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

Events

January

* January 20: Legendary comics writer

René Goscinny René Goscinny (, ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the ''Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Raised largely in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended French schoo ...

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

Jyllands-Posten ''Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten'' (; English: ''The Morning Newspaper "The Jutland Post"''), commonly shortened to ''Jyllands-Posten'' or ''JP'', is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper. It is based in Aarhus C, Jutland, and with a weekday circula ...

causes a diplomatic incident with the Chinese embassy for depicting the Chinese flag, with its yellow stars depicting the coronavirus particles. * January 29: Dutch comics artist Wasco 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 ...

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

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

, connected to the Amsterdam comics store Lambiek, win the P. Hans Frankfurther Prize.

February

* February 4: Belgian cartoonist Lectrr causes a diplomatic incident with the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Belgium and Luxemburg by drawing the Chinese flag and replacing the yellow stars with 'danger' symbol(s). * February 23: ** The final episode of Norm Feuti's ''

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

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

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

's classic newspaper comic character ''

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

'', albeit in comic book format.

March

* March 23: Due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

lockdown A lockdown is a restriction policy for people, community or a country to stay where they are, usually due to specific risks (such as COVID-19) that could possibly harm the people if they move and interact freely. The term is used for a prison ...

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

April

* April 1: ''

De Kiekeboes ''De Kiekeboes'' is a comic strip series created by Belgian artist Merho in 1977. The series appears in Dutch. It is first published in the newspapers ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' and ''Het Belang van Limburg'' and then published as comic books by St ...

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

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

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

May

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

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

Paul Geerts Paul Geerts (complete name Paulus Josephus Coleta Geerts) (born 16 May 1937) is a Flemish comics artist who succeeded Willy Vandersteen as the main artist of the Spike and Suzy series. Biography Born in Turnhout, his parents moved to Antwerp a f ...

presents a new ''

Suske en Wiske Suske (English: Willy, Luke, Bob, Spike) is one of the main characters in the popular Belgian comic strip ''Suske en Wiske'' by Willy Vandersteen. He is the boy of the duo. History When Willy Vandersteen created his first adventure story with t ...

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

June

* June 5:

DC Comics DC Comics, 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 ...

announces that they will discontinue their distribution through Diamond Comic Distributors and instead have their comics distributed through

Penguin Random House Penguin Random House LLC is an Anglo-American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, from the merger of Penguin Group and Random House. On April 2, 2020, Bertelsmann announced the completion of its purchase ...

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

Al Jaffee Allan Jaffee (born Abraham Jaffee; March 13, 1921) 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 ...

retires from the comics industry.

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 ...

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

July

* July 1: The second posthumous ''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a 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' ...

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

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

and drawn by Luc Cromheecke. * July 13: The final episode of ''

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

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

August

* August 29: An unfinished ''

'' story by

Willy Vandersteen Willy Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million c ...

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

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

and Dirk Stallaert. It is prepublished in De Telegraaf.

September

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

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 int ...

, which was inaugurated in 2018, collapses due to a water leak. * September 17: Belgian comics scholar Pascal Lefèvre receives an honorary doctorate at the University of Malmö, Sweden. * September 22: Dutch cartoonist Len Munnik wins his second Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. The first time happened in 1996.

October

* October 2: ** During the Stripdagen in Haarlem Herman Roozen is named the new Dutch ''Stripmaker des Vaderlands'' (''Comics Laureate of the Netherlands''). ** During the Stripdagen in Haarlem Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde, writers and editors of Lambiek's comics encyclopedia Comiclopedia, receive the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. * Johnny Sampson makes his first fold-in for Mad.

November

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

December

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

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

'', which is serialized in

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

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

Deaths

January

* January 2:

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

, Polish comics artist (''

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

'', '' Wiedźmin''), dies at age 78. * January 7: Tobias Tak, Dutch comics artist (''Gaboon'', ''Zizmo the cat''), dies at age 65. * January 11: Steve Stiles, American comics artist (''The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer'', '' Xenozoic Tales''), dies at age 76. * January 14: Jacques Stoll, French animator and comics artist (''Colonel Nightingale'', ''Bing et Boing''), dies at an unknown age. * January 19: Pirana, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (''Mevrouw Dallemans''), dies at age 72 from euthanasia. * January 20: Wolfgang J. Fuchs, German author, historian (co-author of ''Anatomie eines Massenmediums'' and ''Comics-Handbuch'' with Reinhold Reitberger ) and comic book translator, dies at age 74. * January 25: Horst Alisch, German illustrator, animator and comics artist (''Bürokrates, Sohn des Pedantes'', ''Ali und Archibald'', ''Emmy'' and ''Käpt'n Lütt''), dies at age 94. * January 30: Bill Canfield, American sports cartoonistst, dies at age 99. * Specific date unknown: Raymond Larrett, aka Norman Dog, American illustrator and comics artist (''Bad Habits''), dies at an unknown age.

February

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

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

, American comic book editor ('' Archie Comics''), dies at age 78. * February 10:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

, American comics writer (''

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

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

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

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

March

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

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

''), dies at age 88. * March 4: ** Helen Courtney, New Zealand cartoonist (made cartoons for Broadsheet), dies at age 67. ** Frank McLaughlin, American comics artist (''

Judomaster Judomaster is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An unidentified incarnation of Judomaster appears in the DC Extended Universe television series ''Peacemaker'', played by Nhut Le. Fictional ...

'', assisted ''

The Heart of Juliet Jones ''The Heart of Juliet Jones'' is an American comic strip series created by Elliott Caplin and drawn by Stan Drake, beginning on March 9, 1953.Brian Walker, "The Times Are A'Changin'", in Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell and Brian Walker, ''King of th ...

'', '' Brenda Starr, Reporter'', ''

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

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

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

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

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

, American comics artist and one of the last living Golden Age of Comic Books artists (continued '' Captain America''), dies at age 96. * March 13:

René Follet René Follet (10 April 1931 – 13 March 2020), sometimes known by the pen name Ref, was a Belgian illustrator, comics writer and artist. Biography René Follet was born in Brussels in 1931.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "René Follet". In België gest ...

, Belgian illustrator and comics artist (''Steve Steverin'', continued ''Valhardi''), dies at age 88. * March 18: Erwin Drèze, Belgian comics artist (''Les Aventures de Louis Valmont'', assisted on ''Lefranc''), dies at age 59 from a brain tumor. * March 19: Roman Arámbula, Mexican animator and comics artist ( Disney comics, continued the '' Mickey Mouse'' newspaper comic), dies at age 83. * March 20: ** François Dermaut, aka Franjack, French comics artist (''Les Chemins de Malefosse'', ''Souvenirs de Toussaint''), dies at age 71. ** Giovanni Romanini, Italian animator and comics artist (continued '' Kriminal'', ''

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

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

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

'', Disney comics), dies at age 75 from a heart attack. * March 24: ** Juan Padrón, Cuban animator and comics artist (''

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

''), dies at age 73. **

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; ; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration with ...

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

Astérix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a ''bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Republic, wi ...

'', ''

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

''), dies at age 92 from a heart attack. * March 27: **

Daniel Azulay Daniel Azulay (May 30, 1947 – March 27, 2020) was a Brazilian visual artist, comic book artist, and educator, with vast and diverse performance in the press and on TV as a draftsman. He is most known for the children's franchise ''Turma do ...

, Brazilian TV host and comics artist (''Capitão Sol'', ''Capitão Cipó'', ''Turma do Lambe-Lambe''), dies at age 72 from

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ...

. * March 31: ** Emmanuel Malot, aka Malotruf, French comics artist (''Contes des 1001 Vies - 7 Destins'', ''L'Étoile Miraculeuse''), dies at age 51 from

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

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

), dies at age 87.

April

* April 2:

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

, Argentine comics artist (''

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

''), dies at age 76 from

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

, worked on ''

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...

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

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

, Dutch economist and comics writer (wrote ''De Geschiedenis van het Geld'', illustrated by Peter de Smet), dies at age 86. **

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

, Chinese illustrator and comics artist (''

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

''), dies at age 97 or 98. * April 8:

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

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

, ''Benchley''), dies at age 91. * April 12: Albert Roch, aka Béoc, Belgian comics artist (''Patrick, Le Petit Irlandais'', ''Dudule''), dies at age 90. * April 16: ** Gene Deitch, American animator, animated film director and comics artist (''The Cat'', ''Terr'ble Thompson'', ''Maly Svet''), dies at age 95. ** Tonet Timmermans, Belgian illustrator and comics artist (''Genoveva van Brabant''), dies at age 94. * April 26: Jean-Claude Pertuzé, French comics artist, dies at age 70.

May

* May 2: Armando Huerta, Mexican-American illustrator, pin-up artist and comic artist (contributed to the ''Double Impact'' series), commits suicide at age 50. * May 10:

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

, Canadian-American comics writer (wrote for '' Superman'', '' Batman'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

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

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

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

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

Winnie Winkle ''Winnie Winkle'' is an American comic strip published during a 76-year span (1920–1996). Ten film adaptations were also made. Its premise was conceived by Joseph Medill Patterson, but the stories and artwork were by Martin Branner, who wrote ...

'', ''

'' and '' Apartment 3-G''), dies at age 95. * May 18: Jennifer Kisler, British comics artist (continued ''

Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a British children's comic strip character and franchise created by artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the ''Daily Express'' newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival ''D ...

''), dies at age 84. * May 21: Lluís Juste De Nin, aka L'Esquerrà, El Zurdo, Spanish comics artist, caricaturist and illustrator (''La Norma'', ''Petant La Xerrada'', ''ELS NIN''), dies at age 74 or 75. * May 29: Eric Schreurs, Dutch comics artist (''Joop Klepzeiker'', ''Dick van Bill''), dies from heart failure at age 61. * Specific date in May unknown: ** Frank B. Johnson, American comics artist (''

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

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

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

''), dies at age 89. **

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

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

June

* June 10:

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

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

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

, American comics writer (

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 ...

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

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

The Middletons ''The Middletons'' is an American comic strip created by Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers. The strip debuted on November 3, 1986, in the Orlando Sentinel. Originally distributed by News America Syndicate, it moved to North America Syndicate in 1987 ...

'', continued ''

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

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

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

, American comics artist and inker (

), dies at age 93. * June 26:

Milton Glaser Milton Glaser (June 26, 1929June 26, 2020) was an American graphic designer. His most notable designs include the I Love New York logo, a 1966 poster for Bob Dylan, and the logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University and Brooklyn Brewery. In 195 ...

, American graphic designer (designed the logo for

between 1977 and 2005), dies at age 91.

July

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

Jiro Kuwata was a Japanese manga artist. Biography A gifted artist, Kuwata started out as a manga artist at the young age of 13, when he created in 1948. His turning point came in 1957, when he created (which was adapted into a tokusatsu TV series in 19 ...

, Japanese comics/manga artist (''

8 Man or or is a manga and superhero anime created in 1963 by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 8 Man is considered Japan's earliest cyborg superhero, pre-dating ''Kamen Rider.'' The manga was published ...

''), dies at age 85. * July 30–31: Concepció Zendrera Tomás, Catalan-Spanish comics translator (translator of ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comi ...

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

August

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

''), dies at age 59 from pancreatic cancer. * August 10: Laurent Vicomte, French comics artist (''La Balade au Bout du Monde'', ''Sasmira''), dies at age 64. * August 11: Edmond Kiraz, Egyptian-French comics artist (''Line'', ''Les Parisiennes'', erotic cartoons in

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...

), dies at age 96. * August 13: Harald Stricker, Brazilian illustrator, podcaster and comics artist (''Independência ou Mortos''), dies at age 47. * August 14:

Svetozar Obradović Svetozar Obradović Toza (12 November 1950 – 15 August 2020) was a Serbian writer, best known for his comic books. He also wrote articles, essays, stories, books and radio dramas. Professional career Obradović debuted with ''Lieutenant Tara ...

, Serbian novelist, radio scriptwriter and comics writer (''Lieutenant Tara'', '' Cat Claw'', '' Kobra''), dies at age 69. * August 17:

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

, Belgian comics artist (assistant of Edouard Aidans and Chris Lamquet, drew a biographical comic about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry), dies at age 73. * August 23: **

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

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

Chick Bill ''Chick Bill'' is a Belgian humorous Western comic book series created by Tibet. It was first published in 1953 in the magazine ''Chez Nous Junior'', and its Dutch language counterpart '' Ons Volkske'', and began serial publication on October 19, 1 ...

'', ''

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

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

September

* September 1:

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

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

Bob Fujitani Robert Fujitani (October 15, 1921 – September 6, 2020) was an American comic book artist. Biography Fujitani was born in 1921 to an Irish-Japanese family. After studying art in New York City, he drew comics for several small publishers within t ...

, American comics artist (''Judge Wright'', continued ''

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

''), dies at age 98. * September 13: Bruno Madaule, French comics artist (''Eglantine et Diégo'', ''Les Givrés'', ''Les Blagues Suisses'', ''Les Winners''), dies at age 49 from cancer. * September 14:

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

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

Ron Cobb Ronald Ray Cobb (September 21, 1937 – September 21, 2020) was an American-Australian artist. In addition to his work as an editorial cartoonist, he contributed to major films including '' Dark Star'' (1974), '' Star Wars'' (1977), '' Alien'' (19 ...

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

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

, Argentine comics artist (''

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

''), dies at age 88.

October

* October 13: Yves Thos, French painter and illustrator (illustrated magazine covers for

Pilote Cover of the first ''Pilote'' issue #0 ''Pilote'' () was a French comic magazine published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as ''Astérix'', '' ...

and for comic book album covers of series like '' Redbeard'' and ''

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

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

''), dies at age 86. * October 20:

Alex Varenne Alex Varenne (29 August 1939 – 19 October 2020) was a French comic book artist and writer, known by his erotic works. He worked often in collaboration with his brother Daniel Varenne. Life and work Varenne was born in Saint-Germain-au-Mon ...

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

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

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

November

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

Tintin Tintin or Tin Tin may refer to: ''The Adventures of Tintin'' * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', a comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series ** ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (film), 2011, ...

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

The Communist Manifesto ''The Communist Manifesto'', originally the ''Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (german: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), is a political pamphlet written by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Commu ...

''), dies at age 83. * November 12: Piem, French cartoonist (''Monsieur Pépin'', ''Turlupin''), dies at age 97. * November 13: Emil V. Abrahamian, American comics artist (''Stumpy Stumbler'', ''The Spacers'', ''Space Shots'', ''Impressions'', ''Animal Chatter'', ''The Sports File'', ''Endangered Animals and Their Environment''), dies at age 94. * November 17: Arco van Os, Dutch editor/chief editor of the comics magazine Stripschrift, publisher of the company Stripstift, festival director of De Stripdagen comics festival (2005-2014), dies at age 58 from a heart attack. * November 20: ** Ivo Pavone, Italian comics artist (continued '' Sergeant Kirk''), dies at age 91. ** Takao Yaguchi, Japanese manga artist (''

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

''), dies at age 81. * Specific date in November unknown: Jon Davis, British illustrator and comics artist (comics based on '' Thunderbirds''), dies at an unknown age.

December

* December 2:

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

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

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

'', ''

Bloodstar ''Bloodstar'' is an American fantasy comic book. Possibly the first graphic novel to call itself a “graphic novel” in print (in its introduction and dust jacket), it was based on a short story by Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the B ...

'', ''

Rip in Time ''Rip in Time'' is a five-part comic book limited series written by Bruce Jones and illustrated by Richard Corben, first published by Fantagor Press in 1986. It tells the story of police officer Rip Scully and his adventures traveling back in ...

'') and colorist, dies at age 80. * December 10: Karel Driesen, Belgian comics events organizer (''Stripcentrum Driesen''), dies at age 73 from COVID-21. * December 11: Malik, Belgian comics artist (''Archie Cash'', '' Cupidon''), dies at age 72 in a

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

. * December 17: Doug Crane, American comics artist (worked on ''

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

'', '' Archie Comics'', ''

'') and animator, dies at age 85. * December 28:

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

, aka Berck, Belgian comics artist (''

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

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

Exhibitions

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

Brumsic Brandon Jr. Brumsic Brandon Jr. (April 10, 1927 – November 28, 2014)Brumsic Brandon a.k.a. Brum ...

and Barbara Brandon-Croft * April–October 24: ''"Women in Comics: Looking Forward, Looking Back"'' (

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) — curated by

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 ...

and Kim Munson; artists include

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip ''Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', about an inte ...

Colleen Doran Colleen Doran is an American writer-artist and cartoonist. She illustrated hundreds of comics, graphic novels, books and magazines, including the autobiographical graphic novel of Marvel Comics editor and writer Stan Lee entitled ''Amazing Fant ...

, Trinidad Escobar,

Joyce Farmer Joyce Farmer (born 1938 in Los Angeles, California)Vankin, Deborah"R. Crumb: Joyce Farmer’s ''Special Exits'' on par with ''Maus'',""Hero Complex," ''Los Angeles Times'' (November 28, 2010). is an American underground comix cartoonist. She was a ...

, Margot Ferrick,

Emil Ferris Emil Ferris (; born 1962) is an American writer, cartoonist, and designer. Ferris debuted in publishing with her 2017 graphic novel '' My Favorite Thing Is Monsters''. The novel tells a coming-of-age story of Karen Reyes, a girl growing in 1960s ...

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

Ebony Flowers Ebony Victoria Flowers is an American prose writer and cartoonist who lives in Denver. Flowers authored the graphic novel, ''Hot Comb,'' which contains several short story comics that are a mix of autobiographical and fiction. She has been publish ...

, Noel Franklin,

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

, Alitha Martinez,

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

, Summer Pierre,

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

, Fiona Smyth,

Ann Telnaes Ann Carolyn Telnaes (born 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 ...

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 ...

, Jen Wang,

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

Gabrielle Bell Gabrielle Bell (born March 24, 1976 in London, England) is a British-American alternative cartoonist known for her surrealist, melancholy semi-autobiographical stories. Early life When Bell was two, her American mother divorced her British fath ...

, and Kriota Willberg.

Conventions

January

*January 11–12: Long Beach Comic Expo,

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

Comic Book Conventions
Convention Scene, Retrieved Jan 11, 2020 *January 17–19: Albuquerque Comic Con, Albuquerque, New Mexico *January 19: Pasadena Comic Con, Pasadena, California *January 25: FrankfortCon, Frankfort, Kentucky *January 25–26: CalComicCon, Costa Mesa, California

February

*February 2: Comic Book and More Show,

Laurel, Maryland Laurel is a city in Maryland, United States, located midway between Washington and Baltimore on the banks of the Patuxent River. While the city limits are entirely in northern Prince George's County, outlying developments extend into Anne Arunde ...

*February 8 **Charlotte Mini Con,

Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

**Big Lick Comic Con,

Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond. It is ...

*February 8–9: FanfaireNYC,

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, New York *February 9: Simi Valley Toy and Comic Fest,

Simi Valley, California Simi Valley (; Chumashan languages, Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in Simi Valley (valley), the valley of the same name in the southeast region of Ventura County, California, United States. Simi Valley is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it ...

*February 15: Imperial Valley Comic Con,

El Centro, California El Centro ( Spanish for "The Center") is a city and county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. El Centro is the largest city in the Imperial Valley, the east anchor of the Southern California Border Region, and the core urban ar ...

*February 22–23 **Alaska Comicon,

Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the p ...

**Comic Con Brussels,

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, Belgium *February 23: The Miami Con,

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

, Florida *February 28-March 1: **

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 McCo ...

(Chicago, Illinois) **Pensacon, Pensacola, Florida *February 29-March 1 **Lubbock-Con, Lubbock, Texas **Fayetteville, Arkansas Comic Show, Fayetteville, Arkansas

March

*March 1: Buckeye Comic Con, Columbus, Ohio *March 6–8: Comic Con Liverpool,

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

, England, United Kingdom *March 7: ClarksvilleCon,

Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States. It is the fifth-largest city in the state behind Nashville, Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. The city had a population of 166,722 as of the 202 ...

*March 7–8: Tupelo Con, Tupelo, Mississippi *March 12–15: Emerald City Comic Con,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

, Washington — RESCHEDULED AND THEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *March 13–15 **NorthEast Comicon and Collectibles Extravaganza,

Boxborough, Massachusetts Boxborough is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. The town name is often simplified to "Boxboro" on highway signs and official documents. Geography According to the United State ...

**La Mole Convention, ''Centro Citibanamex,''

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

*March 14–15: Quad Cities Comic Con, Rock Island, Illinois *March 15: Cleveland Comic Book and Nostalgia Show,

Westlake, Ohio Westlake is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland located 12 miles west of downtown Cleveland. The population was 34,228 at the 2020 census. Geography Westlake is located at (41.454439, −81.928657). Acco ...

*March 20–22 **Collective Con,

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the co ...

**Planet Comicon Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri *March 21–22: Four State Comic-Con, Hagerstown, Maryland *March 26–28: Lexington Comic and Toy Convention, Lexington, Kentucky *March 27–29 **Colorado Comic Con, Colorado Springs, Colorado **

Fan Expo Dallas 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 ...

(Dallas, Texas) — POSTPONED to June and then CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC **Supernova Comic Con & Gaming,

Broadbeach, Queensland Broadbeach is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach had a population of 5,514 people. Geography Development in the area today mostly incorporates low rise structures, consisting of single bedroom hous ...

, Australia * March 28: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Athens, Georgia) — POSTPONED to September and then CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

April

*April 3–5 **Great Philadelphia Comic Con,

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**Roanoke Valley Comicon, Salem, Virginia *April 4 **Boston Comics in Color Festival,

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, Massachusetts **Gem State Comic-Con,

Boise, Idaho Boise (, , ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown ar ...

*April 4–5 ** MoCCA Arts Festival,

, New York — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC **Hill Country Comicon,

New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels ( ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas known for its German Texan heritage. It is the seat of Comal County. The city covers and had a population of 90,403 as of the 2020 Census. A suburb just nor ...

**Big Apple Comic Con, New York City, New York — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *April 5: Comic Book and More Show, Hunt Valley, Maryland *April 10–12: ** Indiana Comic Con, Indianapolis ** WonderCon (Anaheim, California) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *April 11: Wilmington Geek Expo, Wilmington, North Carolina * April 16–19: MegaCon I (Orlando, Florida) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC *April 17–19: El Paso Comic Con, El Paso, Texas *April 24–26: South Texas Comic Con, McAllen, Texas *April 25: Little Giant Old School Comics Show, Concord, New Hampshire *April 25–26 **Fayetteville Comic-Con, Fayetteville, North Carolina **Arctic Comic-Con, Anchorage, Alaska **Wales Comic-Con, Telford, United Kingdom *April 26: Canton Toy, Comic Book, and Nostalgia Convention, North Canton, Ohio

May

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

June

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

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

July

*July 3–5 **NorthEast Comicon and Collectibles Extravaganza,

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

August

*August 1: Plastic City Comic Con, Fitchburg, Massachusetts *August 1–2: Bell County Comic-Con, Belton, Texas * August 7–9: Fan Expo Boston (Boston, Massachusetts) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICLiptak, Andrew
"Coronavirus: The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Conventions Canceled So Far,"
Tor.com (March 15, 2020). Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:15pm *August 14–16: TERRIFICon, Uncasville, Connecticut * August 15–16: Flame Con (New York City) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * August 20–23: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICHunter, Natalie
"Wizard World Comic Con 2020 Officially Cancelled, Will Return in 2021: Chicago's Wizard World Comic Con located at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center has been postponed from August 20-23 2020 to June 24-27 2021,"
''Screen Rant'' (July 28, 2020). *August 21–23: New Mexico Comic Expo, Albuquerque, New Mexico *August 28–30: Keystone Comicon: Philadelphia

September

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

October

* October: STAPLE! (Austin, Texas) — CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC * October 1–4: Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (Columbus, Ohio) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual eventPress release
"Cartoon Crossroads Columbus Announces Move to Online Show for 2020,"
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus website (May 26, 2020). *October 3: SNH Comic bash, Nashua, New Hampshire * October 8–11: New York Comic Con (New York City) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event called "New York Comic Con X MCM Comic Con Metaverse" * October 16–18: SiliCon (San Jose, California) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event *October 17–18 **Fayetteville Comic-Con, Fayetteville, North Carolina **Massachusettes Expo Comic (MICE), Boston * October 23–25: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore, Maryland) — IN-PERSON EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC; rescheduled for the same dates as a virtual event *October 31-November 1: Vermont Fan Fest, Burlington, Vermont

November

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

December

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

References

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