This is a list of

comics a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

-related events in 2016. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

DC Rebirth DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth restored the D ...

is a 2016 relaunch by

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books.

February

* February 28: During the Stripdagen in

Rijswijk Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was in , and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also includes th ...

Maaike Hartjes wins the

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

and publisher Strip2000 the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. Publishing company VanderHout & Co wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal.

April

* April 18:

Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921) is an American cartoonist. He is notable for his work in the satirical magazine '' Mad'', including his trademark feature, the ''Mad'' Fold-in. Jaffee was a regular contributor to the magazine ...

makes the

Guinness Book of Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

for being the oldest active cartoonist in the world.

May

* May 3: Iranian cartoonist

Atena Farghadani Atena Farghadani ( fa, آتنا فرقدانی; born 29 January 1987) is an Iranian artist and political activist, who was imprisoned for 18 months. Amnesty International considers her a prisoner of conscience. She was released on 3 May 2016. ...

, jailed in 2014 over a cartoon offending the Iranian government, is finally released from prison thanks to international sympathy campaigns for her cause. * May 13: French cartoonist Piem is named Commander in the

Ordre National du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's esta ...

June

* June 3–12 For the first time the Stripdagen in Haarlem lasts a week, rather than just a weekend.

July

Image An image is a visual representation of something. It can be two-dimensional, three-dimensional, or somehow otherwise feed into the visual system to convey information. An image can be an artifact, such as a photograph or other two-dimensiona ...

comic ''

Morning Glories 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 ...

'' by

Nick Spencer Nick Spencer is a comic book writer and former politician best known for his Image series ''Morning Glories'', his collaborations with artist Steve Lieber on the comedic series '' Superior Foes of Spider-Man'' and '' The Fix'', a three-year run on ...

and

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 ...

concludes its second season and goes on hiatus following the publication of issue #50.

August

* Cancellation of the Dutch children's and comics magazine ''Taptoe''

September

* September 27: Dutch cartoonist

Peter van Straaten Peter van Straaten (25 March 1935 – 8 December 2016) was a Dutch cartoonist and comics artist. He is best known for his political cartoons as well as his satirical observations of everyday people. He also had a newspaper comic strip '' Vader ...

wins his fifth ''Inktspotprijs'' for ''Best Political Cartoon''. * September 28: DC Comics writer

Greg Rucka Gregory Rucka (born November 29, 1969) is an American writer known for the series of novels starring his character Atticus Kodiak, the creator-owned comic book series '' Whiteout'', ''Queen & Country'', '' Stumptown'' and '' Lazarus'', as well a ...

confirms that

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

is canonically bisexual.

October

* Artist Fred Dewilde publishes ''Mon Bataclan'', a personal account of the

November 2015 Paris attacks The November 2015 Paris attacks () were a series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks that took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 9:15p.m., three suicide bombers ...

, which he experienced firsthand at the

Bataclan Theatre The Bataclan () is a Theater (building), theatre located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval, its name refers to ''Ba-ta-clan'', an ...

in Paris, nearly one year earlier.

November

* Dutch journalist/comic artist Robin Vinck and publisher Seb van der Kaaden launch the ''Stripjournaal Podcast'', a news

podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...

on which they discuss and interview people and events regarding the Dutch-Belgian comic industry.

Specific date unknown

Julia Gfrörer Julia Gfrörer (born September 12, 1982) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and author. Her work is often transgressive, invoking occult themes within an ambience of subtly observed historicist concerns, in narratives g ...

publishes her graphic novel ''Laid Waste''. * French comic writer

Jean-David Morvan Morvan in 2017. Jean-David Morvan (born 28 November 1969 in Reims, Marne, France) is a French comics author. Morvan studied arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. Morvan started out as a comics artist, but soon realised that his true str ...

and South Korean artist

Kim Jung Gi Kim Jung Gi (legally Kim Jung Ki;Kim transcribed his name in a tripartite fashion, similar to North Korean usage. , hanja: ; 7 February 1975 – 3 October 2022) was a South Korean illustrator, cartoonist, and manhwa artist. He was famous fo ...

publish the biographical graphic novel ''McCurry, NYC, 911'' about photojournalist

Steve McCurry Steve McCurry (born April 23, 1950) is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo ''Afghan Girl'', of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of ''National Geographic'' several times. McCurry has photo ...

Exhibitions

* January 28–April 17: ''"Our Comics Ourselves: Identity, Expression, and Representation in Comic Art"'',

Interference Archive Interference Archive is a volunteer-run library, gallery, and archive of historical materials related to social and political activism and movements. It is located in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, at 314 7th St, Brooklyn ...

(Brooklyn, New York) — artists include

Cathy Guisewite Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created the comic strip ''Cathy'', which had a 34-year run. The strip focused on a career woman facing the issues and challenges of eating, work, relationships, and havi ...

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

Kelly Sue DeConnick Kelly Sue DeConnick (born July 15, 1970) is an award-winning American comic book writer and editor and English–language adapter of manga. Career Kelly Sue DeConnick was first introduced to the comics industry by writing copy for photos in adu ...

Phoebe Gloeckner Phoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner (born December 22, 1960), is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist. Early life Gloeckner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a librarian and her father, David Gloeckner, was ...

Sheri S. Tepper Sheri Stewart Tepper (July 16, 1929 – October 22, 2016) was an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels. She is primarily known for her feminist science fiction, which explored themes of sociology, gender and equality, as ...

Carol Tyler Carol Tyler (born November 20, 1951) is an American painter, educator, comedian, and eleven-time Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist known for her autobiographical comics. She has received multiple honors for her work including the Cartoonist Studi ...

, and

Leela Corman Leela Corman is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Corman created the 2012 graphic novel ''Unterzakhn'', which follows the lives of Jewish twin sisters growing up in the tenements of New York City's Lower East Side at the turn of the last ...

; exhibition later toured to

George Mason University George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...

and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center on the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

, Storrs Campus * March 2–May 7: ''"The ZAP Show: A Cultural Revolution"'',

Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. History Founding The Society of Illustrators was founded on ...

(New York City) — featuring the work of

R. Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contem ...

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 ...

, Robert Williams,

Victor Moscoso Victor Moscoso (born July 28, 1936) is a Spanish–American artist best known for producing psychedelic rock posters, advertisements, and underground comix in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s. He was the first of the rock poster artists of ...

Spain Rodriguez Manuel Rodriguez (March 2, 1940 – November 28, 2012), better known as Spain or Spain Rodriguez, was an American underground cartoonist who created the character Trashman. His experiences on the road with the motorcycle club, the Road Vultures M ...

Rick Griffin Richard Alden "Rick" Griffin (June 18, 1944 – August 18, 1991) was an American artist and one of the leading designers of psychedelic posters in the 1960s. As a contributor to the underground comix movement, his work appeared regularly in ...

, and

Paul Mavrides Paul Mavrides (born 1952) is an American artist, best known for his critique-laden comics, cartoons, paintings, graphics, performances and writings that encompass a disturbing yet humorous catalog of the social ills and shortcomings of human ...

; curated by Monte Beauchamp

Conventions

*January 26–31:

Angoulême International Comics Festival The Angoulême International Comics Festival (french: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games in Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lu ...

(Angoulême, France) * April 23: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia) *March 5: New York Comic Book Marketplace (

Penn Plaza Pavilion The Hotel Pennsylvania was a historic hotel at 401 Seventh Avenue (15 Penn Plaza) in Manhattan, across the street from Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden in New York City. Opened in 1919, it was once the largest hotel in the world. ...

, New York City) *March 5–6: STAPLE! (Marchesa Hall and Theater, Austin, Texas) *March 18–20:

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. The inaugural event was held April 16–18, 2010 at the McCormic ...

(McCormick Place Complex,

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

) *March 24–26:

Salt Lake Comic Con FanX Salt Lake (formerly Salt Lake Comic Con) is a semi-annual multi-genre pop culture expo held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is produced by Dan Farr and Bryan Brandenburg under Dan Farr Productions and is Utah's most attended con ...

FanXperience (

Salt Palace Convention Center The Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, more commonly known as the Salt Palace, is a convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Named after Utah's 11th governor, Calvin L. Rampton, the name "Salt Palace" was previously used by two ...

, Salt Lake City, Utah) *March 25–27: WonderCon Los Angeles (

Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center is a convention center in the southwest section of downtown Los Angeles. It hosts multiple annual conventions and has often been used as a filming location in TV shows and movies. History The convention center, ...

, Los Angeles, California) *May 26–29:

MegaCon MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large speculative fiction convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities, often occurring in spring at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The ...

(

Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center is a convention center located in Orlando, Florida. Opened in 1983 as the Orange County Convention and Civic Center, it is the primary public convention center for the Central Florida region and the second-lar ...

, Orlando, Florida) *April 2–3: MoCCA Arts Festival (Metropolitan West, New York City) *April 7–10:

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 Center The Seattle Convention Center (SCC), formerly the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), is a convention center in Seattle, Washington, United States. It consists of several exhibition halls and meeting rooms in buildings along Pike Stree ...

, Seattle, Washington) *April 9–10:

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 ...

(Northland Performing Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio) *April 16–17:

East Coast Comicon The East Coast Comicon is an annual comic book fan convention that takes place in New Jersey. It began in 2011 as the Asbury Park Comicon, and took place in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Due to its expansion and the need for a larger venue, it was rena ...

(

Meadowlands Exposition Center The Plaza at Harmon Meadow is a shopping complex in the Meadowlands of Secaucus, New Jersey, approximately six miles from New York City. It was developed by Hartz Mountain Industries, whose corporate offices are located in the Plaza. The Plaz ...

, Meadowlands, New Jersey) * April 23: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia) *May 14–15:

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 The Toronto Reference Library is a public reference library in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The library is located on the corner of Yonge Street and Asquith Avenue, within the Yorkville neighbourhood of downtown Toronto. The Toronto Reference Library ...

, Toronto, Canada) *May 13–15:

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 ...

(

Suburban Collection Showplace Suburban Collection Showplace is a convention center and exposition center in Novi, Michigan, which forms part of Metro Detroit. Suburban Collection Showplace is owned by TBON, LLC., a corporation located in Novi, but was originally owned by Blair ...

, Novi, Michigan) * May 21:

East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention The East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC) is the Philadelphia region's first black comic book convention, bringing together hundreds of comic book, science fiction, and fantasy creators, their colleagues, and their fans. The ECBACC is ...

(The Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) *June 2–5:

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 Convention Center The Phoenix Convention Center is an events venue in downtown Phoenix, Arizona located along East Monroe, East Washington, East Jefferson, North Second, North Third, and North Fifth Streets. It opened in 1972 and hosts national and regional conv ...

, Phoenix, Arizona) *June 3–5:

Fan Expo Dallas Fan Expo Dallas, previously known as Dallas Comic Con (or DCC for short), is a three-day speculative fiction, (including comic books and gaming) fan convention held annually in the Dallas, Texas area. Larger in scale than the Dallas Fan Days even ...

(

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center (KBHCCD) (formerly Dallas Convention Center) is a convention center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. The "Dallas Memorial Auditorium" was a standalone multipurpose arena, de ...

, Dallas, Texas) * June 11–12:

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

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

, Chicago, Illinois) — special guests:

Chester Brown Chester William David Brown (born 16 May 1960) is a Canadian cartoonist. Brown has gone through several stylistic and thematic periods. He gained notice in alternative comics circles in the 1980s for the surreal, scatological ''Ed the Happy Clo ...

, Tyrell Cannon,

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

Sammy Harkham Sammy Harkham (born May 21, 1980) is an American cartoonist and editor, best known for editing the ''Kramers Ergot'' alternative comics anthology. His current work can be found in the comic ''Crickets'', which was published by Drawn & Quarterly f ...

, Cathy G. Johnson, Patrick Kyle,

Laura Park Laura may refer to: People * Laura (given name) * Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert Places Australia * Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula * Laura, South Australia * Laura Bay, a bay on ...

Trina Robbins Trina Robbins (born Trina Perlson; August 17, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first female artists in that movement. In the 1980s, Robbins beca ...

, Leslie Stein *June 17–19:

Heroes Convention Heroes Convention, or HeroesCon, is a comic book convention that takes place in June (often over Father's Day weekend)Hargro, Carlton. "Best. Convention. Ever," ''Creative Loafing'' (June 17, 2009), p. 25. in Charlotte, North Carolina. The convent ...

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Charlotte Convention Center The Charlotte Convention Center is a convention center located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened in 1995 and attracts more than half a million visitors each year. It was designed by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates (TVS). It h ...

, Charlotte, North Carolina) *June 18–19: St. Louis Comicon (

St. Charles Convention Center The St. Charles Convention Center is a convention center in St. Charles, Missouri. It opened in April 2005 and is managed bSpectra The facility has a . Grand Ballroom, and . of Exhibit Hall space expandable to . through the adjacent Junior Ballro ...

, St Louis, Missouri) * July 21–24:

San Diego 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 co ...

(San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA) *July 29–31: Wizard World Columbus (

Greater Columbus Convention Center The Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) is a convention center located in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States, along the east side of North High Street. The convention center was predominantly designed by Peter Eisenman, constructed i ...

, Columbus, Ohio) *August 24–27:

Wizard World Chicago Fan Expo Chicago (formerly Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, and commonly known as the Chicago Comicon), is a comic book convention held during the summer in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. It was tr ...

(

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, formerly known as the Rosemont/O'Hare Exposition Center, is a convention center located in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Built in 1975, the center has exhibition space of and parking availabl ...

, Rosemont, Illinois) *September 2–5:

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 ...

(Atlanta, Georgia) *September 2–4:

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 The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. The center is a municipal building owned and operated by the City of Baltimore. The facility was constructed in two separate phases: th ...

, Baltimore, Maryland) *September 17–18:

Small Press Expo The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an American alternative comics convention. A registered 501(c)(3) that was created in 1994, every year since its inception, SPX has put on a festival, known as The Expo, that provides a forum for artists, writers and ...

(Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, Maryland) * September 24–25:

Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo Rhode may refer to: *In Greek mythology: :*Rhodos, goddess and personification of the island of Rhodes :*Rhode, one of the fifty daughters of Danaus * ''Rhode'' (spider), a genus of spiders *Rhode (surname) *Rhode, County Offaly, an Irish town *Rh ...

(RIPE) (Providence Public Library, Providence, RI) — third iteration of this event *October 6–9:

New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. History The New York Comic Con is a f ...

(

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, commonly known as the Javits Center, is a large convention center on Eleventh Avenue between 34th Street and 38th Street in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. It was designed by architect James ...

, New York City) * October 8–9:

Alternative Press Expo The Alternative Press Expo (APE) was a comic book festival and alternative comics convention that operated from 1994 to 2017. Founded by Slave Labor Graphics publisher Dan Vado, APE focused on self-published, independent, and alternative carto ...

(

San Jose Convention Center The San Jose McEnery Convention Center (commonly known simply as the San Jose Convention Center) is a convention center in Downtown San Jose, California. The facility is the largest convention center in Silicon Valley. It is known for hosting ...

, San Jose, California) * October 13–16:

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

(CXC) (Columbus, Ohio) — special guests

Bruce Worden The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been ...

Derf Backderf John Backderf (born October 31, 1959), also known as Derf or Derf Backderf, is an American cartoonist. He is most famous for his graphic novels, especially ''My Friend Dahmer'', the international bestseller which won an Angoulême Prize, and ear ...

Garry Trudeau Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is an American cartoonist, best known for creating the ''Doonesbury'' comic strip. Trudeau is also the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series ''Alpha House''. ...

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born September 6, 1937) is a Spanish/Mexican cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to '' Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo the Wanderer''. Among his peers and fans, Aragonés is w ...

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 ...

, Nate Beeler,Johnson, Alan
"Cartoon Crossroads Columbus gives voice to different breed of artist,"
''The Columbus Dispatch'' (Oct 16, 2016). Charles Burns,

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

Ronald Wimberly Ronald Wimberly (born April 28, 1979) is an American cartoonist. He has published several graphic novels, as well as shorter works for ''The New Yorker'', DC/Vertigo, Nike, Marvel, Hill and Wang, and Dark Horse Comics. Wimberly was the 2016 Col ...

Stan Sakai is a Japanese-born American cartoonist and comic book creator. He is best known as the creator of the comic series ''Usagi Yojimbo''. Career He began his career by lettering comic books (notably ''Groo the Wanderer'' by Sergio Aragonés and Mar ...

, Mark Osborne, Keith Knight,

,Cavna, Michael
"‘Bone’ cartoonist aims to help create the South by Southwest of comics,"
''Washington Post'' (Oct. 14, 2016).

Lalo Alcaraz Lalo Alcaraz (born April 19, 1964) is an American cartoonist most known for being the author of the comic ''La Cucaracha'', the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip. Launched in 2002, ''La Cucaracha'' has becom ...

John Canemaker John Cannizzaro Jr. (born 1943), better known as John Canemaker, is an American independent animator, animation historian, author, teacher and lecturer. In 1980, he began teaching and developing the animation program at New York University, Tisch S ...

Brandon Graham Brandon Lee Graham (born April 3, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft with the thirteenth selection ...

Jay Hosler Jay Hosler is the author and illustrator of science-oriented comics. He is best known for his graphic novels '' Clan Apis'', '' The Sandwalk Adventures'', and '' Optical Allusions''. '' Clan Apis'', a Xeric Foundation Award winner, follows the li ...

Ben Katchor Ben Katchor (born November 19, 1951) is an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for the comic strip ''Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer''. He has contributed comics and drawings to ''The Forward'', ''The New Yorker,'' ''Metropoli ...

Ed Koren Edward Benjamin "Ed" Koren (born 1935) is a writer and illustrator of children's books and political cartoons, most notably in ''The New Yorker''. Personal Edward Benjamin Koren was born in New York City and attended Horace Mann School and Col ...

, Sacha Mardou,

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 ...

Scottie Young Skottie Young (born March 3, 1978) is an American comic book artist, children's book Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is ...

* October 28–30:

Comikaze Expo L.A. Comic Con is a three-day multi-genre convention"Comic-Con vs. ...

(Los Angeles Convention Center) * October 29–30:

Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the ...

(Lesley's University Hall, Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts) * November 2–3: WES Feminist Comic Con (

Forman Christian College Forman Christian College is an private liberal arts university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded in 1864 and is administered by the Presbyterian Church. The university follows an American-style curriculum. Founded in 1864 by American ...

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

) — first annual event * November 5: CAB/

Comic Arts Brooklyn Comic Arts Brooklyn (CAB) is a comic book festival and art book fair organized by the comic book store Desert Island, held annually in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2013 as a successor to the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival (BCGF), CAB ...

(Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church & Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York) *November 11–13:

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, Providence, Rhode Island) * December 3–4:

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(Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, California) — featured guests: Sam Bosma,

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Deaths

January

* January 2: Zdravko Zupan, Serbian comics artist (''Zuzuko'', ''Munja'', ''

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 the age of 65. * January 11: Franco Oneta, Italian comics artist (''Zembla'') dies at the age of 82. * January 14: Shaolin, Brazilian TV comedian and cartoonist, dies at age 44 from a heart attack after being involved in a car accident. * January 17:

Hansrudi Wäscher Hansrudi Wäscher (5 April 1928, in St. Gallen, Switzerland – 7 January 2016, in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a Swiss-German comics artist and comics author. Life Background and education Wäscher was the son of a German father and a Swiss m ...

, Swiss-German comics artist (''Sigurd'', ''

Akim An ''akim'' ( kk, әкім, әкімдер / ''äkimder''; ky, аким; russian: аким) is the head of a local government in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. ''Akim'', meaning "God will establish", is derived from the Arabic word '' hakim'', whi ...

'', ''

Tibor Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe. There are several explanations for the origin of the name: * from Latin name Tiberius, which means "from Tiber", Tiber being a river in Rome. * in old Slavic languages, Tibor means "sacred pl ...

'') dies at the age of 87. * January 19:

Mike Docherty Michael Docherty (September 11, 1955 – January 19, 2016) was a Scottish comic book and animation artist living in California. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comic's 1980s and 1990s Conan comics. Since the mid-1990s he began on dra ...

, Scottish comics artist and animator (worked on ''

Conan the Barbarian Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian) is a fictional sword and sorcery hero who originated in pulp magazines and has since been adapted to books, comics, films (including '' Conan the Barbarian'' and '' Conan the Destroyer'') ...

''), dies at age 60. * January 21: Willem Dolphyn, Belgian comics artist (''Jan Zonder Vrees''), dies at the age of 80. * January 26: Bernard Cookson, British cartoonist (''

Punch Punch commonly refers to: * Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist * Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice Punch may also refer to: Places * Pun ...

''), dies from cancer at age 79. * January 29: Linus Maurer, American cartoonist and comics artist (''Old Harrigan'', ''Abracadabra''), dies at age 90.

February

* February 1: Antoon Mortier, Belgian painter and comic artist, dies at age 96. * February 2: Bob Elliott, American comedian (

Bob & Ray Bob and Ray were an American comedy duo whose career spanned five decades, composed of comedians Bob Elliott (1923–2016) and Ray Goulding (1922–1990). The duo's format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, suc ...

) and comics writer (''

Mad Magazine Mad, mad, or MAD may refer to: Geography * Mad (village), a village in the Dunajská Streda District of Slovakia * Mád, a village in Hungary * Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, by IATA airport code * Mad River (disambiguation), several r ...

'' ), dies at age 92. * February 3:

Jack Elrod Jack Elrod (March 29, 1924 – February 16, 2016) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip '' Mark Trail''. The creator of ''Mark Trail'', Ed Dodd, began the strip in 1946. Elrod began working on the strip as an artist in 1950, ...

, American comics artist (''

Mark Trail ''Mark Trail'' is a newspaper comic strip created by the American cartoonist Ed Dodd. Introduced April 15, 1946, the strip centers on environmental and ecological themes. As of 2020, King Features syndicated the strip to "nearly 150 newspaper ...

'', continued ''The Ryatts''), dies at the age of 91. * February 8: Piet Zeeman, Dutch comics writer, editor and translator (

, wrote for ''

Sjors & Sjimmie ''Sjors & Sjimmie'' (''George & Jimmy'') is a Dutch adaptation of the comic strip ''Winnie Winkle'', specifically the character Perry Winkle from that strip. The difference between the American original and the Dutch adaptation is that Sjors (Perr ...

'', '' Jan, Jans en de Kinderen''), dies at age 58. * February 21: John Caldwell, American gag cartoonist ('' Mad''), dies at age 69. * February:

Alvin Buenaventura Buenaventura Press was a publisher and distributor for comics, prints, anthologies and graphic novels based in Oakland, California, run by Alvin Buenaventura. Publishing history Buenaventura Press originally specialized in handcrafted fine press ...

, American comic book publisher (

Buenaventura Press Buenaventura Press was a publisher and distributor for comics, prints, anthologies and graphic novels based in Oakland, California, run by Alvin Buenaventura. Publishing history Buenaventura Press originally specialized in handcrafted fine press ...

and Pigeon Press), dies at age 39.

March

* March 5: Alberto Dose, Argentine comics artist (''El Cimmarón''), dies at the age of 68. * March 7:

Scott Goodall Scott Goodall MBE (7 November 1935 – 7 March 2016) was a British comics writer. Career Goodall started out his comics career in the early-to-mid 1960s. He was part of a rotating cast of writers for the spooky strip ''The Strangest Stories Ever ...

, British comic book writer ('' Fishboy''), dies at age 80. * March 7: Paul C. Ryan, American comics artist (

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

), dies at age 65. * March 16: He Youzhi, Chinese comics artist, dies as the age of 94. * March 18: Klaus Vonderwerth, German cartoonist and comics artist (''Albert'', ''Ako'', ''Kybert'', ''Ruf 110''), dies at the age of 80. * March 25:

Ken Barr Ken Barr, working name of Kenneth Barr (17 March 1933 – 25 March 2016), was a Scottish artist who drew and painted DC and Marvel comics and magazines, Doc Savage magazine covers, science fiction and fantasy novel and magazine covers. His styl ...

, Scottish cover painter and occasional interior artist of American comics and comic magazines, dies at age 83.

April

* April 2:

Gallieno Ferri Gallieno Ferri (21 March 1929 – 2 April 2016) was an Italian comic book artist and illustrator. He was born in Genoa. In 1960 Ferri met writer Sergio Bonelli Sergio Bonelli (2 December 1932 – 26 September 2011) was an Italian comic book ...

, Italian comics artist ('' Zagor'') died at the age of 87. * April 3: Dick Hodgins, Jr., American comics artist (''Half Hitch'', continued ''

Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

''), dies at the age of 85. * April 6: Oto Reisinger, Croatian animator, illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (''Štefekove pustolovine'') dies at age 89. * April 8: William Hamilton, American cartoonist and playwright (''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

''), dies at age 76. * April 8:

Paul Fung Jr. Paul Fung Jr. (March 9, 1923 – April 8, 2016) was an American cartoonist who drew the ''Blondie (comic strip), Blondie'' comic book for 40 years. He was the son of Paul Fung, a cartoonist who drew the comic strip ''Dumb Dora'' for several years ...

, American comics artist (Continued '' Blondie''), dies at age 93. * April 19: Frits Klein, Dutch comics artist (''Bokke Heidehipper'', ''Gurbe''), dies at age 91. * April 21: Siem Praamsma, Dutch comics artist (''Humpo Hotsflots'', ''Jochem Jofel''), died at the age of 95. * April 27: William Hamilton, American cartoonist (''

''), is killed in a car accident at age 76. * April 27: V.T. Thomas, aka Toms, Indian comics artist ('' Boban and Molly''), dies at age 86. * April 28:

René Hausman René Hausman (21 February 1936 – 28 April 2016) was a Belgian comic-book writer and artist, best known for his dark fairytales and watercolour drawings. Biography René Hausman was born in Verviers, Belgium in 1936.De Weyer, Geert (2005). ...

, Belgian comics artist (''Lalyna''), dies at the age of 80. * April 29: Jok Church, American comics artist (''

You Can With Beakman and Jax ''You Can with Beakman and Jax'', also known in its Spanish-language version as ''El Mundo de Beakman'' ("The World of Beakman"), is an American science and education syndicated comic strip by Jok Church, which ran from July 14, 1991 to July 17, ...

''), passes away at age 66 from a heart attack.

May

* May 2: Cleet Boris, French comics artist (''Super-Héros'') dies at the age of 53. * May 5:

Siné Maurice Sinet (; 31 December 1928 – 5 May 2016), known professionally as Siné (), was a French political cartoonist. His work is noted for its anti-capitalism, anti-clericalism, anti-colonialism, anti-semitism, and anarchism. Biography As a ...

, French cartoonist (''

Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; meaning ''Charlie Weekly'') is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. Stridently non-conformist in tone, the publication has been described as Anti-racism, anti-racist, sceptica ...

'', '' Siné Mensuel''), died at the age of 87. * May 14:

Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke (November 16, 1962 – May 14, 2016) was a Canadian comics artist, writer, cartoonist, and animator who worked on the comic books ''Catwoman'', '' DC: The New Frontier'', ''The Spirit'' and '' Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter''. ...

, Canadian animator and comics artist (

), dies of cancer at age 53. * May 22:

George Wildman George Wildman (July 31, 1927 – May 22, 2016) was an American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry. From 1971 until 1985 he was a top editor at Charlton Comics, where he also became the long-time regular artist on ...

, American comics artist (''

Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.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 ...

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ) was an American animation studio and production company which was active from 1957 to 2001. It was founded on July 7, 1957, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera following the decision of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to c ...

comics, Warner Bros. comics), dies at the age of 88. * May 24:

Mell Lazarus Melvin Lazarus (May 3, 1927 – May 24, 2016) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of two comic strips, ''Miss Peach'' (1957–2002) and '' Momma'' (1970–2016). Additionally, he wrote two novels. For his comic strip ''Paulin ...

, American cartoonist (''

Miss Peach ''Miss Peach'' was a syndicated comic strip created by American cartoonist Mell Lazarus. It ran for 45 years, from February 4, 1957, to September 8, 2002. Format and style The daily strips often contained only a single panel. The format was " ...

'', ''

Momma ''Momma'' is an American comic strip by Mell Lazarus that ran from October 26, 1970, to July 10, 2016. Publication history ''Momma'' was Lazarus' second strip; he had been publishing the syndicated strip ''Miss Peach'' since 1957. Debuting o ...

''), dies at age 89. * May 27:

Frank Modell Franklyn Bruce Modell (September 6, 1917 – May 27, 2016) was an American cartoonist who contributed over 1,400 cartoons to ''The New Yorker'' during a period of over 50 years from 1946. Franklyn Bruce Modell was born on September 6, 1917 in P ...

, American cartoonist (''

''), dies at age 98.

June

* June 1: Anatol Kovarsky, A.K.A. Akov, Russian-American painter, cartoonist and illustrator (

), dies at age 97. * June 19:

Rodolfo Zalla Rodolfo Zalla (Buenos Aires, July 20, 1931 - São Paulo, June 19th, 2016) was an Argentine comics artist. He started drawing comics while still in Argentina in 1953, but his career gained prominence after moving to Brazil with fellow comic artist ...

, Argentine-Brazilian comics artist (''Jacaré Mendonça'', ''

Johnny Pecos Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant ...

''), dies at age 85. * June 25: Manfred Deix, Austrian cartoonist and comic strip artist, died at age 66. * June 26: Angel Nadal Quirch, Spanish comics artist (''Pasquale'',

Rolf Kauka Rolf Kauka (9 April 1917 in Markranstädt, Saxony – 13 September 2000 in Thomasville, Georgia) was a comic artist, most famous for the series ''Fix and Foxi''. In 1951, Rolf Kauka founded Kauka Publishing. Aside from Rolf Kauka's original comic ...

comics, continued ''

Buster Capp Buster Capp is a British comic strip series which debuted on 28 May 1960 in the magazine '' Buster'' and ran until January 2000. The character was the mascot of the magazine too. The series is a spin-off of ''Andy Capp'', starring Andy's young son ...

''), dies at age 85. * June 27: Fred Wagner, American comics artist (continued ''Catfish'', ''

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

'' and ''Animal Crackers''), dies at age 75..

July

* July 3: Albert Survie, Dutch comics artist (''De Vleermuis''), died at the age of 75. * July 4: Didier Savard, French comics artist (''Dick Hérisson'', ''Léonid Beaudragon''), died at age 65. * July 5:

Nine Culliford Janine Culliford ( née Devroye; 29 March 1930 – 5 July 2016) was a Belgian colorist of comic strips. Nine Culliford was the wife of the comic strip creator known as Peyo (the pseudonym of Pierre Culliford, 1928–1992). She colored his illus ...

, Belgian comic book colourist and wife of

Peyo Pierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian comics writer and artist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo (). His best-known works are the comic book series ''The Smurfs'' and '' Johan and Peewit'', the latter in wh ...

(''

The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...

''), dies at the age of 86. * July 8:

Frank Dickens Frank William Huline-Dickens (9 December 1931 – 8 July 2016) was a British cartoonist, best known for his strip "Bristow (cartoon), Bristow", which ran for 51 years in the ''Evening Standard'' and was syndicated internationally. According to '' ...

, British cartoonist (''

Bristow Bristow, or Bristowe, can refer to the following. People * Bristow (surname) * W.S. Bristowe (1901–1979), English naturalist Places ;In the United States * Bristow, Indiana * Bristow, Iowa * Bristow, Mississippi * Bristow, Missouri * Bristow ...

''), dies at age 84. * July 9:

Geneviève Castrée Geneviève Elverum ( Gosselin; April 9, 1981 – July 9, 2016), also known as Geneviève Castrée, was a Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician from Quebec. An early admirer of comics, she began creating them at a young age. L'Oie de Cra ...

, Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician, dies from pancreatic cancer at age 35. * July 9:

Lothar Dräger Lothar Dräger (January 19, 1927 – July 9, 2016) was a German comic writer. Writings * Mosaik (Digedags) by Hannes Hegen, Co-author from 1957 to 1975 * Mosaik (Abrafaxe), author and artistic director from 1976 to 1990. * Lothar Dräger, Ulf S. ...

, German comics writer (''Digedags'', ''Abrafaxe''), passes away at the age of 89. * July 16: Carlos Nine, Argentine comics artist, dies at age 72. * July 26: Coen van Hunnik, Dutch comics artist (''Olle Kapoen''), dies at age 90. * July 27: Jack Davis, American comics artist ('' Mad''), dies at age 91. * July 27: Brett Merhar, American comics artist (''Free For All''), dies at the age of 46. * July 27: Richard Thompson, American comics artist, (''

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''), dies at age 58. * July 29: Guy Dessicy, Belgian comic book colorist (

Studio Hergé 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 d ...

), dies at the age of 92. He was also head of Publiart, a commercial agency specializing in comic book merchandising and co-founder of the

Belgian Comic Strip Center The Belgian Comic Strip Center (french: Centre belge de la Bande dessinée; nl, Belgisch Stripcentrum) is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to Belgian comics. It is located at 20, /, in an Art Nouveau building designed by Victor Horta, ...

August

* August 4:

Gaspar Saladino Gaspar Saladino (September 1, 1927 – August 4, 2016) was an American letterer and logo designer who worked for more than sixty years in the comic book industry, mostly for DC Comics. Eventually Saladino went by one name, "Gaspar," which he wrote ...

, American comics letterer (

), dies at age 88. * August 7: Jean Sanitas, French writer, journalist and comics writer (''Zor et Mlouf'', continued ''Bob Mallard'' ), dies at age 88. * August 17: Víctor Mora, Spanish comic book writer (''

Capitán Trueno El Capitán Trueno (lit. "Captain Thunder") is the hero of a series of Spanish comic books, created in 1956 by the writer Víctor Mora and illustrated mainly by Miguel Ambrosio Zaragoza (Ambrós). The comics were published continuously between 1 ...

'', '' El Jabato''), dies at age 85. * Specific date in August unknown: Jukka Murtosaari, Finnish animator and comics artist (''Jake'',

, worked on ''

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'' comics), died at age 53.

September

* September 7: Sparky Moore, American animator and comics artist (western comics,

, ''

Zorro Zorro (Spanish language, Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp magazine, pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed a ...

'', ''The Big Bad Wolf'', continued '' Scamp'', ''

Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear and Pooh, is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. The first collection of stories about the character w ...

''), dies at age 91. * September 25: Fernando Puig Rosado, Spanish cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 85. * September 30:

Ted Benoît Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian comics, Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar ...

, French comics artist ('' Ray Banana'', continued '' Blake & Mortimer''), dies at age 69.

October

* October 8:

Lyn Chevli Lyn Chevli (December 24, 1931 – October 8, 2016), also credited as Lyn Chevely and Chin Lyvely, was an American cartoonist who participated in the underground comix movement. With Joyce Farmer, she created the feminist comic-book anthology ser ...

, American comics artist (co-founder of '' Tits & Clits Comix''), dies at age 84. * October 10: Carlos Roose Silva, Peruvian comics artist (Pachochín, el Chupatintas''), dies at age 87. * October 12: Benoît Gillain, Belgian-French comics artist (''Bouby'', ''Bonux-Boy''), dies at age 78. * October 22:

Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London in 1962 and raised i ...

, British comics artist (''

Judge Dredd Judge Joseph Dredd is a fictional character created by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra. He first appeared in the second issue of ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'' (1977), which is a British weekly anthology Comic book, comic. He is the ...

'', ''

Hellblazer ''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introd ...

''), dies at the age of 54. * October 23:

Jack Chick Jack Thomas Chick (April 13, 1924 – October 23, 2016) was an American cartoonist and publisher, best known for his fundamentalist Christian "Chick tracts". He expressed his perspective on a variety of issues through sequential-art morali ...

, American comics artist (''

Chick tracts Chick tracts are short evangelical gospel tracts, originally created by American publisher and religious cartoonist Jack Chick in the 1960s. His company Chick Publications has continued to print these tracts, in addition to those by new writer ...

''), dies at age 92. * October 27: Ton Beek, Dutch comics artist (''Birre Beer'') passes away at the age of 90.

November

* November 1:

Dave Broadfoot Dave Broadfoot (December 5, 1925 – November 1, 2016) was a Canadian comedian and satirist. He is best known for his performances as a member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce.Carlos Alberto Santos Carlos Alberto Souza dos Santos, best known as Santos (born December 9, 1960 in Vianópolis, Goiás) is a retired Brazilian football retired player and manager. Carlos Alberto Santos made nearly 200 Campeonato Brasileiro appearances for Goiás ...

, Portuguese comics artist (historical comics), dies at the age of 73. * November 4:

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, British comics artist (''

Billy's Boots ''Billy's Boots'' was a popular British comic strip by writer Fred Baker and artist John Gillatt, later continued by Mike Western. The original Billy's Boots was an earlier humorous series, written and drawn by Frank Purcell, which appeared in Tig ...

''), passes away at the age of 87. * November 5: Averardo Ciriello, Italian comics artist (

erotic comics Erotic comics are adult comics which focus substantially on nudity and sexual activity, either for their own sake or as a major story element. As such they are usually not permitted to be sold to legal minors. Like other genres of comics, they c ...

), dies at the age of 98. * November 6:

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

, Belgian comics artist (''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' in 1947 to ''De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed'' ...

'', ''

Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke ''Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke'' was a Belgian gag-a-day comic strip series drawn by Marc Sleen from 1944 until 1965. It was continued by artists Hurey and Jean-Pol until 1974. Concept ''Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke'' was a classic family comic strip, dra ...

'', ''

De Lustige Kapoentjes ''De Lustige Kapoentjes'' (literally: ''"The Joyful Rascals"'') was a long-running Flemish comic book series, which existed under different titles and was drawn by different artists, among whom Marc Sleen (''"The Lustige Kapoentjes"'') and Willy V ...

'', ''

Doris Dobbel ''Doris Dobbel'' was a Belgian gag-a-day comics series, written and drawn by Marc Sleen, between 8 April 1950 and 1965 and published in the magazine ''De Middenstand''. Concept The series was centered around Doris Dobbel, an obese butcher who en ...

'', ''

Oktaaf Keunink ''Oktaaf Keunink'' (sometimes written as ''Octaaf'', even though most album titles refer to the series as "Oktaaf") was a Belgian comics series, written and drawn by Marc Sleen. It was published between 16 November 1952 and 4 April 1965 in the mag ...

'', ''

De Ronde van Frankrijk ''De Ronde van Frankrijk'' (''The Tour de France'') was a Belgian gag cartoon comic strip series by Marc Sleen, in which he made a comedic report of every daily tournament of the annual cycling contest the Tour de France. Sleen drew the strip eac ...

''), dies at age 93. * November 12:

Jerry Dumas Gerald John "Jerry" Dumas (June 6, 1930 – November 12, 2016) was an American cartoonist, best known for his ''Sam and Silo'' comic strip. Dumas was also a writer, illustrator, and essayist, and a columnist for the '' Greenwich Time''. Biograph ...

, American cartoonist and comics writer (''

Beetle Bailey ''Beetle Bailey'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Mort Walker, published since September 4, 1950. It is set on a fictional United States Army post. In the years just before Walker's death in 2018 (at age 94), it was among the old ...

'', ''

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

'', ''

Sam and Silo ''Sam and Silo'' is an American comic strip created by Mort Walker (creator of ''Beetle Bailey'' and ''Hi and Lois'') and Jerry Dumas, which began on April 18, 1977. The series is a "continuation" or a spin-off of ''Sam's Strip'' (1961-1963), as i ...

''), dies at age 86. * November 19:

Gino Gavioli Gino Gavioli (9 May 1923 – 19 November 2016) was an Italian comic artist, animator and comic writer. Biography Born in Milan, after graduating from the Brera Academy Gavioli debuted illustrating some comic series for the publisher Alberto Train ...

, Italian comics artist and animator (''Vita da Cani'', ''Paco y Manolito''), dies at age 93. * November 22: Alfredo Brasioli, Italian comic artist (''Lippi e Lia'', ''Ulix'', ''De Bello Gallico''), dies at age 81. * November 27: Micharmut, Spanish comics artist (''Futurama''), dies at the age of 63.

December

* December 2: Liliana Fantoni, Italian comics artist (collaborator of her father Guido Fantoni and brother Mario Fantoni), died at the age of 96. * December 4:

Marcel Gotlib Marcel Gottlieb (14 July 1934 – 4 December 2016), known professionally as Gotlib, was a French comics artist/writer and publisher. Through his own work and the magazines he co-founded, ''L'Écho des savanes'' and ''Fluide Glacial'', he was a key ...

, French comics artist (''

Gai-Luron ''Gai-Luron'' is a French comics series about a melancholic basset hound, Gai-Luron, created on July 12, 1964, by Gotlib.''Gai-Luron ou la joie de vivre'', n°1, p1. Footnote of date of creation by Gotlib Originally published in the Franco-Belgi ...

'', ''

Les Dingodossiers ''Les Dingodossiers'' is a humorous series of comics created by French artists Marcel Gotlib (cartoonist) and René Goscinny (writer) first published in ''Pilote'' magazine from 1965 to 1967. Style The term ''dingodossiers'' is a portmanteau of ...

'', ''

Superdupont ''Superdupont'' is a French comic strip created in 1972 by Marcel Gotlib and Jacques Lob. It is a spoof of American super-hero comics that sends up French national attitudes. Publication history ''Superdupont'' was initially published in the Fr ...

'', ''

Rubrique-à-Brac ''Rubrique-à-Brac'' is a humorous comic strip series created in 1968 by Gotlib. The title is a portmanteau of the French words ''rubrique'' (section) and ''bric-à-brac''. Initially published in ''Pilote'' magazine, the series was republished a ...

'', ''

Hamster Jovial Hamster Jovial or Hamster Jovial et les louveteaux was a French comics series created by Marcel Gotlib about a scoutsleader and his three young cubs. It ran between December 1971 and June 1974 in the French music magazine ''Rock & Folk''. Reprints ...

'', '' Pervers Pépère''), dies at the age of 82. * December 8:

, Dutch comics artist and political cartoonist (''

Vader & Zoon ''Vader & Zoon'' (''Father & Son'') was a Dutch newspaper gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Peter van Straaten. It was published in ''Het Parool'' from November 12, 1968 until 1987 and Van Straaten's most famous and popular work. Concept ''Vader ...

''), dies at the age of 81. * December 20: Mix & Remix, Swiss cartoonist (

L'Hebdo ''L'Hebdo'' was a weekly French-language news magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It existed between 1981 and 2017. History and profile ''L'Hebdo'' was established in 1981. The magazine, based in Lausanne, is part of Ringier and is publ ...

, Siné Hebdo), passes away at the age of 58. * December 23:

Paul Peter Porges Paul Peter Porges (February 7, 1927, Vienna – December 20, 2016, Kingston, Jamaica) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in many places, including ''The New Yorker'', ''Mad'' magazine, ''Playboy'', '' Harper's'', ''Look'' and the ''S ...

, Austrian-American comics artist (''

''), dies at the age of 89. * December 23: Zdenko Svirčić, Croatian comics artist (''Gusari na Atlantiku'', ''U ledenoj pustinji''), dies at age 92. * December 25:

Núria Pompeia Núria Vilaplana i Buixons (1931 – 25 December 2016), better known as Núria Pompeia, was a Catalan Spanish cartoonist, graphic humorist, journalist in the Catalan and Castilian languages, and a Catalan writer in Catalan. Born and raised in Dre ...

, Spanish comics artist (''Nosotras: Las mujeres objeto-ras'', ''La Educación de Palmira'', ''La Liberadas'' and ''Ramoneta''), passes away at the age of 85. * December 26:

Duck Edwing Don "Duck" Edwing (1934 – December 26, 2016) was an American gag cartoonist whose work has appeared for years in '' Mad''. His signature "Duck Edwing" was usually accompanied by a small picture of a duck, and duck calls were heard on his answer ...

, American comics artist (

), dies at the age of 81 or 82. * December 27:

John Calnan John Calnan (February 26, 1932 – December 27, 2016) was an American comics artist best known as the co-creator of Lucius Fox with writer Len Wein. Early life John Calnan graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. One of hi ...

, American comics artist (worked for

), dies at age 84. * December 28–29:

Raymond Burki Raymond Burki (2 September 1949 – 29 December 2016) was a Swiss cartoonist. He did over 8,000 drawings over the course of his career, and spent four decades as a cartoonist for '' 24 heures''. Early life Raymond Burki was born on 2 September 194 ...

, Swiss political cartoonist, dies at the age of 67. * December 29: Emilio Uberti, Italian comics artist ('' Kociss'', ''

Diabolik ''Diabolik'' ( or ) is an Italian comic series created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani. One of the most popular series in the history of Italian comics, ''Diabolik'' was created in 1962 and consists of more than 900 volumes, and has led ...

''), illustrator, film director and documentary maker, dies at the age of 84. * December 30: Roger Leiner, Luxembourgian cartoonist and comics artist (''Superhjemp''), dies at age 61. * December 30: Giovanni Degli Esposti Venturi, Italian comics artist and illustrator (''La Viuda'' (''Lady X - Lust's Captive''),''Sexo, amor y fantasías'', ''Los Duelistas'', ''La Psy''), dies at age 52.

Specific date unknown

* Bernard Linssen, Belgian comics artist (''Les Aventures de Tumak'', ''Chroniques Gorilles''), dies at age 49 or 50.

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. ''Writer:'' Mike Horan ''Artist:'' Bong Ty Dazo ;''

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey ''Batgirl and the Birds of Prey'' was a monthly ongoing American comic book series published by DC Comics and written by Julie Benson and Shawna Benson, starring the eponymous team. A one-shot was initially released in July 2016 as part of the ...

'' :''Released'' July by

. ''Writers:'' Julie Benson and Shawna Benson ''Artist:'' Claire Roe ;''

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'' :''Released'' June by

. ''Writer:''

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, ' ...

''Artist:'' David Marquez ;'' Dept H'' :''Released'' April by

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

. ''Writer & Artist:''

Matt Kindt Matt Kindt (born 1973) is an American comic book writer, cartoonist, and graphic designer. His early creator-owned works were spy fiction, and their success led to mainstream work for hire projects in superhero fiction and other genres. His work h ...

''Colorist:'' Sharlene Kindt ;'' Fourth Planet'' :''Released'' April by

Chapterhouse Comics Comic House (formerly Chapterhouse) is a Canadian comics, comic publishing company that publishes books featuring classic Canadian comics, Canadian comic book characters such as Captain Canuck and Northguard in a unified comic book universe unde ...

. ''Writer:'' Fred Kenndedy ''Artist:'' Miko Maciaszek ;''

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'' :''Released'' June by

. ''Writer & Artist:''

Mark Russell Mark Russell (born August 23, 1932) is an American political satirist and comedian. He is best known for his series of semimonthly comedy specials on PBS television between 1975 and 2004. His routines were a mix of political stand-up humor cover ...

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Steve Pugh Steve Pugh ( ;) is a British comic book artist who has worked for American and British comic producers including DC Comics, DC, Marvel Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse and ''2000 AD (comic), 2000 AD''. He broke into the industry in ...

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. ''Writer:''

Andy Diggle Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of the weekly anthology series '' 2000 AD''. He is best known for his work on ''Adam Strange'' and ''Green Arrow'' for DC Comics as well as his creator-owned series '' The Losers'' an ...

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;'' Kill or Be Killed'' :''Released'' August by

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...

. ''Writer:''

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Sean Phillips Sean Phillips (born 27 January 1965) is a British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker on comics including '' Sleeper'', ''Incognito'', the '' Criminal'' series of comics, '' Fatale'', '' The Fade Out'', and ' ...

;'' The Land That Time Forgot'' :''Released'' July by American Mythology Productions. ''Writer:''

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''Artist:''

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Motor Girl ''Motor Girl'' is an American comic book series created by Terry Moore and published through Abstract Studio. It was initially serialized in ten issues between November 2016 and November 2017 with new installments approximately six weeks apart ...

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''Artist:''

Steve Parkhouse Steve Parkhouse is a writer, artist and letterer who has worked for many British comics, especially '' 2000 AD'' and ''Doctor Who Magazine''. Biography Parkhouse has worked in comics since 1967, when he drew the occasional "Power House Pin-Up" ...

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La Sagesse des mythes ''La Sagesse des mythes'' () is a series of French comic books based on Greek mythology. The series was created by the philosopher Luc Ferry and is published by Glénat Editions since 2016. Creation The philosopher Luc Ferry used the title ''L ...

'' :''Released'' September by

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. ''Writers:''

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and Clotilde Bruneau. ''Artistic director:'' Didier Poli ;'' Space Battle Lunchtime'' :''Released'' May by

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. ''Writer & Artist:''

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