This is a list of comics-related events in 2019. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

January

* January 7: First installment of the comic strip ''Alley Oop'' written by Joey Alison Sayers and illustrated by Jonathan Lemon. * January 25: Canadian-Dutch artist Maia Matches is inaugurated as the annual ''Stadstekenaar van Amsterdam'' (''City Illustrator of Amsterdam''). * January: The final issue of the French comics magazine ''Psikopat'' is published.

February

* February 10: Wiley Miller's newspaper comic '' Non Sequitur'' causes controversy after a subliminal anti-

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message is spotted in one of the panels. Multiple newspapers discontinued carrying the strip in response. * February 15: The oldest Danish comics store in the world, Fantask, in

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, announces it will close down in June after 47 years. Within two days a

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campaign saves the store from this fate and it continues its existence. * February 20: Dutch comics writer Patty Klein is knighted in the

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. She dies less than a month later.

March

* March 2: In

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, the Netherlands, the Dutch Comics Museum (''

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'') is closed down. * March 23–24: During the Stripdagen in

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Typex wins the

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. Ger Apeldoorn wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs., while Henk Alleman receives the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal. * March 31:

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's comic ''

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'' ends.

April

* April 2: Belgian cartoonist GAL receives an

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from the Free University in Brussels. * April 29:

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gets caught up in controversy over two cartoons accused of

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. Both target Israeli Prime Minister

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. One is made by

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, the other by Roar Hagen. As a result, the magazine announces that they will no longer publish syndicated editorial cartoons. Two months later they push this policy even further and decide to no longer publish any daily political cartoons.

May

* May 22: ** In Orvelte, The Netherlands, a museum is opened dedicated to the work of Jan Kruis. ** In front of the Hergé Museum in

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, Belgium, a statue of

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, sculpted by Tom Frantzen, is erected. * May 29: ** In

's birthplace

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a bust of his head is revealed. ** French comics artist and illustrator Pascal Somon is sentenced for

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and illegal copies of '' Tintin'' to the hefty sum of 32.000 euros (35.600 dollars) in damages.

June

* June 10:

announces that it will no longer publish daily political cartoons in its international edition from 1 July on, as a result over a controversial cartoon by António depicting

as a lapdog of Israeli Prime Minister

two months earlier. * Egyptian artist Ganzeer publishes his first graphic novel ''The Solar Grid''. * June 30: Canadian cartoonist Michael de Adder is fired from

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over a cartoon criticizing president Trump.

July

* July 3: It is announced that

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will no longer publish original material from August on and disappear from the newsstands. It will only be available via subscription and direct markets, specializing on reprints, but with brand new covers. It will still publish occasional specials. *July 3:

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unexpectedly ends his long-running comic, '' The Walking Dead'', after 193 issues.

August

* August 16:

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makes a controversy public regarding

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who refused to publish an essay by

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, because of criticism in the text regarding U.S. President

. Marvel claims they wanted to stay apolitical.

September

* September 5: Belgian comics writer

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announces his retirement from scripting '' Les Tuniques Bleues''. * September 17: Diane Noomin releases the collective comic book ''Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment and Survival'', published by Harry N. Abrams. It features comics by women reflecting on personal encounters with sexual violence. * September 24: The Dutch cartoonists collective Gorilla wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''.

October

* October 7: In Haarlem, the Netherlands, the first comics

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of the city is revealed, designed by Thé Tjong-Khing. * October 23: Belgian comics publishers Standaard Uitgeverij and Ballon Media merge.

November

* November 13: The Dutch cartoonist duo Evert Kwok wins a court case against a man who sued them after they complained about his illegal and uncredited use of their cartoons on his site.

December

* December 23: The Antwerp mini-theme park and exhibition Comics Station is sold to

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* Julia Gfrörer publishes her graphic novel ''Vision''.

Deaths

January

* January 1: Dagfinn Bakke, Finnish painter and comics artist, dies at age 85. * January 8:

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, aka Rojas, Spanish comics artist (''Cucharito'', ''Nabucondonosor'', ''Gedeon'', ''El Genio Eustaquio'', ''Agente 7-7 a la Izquierda'', ''Centaurito'', ''Aladino'', ''Don Percebe y Basilio'', ''Anibal''), dies at age 88. * January 10: Ron Smith, British comics artist (''

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''), dies at age 94. * January 12: Batton Lash, American comics writer and artist (''Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre'', aka '' Supernatural Law'', '' Archie Meets The Punisher'', ''

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''), dies at age 65 from brain cancer. * January 15: Isaac del Rivero Sr., Spanish comics writer and artist, dies at age 87 or 88. * January 16: ** Pauli Heikkilä, Finnish novelist and comics artist (''Vanhat herrat''), dies at age 60. ** Hanza Sanchō, Japanese comics artist, dies at age 90. ** Denis Sire, French comics artist and illustrator (''Menace Diabolique'', ''Bois Willys''), dies at age 65. * January 18: Angel Del Arbol, Spanish comics artist (''Sevla Rebelde'', ''Aventuras Deportivas'', ''Laura'', ''Cuentos Gigante Tres Hadas'', ''Macabro'', comics based on '' Tom & Jerry''), dies at age 82. * January 19: Bort, Italian comics artist (''Le Ultime Parole Famose''), dies at age 92. * January 28: Frans Buissink, Dutch painter, journalist and comics writer (''

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'', ''Brammetje Bram''), dies at age 75. * January 29: Alex Barbier, French comics artist and painter (worked for

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, ''Les Paysages de la Nuit'', ''Comme un Poulet Sans Tête'', dies at age 68.

February

* February 1: Ted Stearn, American animator and comics artist (''Fuzz & Pluck'', ''The Forgotten Dream of a Melancholy Chef''), dies at age 57 from AIDS. * February 2: Kakashi Oniyazu, Japanese comics artist (''Though You May Burn to Ash'', ''Date Ast Like''), dies at an unknown age. * February 8: Sérgio Tibúrcio Graciano, Brazilian comics artist (assistant of

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), dies at age 83. * February 9:

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, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist and poster designer ('' The Three Robbers'', '' Flat Stanley'', ''Underground Sketchbook'', ''The Party'', ''Fornicon''), dies at age 87. * February 15: Werner Hierl, German comics artist ( Rolf Kauka), and animator (

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), dies at age 88 or 89. * February 17: Claude Renard, Belgian comics artist (''Ivan Casablanca'', ''1914-1918, Les Anges de Mons'') and teacher (founder of Atelier R), dies at age 72. * February 18: Jacques Sandron, French comics artist (''Godaille et Godasse'', ''Raphaël et les Timbres''), dies at age 76. * February 19: Dee, Malaysian comics artist (''Hello Bos''), dies at age 52. * February 20: Har Brok, Dutch journalist and writer (wrote various books about

, among them: ''Kuifje, Van Leerlingjournalist tot Wereldberoemd Reporter''), dies at age 76. * February 21: Àngel Badia i Camps, Spanish painter, illustrator and comics artist (''Pilaropo'', created comics for

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, Bruguera and Ricart), dies at age 89–90. * February 25: Tadeusz Raczkiewicz, Polish cartoonist, comics writer and artist (''Kusmider i Filo'', ''Tajfun''), dies at age 69.

March

* March 2: Sergio Tuis, Italian comics artist (''La Pattuglia dei Bufali'', ''Kirby Flint'', ''Agente senza Nome'', continued ''

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''), dies at age 83. * March 6: Shigehisa Sunagawa, Japanese comics artist, dies at age 77. * March 12: Tom K. Ryan, American comics artist ('' Tumbleweeds''), dies at age 92. * March 14: Augusto Cid, Spanish caricaturist, illustrator, sculptor and comics artist (''Bicas e Bocas''), dies at age 77. * March 15: ** Patty Klein, Dutch poet and comics writer ('' Noortje'', ''Polletje Pluim'', wrote for ''

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'', '' Sjors & Sjimmie'', ''

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'', the magazines ''Okki'', ''Jippo'', ''Taptoe'', Rolf Kauka comics,

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comics and

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too), dies at age 73. ** Toby Vos, Dutch comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 100. * March 17: Ken Bald, American comics artist and illustrator (''

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'', ''

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'', made comics adaptations of the TV series '' Dr. Kildare'' and ''

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''), dies at age 98. * March 21: Pedro Alfonso Abelenda Escudero, or Abelenda, Spanish painter and comics artist, dies at age 87. * March 23: Benno Vranken, Dutch comics artist (comics in the magazine Zone 5300, ''Walburg''), dies at age 57. * March 24: Olivier Cinna, French comics artist (''La Fête des Morts'', ''Ordures'', ''Hibakusha''), dies at age 46. * March 27: Leslie Sternbergh, American comics artist, dies at age 58. * March 29: Mark Alessi, American comics publisher (founder of

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), dies at 65. * March 31: Don Morgan, American animator and comics artist (

, assisted on '' Pogo''), dies at age 80.

April

* April 2: , Norwegian comics writer (''

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''), dies at age 60 from cancer. * April 9: James D. Hudnall, American comics writer ('' Espers'', ''

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'', '' Strikeforce: Morituri'', '' Harsh Realm'', ''Obama Nation''), dies at age 61.Comic Book Veteran and Creator of Harsh Realm and The Psycho James Hudnall Has Passed Away
by John F. Trent, at

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; published April 9, 2019; retrieved April 10, 2019 * April 11:

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, Japanese comics artist (''

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'', ''

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''), dies at age 81. * April 15: Malky McCormick, Scottish comics artist, caricaturist and postcard designer (''The Big Yin''), dies at age 76. * April 17:

Kazuo Koike was a prolific Japanese manga writer ( gensakusha), novelist, screenwriter, lyricist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his violent, artful '' seinen'' manga, notably ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' (with Goseki Kojima, 1970–6), ''Lady Snowblood'' ...

, Japanese comics writer (''

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'', '' Hulk: The Manga'', '' Lady Snowblood'', '' Samurai Executioner'', '' Nijitte Monogatari'', '' Path of the Assassin'', '' Hanappe Bazooka'', '' Wounded Man'', '' Mad Bull 34'', ''

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'', '' Kawaite sōrō'', '' X-Men Unlimited'',...), dies at age 82. * April 22: Greg Theakston, American illustrator, comics artist and restorator of classic comics, dies at age 65. * April 23: ** Jochen Arfert, German comics artist, dies at age 88. ** Akihiko Takadera, Japanese comics artist, dies at age 68. * April 28:

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, Canadian-American comics writer and artist (''In-Between Days''), dies from

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at age 42. * April 29: Makoto Ogino, Japanese comics artist ('' Spirit Warrior''), dies at age 59.

May

* May 10: ** Jorge Longarón, Spanish illustrator and comics artist ('' Friday Foster''), dies at age 86. ** Miguel Anguel Repetto, Argentine-Spanish comics artist (continued the ''

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'' series), dies at age 90. * May 18: Justin Ponsor, American comics colorist (

), dies at age 42 from cancer. * May 20: Jürgen Kieser, German caricaturist, advertising illustrator, comics artist (''Fix und Fax''), dies at age 97. * May 23:

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, Italian comics artist (continued ''Chicchirichi'', '' Cucciolo'', '' Tiramolla'',

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comics,

, '' Tom & Jerry'', ''

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''), dies at age 81. * May 26: ** Alexis Dragonetti, Belgian publisher (CEO of comics and children's book publishing company Ballon Media), dies at age 50 in a car accident. ** Everett Raymond Kinstler, American comics artist (worked on ''

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''), dies at age 92. * May 29: Josep María Blanco Ibarz, Spanish comics artist (''Los Kakikus'', ''La Familia Ulises'', ''Patam Plaff'', ''El Loco Pericos''), dies at age 92.

June

* June 4: Rinaldo Traini, Italian comics promoter (co-organiser of the Salone Internazionale dei Comics festival) and comics writer (wrote for

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, Roberto Diso and Corrado Mastantuono), dies at age 88. * June 5: Helmut Nickel, German comics artist (''Titanus'', ''Don Pedro'', ''Robinson Crusoë''), dies at age 95. * June 6: Kees Sparreboom, Dutch painter, illustrator and comics artist (''Boot & Van Dijk'' and various autobiographical comics), dies from cancer at age 79. * June 7: Reto Gloor, Swiss comics artist (''Das Karma-Problem''), dies at age 66. * June 9: Fabien Lacaf, French screenwriter and comics artist (''Les Patriotes''), dies at age 65. * June 22: Pieter Hermanides, Dutch painter and comics artist (''De Draak van Bociti''), dies at age 87. * June 28: Kaj Pindal, Danish-Canadian comics artist and animator (''Professor Phidus''), dies at age 91. * June 30: ** Armando Salas Martinez, Spanish comics artist (''El Eden''), dies at age 73. ** Guillermo Mordillo, Argentine cartoonist and animator, dies at age 86.

July

* July 11:

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, Spanish animator, cartoonist, illustrator and painter (worked for Ediciones Toray), dies at age 91. * July 12: Klaas Knol, Dutch store employee (longest-serving employee of Amsterdam comics store

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), dies at age 64. * July 13: Ger Rijff, Dutch comics artist (''De Vogels'', ''Daan en Dodo'', various sex parody comics, co-author of the '' Suske en Wiske'' spoof ''De Glunderende Gluurder''), dies at age 67. * July 29: Daniele Fagarazzi, AKA Dani, Italian animator and comic artist (''Tilt'', ''Otto Krunz'', ''Bobo'', continued ''Zio Boris'', comics based on ''

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''), dies at age 54.

August

* August 2:

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, Japanese comics artist ('' Your and My Secret'', '' My Heavenly Hockey Club''), dies at age 40. * August 8:

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, American comic book artist ('' Arak'', ''

Casper the Friendly Ghost Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. He is a pleasant, personable and translucent ghost, but often criticized by his three wicked uncles, the Ghostly Trio. The ...

'', '' Richie Rich''), cancer, dies at age 88. * August 14: AkaB, Italian comics artist, dies at age 43. * August 18: Giulio Chierchini, Italian comics writer and artist (

, worked on '' Fix und Foxi''), dies at age 91. * August 20:

Larry Siegel Lawrence H. Siegel (October 29, 1925 – August 20, 2019) was an American comedy writer and satirist who wrote for television, stage, magazines, records, and books. He won three Emmys as Head Writer during four seasons of ''The Carol Burnett Show ...

, American theatrical, TV, comedy record and comics writer (

, ''

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

''), dies at age 91. * August 22: Dwi Koendoro, Indonesian comics artist and animator (''Panji Koming'', ''Legenda Sawung Kampret''), dies at age 78. * August 23:

Massimo Mattioli Massimo Mattioli (25 September 1943 – 23 August 2019) was an Italian artist and cartoonist. Mattioli debuted in 1965 in the periodic comic book ''Il Vittorioso'' with ''Vermetto Sigh''. He was also published in '' Corto Maltese'' and '' Frigi ...

, Italian comics artist (''

Pinky Pinky may refer to: * Pinky finger, the smallest finger on the human hand People * Pinky Maidasani, first female folk rapper and Indian playback singer * Pinky Rajput (born 1969), Indian voice artist * Pinky (nickname), a list * Pinky Lee (19 ...

'', ''

Squeak the Mouse ''Squeak the Mouse'' is an Italian adult black comedy comic strip and later comic book created by artist Massimo Mattioli. The comic depicts attempts by its title character, the anthropomorphic Squeak the Mouse, to outwit a cat who is chasing hi ...

'', ''M le Magicien'', ''Lo Zoo Pazzo'', ''Pasquino'', ''Joe Galaxy''), dies at age 75. * August 27: Pedro Bell, American illustrator, animator and comics artist (drew comic strip-like album covers for George Clinton and a comic-strip review of a

Deee-Lite Deee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City. The group's best-known single is " Groove Is in the Heart", which was released in 1990 from their debut studio album ''World Clique'' (1990), and was a top-ten hit ...

concert), dies at age 69. * August 31: Donald Rooum, British comics artist and journalist (''Wildcat''), dies at age 91.

September

* September 1: George Abe, Japanese comics writer ('' Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichnin''), dies at age 82. * September 5: ** Charles Jarry, Belgian comics artist (''Élodie d'Avray'', ''Costa''), dies at age 66. ** Jaroslav Weigel, Czech playwright, writer, painter, actor and comics writer ('' Lips Tullian''), dies at age 88. * September 9: Kim Seong-hwan, South Korean comics artist (''Gobau''), dies at age 86. * September 11:

Daniel Johnston Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded ...

, American

outsider music Outsider music (from " outsider art") is music created by self-taught or naïve musicians. The term is usually applied to musicians who have little or no traditional musical experience, who exhibit childlike qualities in their music, or who suff ...

ian and cartoonist (''Space Ducks''), dies at age 58 from a heart attack. * September 12: Bill Schelly, American publisher (the fanzine ''Superheroes Anonymous'', ''Sense of Wonder'') and writer (''The Golden Age of Comic Fandom''), dies at age 67. * September 27: Patrick Tandiang, French comics artist (''Le Matin des Suaires Brûlés'', ''Japper Jack''), dies at age 58.

October

* October 1: ** Jouko Innanen, Finnish cartoonist and comics artist (''Into'', ''Herra Kaaranen''), dies at age 66. ** Esther Takei, American comics artist (''Ama-Chan''), dies at age 94. * October 5: ** Rik Pareit, Belgian journalist and writer (wrote the book ''Geheimzinnige Sterren, over het Belgische Stripverhaal'', about

Belgian comics Belgian comics are a distinct subgroup in the comics history, and played a major role in the development of European comics, alongside France with whom they share a long common history. While the comics in the two major language groups and regio ...

), dies at age 66 from prostate cancer. **

Philippe Vandevelde Philippe Vandevelde, working under the pseudonym Tome (24 February 1957 – 5 October 2019), was a Belgian comics writer. He was known for collaborations with Janry on ''Spirou et Fantasio'' and '' Le Petit Spirou'', and with Luc Warnant and ...

, aka Philippe Tome, Belgian comics writer ('' Le Petit Spirou'', '' Soda'', continued ''

Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous advent ...

'') and artist (assistant of

Dupa Luc Dupanloup, more famous under his pen name Dupa, was a Belgian comics artist best known as the creator of Cubitus which later was turned into an animated series called '' Wowser''. He was born on 12 February 1945 in Montignies-sur-Sambre and ...

, Turk and

Bob de Groot Bob de Groot is a Belgian comics artist and writer, born on 26 October 1941 in Brussels, to Dutch and French parents. Career While still a young art student de Groot got his first comics experience as an assistant to Maurice Tillieux on ''Fé ...

), dies at age 62 from a heart attack. * October 13: Hideo Azuma, Japanese comics artist ('' Nanako SOS'', ''

Little Pollon , is a musical Greek mythology-based Japanese anime series, based on the 1977 manga series '' Olympus no Pollon'' (, , "Pollon of Olympus") by Hideo Azuma. ''Olympus no Pollon'' was serialized in ''Princess'' magazine from 1977 to 1979, per t ...

'', ''

Disappearance Diary is a manga by Hideo Azuma and published by East Press in Japan in March 2005. The manga is a somewhat-fictionalized autobiography of part of the author's life and of his alcohol dependency problems. It has received multiple awards inside an ...

''), dies at age 69.

November

* November 13:

Tom Spurgeon Thomas Martin Spurgeon (December 16, 1968 – November 13, 2019) was an American writer, historian, critic, and editor in the field of comics, notable for his five-year run as editor of ''The Comics Journal'' and his blog ''The Comics Reporter'' ...

, American comics writer (''Wildwood''), journalist, writer, critic (editor of ''

The Comics Journal ''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing r ...

'', 1994–1999) and blogger (''The Comics Reporter''), dies at age 50. * November 19: ** Purita Campos, Spanish comics artist (''Patty's World''), dies at age 82. **

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 ...

, American comics artist ('' Starman'', worked on the '' Robin'' spin-off), dies at age 66. * November 21:

Gahan Wilson Gahan Allen Wilson (February 18, 1930 – November 21, 2019) was an American author, cartoonist and illustrator known for his cartoons depicting horror-fantasy situations. Biography Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois, and was inspired by th ...

, American illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist (worked for

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

, National Lampoon), dies at age 89. * November 22:

Gaston Durnez Gaston Cyriel Durnez (9 September 1928 – 22 November 2019) was a Flemish columnist, journalist and writer. He worked for the newspaper De Standaard, and was one of the founders of the ''Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging''. He was also the wri ...

, Belgian journalist, poet, writer and comics writer (''De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia'', came up with the name of the comics character

Detective Van Zwam Detective Van Zwam is a Flemish comics character in the Belgian comics series '' The Adventures of Nero'' by Marc Sleen. He is a brilliant detective and able to find clues from even the tiniest of evidence. Van Zwam was originally the main prota ...

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

), dies at age 91. * November 26: **

Howard Cruse Howard Cruse (May 2, 1944 – November 26, 2019) was an American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes in his comics. First coming to attention in the 1970s during the underground comix movement with ''Barefootz'', he w ...

, American comics artist (''Barefootz'', ''Wendel'', '' Stuck Rubber Baby''), dies at age 75. **

Sudhir Dar Sudhir Dar (14 May 1932 – 26 November 2019) was an Indian cartoonist and illustrator. Starting with '' The Statesman'' in 1961, he went on to work as the political cartoonist with ''Hindustan Times'' from 1967 for over two decades. Subsequentl ...

, Indian cartoonist and illustrator, dies at age 87. * November 29:

Serge Lindier Serge Lindier (21 December 1951 – 29 November 2019) was a French designer and comic book artist. He was the author of the comic book series ''Alan.'' Biography Serge was born on 21 December 1951 in Montreuil-sur-Ille, France. Lindier worked ...

, French comics artist (''Alan''), dies at age 67. * Specific date in November unknown: Jean Marcellin, aka Couic, French comics artist and illustrator (''La Famille Plantevigne'', ''Caramba et Alonzo'', ''Artimon et Siroco''), dies at age 90 or 91.

December

* December 7: Dani Dacquin, Belgian comics artist (''Adam en Eva'', ''De Lotgevallen van Lotje'', ''Yoeko''), dies at age 84. * December 8: Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer, voice actor, comics artist and animator (''Harvey''), dies at age 85. * December 9:

Patrice Ordas Patrice Ordas (22 July 1951 – 9 December 2019) was a French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents * ...

, French novelist and comics writer (wrote comics for Patrick Cothias), dies at age 68. * December 19: ** Jules Deelder, Dutch poet, orator and comics writer (wrote scripts for the comic book series ''Amber en Akka'' and ''Professor Hilarius'', drawn by Rob Derks.) and inspired his own celebrity comic (''Juul Deeldert'', drawn by Vick Debergh ), dies at age 75. ** Freek Neirynck, Belgian theatre director, journalist, actor, writer and comics writer (wrote comics for Buth and Knut Kersse ), dies at age 70. * December 20: Gerry Alanguilan, Filipino comic book artist and writer (''

Wasted Wasted may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature *'' Wasted: Tales of a GenX Drunk'', a 1997 memoir by Mark Judge *'' Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia'', a 1998 autobiography by Marya Hornbacher *'' Wasted: A Childhood Sto ...

'', '' Elmer'', ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

''), dies at age 51.

Conventions

* March 9–10:

Big Apple Comic Con The Big Apple Comic Con is a New York City comic book convention, the longest-running comic book/ speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basemen ...

( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City) — comics guests:

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

Tony Isabella Tony Isabella (born December 22, 1951) is an American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic, known as the creator and writer of Marvel Comics' Black Goliath; DC Comics' first major African-American superhero, Black Lightning; and ...

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 the ...

Bill Griffith William Henry Jackson Griffith (born January 20, 1944) is an American cartoonist who signs his work Bill Griffith and Griffy. He is best known for his surreal comedy, surreal daily comic strip ''Zippy the Pinhead, Zippy''. The catchphrase "Are w ...

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

, Diane Noomin, Arvell Jones,

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

, Dan Nokes,

Larry Welz Lawrence Welz (born November 21, 1948) better known as Larry Welz, is an American cartoonist, who created Cherry Poptart (now known simply as Cherry). He was an early contributor to the underground comix movement in the San Francisco area during ...

Robert J. Sodaro The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

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

, Joe Martino,

Ramona Fradon Ramona Fradon (born October 2, 1926) is an American comics artist known for her work illustrating Aquaman and Brenda Starr, and co-creating the superhero Metamorpho. Her career began in 1950. Early life Ramona Fradon was born in Chicago and m ...

, Reilly Brown, Adam Air Williams,

Peter David Peter Allen David (born September 23, 1956), often abbreviated PAD, is an American writer of comic books, novels, television, films and video games.Buxton, Marc (March 29, 2014)"From 'Future Imperfect' to '2099': Peter David's Greatest Hits" Co ...

Sy Barry Seymour "Sy" Barry (born March 12, 1928)
at the

John Orlando John Orlando (born 15 October 1960) is a Nigerian former footballer who played for the Nigeria national football team as a defender. He won the 1980 African Cup of Nations tournament while representing Nigeria and also represented Nigeria ...

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

, Bob Camp,

J. David Spurlock Jess David Spurlock (born November 18, 1959) is an author, illustrator, editor, and artist's-rights advocate best known as the founder of Vanguard Productions, a publisher of art books, graphic novels, and prints. Early life J. David Spurlock wa ...

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

Larry Nemecek Larry Nemecek (born January 18, 1959) is an American who has worked in various capacities on the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Professional career He has portrayed Dr. McCoy in the Star Trek Continues web series episodes "Pilgrim of Eternity" and "L ...

, Danny Fingeroth, James Sherman, Sean Chen,

Jim Salicrup Jim Salicrup (; born May 29, 1957) is an American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics. At Marvel, where he worked for twenty years, he edited books such as '' The Uncanny X-Men'', '' Fantastic Four'', ''Aven ...

Mike Diana Michael Christopher DianaShepherd, Chuck (August 1994). "Loony Toons: Florida puts the boot to a cartoonist". "The Playboy Forum". ''Playboy'' magazine. Pages 41-43 (born 1969) is an American underground cartoonist. His work, which is largely sel ...

Cristian Aluas Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian engi ...

Rodney Ramos Rodney may refer to: People * Rodney (name) * Rodney (wrestler), American professional wrestler Places ;Australia * Electoral district of Rodney, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rodney County, Queensland ;Canada * Rodney, Ontario, a vi ...

, Keith Williams,

Larry Stroman Larry Stroman is an American comic book artist and writer. After first gaining attention illustrating the Epic Comics series '' Alien Legion'' (vol. 2), he went on to illustrate various Marvel Comics books such as ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''X-Fact ...

, Dan Fogel * March 30: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia) * April 6–7:

MoCCA Festival The MoCCA Arts Festival, or MoCCA Fest, is an independent comics showcase that typically includes artist booths, slide shows, and educational panels. It was created by the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in 2002 by bringing together over 2,000 ...

(Metropolitan West, New York City) * April 27–28:

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

(S.P.A.C.E.) (Northland Performing Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio) * May 18: ECBACC ( East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention) (

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptists, Baptist minister Russell Conwell an ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * June 1–2:

Chicago Alternative Comics Expo The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (widely known as CAKE) is a comic book festival usually held each June in Chicago. Inaugurated in 2012, the curated festival showcases graphic novels, comic books, minicomics, and zines created by independ ...

(CAKE) (

Center on Halsted Center on Halsted is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community center in Chicago, Illinois. Kim Fountain serves as Chief Operating Officer. The center is located in the Lakeview neighborhood on the corner of Halsted Street an ...

, Chicago, Illinois) — special guests:

Ezra Claytan Daniels Ezra (; he, עֶזְרָא, '; fl. 480–440 BCE), also called Ezra the Scribe (, ') and Ezra the Priest in the Book of Ezra, was a Jewish scribe ('' sofer'') and priest ('' kohen''). In Greco- Latin Ezra is called Esdras ( grc-gre, Ἔσδ� ...

Nicholas Gurewitch ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' (abbreviated to ''PBF'') is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. It first appeared in the Syracuse University newspaper '' The Daily Orange'' in 2001. The comics are usually three or four ...

Corinne Halbert __NOTOC__ Corinne may refer to: Places * Corinne, Saskatchewan, Canada, an unincorporated community * Corinne, Oklahoma, United States, an unincorporated community * Corinne, Utah, United States, a town * Corinne, West Virginia, United States, ...

, Michael Kupperman, Anders Nilsen,

Ben Passmore Ben Passmore (born 1983) is an American comics artist and political cartoonist. Early life Born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Passmore attended art school at Savannah College of Art and Design where he majored in comics with a ...

, Aaron Renier,

Isabella Rotman Isabella may refer to: People and fictional characters * Isabella (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Isabella (surname), including a list of people Places United States * Isabella, Alabama, an unincorpora ...

, Whit Taylor, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell * September 14–15:

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 ...

(SPX) (Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, Maryland) * September 26–29:

Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) is an annual, free, four-day celebration of cartooning and graphic novels held in Columbus, Ohio. Venues for the festival include Ohio State University's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, Hale Hall, and th ...

(Columbus, Ohio) — special guests

Natasha Alterici Natasha (russian: Наташа) is a name of Slavic languages, Slavic origin. The Slavic name is the diminutive form of Natalia (given name), Natalia. Notable people * Natasha, the subject of ''Natasha's Story'', a 1994 nonfiction book * Natasha ...

Ho Che Anderson Ho Che Anderson is a cartoonist and comics artist primarily affiliated with Fantagraphics. Biography Anderson was born in London to “a Jamaican immigrant who named his son after North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Cuban Communist revolu ...

, Ezra Clayton Daniels, Terri Libenson,

Tom Tomorrow Tom Tomorrow is the pen name of editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins (born April 5, 1961, in Wichita, Kansas). His weekly comic strip, '' This Modern World'', which comments on current events, appears regularly in more than 80 newspapers across ...

Frank Santoro Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang ...

Dav Pilkey David "Dav" Murray Pilkey Jr. (; born March 4, 1966) is an American cartoonist, author, and illustrator of children's literature. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series, '' Captain Underpants'', and the chi ...

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

Ann Telnaes Ann Carolyn Telnaes (born 1960) is an American editorial cartoonist. She creates editorial cartoons in various media—animation, visual essays, live sketches, and traditional print—for the Washington Post. She also contributes to T ...

, Liana Finck,

Georgia Webber Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, M. K. Czerwiec,

Rachel Lindsay Rachel Lindsay may refer to: * a pseudonym of Roberta Leigh Roberta Leigh was an assumed name for Rita Lewin (née Shulman) (22 December 1926 – 19 December 2014) who was a British author, artist, composer and television producer. She wrote Rom ...

, and

Hilary Price Hilary or Hillary may refer to: * Hillary Clinton, American politician * Hillary Coast, Antarctica * Hilary (name), or Hilarie or Hillary, a given name and surname * Hilary term, the spring term at the Universities of Oxford and Dublin * '' Hi ...

* October 12–13:

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

(Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex, Austin, Texas) * November 2: Comic Arts Brooklyn (Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York) — special guests Nina Bunjevac, Charles Burns, Alfonso de Anda,

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

Trinidad Escobar Trinidad Escobar is an author, poet, and cartoonist active in the San Francisco Bay Area, and an educator at the California College of the Arts. Her work has been published in ''The Nib'', ''The Brooklyn Review'', ''Walang Hiya'', and ''Mythi ...

, Aline Kominsky-Crumb,

Lawrence Lindell Lawrence Lindell (born February 4, 1988) is an American cartoonist, speaker, and musician. He has written autobiographical comics including ''From Truth With Truth'' and ''Couldn’t Afford Therapy, So I Made This''. His work covers mental health ...

, Françoise Mouly, Anders Nilsen,

Breena Nuñez Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox's short-liv ...

Dirt Palace The Dirt Palace is a feminist non-profit arts space founded in 2000. The Dirt Palace is located within a re-purposed library building in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island and includes living spaces, a wood shop, a print shop, ...

Gary Panter Gary Panter (born December 1, 1950) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter's work is representative of the post- underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of '' Arcade: The Com ...

, Tommi Parrish,

Minnie Phan As a first name, Minnie is a feminine given name. It can be a diminutive (hypocorism) of Minerva, Winifred, Wilhelmina, Hermione, Mary, Miriam, Maria, Marie, Naomi, Miranda, Clementine or Amelia. It may refer to: People with the given name * ...

Daniel Shepard Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength ...

, Tetsunori Tawaraya, Gibrán Turón,

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'' (201 ...

, Lauren Weinstein * December 6–8:

Steel City Con Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

(Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include

Wallace Shawn Wallace Michael Shawn (born November 12, 1943) is an American actor, playwright, and essayist. His film roles include Wally Shawn (a fictionalized version of himself) in '' My Dinner with Andre'' (1981), Vizzini in '' The Princess Bride'' (1987) ...

Mark-Paul Gosselaar Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar (; born March 1, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles, most notably as Zack Morris in ''Saved by the Bell''. In 1991, he won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Pri ...

Dustin Diamond Dustin Neil Diamond (January 7, 1977 – February 1, 2021) was an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the ''Saved by the Bell'' franchise. Early life and family Diamond was born in ...

Tony Danza Tony Danza (born Anthony Salvatore Iadanza; April 21, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for co-starring in the television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983) and '' Who's the Boss?'' (1984–1992), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award a ...

Neve Campbell Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973; ) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her work in the drama and horror genres. She has appeared on ''People'' magazine's list of "50 Most Beautiful People" twice. Following a series of minor a ...

Denise Richards Denise Richards (born February 17, 1971) is an American actress, television personality, and former fashion model. Her most recognized roles are Carmen Ibanez in ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), Kelly Van Ryan in '' Wild Things'' (1998) and Bond gir ...

, Joonas Suotamo,

Carmen Electra Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), known professionally as Carmen Electra, is an American actress, model, singer, and media personality. She began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis, where she met Prince, who produced h ...

Sean Astin Sean Patrick Astin ( né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor. His acting roles include Samwise Gamgee in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in '' The Goonies'' (1985), Daniel Ruettiger in '' Rudy'' (1993), ...

Patrick Renna Patrick Maxwell Renna (born March 3, 1979) is an American actor and film producer best known for his role as Hamilton "Ham" Porter in the 1993 baseball film The Sandlot. Some of his more recent projects include, ''Bad Roomies'', which is Patric ...

Edward Furlong Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor. He won Saturn and MTV Movie Awards for his breakthrough performance at age 13 as John Connor in James Cameron's '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day''; which was followed by a mini-seq ...

, Billy Boyd, Rachel True,

Rachael Taylor Rachael May Taylor (born 11 July 1984) is an Australian actress and model. Her first lead role was in the Australian series ''headLand'' (2005–2006). She then made the transition to Hollywood, appearing in films including '' Man-Thing'' (200 ...

, Richard Grieco,

Anson Mount Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series '' Hell on Wheels'', as Jim Steele on the NBC series ''Conviction'' (2006), as the Marvel ...

, Ethan Peck,

Tom Bunk Tom Bunk (born 17 December 1945) is a lifetime award-winning cartoonist known for adding multiple extraneous details to his posters, cartoons and illustrations created for both American and German publishers. Early life Tomas Maria Bunk was born ...

, Joe Simko,

Trish Stratus Patricia Anne Stratigeas (; born December 18, 1975) better known by the ring name Trish Stratus is a Canadian professional wrestler, actress and yoga instructor. She is currently signed to WWE. Often regarded as one of the greatest Women's Pe ...

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D-Von Dudley Devon Hughes (born August 1, 1972) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works backstage as a producer. Hughes wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 1999 and for the WWF/E f ...

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(Homenetmen Ararat, Los Angeles, California) — featured guest:

Raúl the Third Raúl the Third (born 1976) is a Mexican American artist and illustrator. Life and career Raúl González was born in El Paso. His father was from that town while his mother was from the neighboring Mexican city of Juárez. Raúl spent his chil ...

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Archie vs. Predator II ''Archie vs. Predator II'' is a comic book and intercompany crossover, written by Alex de Campi and drawn by Robert Hack. It is a sequel to the 2015 comic ''Archie vs. Predator'' published as a five-issue Limited series (comics), limited series in ...

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Alex de Campi Alex de Campi is a British-American music video director, comics writer and columnist. Career Comics Alex de Campi wrote 2005's mini-series ''Smoke'' (published by IDW Publishing, art by Igor Kordey), which was nominated for the Eisner Award ...

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Robert Hack The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, h ...

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Going to the Chapel (Comic) ''Going to the Chapel'' is a romantic comedy crime fiction comic book by writer David Pepose and artist Gavin Guidry. Its first issue was published September 2019 by Action Lab Comics. The series follows a conflicted bride whose wedding is tak ...

'' :''Released'' September by Action Lab Comics. ''Writer:'' David Pepose ''Artist:'' Gavin Guidry. ;'' Spencer & Locke 2'' :''Released'' May by Action Lab Comics. ''Writer:'' David Pepose ''Artist:'' Jorge Santiago, Jr.

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