Events
* Chuck Rowles and Steve Rowles begin the webcomic ''
Gods of Arr-Kelaan''
* First
KomMissia festival held in Moscow.
January
* January 29: Zak becomes the first Belgian cartoonist to win the Dutch ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon'' (edition 2001).
March
* ''
Adventures of Superman'' #600: super-sized anniversary issue by
Joe Casey
Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as '' Wildcats 3.0'', ''Uncanny X-Men'', '' The Intimates'', '' Adventures of Superman'', and '' G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' among others. As part of the comics creator grou ...
,
Mike Wieringo, and
Jose Marzan, Jr. (DC Comics)
* In ''Anders and & Co''., "
Forget It!" by
Don Rosa.
April
* ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
'' #600: "
Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," part one, 64-page giant, written by
Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker (; born November 17, 1966) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist and screenwriter who works primarily in the crime fiction genre. He began his career with the semi-autobiographical series '' Lowlife'' and a number of serials i ...
.
May
* May 4: The first
Free Comic Book Day is established. .
* The British satirical cartoon magazine ''
Punch
Punch commonly refers to:
* Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist
* Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice
Punch may also refer to:
Places
* Pu ...
'', which had ended in 1992 but briefly revived since 1996, is once again disestablished.
June
* June 3: Webcomic ''
A Miracle of Science'' by Jon Kilgannon and Mark Sachs debuts.
* After 59 years of continuous serialisation
Albert Chartier
Albert Chartier (16 June 1912 – 25 February 2004) was a French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator, best known for having created the comic strip ''Onésime''.
Biography
Albert Chartier was the son of Joseph Chartier, a traveling salesman who ...
's comic ''
Onésime'' comes to an end.
* June 26: Acclaimed best-selling ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...
'' Hush storyline begins in #604 by
Jeph Loeb
Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series ''Smallville'' and ''Lost'', writer for the films '' Commando'' and ''Teen Wolf'', and a writer and ...
and
Jim Lee
Jim Lee (Korean 이용철; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean American comic-book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. He is currently the Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work, Lee has received a Harvey ...
.
July
* July 7: The final episode of
Peter O'Donnell
Peter O'Donnell (11 April 1920 – 3 May 2010) was an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of ''Modesty Blaise'', an action heroine/undercover trouble-shooter. He was also an award-winning gothic h ...
's ''
Modesty Blaise'' is published. Its final artist was
Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.
Early ...
.
August
* August 17: In
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa ( Spanish for " Saint Rose") is a city and the county seat of Sonoma County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its estimated 2019 population was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and ...
the
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center opens its doors.
September
* September 14–15: During the
Stripdagen in
Den Bosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
,
Eric Schreurs wins the
Stripschapprijs. The ''Teken mijn verhaal'' foundation wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs.
*
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel ''
In The Shadow Of No Towers'' about the
9/11 terrorist attacks
The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commerci ...
is prepublished in
Die Zeit
''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
Th ...
, since no U.S. magazine dares to publish it.
November
* November 30: In the
Belgian Comic Strip Center
The Belgian Comic Strip Center (french: Centre belge de la Bande dessinée; nl, Belgisch Stripcentrum) is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to Belgian comics. It is located at 20, /, in an Art Nouveau building designed by Victor Horta, ...
in Brussels the first ''Stripvos'' awards are handed out.
Marc Sleen is the first person to receive a statue.
*
Time Warner
Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States.
It was originally established in 1972 by ...
was announced to drop the
AOL
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name.
December
* December 16:
Paul Geerts is knighted in the
Order of the Dutch Lion
The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also known as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands ( nl, De Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, french: L'Ordre du Lion Néerlandais) is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by King William I of the Netherlands on ...
.
* December 31: After 55 years of continuous publication
Marc Sleen ends his long-running newspaper comic ''
The Adventures of Nero''.
Deaths
January
* January 10:
, American comics artist (''
Silver Surfer'') passes away at age 74.
* January 13:
Pierre Joubert, French illustrator and comics artist (''Gribouille, Scout''), dies at age 91.
* January 24:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920 – January 24, 2002) was an American comics artist. He was best known for his work on Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during both the Golden Age of comic books, Golden Age an ...
, American comics artist (continued ''
Captain Marvel'' and ''
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane''), dies at age 81.
* Specific date unknown:
Susumu Nemoto, Japanese manga artist (''
Kuri-chan''), passes away from heart disease at age 86.
February
* February 15: Vincenzo Monzi, Italian comics artist (''Goldrake'', continued ''Joselito'', ''
Tex Willer
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series ''Tex'', created by writer Gian Luigi Bonelli and illustrator Aurelio Galleppini, and first published in Italy on 30 September 1948. It is among the most popular characters ...
''), dies at age 60.
* February 22:
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, pro ...
, American animator, film director and comics artist (''
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merr ...
'', ''
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character created for Leon Schlesinger Productions by animators Tex Avery and Bob Clampett. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Mel ...
'', ''
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner'', ''Crawford''), passes away at age 89.
March
* March 15:
Rand Holmes, Canadian underground cartoonist (''The Adventures of Harold Hedd''), dies at age 60.
* March 16: Paul Schindeler, Dutch comics artist (assistant on ''
Sjef van Oekel''), dies at an unknown age.
* March 18:
Marcel Denis, Belgian comics writer (''
Hultrasson'') and artist (continued ''
Tif et Tondu
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''), passes away at age 79.
* March 24: Ángel Umpierrez, Uruguayan comic artist (''Don Cristóbal''), dies at age 81.
* March 28: Nicola Del Principe, Italian comics artist (comics for Renato Bianconi, ''Angelica'', ''Il Camionista'', ''
Tom & Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...
'' comics), dies at age 74.
April
* April 2:
Stanley Pitt, Australian comics artist (''Silver Starr'', ''Captain Power'', ''Yarmak, Jungle King''), dies at age 77.
* April 4: Camillo Zuffi, Italian comics artist (''Il Piccolo Sceriffo''), dies at age 89.
* April 11: Jaime Juez Castellà, aka Xirinius, Spanish cartoonist and comic artist (worked on ''El Jabato'', continued ''Ögan''), dies at age 95.
* April 15: Szymon Kobylinski, Polish graphic artist, illustrator, historian, designer and comics artist, dies at age 74.
* April 19: Alberto Beltrán, Mexican comics artist, painter and illustrator, dies at age 79.
* April 22:
Denis McLoughlin, British comics artist (adventure comics for
DC Thomson
DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', '' The Evening Telegraph'' and '' The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor W ...
), dies at age 84.
* April 23: Alfredo Pons, Spanish comics writer (''Los Amores de Juan Eclipse'') and artist, dies at age 44.
May
* May 3:
Tom Sutton
Thomas F. Sutton (April 15, 1937 – May 1, 2002)
He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force after graduating from high school in 1955, and worked on art projects while stationed at Fort Francis E. Warren, near Laramie, Wyoming. Later, stationed at It ...
, American comics artist (''
Vampirella
Vampirella () is a fictional vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), a sister publication of '' Cre ...
'') dies at age 65.
* May 6: Ionaldo Cavalcanti, Brazilian painter, comics artist (''Crimes que Abalaram São Paulo ("Crimes that shook São Paulo")''), and comics scholar (''O Mundo dos