The Boys
Boys are young male humans.
Boys or The Boys may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie
* ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen
* ''Boys'' ( ...
The Boys
Boys are young male humans.
Boys or The Boys may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie
* ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen
* ''Boys'' ( ...
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
Crying Macho Man
Crying Macho Man is an online comic strip created by Jose Cabrera and updated weekly on his official website. Making its online debut in August 2005, the comic is best known for its satirical views on politics, the media, popular culture, and L ...
'' is collected in a print edition
May
*May 2: Weekly series '' 52'' concludes.
* May 12: Bristol Comic Expo, start of two-day event
* May 23: British comic heroine Tank Girl returns after a twelve-year sojourn, with original writer Alan Martin on scripts and Australian penciler Ashley Wood on art. The four-part mini-series is called ''
The Gifting
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...
Kudzu
Kudzu (; also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot) is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands, but invasive species, invasive in many ...
'' is killed in a car accident, which means the end of his series.
* July 25: The United States Postal Service released Marvel Superhero Stamps featuring
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, ...
es.
August
* August 11: Caption, start of two-day event
* August 14: Tokyopop begins publishing '' Undertown''.
* August 26: The final episode of ''
Kudzu
Kudzu (; also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot) is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands, but invasive species, invasive in many ...
'' is published. Half a month earlier the creator, Doug Marlette, died in a car accident.
* August 26: The final episode of ''
Triple Take
''Triple Take'' is an American comic strip by Todd Clark and Scott Nickel that featured three separate punch lines in each daily installment. The strip was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from April 4, 2005, to August 26, 2007. Clar ...
Aloys Oosterwijk
Aloys Oosterwijk (born 25 June 1956 in ) is a Dutch cartoonist. He is the winner of the 2007 Stripschapprijs. Since 1996 he publishes a weekly comic strip ''Willems Wereld'' in the Dutch magazine ''Panorama''. Oosterwijk is also known as a cour ...
receives the Stripschapprijs. Ronald Grossey wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs for his book about ''
Studio Vandersteen
A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, ...
''. Henk Groeneveld wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal.
October
*October 10: The
Best American series {{italic title
''The Best American Series'' is a series of anthologies that is published annually by Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Each title within the series covers a specific genre such as short stories or mysteries. The works for ...
releases the second The ''Best American Comics'' publication. The collection is edited by Chris Ware and Anne Elizabeth Moore.
* October 20: The final episode of
Posy Simmonds
Rosemary Elizabeth "Posy" Simmonds MBE, FRSL (born 9 August 1945) is a British newspaper cartoonist, and writer and illustrator of both children's books and graphic novels. She is best known for her long association with ''The Guardian'', for wh ...
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...
Signe Wilkinson
Signe Wilkinson (born July 25, 1950, in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an editorial cartoonist best known for her work at the ''Philadelphia Daily News''. Her work is described as having a "unique style and famous irreverence." Wilkinson is the only fe ...
's '' Family Tree'' is published. It will run until 2011.
*November 28: The graphic novel ''
Cherubs!
''Cherubs! Paradise Lost'' is a graphic novel by Bryan Talbot who wrote the script and provided the layouts, with the finished art by Mark Stafford. The first book, or 'cantica' was published by Desperado Publishing in November 2007 and the first ...
Don't Forget To Validate Your Parking
''Don't Forget To Validate Your Parking'' is a webcomic written and illustrated by American screenwriter, film producer, and comic book creator Mike Le. The webcomic was officially launched on December 11, 2007, during the 2007-2008 Writers Guild ...
" webcomic.
* The final episode of '' Tumbleweeds'' is published.
Deaths
January
* January 1: Tiberio Colantuoni, Italian comics artist (''Bongo'', worked for Rolf Kauka,
Disney comics
Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the Walt Disney Company, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge.
The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with ...
), dies at age 71.
* January 3: Sam Burlockoff, American comics artist and inker, passes away at age 82.
* January 8: Drew Posada, American comic colorist and pin-up artist, passes away at age 37 from pancreatitis.
February
* February 8: Joe Edwards, American comics artist (''
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx, created by Joe Edwards, is a fictional character in an American comic book series published by Archie Comics since the late 1940s. A high-spirited young girl who has humorous misadventures with her neighborhood friends, she first appear ...
''), passes away at age 85.
* February 14: Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator (''Bogomil'', ''Klaus und Choko''), dies at age 79.
* February 18:
** Alfio Consoli, Italian comics artist (''Demoniak''), dies at age 61.
** Bob Oksner, American comics artist (''Miss Cario Jones'', made various TV-based comics, continued '' Dondi''), dies at age 90.
March
* March 3: Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian animator and comics artist ('' La Linea''), dies at age 87.
* March 5: Yvan Delporte, Belgian journalist (chief editor of '' Spirou'' 1955-1968) and comics writer, dies at age 78.
* March 6:
Lina Buffolente
Lina Buffolente (27 October 1924 – 6 March 2007) was an Italian comic artist and illustrator.
Life and career
Born in Vicenza, Buffolente graduated from the Brera Academy and started her career in 1941, collaborating with the cartoonist Giusep ...
, Italian comics artist and illustrator (''
Piccolo Ranger
''Il Piccolo Ranger'' (i.e. "The Little Ranger") is an Italian comic book series centered on Kit Teller, a character created in 1958 by
writer Andrea Lavezzolo in tandem with illustrator Francesco Gamba and later developed by numerous authors; ...
'', ''Gun Gallon Homicron'', ''Nick Reporter'', ''Reno Kid'', '' Comandante Mark''), dies at age 82.
* March 9: Hugo Leyers, aka ''Haschèl'' or ''Hug'', Belgian comics artist (''De Geschiedenis van Vlaanderen'', ''De Geschiedenis van Nederland'', ''Met De Neus & Co Op Stap''), passes away at age 77.
* March 12: Arnold Drake, American comics writer ('' It Rhymes with Lust'', co-creator of the Doom Patrol and Deadman), dies at age 83.
* March 21: Drew Hayes, American comics artist and writer ('' Poison Elves''), dies from a heart attack at age 37.
* March 24: Marshall Rogers, American comics artist (continued ''
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 Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
''), dies from a heart attack at age 57.
* March 27: Boris Dimovski, Bulgarian comics artist (''Once Upon A Time''), passes away at age 81.
* March 29: Leslie Waller, American comics artist ('' It Rhymes with Lust''), dies at age 82.
* March 31:
Massimo Belardinelli
Massimo Belardinelli (5 June 1938 – 31 March 2007)Michael Molcher, "Belardinelli: Loving the Alien", ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' #259, 26 June 2007 was an Italian comic artist best known for his work in the British science fiction comic '' 2000 AD'' ...
, Italian comics artist ('' Ace Trucking Co.''), dies at age 68.
Art Saaf
Arthur Saaf (December 4, 1921 – April 21, 2007) was an American comics artist from the Golden Age of Comics who also worked in television. He commonly went by Art or Artie.
Career
Art Saaf was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1921 and develo ...
* May 1: Tom Artis, American comics artist ( DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Fleetway), dies at age 51.
* May 6: Oscar Blotta, Argentine comics artist (''El Gnomo Pimenton'', ''Ventajita''), dies at age 88 or 89.
* May 8: Manuel Moro, Mexican comics artist (''Aníbal 5''), dies at age 77.
June
* June 5: Arnaud Leterrier, French comics artist (''Finn Mac Cumhall'', ''Les Chasseurs de Rêves''), dies at age 39.
* June 7: Roger Armstrong, American 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 Uncle Scrooge.
The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with ...
'', the '' Bugs Bunny'' newspaper comic strip, continued ''
Napoleon and Uncle Elby
''Napoleon and Uncle Elby'' was a popular syndicated newspaper comic strip created by Clifford McBride, which launched on June 6, 1932. Over a span of 29 years it was distributed to both American and foreign newspapers. By the mid-1940s, the st ...
'' and '' Little Lulu''), passes away at age 89.
* June 10: Taizo Yokoyama, Japanese cartoonist and comics artist (''Pu-San'', ''Shakai Gihyo''), dies at age 90.
* June 18: Pratap Mullick, Indian comic artist ('' Nagraj''), dies at age 70.
* June 20: John Bernard Handelsman, British comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (''Freaky Fables''), passes away at age 85.
* June 22: Jeff Wilkinson, Australian comics artist (''
The Phantom Ranger
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in ...
'', ''The Shadow'', ''Kid Champion''), dies at age 82.
* June 24:
** Giovanni Boselli, Italian comics artist (''Susy Rosa'', ''Gec Sparaspara'', ''Joe Felix'', ''Zia Rapunzía'', ''Pachito Olé'', ''Bellocchio e Leccamuffo'', ''Il Signor Beniamino'', ''Dodo & Cocco'', ''Quelli del West'', ''Topo Leonardo''), dies at age 83.
** Pil, Belgian cartoonist (''Meneerke Peeters''), dies at age 82.
* June 28: Howie Schneider, American comics artist ('' Eek & Meek'', ''Percy's World'', ''Bimbo's Circus'', ''The Sunshine Club''), dies at age 77 from complications from heart bypass surgery.
July
* July 10–11: Doug Marlette, American comics artist (''
Kudzu
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Inodoro Pereyra
Inodoro Pereyra (The Renegade) is an Argentinean comic created in 1972 by the writer and cartoonist Roberto Fontanarrosa. The main character is a cartoon of a lonely Argentinean gaucho living in the Argentinean Pampas. Full of social, psychologi ...
'', ''
Boogie, el aceitoso
Oily Boogie or Boogie, the Oily (in Spanish: Boogie, el Aceitoso) is a character from comic strips in Argentina, created by Roberto Fontanarrosa. He is a fictional Vietnam veteran, soldier and bounty hunter, and is used to make parody of racism, vi ...
Tellos
''Tellos'' is a fantasy comic book series created by Todd Dezago and Mike Wieringo and published by Image Comics. Three issues at the end of the initial run were printed through Gorilla Comics, which was co-founded by Wieringo. After that compan ...
''), dies at age 44.
* August 26: Larry Woromay, American comic artist (worked for EC Comics and Charlton Comics, contributed to Eerie), dies at age 80.
* Specific date unknown: August:
Phil Gascoine
Phil Gascoine (8 June 1934 – August 2007)Holland, SteveBear Alley (August 17, 2007). was a British comics artist, best known for his work in comics such as '' Jinty'', ''Bunty'', and '' Battle Action'', for which he drew ''The Sarge''.
, British comic book artist (''The Sarge''), dies at age 72-73.
September
* September 6:
** George L. Crenshaw, American comics artist and cartoonist ('' Belvedere''), dies at age 93.
** Ian Gray, British comics writer (wrote gag comics for '' The Beano''), dies at age 69 from a heart attack.Martin Plimmer Obituary: Ian Gray '' The Independent'', 27 October 2007
* September 7: Ruben Sosa, Argentinian comic artist (worked on ''Mister X'', ''
Ernie Pike
''Ernie Pike'' is a comics series written by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and originally drawn by Hugo Pratt, starring a World War II and Korean War reporter. It was first published in the magazine "'' Hora Cero"'' in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1957 ...
''), dies at age 65 or 66.
* September 13: Phil Frank, American comics artist ('' Farley''), dies at age 64 from a brain tumor.
* September 14: Horst Klöpfel, German comics artist and painter, dies at age 82 or 83.
* September 28: Jan van der Aa, aka ''Punt'', Belgian painter, cartoonist and comics artist (''De Perfesser''), dies at age 80.
October
* October 2:
Richard Goldwater
Richard H. Goldwater (July 25, 1936 – October 2, 2007) was an American comic book president and publisher of Archie Comics, co-founded by his father, John L. Goldwater as MLJ Comics.
, American editor-in-chief of ''
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York.Richard Goldwater Obituary (paid death notice) ''New York Times'' (Oct. 7, 2007).
* October 3:
** Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist (''Frank Cappa''), dies at age 74.
** Elmer Wexler, American illustrator and comics artist (''Vic Jordan'', ''Jon Jason''), dies at age 89.
* October 5: Josette Macherot, wife of Raymond Macherot and colorist of his comics, dies at age 77.
* October 20:
Peg Bracken
Ruth Eleanor "Peg" Bracken (February 25, 1918 – October 20, 2007) was an American writer of humorous books on cooking, housekeeping, etiquette and travel.
Biography
Born in Filer, Idaho, Bracken grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated fr ...
, American writer and comics writer (''Phoebe, Get Your Man'', with
Homer Groening
Matthew Abram Groening ( ; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is the creator of the comic strip ''Life in Hell'' (1977–2012) and the television series ''The Simpsons'' (1989–present), ''Fut ...
), dies at age 89.
November
* November 5: Paul Norris, American comics artist (co-creator of Aquaman, continued '' Brick Bradford''), dies at age 93.
* November 27:
Donyo Donev
Donyo Donev ( bg, Доньо Донев; 27 June 192928 November 2007) was a Bulgarian animator, director, art director, comics artist and cartoonist. He is best known as the "father of The Three Fools" – an animated humorous sequence whose s ...
, Bulgarian cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (''
The Three Fools
''The Three Fools'' ( bg, Тримата глупаци / ''Trimata glupatsi'') is a series of 11 short animated satiric films created and directed by the Bulgarian cartoonist Donyo Donev. The first episode was released in 1970 and the last one ...
'', ''Trimata Glupaci'', ''Chetirmata Glupaci'', ''Umno Selo''), dies at age 81.
December
* December 3:
** Eduard De Rop, Belgian comics artist (
Studio Vandersteen
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, ''De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia'', assisted and continued ''Pats'', '' De Rode Ridder'' and '' Jerom''), passes away at age 79.
** James Kemsley, Australian comics artist (''Frogin'', continued '' Ginger Meggs''), dies at age 59.
* December 8: Al Scaduto, American comics artist (assisted on and continued '' They'll Do It Every Time'', '' Little Iodine'', dies at age 79.
* December 9: Wayne Howard, American comics artist ('' Charlton Comics''), dies at age 58.
* December 14: Dave Gantz, American cartoonist, novelist and sculptor (''Little Lizzie'', ''Moxy'', ''Dudley D.'', ''Don Q.'', assisted on '' Peanuts'', worked for '' Timely Comics''), dies at age 85.
* December 23: Raphaël Carlo Marcello, also known as Ralph Marc, Italian comics artist (''Docteur Justice'', continued ''Le Cavalier Inconnu''), dies at age 78.
* December 25: Gualtiero Schiaffino, aka Skiaffino, Italian comics artist (''I Santicielo'', ''La Bancarella'', ''I Diavoli''), dies at age 54.
* December 27: Wim Meuldijk, Dutch TV writer and comics artist (''Ketelbinkie'', ''Sneeuwvlok de Eskimo''), passes away at age 85.
Specific date unknown
* Herbert Geldhof, aka Herbert, Belgian comics artist (''Docteur Gladstone'', worked on '' L'oncle Paul''), dies at age 77 or 78.
* Hui Guan-man, Chinese comics artist ('' Uncle Choi''), dies at age 70.
Exhibitions and shows
* March 4 – June 11: Museum of Modern Art (New York City) — "''Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making''," an exhibition of fine artists who use the language of comics as the jumping-off point for their work
* April 5 – July 1: The Cartoon Museum (London, England) — ''"
Alice in Sunderland
''Alice in Sunderland: An Entertainment'' is a 2007 graphic novel by comics writer and artist Bryan Talbot. It explores the links between Lewis Carroll and the Sunderland area, with wider themes of history, myth and storytelling.
Overview
The ...
: The Exhibition,"'' featuring work from Bryan Talbot's graphic novel, as well as its various influences
* April 21–August 19: Phoenix Art Museum (Phoenix, Arizona) — "''UnInked: Paintings, Sculpture and Graphic Work by Five Cartoonists''," featuring Kim Deitch,
Jerry Moriarty
Jerry Moriarty (born January 15, 1938, in Binghamton, New York) is an American artist and teacher at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan. He describes himself as a "paintoonist".
Education and career
Moriarty entered the Pratt Instit ...
Seth
Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. A ...
; guest-curated by Chris Ware
* May–June: Jackson State University (Jackson, Mississippi) — "''Other Heroes: African-American Comics, Creators, Characters, and Archetypes,''" curated by John Jennings and Damien Duffy
* September 14, 2007–January 24, 2008: Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (New York City) — ''"Infinite Canvas: The Art of Webcomics"'', featuring the work of Dean Haspiel,
Dan Goldman
Daniel Sachs Goldman (born February 26, 1976) is an American attorney, politician, and heir, who is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 10th congressional district. A progressive politically and member of the Democr ...
,
Josh Neufeld
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Rom the Spaceknight
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Danijel Žeželj
Danijel Žeželj is a People of Croatia, Croatian comic book artist, animator, painter and illustrator and author of a number of graphic novels.
Biography
Žeželj studied classical painting, sculpting and printing at the Academy of Fine Arts in Z ...
Seth Tobocman
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Mac McGill
Mac or MAC most commonly refers to:
* Mac (computer), a family of personal computers made by Apple Inc.
* Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth
* A variant of the word macaroni, mostly used in the name of the dish mac and cheese
* Mac, ...
Guy Dorian
Guy or GUY may refer to:
Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...
Ian Dorian
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Ivan Velez
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Jim Kyle
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Ken Gale
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in t ...
Mercy Van Vlack
Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is wikt:benevolence, benevolence, forgiveness, and ...
Phoenix Comicon
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(Mesa, Arizona) — 3,200 attendees; official guests:
Shannon Denton
Shannon Eric Denton is an American veteran storyteller and artist with credits at Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., Jerry Bruckheimer Films, NBC, Disney, Sony, ToyBiz, Marvel Entertainment, Fox Kids, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Dimension Films, DC Comi ...
Matt Greenfield
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Amy Reeder Hadley
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Ea ...
New York Comic-Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to comics, Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, Film, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006.
History
The New York Comic ...
(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, USA) — guest of honor: George Pérez; official guest: Peter David
* March 2–4: WonderCon (Moscone Center West, San Francisco, California, USA)
* March 3: STAPLE! (Red Oak Ballroom, Austin, Texas, USA) — guests: Dean Haspiel, Brian Keene, Danielle Corsetto, Jim Mahfood, Dave Crosland, and David Hopkins
* March 16–18: Wizard World Los Angeles (Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, USA)
* March 17: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing (London, UK)
* March 24–25:
Steel City Con
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(Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include Matthew Atherton/
Feedback
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* March 31–April 1:
Emerald City ComiCon
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Mark Waid
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Eric Shanower
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Early life
Eric Shanower was born on October 23, 1963. Upon hi ...
Brian Michael Bendis
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Coco Bulles
Coco Bulles is the International Festival of Cartoons and Comics of Abidjan. The aim is to give a panoramic view of the comic literature and graphics in Africa.
The festival contains art exhibitions, workshops, conferences and roundtables. The ven ...
(
Culture Palace of Abidjan
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The building is situated between the Houphouët-Boigny Bridge and the General de Gaulle Bridge.
Culture Palace ...
,
Côte d'Ivoire
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)
* April 13–15: Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
* April 21–22: Alternative Press Expo (Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, California, USA)
* April 21–22:
Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo
The Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, or SPACE or S.P.A.C.E., is an annual convention 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.) (Aladdin Shrine Center, Columbus, Ohio) — event expands to two days; special guest: Dave Sim
* April 27–29:
Pittsburgh Comicon
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(Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include George Pérez, Ron Frenz, Terry Moore,Machosky, Michael. "Artists, writers, fans unite for 3 days of comics culture," ''Pittsburgh Tribune'' (26 Apr 2007).Amanda Conner, Mike Grell, Adam Hughes, Joe Jusko, Joseph Michael Linsner, and
David W. Mack
David W. Mack is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his creator-owned series ''Kabuki'' and for co-creating with Joe Quesada the Marvel Comics superhero Echo.
Early life
Mack graduated from Ludlow High School in 1990, where h ...
Jean-Pierre Dionnet
Jean-Pierre Dionnet (; born 25 November 1947) is a French comics writer and TV presenter. He has also worked as an editor-in-chief (in '' Métal Hurlant''), journalist, editor, film producer/distributor, and blogger.
He was the co-founder of the ...
Motor City Comic Con
The Motor City Comic Con is a fan convention held in Novi, Michigan, United States, at the Suburban Collection Showplace. It is traditionally a three-day event (Friday through Sunday), usually held in May of each year. The Motor City Comic Con was ...
Adventure Con
Adventure Con was a for-profit media expo with a science fiction and comic theme held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The convention was usually attended by sci-fi groups and clubs who set up booths annually, including the 501st Legion, Reb ...
(Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) — first event held under the new ownership by Las Vegas Autographs, LLC. Guest of honor: Ethan Van Sciver; other guests include John Romita Jr.
* June 8–-10: Toronto Comic Con (Direct Energy Centre, Hall C, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — guests of honor: Michael Golden, Terry Moore, Marv Wolfman, and Matt Wagner
* June 15–17: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) — guests include
Jim Amash
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* Jim (given name), a given name
* Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James
* Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy
* OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism
* ''Jim'' (comics), a series by Jim Woodring
* ''Jim'' ...
Christian Beranek
Christian Beranek (born August 23, 1974) is a United States writer, actress, musician and film/TV producer.
Biography
Beranek was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, though she regards herself as a native of Glenwood. She currently resides near Santa ...
Richard Case
Richard Case (born 1964) is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics especially the Vertigo imprint.
He is not to be confused with the similarly-named Richard Case, a comics artist who worked for the Iger Studio and Fictio ...
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Johanna Draper Carlson
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K. C. Carlson K is the eleventh letter of the Latin alphabet.
K may also refer to:
General uses
* K (programming language), an array processing language developed by Arthur Whitney and commercialized by Kx Systems
* K (cider), a British draft cider manufact ...
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C. B. Cebulski
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Early life
Chester B. Cebulski is of Polish desc ...
,
Bernard Chang
Bernard Chang (born 1972) is a Canadian-American artist/designer best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design.
Career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Chang started drawing comics professionally in 1992 while attending Pr ...
Cliff Chiang
Cliff Chiang is an American comic book artist. Formerly an assistant editor at DC Comics, he is now an illustrator, known for his work on '' Human Target'', ''Beware the Creeper'' and ''Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre'', ''Green Arrow/Black Canar ...
Dan Didio
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Tony DiGerolamo
Tony DiGerolamo (born Anthony M. DiGerolamo on March 9, 1966) is a comic book writer and Colonel Sanders impersonator from New Jersey.
Career
Tony DiGerolamo began his comics career in 1996 with the publication of his first comic book, "Jersey Dev ...
Tommy Lee Edwards
Tommy Lee Edwards is an American illustrator. Edwards' varied portfolio includes works created in the realm of comics, video games, books, advertising, film, and animation.
Career
As well as comic-related work he has also worked on film projects ...
Craig Gilmore
Craig Gilmore (born 1968) is an American actor. He is most widely known for his roles in the New Queer Cinema films ''The Living End'' and ''Totally Fucked Up
''Totally F***ed Up'' (also known as ''Totally Fucked Up'') is a 1993 American drama ...
Keron Grant
Keron Grant (born August 23, 1976, in Montego Bay) is a Jamaican-American comic book artist, who has worked mostly for Marvel Comics.
His first published work was a pinup in the back of one of the final issues of Dale Keown's ''Pitt''. His fi ...
Scott Hampton
Scott Hampton (born April 10, 1959) is an American comic book artist known for his painted artwork. He is the brother of fellow comics-creator Bo Hampton. Andelman, Bob"Scott Hampton & Bo Hampton Interview,"''A Spirited Life'' (July 17, 2006).
E ...
Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist. Beginning in 2002, Haun worked for Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, Devil's Due Publishing, Top Cow, and Marvel Comics. Since 2008, he has worked for DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing bus ...
Chris Pitzer
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People with the given name
*Chris Abani (born 1966), Nige ...
Andrew Robinson Andrew or Andy Robinson may refer to:
Entertainment
* Andrew Robinson (actor) (born 1942), American actor
* Andrew Cornell Robinson (born 1968), American artist
* Andrew R. Robinson, writer of ''Kaijudo'' and other television shows
* Andrew Robin ...
Joe Simon
Joseph Henry Simon (October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the ...
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
Dean Trippe
Mayday "Dean" Trippe is a United States-based comic book artist and illustrator. Trippe graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a B.F.A. in Sequential Art in 2003.Sandall, Simon"Comics artist Dean Trippe recommends some books" ...
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Koi Turnbull
Koi Turnbull (sometimes credited as Coy Turnbull) is an American comic book artist, known for his work with DC Comics, Marvel, Aspen MLT's ''Fathom''.
Early life and career
Coy Turnbull (the original spelling) was born on December 12th, in Elmhu ...
Loston Wallace
Loston Wallace (born 1970) is an American freelance comic book artist and comics-licensing illustrator.
Biography
Wallace attended The Kubert School from 1994-1996. In 1996, Wallace married Carolyn Waterson, who had also attended the Kubert S ...
Renée Witterstaetter
Renée Witterstaetter, sometimes credited as Eva Renee Witterstaetter, is an American comic book colorist, editor, producer, and writer. She has worked on comics such as the Avengers, Spider-Man, She-Hulk, and Superman. She is best known for her w ...
Wizard World Philadelphia
Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World, is a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company started as the holding company for Strato Malmas' interests in the energy business.
Gareb Sha ...
Alex Niño
Alex Niño (born May 1, 1940) is a Filipino comics artist best known for his work for the American publishers DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Warren Publishing, and in '' Heavy Metal'' magazine.
Biography
Early life and career
Alex Niño was born ...
Ernie Chan
Ernesto Chan (July 27, 1940 – May 16, 2012), born and sometimes credited as Ernie Chua, was a FilipinoAmericans, American comics artist, known for work published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including many Marvel issues of series featurin ...
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Guy Dorian
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Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...
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Ian Dorian
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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 ...
Mitchell Breitweiser
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People
*Mitchell (surname)
*Mitchell (given name)
Places Australia
* Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate
* Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst
* Mitchell, Northern Territo ...
Neil Vokes
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Rags Morales
Ralph "Rags" Morales () is an American comic book artist known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Identity Crisis'', ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', ''Batman Confidential'', and The New 52 reboot of then Superman-centric '' ...
Rudy Nebres
Rodolfo D. Nebres (born January 14, 1937) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked mostly as an inker in the American comic book industry. Known for his lush, detailed inklines, Nebres' most prolific period was in the late 1970s and the 1980s. ...
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 ...
Matthew Sturges
Lilah Sturges (; born Matthew Sturges, October 1970) is an American writer of comics and fantasy novels. She is best known for co-writing with Bill Willingham the Eisner-award-nominated ''Jack of Fables'', and other comics published by Vertigo ...
Josh Howard
Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the UNT Dallas Trailblazers men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. ...
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The Crow
The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...
Jamie Mendoza
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People Female
* Jamie Anne Allman (born 1977), American actress
* Jamie Babbit (born 1970), American film and t ...
Kez Wilson
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History
It was founded in 1895 due to the construction of a r ...
, Kenneth Smith,
Cal Slayton
Cal Slayton is an American comic book artist and Graphic Designer.
Biography
Slayton lives in Texas. His most prominent work was on the indie comic book ''Shades of Blue'' published first by AMP Comics and then by Digital Webbing. His work has al ...
Brad W. Foster
Brad W. Foster (born April 26, 1955) is an American illustrator, cartoonist, writer and publisher. He has also been Artist Guest of Honor at multiple conventions such as ArmadilloCon 10, Conestoga 9, Archon 35, NASFiC 2010, and 73rd World Scie ...
, and more
* July 26–29:
Comic-Con International
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Dan Brereton Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22 San Francisco Bay Area) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.
Biography Early life
Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Academ ...
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Daryl Cagle
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Career
Cagle worked with The Muppets from 1979 through 1993. He drew a daily editorial cartoon ...
Roman Dirge
Roman Dirge (born Roman Elliot; April 29, 1972) is an American comic book writer, artist, and former magician. He is best known as the creator of the comic book series '' Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl''.
Career
Told by his art teachers that h ...
Ann Eisner
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Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the N ...
Christos N. Gage
Christos N. Gage is an American screenwriter and comic book writer. He is known for his work on the TV series ''Daredevil'', ''Hawaii Five-0'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''Numbers'' and the films '' The Breed'' and '' Teenage Caveman ...
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Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
Karen Palinko
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* Karen (name), a given name and surname
* Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors
People
* Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand
** Karen languages or Karenic la ...
Mike Ploog
Michael G. Ploog (; born July 13, 1940 or 1942) is an American storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for films.
In comics, Ploog is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' 1970s '' Man-Thing'' and '' The Monster of Frankenste ...
J. Michael Straczynski
Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' ...
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Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith (born 7 March 1984) is an Australian comic book artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry, most notably the Image Comics series ''Fell (comics), Fell'', with writer Warren Ellis, and IDW Publishing, IDW's ...
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Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
Mark Verheiden
Mark Verheiden (born March 26, 1956) is an American television, movie, and comic-book writer. He was a co-executive producer for the television series '' Falling Skies'' for DreamWorks Television and the TNT network.
Career
Comics and comic-r ...
J. H. Williams III
James H. Williams III (born 1965), usually credited as J. H. Williams III, is an American comics artist and penciller. He is known for his work on titles such as ''Chase (comics), Chase'', ''Promethea'', ''Desolation Jones,'' ''Batwoman'', and ' ...
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
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Pro ...
Dario Argento
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Steve McNiven
Steven McNiven is a Canadian comic book artist. He first gained prominence on CrossGen's '' Meridian'', before moving onto books such as ''Ultimate Secret'', ''Marvel Knights 4'', '' New Avengers'' and ''Civil War''.
Early life
Steven McNiven ...
Dragon Con
Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. , the convention draws attendance of over 80,000, f ...
(Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis/Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) — 30,000+ attendees; guests include
Lewis Gossett Jr.
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MythBusters
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Comics Salon
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* September 15–16: Montreal Comiccon (Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) — 700 attendees
* September 29–30:
Stumptown Comics Fest
Stumptown Comics Fest was a comic book convention, held annually in Portland, Oregon from 2004–2013. In the model of the Alternative Press Expo and the Small Press Expo, Stumptown was a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic art in i ...
(Lloyd Center Doubletree, Portland, Oregon)
* October 12–13:
Komikazen
The Komikazen International Reality Comics Festival ( it, Komikazen festival internazionale del fumetto di realtà) was an annual festival focusing on non-fiction comics. It occurred every year between 2005 and 2016 in Ravenna, Italy, usually ...
Bernard Chang
Bernard Chang (born 1972) is a Canadian-American artist/designer best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design.
Career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Chang started drawing comics professionally in 1992 while attending Pr ...
Carmine Infantino
Carmine Michael Infantino (; May 24, 1925 – April 4, 2013) was an American comics artist and editing, editor, primarily for DC Comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comic Books. Among his character creat ...
Elayne Riggs
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People
* Elayne Angel
*Elayne Arrington
* Elayne Boosler (born 1952), American comed ...
Guy Dorian
Guy or GUY may refer to:
Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...
Ian Dorian
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Jim Steranko
James F. Steranko (; born November 5, 1938) is an American graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.
His most famous comic book work was with the 1960s superspy feature " ...
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John Romita Sr
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Ken Gale
Ken or KEN may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer.
* ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film.
* ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine.
* Ken Masters, a main character in t ...
Mercy Van Vlack
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Michael Gaydos
Michael Gaydos is an American comics artist.
Career
At Marvel Comics he has worked with Brian Michael Bendis on ''Alias,'' the last storyline of its follow up, '' The Pulse'', and the current sequel comic, ''Jessica Jones''. He has also illustra ...
Norm Breyfogle
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William Foster III
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Robin Riggs
Robin Riggs is a British-born comic book artist. The majority of his published work has involved working as an inker for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Career
Riggs' first professional comics work was as a result of winning the "Marvel Try-out Boo ...
S. Clay Wilson
Steve Clay Wilson (July 25, 1941 – February 7, 2021) was an American underground cartoonist and central figure in the underground comix movement. Wilson attracted attention from readers with aggressively violent and sexually explicit panoramas ...
Dan Didio
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Arthur Sudyam
Arthur Suydam (born May 18, 1953) is an American comic book artist known for his work on Marvel Zombies, Deadpool, Black Panther, and KISS Zombies. He has done artwork for magazines including '' Heavy Metal'', ''Epic Illustrated'' and '' National ...
, and Laura VandervoortPrice, Matthew. "Word Ballons: Wizard World brings comic book convention to the Southwest," ''The Oklahoman'' (09 Nov 2007).
* November 18–19:
Dublin City Comic Con
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(Tara Towers Hotel, Dublin, Ireland) — 2nd annual show; guests include: Jim Lee (Guest of Honour),
Mark Millar
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Steve McNiven
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Early life
Steven McNiven ...
C. B. Cebulski
Chester B. Cebulski is an American writer and editor for Marvel Comics, known for his work on titles such as '' Marvel Fairy Tales''. As of November 2017, he holds the position of editor-in-chief.
Early life
Chester B. Cebulski is of Polish desc ...
John McCrea
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
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Mid-Ohio Con
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(Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA)
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Alice in Sunderland
''Alice in Sunderland: An Entertainment'' is a 2007 graphic novel by comics writer and artist Bryan Talbot. It explores the links between Lewis Carroll and the Sunderland area, with wider themes of history, myth and storytelling.
Overview
The ...
Shamik Dasgupta
Shamik Dasgupta is an Indian comic book writer. He has done work for Virgin Comics, specifically for '' Ramayan 3392 A.D.'' a series based on the ancient Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and set in a distant future. He has also written a one shot horror ...
Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash
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Jason Craig
Jason Craig (born June 26, 1974) is an American comic book artist
Career
Jason Craig was born at Eglin Air Force Base in Niceville, Florida. He started his career in Chicago, in 1991, working on and off for various publishers before moving away ...
Monthly Sunday Gene-X
, often abbreviated as , is a ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Like many other manga magazines, it is an "anthology magazine", with each issue featuring new chapters of several manga series. The series are also published in ' ...
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Hajime Yamamura
is the Japanese word meaning . In the Japanese traditional martial arts such as karate, judo, aikido, Kūdō and kendo, it is a verbal command to "begin". Hajime is also a common Japanese given name for males.
In the Amami Islands, Hajime ( ...
Blatant Comics
Blatant Comics is an independent American comic book publisher founded in 1997 by Chris Crosby with Randy Faucheux III and John Waupsh III (who later left to pursue other exploits). Blatant is known for publishing parody comic books such as ''Slot ...
Chica Umino
is the pen name of an anonymous Japanese Mangaka, manga artist, designer and illustrator.
Umino is noted for being the author and creator of the ''Honey and Clover'' series, for which she received the Kodansha Manga Award in 2003, and which ha ...
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Northlanders
''Northlanders'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. The stories are fictional but set in and around historical events during the Viking Age.
Northlanders is written by Brian Wood, illustrated b ...
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Davide Gianfelice Davide is an Italian given name (common) and an Italian/Filipino surname (relatively rare), and may refer to:
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* Davide Alviti (born 1996), Italian basketball player
* Davide Ancilotto (1974–1997), Italian basketball player
* Davide A ...
Jonathan Lethem
Jonathan Allen Lethem (; born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His first novel, ''Gun, with Occasional Music'', a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was publishe ...
. ''Art by:''
Farel Dalrymple
Farel Dalrymple is an American artist and alternative comics creator. He is best known for his award-winning comics series '' Pop Gun War''.
Career
Originally from Oklahoma "by way of California",Ellis, Jonathan"Interview: Farel Dalrymple, Pop G ...
Dandy Xtreme
''The Dandy'' was a British children's comic magazine published by the Dundee based publisher DC Thomson. The first issue was printed in December 1937, making it the world's third-longest running comic, after '' Il Giornalino'' (cover dated 1 O ...
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:''Release:'' The Dandy became the Dandy Xtreme in issue 3426 dated the 2 August 2007.