Notable events of 2020 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

January

* January 20: Legendary comics writer

René Goscinny René Goscinny (; ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Asterix, Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Born in France to a Jewish family from Poland, he spent his chil ...

receives a statue in Paris. He is the first comics artist to be honoured this way in the French capital. * January 28: A cartoon by Niels Bo Bojesen in the Danish newspaper

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, with its yellow stars depicting the

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particles. * January 29: Dutch comics artist Wasco wins the

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

. On 8 February it is announced that Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde, editors of the comics encyclopedia website

Comiclopedia Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ). His son Boris Kousemaker has been the owner since 2007. From 1968 to 2015, it was located in the Ker ...

, connected to the Amsterdam comics store

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, win the P. Hans Frankfurther Prize.

February

* February 4: Belgian cartoonist Lectrr causes a diplomatic incident with the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Belgium and Luxemburg by drawing the

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and replacing the yellow stars with 'danger' symbol(s). * February 23: ** The final episode of

Norm Feuti Norman Feuti (born May 14, 1970) is an American cartoonist best known for his nationally syndicated comic strips ''Retail'' and '' Gil''. Feuti grew up in Pascoag, Rhode Island, where he and his older sister were raised by their single mother, w ...

's ''

Retail Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is the sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholes ...

'' is published. ** Chris Yambar and Randy Bish launch a revival of

Richard F. Outcault Richard Felton Outcault (; January 14, 1863 – September 25, 1928) was an American cartoonist. He was the creator of the series ''The Yellow Kid'' and ''Buster Brown'' and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip. Life and career ...

's classic newspaper comic character ''

The Yellow Kid The Yellow Kid (Mickey Dugan) is an American comic-strip character that appeared from 1895 to 1898 in Joseph Pulitzer's ''New York World'', and later William Randolph Hearst's ''New York Journal''. Created and drawn by Richard F. Outcault in t ...

'', albeit in comic book format.

March

* March 23: Due to the

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Diamond Comic Distributors Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is an American comic book distributor serving retailers in North America and worldwide. It transports comic books and graphic novels, as well as other popu ...

stops sending comics to retail shops until further notice. Issues of comics with United States release dates of April 1 or later, and with United Kingdom release dates of March 25 or later, will not be shipped until normal operations resume."Largest US comics distributor won't ship new books 'until further notice' due to coronavirus"
Polygon.com. Accessed Mar. 24, 2020. * March 28: The final daily episode of Bob Weber's '' Moose & Molly'' is published. The final Sunday episode appears on 5 April. On 17 October of the same year Weber dies.

April

* April 1: ''

De Kiekeboes ''De Kiekeboes'' is a comics, comic series created by Belgium, Belgian artist Merho in 1977. The series appears in Dutch language, Dutch. It is first published in the newspapers and ''Het Belang van Limburg'' and then published as comic books by ...

'' are from now on drawn digitally rather than by hand. Creator

Merho Merho (born ''Robert Merhottein''; 24 October 1948), is a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best known for creating the comic strip ''De Kiekeboes''. Early life Robert Merhottein was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1948.De Weyer, Geert (2005). ...

passes his pencil on to his successors: Kristof Fagard and Steve Van Bael, though keeps writing the scripts.

May

* May 7: To support comics stores who had to close down several months due to the

various Dutch and Flemish comics artists release a free collective comic book titled ''Striphelden versus Corona'', which is handed out in stores to everybody who buys a comic for minimum 15 euro. * May 20: For the first time since his retirement in 2002, Paul Geerts presents a new ''

Suske en Wiske ''Spike and Suzy'' (British title), ''Willy and Wanda'' (American title) or ''Luke and Lucy'' (in a 2009 film and video game) (, ) is a Belgian comics series created by the comic book creator, comics author Willy Vandersteen. It was first publis ...

'' story, drawn by himself: ''De Preutse Prinses''. The title was set to be presented in March, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the release had to be postponed.

June

* June 5:

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

announces that they will discontinue their distribution through

and instead have their comics distributed through

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, USC Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution instead."DC Cuts Ties with Diamond Comic Distributors"
Hollywoodreporter.com. Accessed Jun. 5, 2020. * June 10: At age 99

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 ...

retires from the comics industry.

Mad Magazine ''Mad'' (stylized in all caps) is an American humor magazine which was launched in 1952 and currently published by DC Comics, a unit of the DC Entertainment subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. ''Mad'' was founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman an ...

releases a thematic special, which features his final fold-in.

July

* July 1: The second posthumous ''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgium, Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of Nero (comic book character), its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detective Van Zwam, Detectief Van Z ...

'' story, ''De Toet van Tut'', starts serialisation in ''Knack'', scripted by

Willy Linthout Willy Linthout (born 1 May 1953) is a Belgian comics author, best known for the ''Urbanus (comic strip), Urbanus'' comics and his graphic novel ''Years of the Elephant''. Biography Willy Linthout was born in Eksaarde near Lokeren, Belgium in 19 ...

and drawn by

Luc Cromheecke Luc Cromheecke (born 2 August 1961), is a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series ''Tom Carbon'', ''Taco Zip'', ''Roboboy'' and ''Plunk''. Biography Luc Cromheecke was born in Antwerp in 1961.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Luc Cromheecke ...

. * July 13: The final episode of ''

Doc and Raider ''Doc and Raider'' is a Canadian comic strip, created by Sean Martin. Michael Willhoite, "Review: Caught on Tape: An Anthology of Doc and Raider Cartoons". ''Lambda Book Report'', May/Jun 1995 (Vol. 4 Issue 10). p. 45. Published in newspapers an ...

'' is published. Three weeks later, creator Sean Martin dies from pancreatic cancer. * July 26: The final episode of Jan Eliot's ''

Stone Soup Stone Soup is a European Folklore, folk story in which hungry strangers convince the people of a town to each share a small amount of their food in order to make a meal. In varying traditions, the stone has been replaced with other common inedib ...

'' appears in print.

August

* August 29: An unfinished ''

'' story by

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 ...

, ''De Sonometer'', is presented in a finished version, written by

François Corteggiani François Corteggiani (21 September 1953 – 21 September 2022) was a French comics artist and writer. Biography He was born on 21 September 1953 in France. He got a degree in art before becoming an artist for advertising. He created his first ...

and Dirk Stallaert. It is prepublished in

De Telegraaf ''De Telegraaf'' (; ) is the largest Netherlands, Dutch daily morning newspaper. Haro Kraak,Gaat Paul Jansen de crisis bij De Telegraaf oplossen?, ''de Volkskrant'', 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Paul Jansen has been the editor-in-chief since ...

September

* September 2: In the Central Station of Brussels, Belgium, the ceiling fresco depicting

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (; ) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was created and introduced as a series of comic characters by ...

, which was inaugurated in 2018, collapses due to a water leak. * September 17: Belgian comics scholar Pascal Lefèvre receives an honorary doctorate at the

University of Malmö A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

, Sweden. * September 22: Dutch cartoonist Len Munnik wins his second Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. The first time happened in 1996.

October

* October 2: ** During the Stripdagen in

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

Herman Roozen is named the new Dutch ''Stripmaker des Vaderlands'' (''Comics Laureate of the Netherlands''). ** During the Stripdagen in Haarlem Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde, writers and editors of

's comics encyclopedia Comiclopedia, receive the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. * Johnny Sampson makes his first fold-in for Mad.

November

* November 29: Jan Godschalk and Ton Kooreman win the annual Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal.

December

* December 13: Frank von Hebel and Fred de Heij create a homage story to Pieter Kuhn's classic comic ''

Kapitein Rob ''Kapitein Rob'' ("Captain Rob") was a Dutch adventure comic strip, created and drawn by Pieter Kuhn and written by journalist Evert Werkman. The series ran from December 11, 1945 until January 21, 1966. Together with Marten Toonder's '' Tom ...

'', which is serialized in

Het Parool ''Het Parool'' () is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper. It was first published on 10 February 1941 as a resistance paper during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940–1945). In English, its name means ''The Password'' or ''The Motto' ...

, 75 years after the character's debut in the paper. Since 1966 no official new stories of this series had been published.

Deaths

January

* January 2:

Bogusław Polch Bogusław Polch act. Połch (5 October 1941 – 2 January 2020) was a Polish comic book artist. His most notable works include the series ''The Gods from Outer Space'' (based on Erich von Däniken books, written by :pl:Arnold Mostowicz, Arnold Mos ...

, Polish comics artist (''

Funky Koval ''Funky Koval'' is a Polish science fiction/detective story/political fiction genre comic book series published in Poland from the 1980s, collected in four volumes. The story was written by and Maciej Parowski, with art drawn by Bogusław Polch. ...

'', ''

Wiedźmin ''The Witcher'' (, ) is a series of 9 fantasy novels and 15 short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous witcher, Geralt of Rivia. Witchers are monster hunters given superhuman abilities for the ...

''), dies at age 78. * January 7: Tobias Tak, Dutch comics artist (''Gaboon'', ''Zizmo the cat''), dies at age 65. * January 11:

Steve Stiles Stephen Willis Stiles (July 16, 1943 – January 11, 2020) was an American cartoonist and writer, coming out of the science fiction fanzine tradition. He won the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Fan Artist. Early life and education Steven Willis Stil ...

, American comics artist (''The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer'', ''

Xenozoic Tales ''Xenozoic Tales'' is an alternative comic book by American artist Mark Schultz, set in a post-apocalyptic future. Originally published by Kitchen Sink Press, the series began in 1986 with the story "Xenozoic!" which was included in the horror ...

''), dies at age 76. * January 14: Jacques Stoll, French animator and comics artist (''Colonel Nightingale'', ''Bing et Boing''), dies at an unknown age. * January 19: Pirana, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (''Mevrouw Dallemans''), dies at age 72 from euthanasia. * January 20: Wolfgang J. Fuchs, German author, historian (co-author of ''Anatomie eines Massenmediums'' and ''Comics-Handbuch'' with Reinhold Reitberger ) and comic book translator, dies at age 74. * January 23:

Zsolt Richly Zsolt Richly (March 23, 1941 – 23 January 2020) was a Hungarian animator who worked as a director in PannóniaFilm. He was born in Sopron Sopron (; , ) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő. History ...

, Hungarian comic artist and animator (comics based on his animated series '' A Kockásfülű nyúl''), dies at age 78. * January 25: Horst Alisch, German illustrator, animator and comics artist (''Bürokrates, Sohn des Pedantes'', ''Ali und Archibald'', ''Emmy'' and ''Käpt'n Lütt''), dies at age 94. * January 30: Bill Canfield, American sports cartoonistst, dies at age 99. * Specific date unknown: Raymond Larrett, aka Norman Dog, American illustrator and comics artist (''Bad Habits''), dies at an unknown age.

February

* February 3: Philippe Adamov, French illustrator, animator and comics artist (''Seule au Monde'', ''Le Vent des Dieux'', ''Dayak'', ''L'Impératrice Rouge'', ''Le Malédiction de Zener'', ''Dakota''), dies at age 63. * February 8:

Victor Gorelick Victor Gorelick (April 5, 1941 – February 8, 2020) was an American comic book editor and executive. Working in a variety of roles for Archie Comics for over 60 years, he rose to the position of editor-in-chief. Career After studying at the Scho ...

, American comic book editor (''

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...

''), dies at age 78. * February 10:

Claire Bretécher Claire Bretécher (; 17 April 1940 – 10 February 2020)
on Lambiek Comiclopedia was a French

Les Frustrés'', ''Hector'', ''Agrippine'', ''Celullite'') and editor (co-founder of ''

L'Écho des Savanes ''L’Écho des Savanes'' is a Franco-Belgian comics magazine founded in May 1972 by Claire Bretécher, Marcel Gotlib and Nikita Mandryka. It featured the work of French and international authors and graphic artists in mature-oriented comics over ...

''), dies at age 79. * February 12:

Hubert Boulard Hubert Boulard (21 January 1971 – 12 February 2020) was a French comics writer and colorist usually credited mononymously as "Hubert". Biography Boulard attended the École régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers, and began writing comics in the 199 ...

aka Hubert, French comics writer (''Le Legs de l'alchimiste'', ''Miss Pas Touche'', ''Beauté'', ''Les Ogres-Dieux'') and colorist, dies at age 49. * February 21:

Nick Cuti Nicola Cuti (October 29, 1944 – February 21, 2020), known as Nick Cuti, was an American artist and comic book writer/editor, science-fiction novelist; he was the co-creator of '' E-Man'' (with artist Joe Staton) and Moonchild, Captain Cosmos, ...

, American comics writer (''

E-Man E-Man is a comic-book character, a superhero created by writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton for the American company Charlton Comics in 1973. Although the character's original series was short-lived, the lightly humorous hero has become a cul ...

'', ''Michael Mauser'', ''Captain Cosmos''), editor, animator and artist (''Moonchild''), dies at age 75. * Specific date unknown: Alice Schenker, American

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

and poster publisher ('' Print Mint Press''), dies at age 88.

March

* March 2: ** Abdullah Turhan, Turkish comics artist (''Uzun Kılıçlı Kahraman'', ''Kara Murat'', ''Tolga'', ''Burak Bey''), dies at age 87. **

Suat Yalaz Suat Yalaz (1 January 1932 – 2 March 2020) was a Turkish comics, Turkish Comic book creator, comic book artist, foremost known as the creator of the character Karaoğlan. He has also produced films based on his creation. Early career Gradua ...

, Turkish comics artist (''

Karaoğlan ''Karaoğlan'' is a Turkish comics, Turkish historical comic book that was created in 1963 by Suat Yalaz. It was first published on January 3, 1962 daily in ''Akşam'' newspaper. Karaoğlan was started to be published by Yalaz as a separate comi ...

''), dies at age 88. * March 4: ** Helen Courtney, New Zealand cartoonist (made cartoons for

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), dies at age 67. ** Frank McLaughlin, American comics artist (''

Judomaster Judomaster is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An unidentified incarnation of Judomaster appears in the television series '' Peacemaker'', portrayed by Nhut Le. Creation Creator Frank McL ...

'', assisted ''

The Heart of Juliet Jones ''The Heart of Juliet Jones'' is an American comic strip series created by Elliott Caplin and drawn by Stan Drake, beginning on March 9, 1953.Brian Walker, "The Times Are A'Changin'", in Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell and Brian Walker, ''King of t ...

'', ''

Brenda Starr, Reporter ''Brenda Starr, Reporter'' (often referred to simply as ''Brenda Starr'') is a comic strip about a glamorous, adventurous reporter. It was created in 1940 by Dale Messick for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, and continued by others until 2011. ...

'', ''

Gil Thorp ''Gil Thorp'' is a sports-oriented comic strip which has been published since September 8, 1958. The main character, Gil Thorp, is the athletic director of Milford High School and coaches the football, basketball, and baseball teams. In additio ...

''), dies at age 84. * March 5:

André Chéret André Chéret (27 June 1937 – 5 March 2020) was a French comic book artist. He is best known for creating '' Rahan'' in 1969 alongside Roger Lécureux. Biography Chéret was placed in the care of farmers in Allier during World War II. Passiona ...

, French comics artist ('' Rahan'', ''Domino'', ''Protéo'', continued ''Bob Mallard''), dies at age 82. * March 9:

Allen Bellman Allen Bellman (June 5, 1924 – March 9, 2020) was an American comic book artist whose career began in the Golden Age of Comic Books. Career As a child in New York City, Bellman became enchanted by comics when he saw a copy of Action Comics 1, ...

, American comics artist and one of the last living

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artists (continued ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...

''), dies at age 96. * March 13: René Follet, Belgian illustrator and comics artist (''Steve Steverin'', continued ''Valhardi''), dies at age 88. * March 18: Erwin Drèze, Belgian comics artist (''Les Aventures de Louis Valmont'', assisted on ''Lefranc''), dies at age 59 from a brain tumor. * March 19: Roman Arámbula, Mexican animator and comics artist (

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

, continued the ''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

'' newspaper comic), dies at age 83. * March 20: ** François Dermaut, aka Franjack, French comics artist (''Les Chemins de Malefosse'', ''Souvenirs de Toussaint''), dies at age 71. ** Giovanni Romanini, Italian animator and comics artist (continued ''

Kriminal ''Kriminal'' is an Italian comics series featuring an eponymous fictional character, created in 1964 by Magnus and Max Bunker, the authors of '' Alan Ford'', '' Maxmagnus'' and ''Satanik''. Characters Kriminal is an English master thief, Ant ...

'', ''

Satanik ''Satanik'' is an Italian crime comics series created in December 1964 by Max Bunker (writer) and Magnus (artist), also the authors of the popular series '' Kriminal'' and '' Alan Ford''. Synopsis Satanik is Marny Bannister, a skilled female ch ...

'', '' Alan Ford'', ''

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

'',

), dies at age 75 from a heart attack. * March 24: **

Juan Padrón Juan Manuel Padrón Blanco (January 29, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was a Cuban animation director and comics artist, best known as the creator of the comic strip '' Elpidio Valdés''. He was born in Matanzas. From 1963 he published sketches and ...

, Cuban animator and comics artist (''

Elpidio Valdés Elpidio Valdés is a cartoon character and comic, who starred in a number of features, shorts and strips of the same name. He was created in 1970 by cartoonist and Cuban filmmaker Juan Padrón, considered the father of Cuban film animation and d ...

''), dies at age 73. **

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 ...

, French comics artist (''Jehan Pistolet'', '' Oumpah-pah'', ''

Astérix ''Asterix'' ( or , "Asterix the Gaul"; also known as ''Asterix and Obelix'' in some adaptations or ''The Adventures of Asterix'') is a French comic album series about a Gaulish village which, thanks to a magic potion that enhances strength ...

'', ''

Tanguy et Laverdure ''Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure'' is a Franco-Belgian comics (''bande dessinée'') series created by Jean-Michel Charlier and Albert Uderzo, about the two pilots Michel Tanguy and Ernest Laverdure, and their adventures in the French Air Fo ...

''), dies at age 92 from a heart attack. * March 27: ** Daniel Azulay, Brazilian TV host and comics artist (''Capitão Sol'', ''Capitão Cipó'', ''Turma do Lambe-Lambe''), dies at age 72 from

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. * March 30: Tom Gianni, American comic artist (''An Empty Love Story''), dies at age 60. * March 31: ** Emmanuel Malot, A.K.A. Malotruf, French comics artist (''Contes des 1001 Vies - 7 Destins'', ''L'Étoile Miraculeuse''), dies at age 51 from

. ** Valeer Peirsman, Belgian sculptor (sculpted many statues of comics characters, among others for the Comics Route in

Middelkerke Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-K ...

), dies at age 87.

April

* April 2:

Juan Giménez Juan Antonio Giménez López (; 26 November 1943 – 2 April 2020) was an Argentine comic book artist and writer, most recognized for his detailed machine-like imagery. Among his noted works include stories for the French ''Métal Hurlant'' and ...

, Argentine comics artist (''

Metabarons ''The Metabarons'' () or ''The Saga of the Meta-Barons'' is a science fiction comics series relating the history of a dynasty of perfect warriors known as the Metabarons. ''The Metabarons'' series was written by creator Alejandro Jodorowsky and ...

''), dies at age 76 from

. * April 4: ** Dale Crain, American comics artist (archive editor of

, worked on ''

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''), dies at an unknown age. **

Arnold Heertje Arnold Heertje (19 February 1934 – 4 April 2020) was a Dutch economist and professor at the University of Amsterdam, writer and columnist. He became more generally known for his opposition to the Betuweroute. Life and career Heertje was born ...

, Dutch economist and comics writer (wrote ''De Geschiedenis van het Geld'', illustrated by

Peter de Smet Peter de Smet (4 July 1944, Amsterdam – 6 January 2003, Amsterdam) was a Dutch comic-strip artist. He was the author of '' De Generaal'' ("The General"). From the 1960s onwards de Smet worked as an artist in advertising and started drawing ...

), dies at age 86. **

Rao Pingru Rao Pingru (; November 1922 – 4 April 2020) was a Chinese comic book author who wrote the autobiographical love memoir ''Our Story''. Biography Rao was born in 1922 in Nanchang. In 1940, he joined the army and was admitted into the Republic of ...

, Chinese illustrator and comics artist (''

Our Story Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of "we" Places * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France Other uses * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a Politics ...

''), dies at age 97. * April 8:

Mort Drucker Morris "Mort" Drucker (March 22, 1929 – April 9, 2020) was an American caricaturist and comics artist best known as a contributor for over five decades in ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', where he specialized in satires on the leading feature film ...

, American comics artist, illustrator and caricaturist (the film and TV parodies in

, ''Benchley''), dies at age 91. * April 12: Albert Roch, aka Béoc, Belgian comics artist (''Patrick, Le Petit Irlandais'', ''Dudule''), dies at age 90. * April 16: **

Gene Deitch Eugene Merril Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) was an American illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director who was based in Prague from the 1960s until his death in 2020. Deitch was known for creating animated cartoons ...

, American animator, animated film director and comics artist (''The Cat'', ''Terr'ble Thompson'', ''Maly Svet''), dies at age 95. ** Tonet Timmermans, Belgian illustrator and comics artist (''Genoveva van Brabant''), dies at age 94. * April 26: Jean-Claude Pertuzé, French comics artist, dies at age 70.

May

* May 2: ** Armando Huerta, Mexican-American illustrator, pin-up artist and comic artist (contributed to the ''Double Impact'' series), commits suicide at age 50. ** Paul Sellers, British comic artist (''Eb and Flo'', ''Lancelittle'', comics based on

Roger Hargreaves Roger Hargreaves (9 May 1935 – 11 September 1988) was a British cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books. He created the ''Mr. Men'' series, ''Mr. Men#"Little Miss" series, Little Miss'' series and ''Timbuctoo'' series, intended ...

' ''

Mr. Men ''Mr. Men'' is a British series of children's books and media franchise written and illustrated by English author Roger Hargreaves which began publication in August 1971. From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same aut ...

'' and '' Little Miss''), dies at age 89. * May 7:

Richard Sala Richard Sala (June 2, 1954 – May 7, 2020) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator with a unique expressionistic style whose books often combined elements of mystery, horror and whimsy. Biography Richard Sala was born i ...

, American comics artist, illustrator and animator (''The Chuckling Whatsit'', ''Evil Eye''), dies at age 65.Dean, Michael
"Richard Sala 1955-2020,"
''The Comics Journal'' (MAY 12, 2020). * May 10:

Martin Pasko Martin Joseph "Marty" Pasko (born Jean-Claude Rochefort; August 4, 1954– May 10, 2020) was a Canadian comic book writer and television screenwriter. Pasko worked for many comics publishers, but is best known for his superhero stories for DC Com ...

, Canadian-American comics writer (wrote for ''

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

'', ''

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

'', ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...

'', ''

Metal Men The Metal Men are a group of robot superheroes that appear in DC Comics. The characters first appeared in '' Showcase'' #37 (March–April 1962) and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru. Debuting in the Silver Age of C ...

'', ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of ...

'' comics), dies at age 61. * May 12:

Frank Bolle Frank W. Bolle (June 23, 1924 – May 12, 2020) was an American comic-strip artist, comic book artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips ''Winnie Winkle'' and ''The Heart of Juliet Jones''; for stints on th ...

, American comics artist (''Children's Tales'', ''Debbie Deere'', ''Quick Quiz'', continued ''

Winnie Winkle ''Winnie Winkle'' is an American comic strip published during a 76-year span (1920–1996). Ten film adaptations were also made. Its premise was conceived by Joseph Medill Patterson, but the stories and artwork were by Martin Branner, who wrote t ...

'', ''

'' and ''

Apartment 3-G ''Apartment 3-G'' is an American newspaper soap opera comic strip about a trio of career women who share an apartment in Manhattan. Created by Nicholas P. Dallis with art by Alex Kotzky, the strip began May 8, 1961, initially distributed by t ...

''), dies at age 95. * May 18: Jennifer Kisler, British comics artist (continued ''

Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is an English children's comic strip character and franchise created by Herbert Tourtel and illustrated by his wife, the artist Mary Tourtel, first appearing in the ''Daily Express'' newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initi ...

''), dies at age 84. * May 21: ** Mati Botezatu, Romanian comic artist, dies at age 68. ** Lluís Juste De Nin, aka L'Esquerrà, El Zurdo, Spanish comics artist, caricaturist and illustrator (''La Norma'', ''Petant La Xerrada'', ''ELS NIN''), dies at age 74 or 75. * May 29:

Eric Schreurs Eric Schreurs (15 September 1958, Leiden – 29 May 2020, Leiden) was a Dutch comics artist. He was the winner of the 2002 Stripschapprijs. He is most famous for his long-running humor comics series ''Joop Klepzeiker'', in magazine Nieuwe Revu, w ...

, Dutch comics artist (''Joop Klepzeiker'', ''Dick van Bill''), dies from heart failure at age 61. * Specific date in May unknown: ** Frank B. Johnson, American comics artist (''

Boner's Ark ''Boner's Ark'' is an American comic strip created by Mort Walker, also the creator of ''Beetle Bailey''. Walker debuted the strip under the pseudonym "Addison" on March 11, 1968. The title is a reference to Noah's Ark of Abrahamic religions. D ...

'', ''Beany'', ''Miss Caroline'', ''Einstein'', continued ''

Bringing Up Father ''Bringing Up Father'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it ran for 87 years, from January 2, 1913, to May 28, 2000. The strip was later titled ''Jiggs and Maggie'' (or '' ...

''), dies at age 89.

June

* June 10:

Murray Olderman Murray Olderman (March 27, 1922 – June 10, 2020) was an American sports cartoonist and writer. His artwork often accompanied the sports stories he authored. His art also has been used by the Pro Football Hall of Fame and hung above the Hall of F ...

, American sports cartoonist, dies at age 98. * June 11:

Dennis O'Neil Dennis "Denny" Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until h ...

, American comics writer (

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

Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T. W. O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line (comics), line was a divi ...

), dies at age 81. * June 24: Ralph Dunagin, American comics writer (''

The Middletons ''The Middletons'' is an American comic strip created by Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers. The strip debuted on November 3, 1986, in the Orlando Sentinel. Originally distributed by News America Syndicate, it moved to North America Syndicate in 19 ...

'', continued ''

Grin and Bear It ''Grin and Bear It'' is a former daily comic panel created by George Lichtenstein under the pen name George Lichty. Lichty created ''Grin and Bear it'' in 1932 and it ran 83 years until 2015, making it the 10th-longest-running comic strip in Am ...

'', ''The Girls'') and comics artist (''Dunagin's People''), dies at age 83. * June 25:

Joe Sinnott Joseph Leonard Sinnott (; October 16, 1926 June 25, 2020) was an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four'', from 1965 to 1981 (and briefly in the la ...

, American comics artist and inker (

), dies at age 93. * June 26:

Milton Glaser Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer, recognized for his designs, including the I Love New York logo; a 1966 poster for Bob Dylan; the logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University, Brooklyn Brewery; and his ...

, American graphic designer (designed the logo for

between 1977 and 2005), dies at age 91. * Specific date in June unknown: Brian Walker, British comics writer and artist (''Mike's Bike'', ''Boxatricks'', ''Go, Granny, Go!'', worked on ''I Spy'', ''Scream Inn'', ''The Smasher'' and '' Pop, Dick and Harry''), dies at age 94.

July

* July 1: Marc Alberich Lluís, Spanish comics artist and animator (''Don Pankracio, el Yayo Punk''), dies at age 49. * July 2:

Jiro Kuwata was a Japanese manga artist. Biography Kuwata was born in Suita, Osaka. He created in 1948. In 1957 he created He co-created ''8 Man'' with writer Kazumasa Hirai. In 1965, when he was to finish the final issue of ''8 Man'', he was arreste ...

, Japanese comics/manga artist (''

8 Man or or is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai (author), Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 8 Man is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, predating ''Kamen Rider.'' Th ...

''), dies at age 85. * July 13:

Carl Gafford Carl Gafford (November 23, 1953–July 13, 2020) was a colorist (and occasional editor) who worked for several decades in the comics industry. He worked for a number of publishers during his career, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Topp ...

, American comics colorist, dies at age 66. * July 30–31: Concepció Zendrera Tomás, Catalan-Spanish comics translator (translator of ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' ( ) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a c ...

'' into Catalan, inspired a biographical comic about her life, drawn by David Maynar ), dies at age 100.

August

* August 3: Sean Martin, Canadian comics artist and graphic artist (''

''), dies at age 59 from pancreatic cancer. * August 10: Laurent Vicomte, French comics artist (''La Balade au Bout du Monde'', ''Sasmira''), dies at age 64. * August 11:

Edmond Kiraz Edmond Kiraz, born Kirazian (25 August 1923 – 11 August 2020) was an Egyptian-born French-Armenian cartoonist, painter, and illustrator. Biography Edmond Kirazian (or Kirazyan) was born on 25 August 1923 in Cairo, and was of Armenian descent ...

, Egyptian-French comics artist (''Line'', ''Les Parisiennes'', erotic cartoons in

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

), dies at age 96. * August 13: Harald Stricker, Brazilian illustrator, podcaster and comics artist (''Independência ou Mortos''), dies at age 47. * August 14: Svetozar Obradović, Serbian novelist, radio scriptwriter and comics writer (''Lieutenant Tara'', '' Cat Claw'', '' Kobra''), dies at age 69. * August 17:

Claude Laverdure Claude Laverdure was Canada's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France from 2003 until 2007 and was also ambassador to Luxembourg. He was previously Ambassador to Belgium, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire and to ...

, Belgian comics artist (assistant of Edouard Aidans and Chris Lamquet, drew a biographical comic about

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, vicomte de Saint-Exupéry (29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944), known simply as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (, , ), was a French writer, poet, journalist and aviator. Born in Lyon to an French nobility, aristocratic ...

), dies at age 73. * August 23: **

André-Paul Duchâteau André-Paul Duchâteau (8 May 1925 – 26 August 2020) was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist. Biography He worked with Tibet on the detective comics series ''Ric Hochet'' and the more humoristic western comic ''Chick Bill''. He also w ...

, Belgian novelist, dramatist, radio and TV scriptwriter and comics writer (''

Chick Bill ''Chick Bill'' is a Belgium, Belgian humorous Western (genre), Western comic book series created by Tibet (comics), Tibet. It was first published in 1953 in the magazine ''Chez Nous Junior'', and its Dutch language counterpart '' Ons Volkske'', an ...

'', ''

Ric Hochet ''Ric Hochet'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Tibet (drawings) and André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). It first appeared on March 30, 1955, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tintin''. Synopsis The series features the adventur ...

''), dies at age 95. ** Rolf Gohs, Swedish comic creator and cover artist ('' Fantomen'', ''Mystika 2:an'', ''Blodsmak''), dies at age 86.

September

* September 1:

Jimmy Janes Jimmy Janes (July 17, 1947 – September 1, 2020) was an American comics artist and storyboard artist best known for his work on DC Comics' ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' series. Early life Jimmy Janes was born July 17, 1947 on Staten Island, New Y ...

, American comics artist (''Legion of Super-Heroes''), dies at age 73. * September 6: Bob Fujitani, American comics artist (''Judge Wright'', continued ''

Rip Kirby ''Rip Kirby'' is an American comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Ward Greene featuring the adventures of private detective Rip Kirby. The strip ran from 1946 to 1999 and was in the hands of artist John Prentice for more than 40 years. Pu ...

''), dies at age 98. * September 13:

Bruno Madaule Bruno Madaule (4 March 1971 – 13 September 2020) was a French comic book author. He graduated from the École d'Architecture de Toulouse in 1988. He died on 13 September 2020 from cancer. Publications *''Les Zinzinventeurs'' (2001–2005) *''35 ...

, French comics artist (''Eglantine et Diégo'', ''Les Givrés'', ''Les Blagues Suisses'', ''Les Winners''), dies at age 49 from cancer. * September 14:

Fer Fer (also known as Fer Servadou, Pinenc, Mansois and several other synonyms) is a red French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in South West France and is most notable for its role in the ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) ...

, Spanish comics artist (''Puticlub'', ''El Urelio'', ''Historias Fermosas''), dies at age 71. * September 20: John Allen, American cartoonist (''Undissolved Mysteries''), dies from brain cancer at an unknown age. * September 21:

Ron Cobb Ronald Ray Cobb (September 21, 1937 – September 21, 2020) was an American–Australian artist. In addition to his work as an editorial cartoonist, he contributed concept art to major films including '' Dark Star'' (1974), ''Star Wars'' (1977), ...

, American cartoonist, animator, film set designer, TV director and scriptwriter, dies at age 83. * September 30:

Quino Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón (17 July 193230 September 2020), better known by his pen name Quino (), was an Argentina, Argentine cartoonist. His comic strip ''Mafalda'' (which ran from 1964 to 1973) is popular in many parts of the Americas ...

, Argentine comics artist (''

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

''), dies at age 88.

October

* October 11:

Gerald Gardner Gerald Brosseau Gardner (13 June 1884 – 12 February 1964), also known by the craft name Scire, was an English Wiccan, author, and amateur anthropology, anthropologist and archaeology, archaeologist. He was instrumental in bringing the Moder ...

, American screenwriter and comics writer ('' Miss Caroline''), dies at age 91. * October 13: Yves Thos, French painter and illustrator (illustrated magazine covers for

Pilote ''Pilote'' (), for a while subtitled ''the magazine of Asterix and Obelix'' (French: ''Le Journal D’Astérix et D’Obélix'' ) was a French comics magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major Franco-Belgian comics, French ...

and for comic book album covers of series like ''

Redbeard Redbeard or Red Beard may refer to: People * Frederick Barbarossa (Redbeard), another name for Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122–1190) * Oruç Reis or Redbeard (''Barbarossa'') (1474–1518), Ottoman naval commander * Hayreddin Barbarossa o ...

'' and ''

''), dies at age 85. * October 17: Bob Weber Sr., American comics artist ('' Moose & Molly'', assisted on '' Winthrop'') and writer (''

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith ''Barney Google and Snuffy Smith'', originally ''Take Barney Google, for Instance'', is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a large international readership, appeari ...

''), dies at age 86. * October 20: Alex Varenne, French comics writer and artist (''Ardeur'', ''Erma Jaguar''), dies at age 81. * October 22:

Richard Lupoff Richard Allen Lupoff (February 21, 1935 – October 22, 2020) was an American science-fiction and mystery author, who also wrote humor, satire, nonfiction and reviews. In addition to his two dozen novels and more than 40 short stories, he a ...

, aka Dick Lupoff, American novelist, writer and comics writer (''The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer'' ), dies at age 85. * October 26: Jean-Pierre Autheman, French comics artist (''Condor'', ''Vic Valence'', ''Zip Zap''), dies at age 73. * October 28: Ward Zwart, Belgian comics artist (''Wolven'', ''Ik Kom van Ver Maar Blijf Niet Te Lang''),dies at age 35.

November

* November 4: Pascal Somon, French illustrator and comics artist (convicted for making illegal ''

Tintin Tintin usually refers to: * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), the protagonist and titular character of the series Tintin or Tin Tin may also refer to: Material related to ''The A ...

'' parodies), dies at age 60. * November 6: Miguel Quesada Cerdán, Spanish comic artist (''Kormax'', ''Pacho Dinamite'', continued ''Pantera Negra''), dies at age 77. * November 8: Max Lenvers, French comics artist (continued ''Jacques Flash''), dies at age 87. * November 9: Ro Marcenaro, Swiss-Italian animator and comics artist (made a comics version of ''

The Communist Manifesto ''The Communist Manifesto'' (), originally the ''Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (), is a political pamphlet written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London in 1848. The ...

''), dies at age 83. * November 12: Piem, French cartoonist (''Monsieur Pépin'', ''Turlupin''), dies at age 97. * November 13: Emil V. Abrahamian, American comics artist (''Stumpy Stumbler'', ''The Spacers'', ''Space Shots'', ''Impressions'', ''Animal Chatter'', ''The Sports File'', ''Endangered Animals and Their Environment''), dies at age 94. * November 17: Arco van Os, Dutch editor/chief editor of the comics magazine Stripschrift, publisher of the company Stripstift, festival director of De Stripdagen comics festival (2005-2014), dies at age 58 from a heart attack. * November 20: ** Ivo Pavone, Italian comics artist (continued ''

Sergeant Kirk Sergeant Kirk or Sgt. Kirk () is the main character of the Western comics series of the same title by Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt and Argentine author Héctor Germán Oesterheld.

''), dies at age 91. ** Takao Yaguchi, Japanese manga artist (''

Fisherman Sanpei is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takao Yaguchi. The manga was serialised in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1973 to 1983. Kodansha has published the manga's 57 '' bound volumes'' between July 5, 2003 and October 5, ...

''), dies at age 81. * November 24,

Yaroslav Horak Yaroslav Horak (12 June 1927 – 24 November 2020) was an Australian illustrator and comics artist, of ethnic Czech-Russian origin, best known for his work on the newspaper comic strip ''James Bond''. Biography Yaroslaph (Yaroslav) Horak was ...

, Australian comics artist (''The Mask'', ''Jet Fury'', continued ''

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

''), dies at age 93. * Specific date in November unknown: Jon Davis, British illustrator and comics artist (comics based on '' Thunderbirds''), dies at an unknown age.

December

* December 2:

Richard Corben Richard Corben (November 1, 1940December 2, 2020) was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in '' Heavy Metal'' magazine, especially the ''Den'' series which was featured in the magazine's first film a ...

, American animator, illustrator, comics writer, comics artist (''Rolf'', ''

Den Den may refer to: * Den (room), a small room in a house * Maternity den, a lair where an animal gives birth Media and entertainment * ''Den'' (album), 2012, by Kreidler * Den (''Battle Angel Alita''), a character in the ''Battle Angel Alita'' ...

'', '' Bloodstar'', '' Rip in Time'') and colorist, dies at age 80. * December 7: Rubens Cordeiro, Brazilian comic artist (''Mystiko'', ''Nádia'', ''Homem Fera'', continued ''

Zorro Zorro ( or , Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American Pulp magazine, pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashin ...

''), dies at age 86. * December 10: Karel Driesen, Belgian comics events organizer (''Stripcentrum Driesen''), dies at age 73 from COVID-21. * December 11: Malik, Belgian comics artist (''Archie Cash'', ''

Cupidon Cupidon may refer to: * Cupid (known as Cupidon in French), a god of classical mythology * ''Cupidon'' (comics), a Belgian comics series by Malik and Raoul Cauvin * ''Cupidon'' (1875), a painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau * Georgie Cupidon ...

''), dies at age 72 in a

house fire A structure fire is a fire involving the structural components of various types of residential, commercial or industrial buildings, such as barn fires. Residential buildings range from single-family detached homes and townhouses to apartments an ...

. * December 15: Alem Ćurin, Croatian comics artist (''Luna Moth vs. The Conformist'', ''Egostriper''), dies at age 67. * December 17: Doug Crane, American comics artist (worked on ''

Tower Comics Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1965 to 1969, best known for Wally Wood's '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', a strange combination of secret agents and superheroes; and Samm Schwartz's ''Tippy Teen'', an Arch ...

'', ''

'') and animator, dies at age 85. * December 21: Francisco Pérez Espinosa, A.K.A. Kito, Spanish comic artist (''Nadine, Claudine et leur Papa''), dies at age 82 or 83. * December 28:

Arthur Berckmans Arthur Berckmans (3 May 1929 – 28 December 2020), better known as Berck, was a Belgian comics author, best known for '' Sammy''. Biography Arthur Berckmans was born in Leuven in 1929.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Berck". In België gestript, pp. 9 ...

, A.K.A. Berck, Belgian comics artist (''

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

'', ''Strapontin'', ''Rataplan'', ''De Familie Nopkes'', ''De Donderpadjes'', ''Lowietje''), dies at age 91.

Exhibitions

* February 15–April 18: ''"Still... Racism in America: A Retrospective in Cartoons"'' (Medialia Gallery, New York City) — 100+ cartoons by the African American father-daughter cartoonists Brumsic Brandon Jr. and

Barbara Brandon-Croft Barbara Brandon-Croft (born November 27, 1958) is an American cartoonist, best known for creating the comic strip ''Where I'm Coming From'', and for being the first nationally syndicated African-American female cartoonist. Early life Brandon-Cro ...

* April–October 24: ''"Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back"'' (

Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators (SoI) is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. Since absorbing the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (M ...

, New York City) — curated by

Trina Robbins Trina Robbins ( Perlson; August 17, 1938 – April 10, 2024) was an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first women in the movement. She co-produced the 1970 underground comic '' I ...

and Kim Munson; artists include

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956), known professionally as Lynda Barry, is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip '' Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good T ...

Colleen Doran Colleen Doran (born July 24, 1964) is an American comic book creator, writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and ...

, Trinidad Escobar, Joyce Farmer, Margot Ferrick,

Emil Ferris Emil Ferris (; born 1962) is an American writer, cartoonist, and designer. Ferris debuted in publishing with her 2017 graphic novel '' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'', which was praised as a "masterpiece" and one of the best comics by a new author ...

Mary Fleener Mary Fleener (born September 14, 1951) is an American alternative comics artist, writer and musician from Los Angeles. Fleener's drawing style, which she calls ''cubismo'', derives from the cubist aesthetic and other artistic traditions. Her fi ...

, Ebony Flowers, Noel Franklin,

Lee Marrs Lee Marrs (born September 5, 1945) is an American cartoonist and animator, and one of the first female underground comix creators. She is best known for her comic book series ''The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp'', which lasted ...

Alitha Martinez Alitha E. Martinez is an American comic book artist best known for her work on for Marvel Comics's ''Iron Man'', the '' Heroes'' webcomics, and DC's ''Batgirl''. Over the course of her career she has worked for all the major comic book publishers ...

Barbara "Willy" Mendes Barbara "Willy" Mendes (; born January 30, 1948) is an American cartoonist, fine artist, and member of the underground comix movement. She is best known for her work alongside Trina Robbins on '' It Ain't Me Babe'' and ''All Girl Thrills''. Al ...

, Summer Pierre,

Afua Richardson Afua Richardson is an African-Native American artist. She did covers for five issues of Marvel's '' World of Wakanda'' and art for a short story backup in the first issue. Her comic, ''Genius'', with writers Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman won ...

, Fiona Smyth,

Ann Telnaes Ann Carolyn Telnaes (born November 15, 1960) is an American editorial cartoonist. She creates cartoons in forms including animation, visual essays, live sketches, and traditional print. She worked for ''The Washington Post'' from 2008 until her ...

, Carol Tyler,

Jen Wang Jennifer Sheena "Jen" Wang (born March 22, 1984) is an American cartoonist, writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. Wang has published graphic books including ''Koko Be Good,'' ''In Real Life'' (with Cory Doctorow), and '' The Prince and the ...

Tillie Walden Tillie Walden (born 1996) is an American cartoonist who has published several graphic novels and a webcomic. Walden won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel ''Spinning'', making her one of the youngest Eisner A ...

Gabrielle Bell Gabrielle Bell (born March 24, 1976, in London, England) is a British-American alternative cartoonist known for her surrealist, melancholy semi-autobiographical stories. As described in ''The Comics Journal'', Bell's "comics persona is that of ...

, and

Kriota Willberg Kriota Willberg is a cartoonist and visual artist who draws from decades of experience as a massage therapist and educator in health sciences and the arts. She is the author of ', a comprehensive guide to injury prevention for cartoonists. Her comi ...

Conventions

January

*January 11–12: Long Beach Comic Expo,

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Comic Book Conventions
Convention Scene, Retrieved Jan 11, 2020 *January 17–19: Albuquerque Comic Con,

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*January 19: Pasadena Comic Con,

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*January 25: FrankfortCon,

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*January 25–26: CalComicCon,

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February

*February 2: Comic Book and More Show,

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*February 8 **Charlotte Mini Con,

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**Big Lick Comic Con,

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*February 8–9: FanfaireNYC, New York City, New York *February 9: Simi Valley Toy and Comic Fest, Simi Valley, California *February 15: Imperial Valley Comic Con, El Centro, California *February 22–23 **Alaska Comicon, Fairbanks, Alaska **Comic Con Brussels, Brussels, Belgium *February 23: The Miami Con, Miami, Florida *February 28-March 1: ** Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (Chicago, Illinois) **Pensacon, Pensacola, Florida *February 29-March 1 **Lubbock-Con, Lubbock, Texas **Fayetteville, Arkansas Comic Show, Fayetteville, Arkansas

March

*March 1: Buckeye Comic Con, Columbus, Ohio *March 6–8: Comic Con Liverpool, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom *March 7: ClarksvilleCon, Clarksville, Tennessee *March 7–8: Tupelo Con, Tupelo, Mississippi *March 12–15: Emerald City Comic Con, Seattle, Washington — RESCHEDULED AND THEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *March 13–15 **NorthEast Comicon and Collectibles Extravaganza, Boxborough, Massachusetts **La Mole Convention, ''Centro Citibanamex,'' Mexico City *March 14–15: Quad Cities Comic Con, Rock Island, Illinois *March 15: Cleveland Comic Book and Nostalgia Show, Westlake, Ohio *March 20–22 **Collective Con, Jacksonville, Florida **Planet Comicon Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri *March 21–22: Four State Comic-Con, Hagerstown, Maryland *March 26–28: Lexington Comic and Toy Convention, Lexington, Kentucky *March 27–29 **Colorado Comic Con, Colorado Springs, Colorado ** Fan Expo Dallas (Dallas, Texas) — POSTPONED to June and then CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC **Supernova Comic Con & Gaming, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia * March 28: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Athens, Georgia) — POSTPONED to September and then CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

April

*April 3–5 **Great Philadelphia Comic Con, Oaks, Pennsylvania **Roanoke Valley Comicon, Salem, Virginia *April 4 **Boston Comics in Color Festival, Boston, Massachusetts **Gem State Comic-Con, Boise, Idaho *April 4–5 **MoCCA Arts Festival, New York City, New York — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC **Hill Country Comicon, New Braunfels, Texas **Big Apple Comic Con, New York City, New York — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *April 5: Comic Book and More Show, Hunt Valley, Maryland *April 10–12: ** Indiana Comic Con, Indianapolis ** WonderCon (Anaheim, California) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *April 11: Wilmington Geek Expo, Wilmington, North Carolina * April 16–19: MegaCon I (Orlando, Florida) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *April 17–19: El Paso Comic Con, El Paso, Texas *April 24–26: South Texas Comic Con, McAllen, Texas *April 25: Little Giant Old School Comics Show, Concord, New Hampshire *April 25–26 **Fayetteville Comic-Con, Fayetteville, North Carolina **Arctic Comic-Con, Anchorage, Alaska **Wales Comic-Con, Telford, United Kingdom *April 26: Canton Toy, Comic Book, and Nostalgia Convention, North Canton, Ohio

May

*May 1–3: Awesome Con, D.C., Washington, D.C. — RESCHEDULED AND THEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *May 5–10: Florida Supercon, Miami Beach Convention Center — RESCHEDULED AND THEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *May 9–10 **Savannah Comic-Con, Savannah, Georgia **Hudson Valley Comic Con, Poughkeepsie, New York **Momento Con, Pittsburgh *May 15–17: ** East Coast Comicon, Secaucus, New Jersey — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC ** Motor City Comic Con (Detroit, Michigan) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *May 16: SNH Comic bash, Nashua, New Hampshire *May 16–17 **Tidewater Comicon, Virginia Beach, Virginia **Lake Como Comic Art Festival, Cernobbio, Lombardy, Italy **Comicon Revolution, Ontario, California *May 17: Cottage Country Con, Orillia, Ontario, Canada *May 21–24: Phoenix Fan Fusion, Phoenix, Arizona — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *May 22–24 **Comicpalooza, Houston — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC **Cherry City Comicon, Salem, Oregon *May 23: Lake County Pop Culture Con, Grayslake, Illinois *May 23–25: Puerto Rico Comic Con, San Juan, Puerto Rico *May 30–31: 3 Rivers Comicon, Homestead, Pennsylvania

June

* June 4–7: MegaCon II (Orlando, Florida) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *June 5–7: Niagara Falls Comicon, Niagara Falls, Ontario * June 13–14: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE) (Chicago, Illinois) — CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *June 19–21: **HeroesCon,

— CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC **Supernova Comicon & Gaming, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *June 20–21: Greater Austin Comic Con, Austin, Texas *June 26–28: Supernova Comicon & Gaming, Perth, Western Australia

July

*July 3–5 **NorthEast Comicon and Collectibles Extravaganza, Boxborough, Massachusetts **Fan Expo Denver, Denver — RESCHEDULED and then CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *July 10–12 **Corpus Christi Comic-Con, Robstown, Texas **Tampa Bay Comic Con, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida * July 11: ECBACC (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19; one-day virtual event held on this date * July 11–12: Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * July 22–26: San Diego Comic-Con (San Diego, California) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * July 30–August 2: GalaxyCon, GalaxyCon Raleigh (Raleigh, North Carolina) — RESCHEDULED AND THEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *July 31-August 2: Atlanta Comic-Con, Atlanta

August

*August 1: Plastic City Comic Con, Fitchburg, Massachusetts *August 1–2: Bell County Comic-Con, Belton, Texas * August 7–9: Fan Expo Boston (Boston, Massachusetts) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICLiptak, Andrew
"Coronavirus: The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Conventions Canceled So Far,"
Tor.com (March 15, 2020). Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:15pm *August 14–16: TERRIFICon, Uncasville, Connecticut * August 15–16: Flame Con (New York City) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * August 20–23: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICHunter, Natalie
"Wizard World Comic Con 2020 Officially Cancelled, Will Return in 2021: Chicago's Wizard World Comic Con located at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center has been postponed from August 20-23 2020 to June 24-27 2021,"
''Screen Rant'' (July 28, 2020). *August 21–23: New Mexico Comic Expo,

*August 28–30: Keystone Comicon: Philadelphia

September

* September 3–7: Dragon Con (Atlanta, Georgia) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event * September 11–13: Rose City Comic Con (Portland, Oregon) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * September 12–13: Small Press Expo (Bethesda, Maryland) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; Ignatz Awards ceremony held online * September 17–19: FanX (Salt Lake City, Utah) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * September 18–20: Big Texas Comicon (San Antonio, Texas) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *September 19: Monroe Pop Fest, Monroe, Michigan *September 19–20 **Granite State Comicon, Manchester, New Hampshire **Harrisburg Comic & Pop Con, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania * September 25–27: L.A. Comic Con — RESCHEDULED to December and then CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

October

* October: STAPLE! (Austin, Texas) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * October 1–4: Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (Columbus, Ohio) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event * October 3: SNH Comic bash, Nashua, New Hampshire * October 8–11: New York Comic Con (New York City) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event called "New York Comic Con X MCM Comic Con Metaverse" * October 16–18: SiliCon (San Jose, California) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event *October 17–18 **Fayetteville Comic-Con, Fayetteville, North Carolina **Massachusetts Expo Comic (MICE), Boston * October 23–25: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, Maryland) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event *October 31-November 1: Vermont Fan Fest, Burlington, Vermont

November

* Comic Arts Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * November 6–8: Rhode Island Comic Con (Providence, Rhode Island) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *November 7–8: Akron Comicon, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio *November 27–29: NorthEast Comicon and Collectibles Extravaganza, Boxborough, Massachusetts

December

* Comic Arts Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICTeam CALA
Comic Arts Los Angeles website
(May 7, 2020). Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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