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-related events in 2010. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

January

* January 4:

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and Jeff Parker's '' Dustin'' makes its debut. * January 12: Dutch cartoonist Jos Collignon wins the ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon'' (edition 2009).

February

*February 18: Jim Lee and

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announced as the new co-publishers of DC Comics, replacing Paul Levitz. * February 26: In the Netherlands the Marten Toonderprijs is awarded for the first time. Jan Kruis is the first winner.

March

* March 1: The first episode of Brett Koth's '' Diamond Lil'' appears in print.

April

* April 20: Cartoonist

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creates the ''

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'' cartoon, in response to the controversy over the ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

'' episodes ''

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'' and ''

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''. She gets involved in a media frenzy, with death threats and her name eventually appearing on

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's hitlist for people deemed acceptable for assassination. Since then she kept a low profile. * April 29: Dutch comics artists Bert Bus and Nico van Dam are knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.

May

* May 29: In

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, The Netherlands, a museum dedicated to

Hans G. Kresse Hans G. Kresse (Amsterdam, 3 December 1921–Doorwerth, 12 March 1992) was a Dutch cartoonist. He was the winner of the 1976 Stripschapprijs. Biography Hans G. Kresse, born in the Netherlands in 1921, started his career as a comics artist in 1938 ...

opens its doors.

June

* June 7: The first episode of Gene Weingarten, Dan Weingarten and David Clark's ''

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'' is published.

July

*July 18: Publication of the first issue of the

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shōjo manga magazine '' Aria''.

September

* September 9: The play ''

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'', based on the comic of the same name, debuts in Buffalo, New York. * September 25–26: During the Stripdagen in Houten, the Netherlands,

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1961 births Living people Dutch cartoonists People from Groningen (city) University ...

wins the Stripschapprijs. Ger van Wulften wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. Rupert van der Linden wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal during the same event.

October

* October 4: The first episode of Paul Trap's ''

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'' is published.

November

*November 11: In an episode of '' Garfield'', a spider about to be swatted by Garfield explains that after his death he'll be remembered by fellow spiders in a remembrance day titled "National Stupid Day", referring to Garfield. By sheer coincidence the gag comic is published on Veterans Day, which leads to many angry reader's letters. Cartoonist Jim Davis issues an official apology, explaining the unfortunate publication coincidence. * November 25: On the same day the characters Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and his girlfriend

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are integrated in the Mickey Mouse universe through the video game '' Epic Mickey'', the two characters also debut in

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, namely two stories for the European market by Peter David and Claudio Sciarrone (''Clocktower Cleaners'' and ''The Rubbish Cup).''

December

* DC Comics shuts down its WildStorm imprint.

Specific date unknown

* Julia Gfrörer publishes her graphic novel ''Flesh and Bone''. * The Digital Comic Museum is founded. *The

Stan Lee Foundation The Stan Lee Foundation is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide access to literacy, education and the arts throughout the United States. It was founded by comic creator Stan Lee in 2010 and Its leadership includes Lee (Chairman Emeritus ...

for literacy is created. * Bongo Comics drops the Comics Code Authority seal. * The final episode of Seung-Jin Park and Kim Jung Gi's webcomic ''TLT - Tiger the Long Tail'' is published.

Deaths

January

*January 2: Marion Hull Hammel, American art teacher, illustrator and comics artist (continued '' Goofus and Gallant''), passes away at age 87. *January 3: Tibet (aka Gilbert Gascard), French comics artist ('' Chick Bill'', '' Ric Hochet'')), dies at age 78. *January 3: Barry Blair, Canadian comics artist (''

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'') passes away at age 55. *January 21: Jacques Martin, French comics artist (''

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'', ''Lefranc''), dies at age 88. *January 25: Bill Ritchie, American comics artist ('' Baby Crockett'' and '' Sweet Sue''), passes away at age 78. * January 26: John Dirks, American comics artist (continued ''

The Captain and the Kids ''The Katzenjammer Kids'' is an American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 and later drawn by Harold Knerr for 35 years (1914 to 1949).Te Wei, Chinese comics artist and animator ('' The Proud General''), dies at age 94. * February 11: Marvin Stein, American comics artist, animator and illustrator (''Captain Valiant'', '' Superboy'', ''Funnyman''), dies at age 85. *February 18:

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, Chilean artist, animator, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 75. * February 19: Jerry Grandenetti, American comics artist (assisted on '' The Spirit'', worked on ''Rip Tide'', co-creator of '' Prez''), dies at age 83. * February 25: Virgilio Muzzi, Italian comic artist (worked on ''

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''), dies at age 76. *February 26:

Violet Barclay Violet A. Barclay (November 5, 1922 – February 26, 2010), who also worked under the name Valerie Barclay and the married name Valerie Smith, was an American illustrator best known as one of the pioneering List of women in comics, female comi ...

, American comics artist (''

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'', ''

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''), dies at age 87.

March

* March 6:

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, American comics artist (''Dan Flagg'', Charlton Comics, '' The Flintstones'' newspaper comic strip, the comic strip adaptation of '' Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember''), dies at age 79. * March 11:

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, Turkish cartoonist (''Abdul Canbaz''), dies at age 87. * March 12: Timo Aarniala, Finnish comics artist (''Cauchemar'') and film director, dies at age 64. *March 12: Glauco Villas Boas, Brazilian comics artist, illustrator, rock artist and religious leader (''

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''), is murdered at age 52. *March 19: John Hicklenton, British comics artist ('' Nemesis the Warlock''), commits

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at age 42 after suffering from

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. *March 27: ** José Antunes, Portuguese comics artist (realistically-drawn adventure comics in the magazine O Mundo de Aventuras), passes away at age 72. ** Dick Giordano, American comics artist ('' Charlton Comics'', '' DC Comics'') dies at age 77.

April

*April 4: Henry Scarpelli, American comics artist (''

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Parents' last name spelled "DuBay" here; original spelling "Dubay" per Bill DuBay Social Security Death Index and California Birth Index records cited here. *April 27: Kees Kousemaker, Dutch comics store owner, publisher, writer and founder of the comics store, ''

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'', as well as establisher of the online encyclopedia ''Comiclopedia'', dies at age 68.

May

* May 1: Pierre Stora, AKA Espé, French cartoonist, passes away at age 66. *May 3: Peter O'Donnell, British comics writer ('' Garth'', '' Romeo Brown'', '' Modesty Blaise''), dies at the age of 90. *May 10: Frank Frazetta, American comics artist and illustrator ('' Thun'da, King of the Congo'', ''

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'', ''The Shining Knight''), passes away, aged 82. * May 15: Juan José Carbo Gatignol, Spanish comics artist (''Robustiano Fortachón'', ''El Penado 113'', ''Ivanchito''), dies at age 83. *May 16: Philippe Bertrand, French comics artist (''Linda Aime L'Art''), dies at age 61 *May 22: Howard Post, American comics artist ('' Harvey Comics'') dies at age 83. * May 23: Roy Mitchell, British comic artist (''Project Pete'', ''God Is...'', ''The Chalks and the Cheeses''), dies at age 63 or 64. * May 25: Gabriel Vargas, Mexican comics artist (''Los Superlocos'', ''

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''), passes away at age 95. * May 29: Philippe Josse, aka Barberousse, French comics artist (''Tonic''), dies at age 89. * May 31: Coq Scheltens-Jongkind, Dutch politician, illustrator and comics artist (''Scoutertje'', ''Dikkie''), dies at age 67.

June

*June 2: Tony DiPreta, American comics artist (''

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'') dies at age 88. *June 2: Antonio Parras, Spanish comics artist (''Les Inoxyables''), dies at age 81 * June 12: Al Williamson, American comics artist and inker ( EC Comics, continued ''

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''), dies at age 79. * June 13: Hua Junwu, Chinese comics artist, dies at age 95. * June 19: Ken Muse, American cartoonist and comics artist (''Wayout''), dies at age 75. * June 23: Joe Messerli, American comics artist (made comics for '' Western Publishing''), dies at age 79 or 80. * June 28: Lloyd Birmingham, American illustrator and comics artist (''The Handy Family'', ''Helen Homemaker''), dies at age 85.

July

* July 2: **

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, Spanish comics writer and artist (''Haxtur''), dies at age 83. ** Antonio Parras, Spanish comic artist (''Ian MacDonald'', ''La Lièvre de Mars'', ''Le Méridien des Brumes''), dies at age 81. * July 12: Harvey Pekar, American comics writer ('' American Splendor''), dies at age 70. * July 24: John Callahan, American cartoonist, dies at age 59.

August

* August 6: Ted Rawlings, British comics artist (made comics for DC Thomson), dies at age 79. * August 16: Peter Wienk, Dutch comics artist, illustrator and painter (''Nikkie'', '' Noddy''), dies at age 89. * August 24: Satoshi Kon, Japanese manga artist and animator ('' Opus''), dies at age 46 from pancreatic cancer. * August 28: Roger Mas, French comics artist (''Léo Bète à Part'', continued ''

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''), dies at age 86.

September

* September 10: Paul Conrad, American political cartoonist, dies at age 86. * September 19:

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, American playwright, children's book author, cartoonist and comics artist (''

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''), dies at age 84. * September 28: Dani Aguila, Philippine comics artist (''Barrio Breeze'', ''The Cock and Bull''), dies at age 82. * Specific date unknown: Bob Gibson, British caricaturist and comics artist (The

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adaptation of '' Magical Mystery Tour''), passes away at age 71 or 72.

October

* October 6:

Piet Wijn Pieter Cornelis Wijn (17 May 1929 – 6 October 2010) was a prolific Dutch comics creator. Wijn was born in Hilversum. His creations include the cartoon versions of Marten Toonder's Tom Puss and Kappie, Gloria van Goes, Douwe Dabbert, and ...

, Dutch comics artist (''Frank de Vliegende Hollander'', ''

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''), passes away at age 81. * October 9: Jim Seed, American comics artist and illustrator (''Dr. Guy Bennett'', '' Jane Arden''), passes away at the age of 83. * October 24: Mike Esposito, American comics artist ('' Marvel Comics'', '' DC Comics'') dies at age 83. * October 25: Buth, Belgian comics artist (''Thomas Pips''), dies at age 91. * October 27: Don Donahue, American comics publisher ( Apex Novelties, one of the instigators of the underground comix movement), dies at age 68.

November

* November 6: Peter Vos, Dutch comics artist and illustrator (''Sylvester en Sebastiaan'', ''Meneer Miereneter''), dies from cancer at age 75. * November 7: Max Emanuel Gruder, aka Burschi, Romanian illustrator and comic artist, dies at age 82. * November 25: Michel Douay, French comics artist, illustrator and animator (''Séraphine'', ''Zoé Enfant'').

December

* December 8: Onno Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch graphic designer and illustrator (made designs for the Amsterdam comic shop ''

''), passes away at age 69. * December 12: Marc Henniquiau, Kio, Belgian comics artist (worked on ''

''), dies at age 52.

Specific date unknown

* Andre Harvec, French comics artist (''Monsieur Bidulet'', ''Mademoiselle Bidulette'', ''Bob Flapi, athlète complete'', ''Alban, Célibataire endurci'', ''Monsieur et Madame Esso''), dies at age 91 or 92. * Valentin Rozantsev, Russian cartoonist and comics artist, passes away at age 70 or 71.

Exhibitions

* February 25 – May 30: '' Whitney Biennial'', Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City) — features art by

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* March 12–May 30: ''"NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition,"'' Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (New York City) — featuring the work 210 artists, "flattening the hierarchy that separates art from cartooning," including

Al Capp Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909 – November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip ''Li'l Abner'', which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (wi ...

, Charles M. Schulz, Peter Saul, Dana Schutz, and

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; curated by Keith Mayerson * May 1–June 6: ''"Super! The Fine Art of Comics,"'' Twenty-Two lounge/gallery (Charlotte, North Carolina) — curated by

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, with original art by (among others) Steve Ditko, Adam Hughes, Brian Stelfreeze, Michael Golden, Joe Jusko, Cully Hamner, Mark Brooks, and Mark Texeira * October 1, 2010 – January 30, 2011: ''"Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women"'', Cartoon Art Museum (San Francisco, California) — curated by Michael Kaminer and Sarah Lightman, featuring Vanessa Davis,

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, Sarah Glidden, Miriam Katin,

Miss Lasko-Gross Melissa Lasko-Gross (known professionally as Miss Lasko-Gross) is an American comics creator, known for her semi-autobiographical graphic novels ''Escape from "Special"'' and ''A Mess of Everything''. Early life Melissa Lasko was born in Boston ...

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, Diane Noomin,

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, Trina Robbins, Rachell Rottner,

Sharon Rudahl Sharon Rudahl (born 1947) is an American comic artist, illustrator and writer. She was one of the first female artists who contributed to the underground comix movement of the early 1970's. In 1972, she was part of the women's collective that fou ...

Laurie Sandell Laurie Sandell (born 1971) is an American author. She had been a working journalist for over a decade before she published the first of her two books. Her first book is a graphic memoir entitled '' The Impostor's Daughter: A True Memoir'', that ...

, Ariel Schrag, Lauren Weinstein, and

Ilana Zeffren Ilana ( he, אִילָנָה) is a Hebrew feminine given name, the female form of the word ''אִילָן'' (tree). Notable people with the name include: *Ilana Adir (born 1941), Israeli Olympic sprinter *Ilana Avital (born 1960), Israeli singer *I ...

. Show later traveled to New York; Toronto; Washington, DC; Miami Beach; Portland, Oregon; and Columbus, Ohio. * December 2, 2010 – January 2, 2011: ''"Spacenight2: A Tribute to Bill Mantlo"'', Floating World Comics (Portland, Oregon) — a fundraiser exhibition and auction of

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illustrations, by such creators as Mike Allred, Jeffrey Brown, Michael DeForge,

Tan Eng Huat Tan Eng Huat (; born 1974), also known as Kutu, is a Malaysian comics penciller and inker. After self-publishing comics in his homeland, Tan began a career in Western comics, starting with ''Doom Patrol'' volume 3 in 2001 by DC Comics. Biogra ...

, Jon Schnepp, and Matt Timson * December 7, 2010 – February 5, 2011: ''"Graphic Radicals"'' ( Exit Art, New York City) — work from '' World War 3 Illustrated'', curated by Peter Kuper,

Seth Tobocman Seth Tobocman (born 1958) is a radical comic book artist who has been living in Manhattan's Lower East Side since 1978. Tobocman is best known for his creation of the political comic book anthology ''World War 3 Illustrated'', which he started ...

, and Susan Willmarth

Conventions

* January 28–31: Angoulême International Comics Festival (

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, France) * January 30–31: Dallas Comic Con 14 (Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas, USA) — guests include Tim Sale, Adam Hughes,

Todd Nauck Todd Nauck ( ) is an American comic book creator, comic book artist and writer. Nauck is most notable for his work on ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,'' ''Young Justice'' and his own creation, ''Wildguard (comics), Wildguard''. Career Nauck's ...

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 ...

, Ben Dunn, Michael Golden,

Harold LeDoux Harold Anthony LeDoux (November 7, 1926 – June 7, 2015) was an American artist best known for his work on the newspaper comic strip ''Judge Parker''. He worked in the realistic style associated with Stan Drake, Leonard Starr, et al. While in t ...

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 ...

, and many more * February 5–6: What the Hell?! Con ( Greensboro, North Carolina) * March 6: STAPLE! (Monarch Event Center, Austin, Texas, USA) * March 12–14: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA) — guests include Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells, Nichelle Nichols, Jeremy Bulloch, and Peter Mayhew * March 13–14:

Emerald City ComiCon The Emerald City Comic Con (ECCC), formerly the Emerald City Comicon, is an annual comic book convention taking place in Seattle, Washington. Originally taking place at the city's Qwest Field (first at West Field Plaza, then at the Event Center), ...

(Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, USA) — 20,000 attendees; guests: Joe Quesada, Geoff Johns, Brian Azzarello, Jhonen Vasquez,

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...

, Mike Allred, Whilce Portacio, James Robinson, Doug Mahnke, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Matt Kindt,

Steve Rolston Steve Rolston (born 8 February 1978) is a Canadian artist and writer of comic books and graphic novels currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia. After working in story boards for various animated series, he got his first break from Oni Pr ...

, G. Willow Wilson, Colleen Coover, Aaron Lopresti, Tim Bradstreet, Joe Casey,

Steven T. Seagle Steven T. Seagle (born March 31, 1965) is an American writer who works in the comic book, television, film, live theater, video game and animation industries. He is best known for his graphic novel memoir '' It's a Bird...'' (Vertigo, May 2004 ...

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 ' ...

, Tim Sale, Alex Maleev, Kurt Busiek, Timothy Green II,

Jim Rugg Jim Rugg (born February 1, 1977) is an American cartoonist and illustrator from Pittsburgh known for his tongue-in-cheek evocation of 1970s-era comics and pop culture. His graphic novels and comics collections include '' Street Angel'', '' Afro ...

, David Hahn, Chris Roberson,

Christina Strain Christina Strain is an American comic book colorist, writer and screenwriter. Strain formerly worked for Marvel Comics as a colorist before pursuing a career as a writer. Strain's notable works include; the award-winning Marvel series '' Runaways ...

, Paul Tobin, David Mack, Michael Golden, Brandon Jerwa, Jo Chen, Ed Brubaker, Darick Robertson, Rick Remender, Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber, Jeff Parker, Brandon Graham, Jason Pearson, Sterling Gates, Mike Norton, Dave Stewart, Mark Texeira, Kevin Maguire,

John Layman John Steele Layman (born August 2, 1969) is an American comic book writer and letterer. Layman is most known for writing ''Chew'', published by Image Comics. Career Once an editor for Wildstorm, a branch of DC Comics, Layman turned to writing c ...

Dave Kellett Dave Kellett is the creator and cartoonist of two webcomic titles, ''Sheldon'' and '' Drive'', and the co-author of ''How To Make Webcomics''. Early years and education Kellett is a southern California native. He graduated from the University o ...

Ryan Ottley Ryan Ottley is an American comic book artist. He is best known for work on Image Comics' ''Invincible'' and Marvel Comics' ''Amazing Spider-Man''. Career Ryan Ottley is best known for his work on Invincible written by Robert Kirkman and publishe ...

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 ...

, Phil Hester, Michael Avon Oeming, Dustin Nguyen, Terry Moore,

Pete Tomasi Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Pete (given name) * Pete (nickname) * Pete (surname) Fictional characters * Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe * Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a charact ...

, Clayton Crain,

Ben McCool Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he ...

, Richard Starkings, Philip Tan, Jeff Lemire, Scott Kurtz, Jill Thompson, Andy Runton, Aaron Lopresti, Barry Kitson, Greg Rucka,

Josh Ortega Joshua Ortega (born 1974) is an American author and journalist best known for his novel ''Frequencies'', as well as his comic book and graphic novel work on entertainment properties such as ''Star Wars'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Batman'', ''Star Trek' ...

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 ...

Scott Allie Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, best known as an editor and executive at Dark Horse Comics from 1994 to 2017. Early life Allie grew up in Massachusetts. Career Allie joined Dark Horse Comics as an editor in September 1994. ...

, J.J. Kirby,

Steve Sadowski Stephen Sadowski (born 1967, in British Columbia) is a Canadian artist, working primarily as a penciler and cover artist on superhero comics. He is known for penciling ''JSA'', the 1999 revival of the Justice Society of America written by James ...

, Kris Straub,

Brian Haberlin Brian Haberlin is an American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer. He is best known as the co-creator of the ''Witchblade'' franchise and for his digital art style. Career Haberlin was born in Hawaii and raised in La Cañada Flintridge ...

, Brad Guigar, Eric Basaldua,

Len Wein Leonard Norman Wein (; June 12, 1948 – September 10, 2017) was an American comic book writer and editor best known for co-creating DC Comics' Swamp Thing and Marvel Comics' Wolverine, and for helping revive the Marvel superhero team the X-Men ( ...

, Michael Broussard, Tim Seeley, and

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Dar ...

* March 26–28:

Wizard World Toronto The Toronto Comic Con was an annual comic book convention held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It started in 2003 and was sold in 2009 to Wizard Entertainment owner Gareb Shamus. It was subsequently relaunched as a Wizard event in 2010. The event h ...

(Direct Energy Centre, Hall A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — first iteration of Wizard's acquisition of the Toronto Comicon * March 27–28: Hi-Ex (Eden Court Theatre,

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

, Scotland) — guests include Charlie Adlard,

Asia Alfasi Asia Alfasi (born 20 April 1984) is a Libyan-British manga-influenced comic writer and artist. She was born in Libya and moved to Scotland at the age of 7. She lives in Birmingham, England. Her works synthesise Islamic, Libyan, United Kingdom, Bri ...

, Gary Erskine, Simon Fraser, John Higgins, Cam Kennedy,

Gary Northfield Gary Northfield is a British cartoonist, most famous for his ''Derek the Sheep'' comic strip published in DC Thomson's ''The Beano'' and ''BeanoMAX''. Northfield graduated from Harrow College University of Westminster with a degree in Illustratio ...

, and

Kev F. Sutherland Kev F. Sutherland (born 18 October 1961) is a Scottish comedian and comic strip creator. He has drawn for a variety of publications, including ''The Beano''. He has produced several shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including The Sitcom Tr ...

* March 27: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing (Great Hall, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End, London, UK) — exhibitors include Roger Langridge * April 2–4: WonderCon ( San Francisco, USA) * April 10–11:

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 a ...

(69th Regiment Armory, New York City, USA) * April 16–18: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) (Chicago, Illinois, USA) — inaugural event; 20,000–30,000 attendees * April 17: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Ciné, Athens, Georgia) * April 23–25:

Pittsburgh Comicon The Pittsburgh Comicon, later known as Wizard World Comic Con Pittsburgh and since succeeded by Steel-City Con, was a comic book convention (meeting), convention held in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1994 by Michael ...

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

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 ...

, Gene Colan, Joe Sinnott,

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 ...

, Herb Trimpe, Gary Friedrich,

Talent Caldwell Talent Caldwell is a comic book artist best known for his work on the Top Cow Productions character Fathom. He has also drawn for DC Comics' Superman and Marvel Comics' Spider-Man characters. Career Talent Caldwell came to the attention of artist ...

, Eric Basaldua, Margot Kidder, and

Camden Toy Camden Toy is an American actor, screenwriter, and film editor. He is best known as a character actor, often under special effects prosthetic makeup. He has acted in over one hundred independent films, and a number of television roles. Early ...

* April 24–25:

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

(S.P.A.C.E.) (Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio) * April 24–25:

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) * May 8–9:

Toronto Comic Arts Festival The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is a comic book festival held annually in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2003, TCAF has grown to become one of the world’s largest festivals dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of comic arts. Prog ...

(Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada) * May 14–16:

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 ...

(Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA) — guests include Linda Blair, Lindsay Wagner, and Adam West * May 14–15: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include Eric Battle, Reggie Byers, Shawn Martinbrough, and Larry Stroman * May 22–23: Comic Expo (Ramada and Mercure hotels, Bristol, UK) — 1,000+ attendees ; guests include Richard Starkings, Kieron Gillen,

Paul Grist Paul Grist may refer to: * Paul Grist (actor) (born 1939), British actor * Paul Grist (comics) Paul Grist (born 9 September 1960) is a British comic book creator, noted for his hard-boiled police series '' Kane'' and his unorthodox superhero s ...

, Charlie Adlard, and Ian Churchill. * May 28–30:

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 ...

(Pigeon Forge Convention Center, Grand Hotel, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) — featured guest of honor: Gary Friedrich * May 28–30:

Phoenix Comicon Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comicon and Phoenix Comic Fest) is a speculative fiction entertainment and comic book convention held annually in Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded as the Phoenix Cactus Comicon in June 2002, ...

(Phoenix, Arizona) * May 28–30: Rockin' Pasadena Comic Con (Pasadena, California) — guests include

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

* June 4–6: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) — guests include Bob Almond, Mark Bagley, Liz Baillie, Kate Beaton, John Beatty,

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 Sant ...

Brian Bolland Brian Bolland (; born 26 March 1951)Salisbury, Mark, ''Artists on Comic Art'' (Titan Books, 2000) , p. 11 is a British comics artist. Best known in the United Kingdom as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology '' 2 ...

, Mark Brooks,

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 ...

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 ...

, Sean Chen,

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 ...

, Frank Cho, Colleen Coover, Jeremy Dale, Guy Davis,

Vito Delsante Vito Delsante (born 1973) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on characters such as '' Batman'', Wolverine and ''Scooby-Doo''. Early life Vito Delsante was born in 1973 in Staten Island, New York, United States. He attended high ...

, Evan Dorkin,

Sarah Dyer Sarah Dyer is an Americans, American comic book writer and artist with roots in the Zine, zine movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1998, ''Action Girl'' was awarded with the "Lulu of the Year" award of Friends of Lulu. Early life Dyer ...

, Nathan Edmondson,

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 ...

, Tom Fowler, Francesco Francavilla, Gary Friedrich, Christos Gage, John Gallagher, Michael Golden, Meredith Gran, Keron Grant, Cully Hamner,

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 ...

, Tony Harris, Christopher Hastings, Clayton Henry, Adam Hughes, Jamal Igle, Matt Kindt, Roger Langridge, Jason Latour, John Paul Leon, Rick Leonardi, Alec Longstreth, Laura Martin, Nathan Massengill, Mike McKone, Christopher Moeller,

Sean Gordon Murphy Sean Gordon Murphy (born 1980) is an American comic book creator known for work on books such as '' Joe the Barbarian'' with Grant Morrison, ''Chrononauts'' with Mark Millar, '' American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest'' and ''The Wake'' with Sc ...

, Dustin Nguyen, Ryan North, Mike Norton, Phil Noto, James O'Barr, Dan Parent, Brandon Peterson, Ed Piskor, Dave Roman,

Budd Root Budd Root (born 1958 in Heidelberg, Germany) is an American cartoonist, and creator of the independent comic book '' Cavewoman'', published by Root's company Basement Comics/ Amryl Entertainment. Root is one of the premiere contemporary " good ...

, Don Rosa, Stéphane Roux,

, Chris Samnee, Jim Scancarelli,

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

, Joe Staton, Brian Stelfreeze, Karl Story,

Raina Telgemeier Raina Diane Telgemeier (/'ɹeɪna 'tɛlgə'maɪəɹ/, born May 26, 1977) is an American cartoonist. Her works include the autobiography, autobiographical webcomic ''Smile (comic book), Smile'', which was published as a full-color graphic novel i ...

, Mark Texeira, Jill Thompson,

William Tucci William Tucci is an illustrator, writer, and filmmaker best known for his creator-owned title and character, '' Shi''. Career Tucci founded Crusade Comics in Bayport, New York Its flagship title, '' Shi'', debuted in March 1994. Publisher To ...

, Ethan Van Sciver,

Noah Van Sciver Noah Van Sciver (born July 7, 1984) is an independent American cartoonist. He currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. Early life Van Sciver grew up in a large family in New Jersey. A self-taught artist, he was influenced by many comics, ...

, Dexter Vines,

Michael W. Watkins Michael W. Watkins (often credited as Michael Watkins) is an American cinematographer, television director and television producer. He has worked on ''Smallville'', ''Boomtown'', ''The X-Files'', and '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Super ...

, Bill Willingham, Skottie Young, and

Chrissie Zullo Chrissie Zullo is a comic book artist whose notable works include the covers for '' Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love''. Her work been compared to that of Tara McPherson. Early life Chrissie Zullo was born in Canada. She has since lived in Sout ...

* June 5–6: Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) * July 17–18: London Film and Comic Con (Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England, UK) * July 22–25:

Comic-Con International San Diego Comic-Con International is a comic book convention and nonprofit multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California since 1970. The name, as given on its website, is Comic-Con International: San Diego; but it is c ...

( San Diego, USA) — 130,000+ attendees; guests: Neal Adams, Josh Adams, Sergio Aragonés, Peter Bagge, Gabrielle Bell,

, Ray Bradbury,

Émile Bravo Émile Bravo (born 18 September 1964) is a French comics artist. Biography Émile Bravo was born in Paris in 1964 from Spanish parents (a Catalan father and a Valencian mother). Having grown up with the famous Franco-Belgian comics like ''Astéri ...

, Berkeley Breathed, Kurt Busiek,

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Claremont, Chris. ''Marvel ...

, Howard Cruse, Vanessa Davis, Felicia Day,

Samuel R. Delany Samuel R. "Chip" Delany (, ) (born April 1, 1942), is an American author and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism, and essays (on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society). His ...

, Dave Dorman, Mark Evanier,

Jon Favreau Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''Rudy (film), Rudy'' (1993), ''PCU (film), PCU'' (1994), ''Swingers (1996 film), Swingers'' (1996), ''Very ...

, Matt Fraction, Hunter Freberg,

Stan Freberg Stan Freberg (born Stanley Friberg; August 7, 1926 – April 7, 2015) was an American actor, author, comedian, musician, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director. His best-known works include " St. George and the Dragonet ...

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

Moto Hagio is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...

, Charlaine Harris,

Tanya Huff Tanya Sue Huff (born 1957) is a Canadian fantasy author. Her stories have been published since the late 1980s, including five fantasy series and one science fiction series. One of these, her '' Blood Books'' series, featuring detective Vicki Ne ...

, Kathryn Immonen,

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. Penciler, His pe ...

, Phil Jimenez, Jenette Kahn, Keith Knight, Jim Lee,

, Paul Levitz, Milo Manara, Larry Marder,

Carla Speed McNeil Carla Speed McNeil is an American science fiction writer, cartoonist, and illustrator of comics, best known for the science fiction comic book series '' Finder''. Career McNeil's chief work is the ongoing science fiction comic series '' Finder'', ...

, China Miéville, Dennis O'Neil,

Robert M. Overstreet ''The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide'' (or ''Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide'') is an annually published comic book price guide widely considered the primary authority on the subject of American comic book grading and pricing in th ...

, Tom Palmer, Sean Phillips, Ivan Reis,

Douglas E. Richards Douglas E. Richards (born May 7, 1962) is an American writer, primarily of science fiction and both nonfiction and fiction for children. Biography Richards grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Finneytown High School, in Ohio, in 1980. ...

, Rick Riordan, Jerry Robinson, Steve Rude,

Jeannie Schulz Jeannie may refer to: * Jeannie (given name), a given name and a list of people with the name * Jeannie (''I Dream of Jeannie''), a main character of ''I Dream of Jeannie'' ** ''Jeannie'' (TV series), an animated series based on ''I Dream of Jean ...

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'' ( ...

Drew Struzan Drew Struzan (; born March 18, 1947) is an American artist, illustrator and cover designer. He is known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''Blade Runner'', ''Mallrats'', as well as films in the ''In ...

, James Sturm, Jillian Tamaki, Doug TenNapel, C. Tyler, Ann VanderMeer,

Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Trilogy. The tr ...

, Gerard Way,

Al Wiesner Shaloman is a Jewish superhero with powers similar to Superman. Known as "The Man of Stone," "Defender of the Downtrodden," and the "Kosher Crusader,""Comic-Con International Special Guests," Comic-Con Magazine (Winter 2010). Shaloman was created ...

, Michael Zulli, and more * July 31–August 1: CAPTION: "Mad Science" (East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, England, UK) * August 19–22: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois, USA) — guests: William Shatner, Linda Hamilton,

James Marsters James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is sometimes credited in various anime series and video games as David Gray and Sam Majesters in the series ''Dr ...

, Linda Blair, Nicholas Brendon, Clare Kramer, Claudia Christian, Richard Roundtree, Julia Jones, Joe Madureira, Michael Golden, Arthur Suydam, Brian Pulido, and David Mack * August 27–29: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 64,000 attendees; guests include William Shatner, Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar,

, Felicia Day,

Sendhil Ramamurthy Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy (born May 17, 1974) is an American actor. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Ramamurthy is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama ''Heroes'', Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in ''Beauty and t ...

, Michael Dorn, Peter Mayhew, Bruce Boxleitner, David Blue,

Summer Glau Summer Lyn Glau (; born July 24, 1981) is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in ''Firefly'' (2002) and its continuation film '' Serenity'' (2005), as Tess Doerner in ''Th ...

, Michelle Forbes, Tahmoh Penikett, Dean Stockwell, Daniel Cudmore, Ernest Borgnine, Ryan Robbins,

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

, Lance Henriksen,

Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films in the main were liberal adaptation ...

Bill Moseley William Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American actor, primarily known for his performances in horror films. His best-known roles include Chop Top in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' (1986), Otis B. Driftwood in Rob Zombie's ''Firefly ...

, William Forsythe, Heather Langenkamp, El Hijo Del Santo, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Anna Silk, Charles Band, Gary Frank, Andy Kubert, Adam Kubert, Olivier Coipel,

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 ...

, Ethan Van Sciver, Doug Mahnke,

C.B. Cebulski CB and variants may refer to: Places * CB postcode area, British post code for eastern England served by the Cambridge postal sorting office * Cambodia (FIPS Pub 10-4 country code and obsolete NATO digram CB) * Cape Breton (disambiguation) * Cen ...

, Brian Azzarello, Darwyn Cooke, Bob Layton, Tim Bradstreet, Alex Maleev, Ian Churchill, Jill Thompson, Jim Valentino, Chris Sprouse, Yanick Paquette, Cameron Stewart, Jeff Lemire, Yoshitaka Amano,

Ogata Megumi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from the Greater Tokyo Area. As a singer, she goes by the name em:óu. She attended Tokai University, but left due to lack of interest. She is best known for voicing Shinji Ikari in ''Neon Gene ...

, Vic Mignogna,

Johnny Yong Bosch Johnny Yong Bosch (born January 6, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, and martial artist. His first major role was the portrayal of Adam Park, the second Black Power Ranger and later, the Green Zeo Ranger and first Green Turbo Ranger i ...

, Brad Swaile, Jamie Marchi, Jason Deline, Victor Lucas, Scott Jones, Tommy Tallarico,

Jarett Cale ''Pure Pwnage'' (pronounced "pure ownage")The word "pwnage" can be pronounced several different ways. The show's creators pronounce it "ownage". Jeremy justifies this pronunciation with the following statements: "When people say , they sound lik ...

Geoff Lapaire ''Pure Pwnage'' (pronounced "pure ownage")The word "pwnage" can be pronounced several different ways. The show's creators pronounce it "ownage". Jeremy justifies this pronunciation with the following statements: "When people say , they sound lik ...

, Ed Greenwood,

Robin D. Laws Robin D. Laws (born October 14, 1964 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian writer and game designer who lives in Toronto, Canada. He is the author of a number of novels and role-playing games as well as an anthologist. Career Robin D. Laws ...

, Casts of '' Todd and the Book of Pure Evil,

Riese Riese may refer to: *Project Riese, a German Nazi World War II economic project *Riese Pio X, a municipality in Italy * Adam Ries (1492–1559), German mathematician *'' Riese: Kingdom Falling'' (originally named ''Riese''), an American science fic ...

, Lost Girl, Dark Rising, Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf, I Spit On Your Grave, Durham County, Pure Pwnage, Electric Playground, and

Reviews on the Run ''EP Daily'' (formerly ''The Electric Playground'') is a daily news television show that covers video games, movies, TV shows, comic books, collectibles and gadgets. Created and executive produced by host Victor Lucas, and his Vancouver, British ...

'' * August 28–29:

Baltimore Comic-Con Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...

(Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA) * August 28–29: Dallas Comic Con 15 (Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas, USA) — guests include Keith Pollard, Adam Warren, Angel Medina, Pat Broderick, June Brigman, Roy Richardson, Kerry Gammill, Kez Wilson, Ben Dunn, Josh Howard,

Joe Eisma Morning glory (also written as morning-glory) is the common name for over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, whose current taxonomy and systematics are in flux. Morning glory species belong to many genera, some of ...

Steve Erwin Steve Erwin (born January 16, 1960) is an American comics artist best known as the co-creator of '' Checkmate'' and ''Gunfire'' for DC Comics. Career Erwin studied commercial art at Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee. He credits Neal Adams' Ba ...

, John Lucas, Brian Denham, Andre Mangum, David Hopkins,

, Richard Dominguez,

Lawrence Reynolds Lawrence Reynolds (July 13, 1944 – August 15, 2000) was an American country singer. He had a hit single with "Jesus Is a Soul Man" in 1969, which hit No. 28 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart A chart (sometimes known as a graph) ...

, Anthony Tollin, and others * September 3–6:

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/Sheraton, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) — 30,000+ attendees; featured guests:

and Neal Adams, other guests include Sherilyn Kenyon, Scott Bakula, Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Luke Perry, Tom Savini, John Zaffis, and Donato Giancolo * September 10–11: Small Press Expo (SPX) (Bethesda, Maryland, USA) * September 11–12: Montreal Comiccon (Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec) — 8,300 attendees; guests include: Brent Spiner, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, Ethan Van Sciver, Darick Robertson, Leonard Kirk, Herb Trimpe, Dale Eaglesham, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, Larry Hama, Tim Sale, and Kirby Morrow * September 14–18: Jornadas de Cómic (Avilés, Spain) * October 1–3: Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con ( Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City, USA) * October 8–10: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — guests include Igort (guest of honor), Apostolos Doxiadis, Maxilimilen Le Roy, Alecos Papadatos, and Aleksandar Zograf * October 8–10: New York Comic Con (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, USA) * October 16–17: Alternative Press Expo (APE) (San Francisco, California, USA) * October 30–31: Detroit FanFare (Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan, USA) — guest of honor:

; other guests include Jim Starlin, Carl Lundgren, Guy Davis, Mark Crilley, and Vince LockeHenrickson, Eric. "A feast for geeks," ''Detroit News'' (28 Oct 2010), p. M.14. * October 29–31: Manitoba Comic Con (Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) — guests include Garrett Wang,

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* November 6–7:

Mid-Ohio Con The Wizard World Columbus Comic Con, formerly known as Mid-Ohio Con and then the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con, was a comic book convention held during the fall in Columbus, Ohio, United States, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Initially h ...

(Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio) — 30th anniversary show * November 20–22: Convencion de Juegos de Mesa y Comics ( Monterrey, Mexico) - guests include Edgar Delgado and musical group Aural Vampire * November 27: Genghis Con (Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio) — guests include Derf Backderf, Gary Dumm, and Greg Budgett

First issues by title

;'' Brightest Day'' :''Release:'' May by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Geoff Johns ;''

Critical Millennium ''Critical Millennium'' is a 2010 graphic novel published by Archaia Studios Press Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher ...

'' :''Release:'' October by

Archaia Studios Press Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios. Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publ ...

. ''Writer:'' Andrew E. C. Gaska ''Artist:'' Daniel Dussault ;''

Echoes Echoes may refer to: * Echo (phenomenon) Film and television * ''Echoes'' (2014 film), an American supernatural horror film * ''Echoes'' (miniseries), a 2022 Netflix original drama series * "Echoes" (''Fear Itself''), an episode of ''Fear Itse ...

'' :''Release:'' December by Top Cow Productions. ''Writer:'' Joshua Hale Fialkov ''Artist:'' Rahsan Ekedal ;''

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' :''Release:'' April by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Geoff Johns ''Artist:'' Francis Manapul ;''

Girl Comics ''Girl Comics'' is the name of two comic-book series published by Marvel Comics and its forerunners, Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. The first, debuting in 1949, ran 35 issues, changing its title to ''Girl Confessions'' with issue #13 (March 1952 ...

'' :''Release:'' March by Marvel Comics. ''Writer:'' various ''Artists:'' various ;'' God of War'' : ''Release:'' March by Wildstorm. ''Writer:'' Marv Wolfman ''Artist:'' Andrea Sorentino ;'' A God Somewhere'' : ''Release:'' June by Wildstorm. ''Writer:'' John Arcudi ''Artist:'' Peter Snejbjerg ;''

Green Arrow Green Arrow is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 in November 1941. His secret identity, real name is Olive ...

'' :''Release:'' June by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' J. T. Krul ;''

Hawkeye & Mockingbird ''Hawkeye & Mockingbird'' is a comic book ongoing series published by Marvel Comics starring superheroes Hawkeye and Mockingbird. Publication history The series launched in June 2010 as part of Marvel Comic's Heroic Age by writer Jim McCann and ...

'' :''Release:'' June by Marvel Comics. ''Writer:'' Jim McCann ''Artists:'' David Lopez ;''

Revolver A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six roun ...

'' :''Release:'' July by Vertigo. ''Writer & Artist:'' Matt Kindt ;'' Uncanny X-Force'' :''Release:'' October by Marvel Comics. ''Writer'': Rick Remender ''Artist:''

Jerome Opena Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is comm ...

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WWE Heroes ''WWE Heroes'' is an American celebrity comics comic book series, published by Titan Magazines. The series is written by Keith Champagne and the artwork is composed by Andy Smith. It stars WWE's most popular wrestlers, such as John Cena, The Und ...

'' :''Release:'' April by

Titan Publishing Titan Publishing Group is the publishing division of Titan Entertainment Group, which was established in 1981. The books division has two main areas of publishing: film and television tie-ins and cinema reference books; and graphic novels and co ...

. ''Writer:'' Keith Champagne ''Artist:'' Andy Smith

Renamed titles

;'' The Dandy'' :''Release:'' The ''

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 ...

'' changes its name back to ''The Dandy'' with the last ''Dandy Xtreme'', issue 3507, being dated 6 October 2010 and the retitled ''Dandy'', issue 3508, being dated 30 October 2010. The comic now had British comedian Harry Hill on the front cover.

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