (comics), Sex'' :''Release:'' March by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Joe Casey ''Artist:'' Piotr Kowalski ;''Skullkickers, Uncanny Skullkickers'' :''Release:'' February by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Jim Zub ''Artists:'' Edwin Huang and Misty Coats

References

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