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Comics-related events during 2008
Notable events of 2008 in comics .
Events
January
January 9 : Teen Titans: The Lost Annual , delayed since
2003 , is published.
[1]
January 17 : Trik wins the Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon .
[2]
January 22 : Webcomic
Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery by Rick Smith begins publication.
January 23 :
Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.
[3]
February
March
April
May
June
Me and My Ainia by
Lai Ann wins the Outstanding Comics Award from the Institute for Compilation and Translation of Taiwan
Tiny Titans released by
DC Comics
July
August
August 2 : To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the British comics magazine
The Beano ,
Nick Park is guest editor.
[9]
September
September 10 : In the Netherlands René Schoenmakers and Marc Jansen, co-found
Catawiki , a compendium of collector's catalogues.
[10]
September 27 : During the Stripdagen in
Houten , The Netherlands,
Erik Kriek receives the
Stripschapprijs . Pim Oosterheert, author of various books about
Marten Toonder , receives the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs.
[11] Bob van den Born and Jaap Kramer receive the Bulletje en Boonestaak Schaal.
[12]
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Seung-Jin Park and
Kim Jung Gi launch the webcomic series TLT - Tiger the Long Tail , which will run until 2010.
[17]
Ryan K. Hudson launches his webcomic series Channelate .
[18]
Deaths
January
January 3 : Johan van Dijk, Dutch comics artist and illustrator (Onze Rusteloze Aarde , Wonderen der Natuur ), dies at age 90.
[19]
January 6 :
Marty Links , American comics artist (Emmy Lou ), dies at age 90.
[20]
January 18 : Joaquin Cervante Bassoco, Mexican comics artist (Pies Lanos , Tirando a Gol (El Pirata Negro) , Wama ), dies at age 89.
[21]
January 19 : Rik Clément, Belgian comics artist (Dees Dubbel ), dies at age 87.
[22]
February
March
March 2 : Francesco Pescador, Italian comics artist (Tony Boy , Il Piccolo Sceriffo , Philly il Ragazzi dagli Occhi d'Oro ), dies at age 93.
[24]
March 8 : Franco Paludetti, Italian animator and comic artist (worked on
Diabolik ), dies at age 83.
[25]
March 10 :
Dave Stevens , American comic book artist (creator of the
Rocketeer ), dies of
hairy cell leukemia at age 52.
[26]
March 17 : Daniel Traver Griñó, Spanish comics artist (Sam Bory y el Telesforo , 1X2 el Extraterrestre , Tontáinez , El Tonto del Pueblo and Don Florencio ), dies at age 76.
[27]
March 18 : Wes Alexander, American comics artist (Stormfield ), dies at age 41.
[28]
March 19 :
Hugo Claus , Belgian novelist, playwright, poet and film director (wrote the script for the comic strip Belgman with Hugo De Kempeneer, aka hugOKÉ
[29] ), dies from
euthanasia at age 78.
March 21 :
Raymond Leblanc , Belgian comics publisher and animated film producer. Founder of the Belgian comics magazine
Tintin , dies at age 92.
[30]
March 21 :
Maurice Maréchal , Belgian comics artist (
Prudence Petitpas ), dies at age 85.
[31]
March 30 :
Jim Mooney , American comic book artist and writer (
DC Comics ,
Marvel Comics ), dies at age 88.
[32]
April
May
May 3 :
Ted Key , American animator and comics artist (
Hazel ), dies at age 95.
[38]
May 5 : Edith Hegenbarth, German comics artist (Digedags ), dies at age 83.
[39]
May 12 : Virgilio Martínez Gaínza, Cuban comic artist (Pucho , Supertiñosa ), dies at age 77.
[40]
May 13 :
Mike Western , British comics artist (
Darkie's Mob , continued
Billy's Boots ), dies at age 83 following a heart attack and a stroke.
[41]
May 15 :
Will Elder , American comics artist (
EC Comics ,
Mad Magazine , co-creator of
Little Annie Fanny ), dies at age 86.
[42]
May 19 :
Rory Root , American comics store owner (founder and owner of Comic Relief in Berkeley, California), dies at age 50.
[43]
May 21 :
Mel Casson , American comics artist (Jeff Crockett , Sparky , Angel , co-worked on Mixed Singles (later titled Boomer ), continued
Redeye ), dies at age 87.
[44]
May 27 :
Ed Arno , American comics artist, cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator (worked for
Urzica ,
Krokodil and
The New Yorker ), dies at age 91.
[45]
June
June 5 :
Pete Tumlinson , American comics artist (
Kid Colt ), dies at age 87.
[46]
June 8 : Vladimiro Missaglia, aka Miro, Italian comics artist and animator (I Tre Marines , Kali ), dies at age 75.
[47]
June 27 :
Michael Turner , American comics artist (worked for
DC Comics ), dies at age 37 from bone cancer.
[48]
July
August
August 2 :
Fujio Akatsuka , Japanese manga artist (
Tensai Bakabon ,
Osomatsu-kun ), dies at age 72.
[50]
August 5 :
Jack Kamen , American comics artist (worked for
EC Comics ), dies at age 88.
[51]
August 6 : Arnold H. Clerkx, Dutch comics artist (Ling Khi Tong , Joessoef ), dies at age 88.
[52]
August 7 :
Eugênio Colonnese , Italian-Brazilian comics artist (Mylar, O Homem Mistério , Superargo , Pele de Cobra , O Morto do Pântano , Mirza, a mulher vampiro ), dies at age 78.
[53]
August 15 :
Carlos Meglia , Argentine animator and comics artist (Irish Coffee ,
Cybersix , Canari ), dies at age 50.
[54]
September
September 2 :
Bill Melendez , American animator (
Walt Disney Company ,
Peanuts animated features), dies at age 91.
[55]
September 15 :
Gedeone Malagola , Brazilian comics artist (Raio Negro , Hydroman , Homem Lua ), dies at age 84.
[56]
September 26 :
Raymond Macherot , Belgian comics artist (
Chlorophylle ,
Clifton ,
Sibylline ), dies at age 91.
[57]
October
October 15 : Guus Boissevain, aka Gub , Dutch comics artist (Piet Pelle , Snuf en de Grollenburgers , Bliep en Barthold , also worked for the Dutch edition of
Mad ), dies at age 79.
[58]
October 16 : Mark Buck, American comics artist, dies at age 41 in a motorcycle accident.
[59]
October 20 :
Les Barton , British comics artist (continued
Billy Bunter ), dies at age 84.
[60]
Ken Hunter, British comics artist (Jeff and Bill Star in the kingdom of Zero , Barney's Barmy Army , Mr. Licko and His Lollipops ), dies at age 91 or 92.
[61]
October 31 : Mongo Sisé, Congolese comics artist (Mata Mata et Pili Pili , Bingo , Tchindé ), dies from a stroke at age 60.
[62]
November
November 11 :
Lasse Sandberg , Swedish comics artist and illustrator (Ångvälten Andersson , Vilde Viktor , Gojan Patrik , Orädda Oskar , Idrottsmannen Eskil ), dies at age 84.
[63]
November 15 :
November 17 :
Guy Peellaert , Belgian painter, album cover designer, illustrator and comics artist (
Les Aventures de Jodelle , Pravada la Surviveuse , The Game , SHE and the Green Rairs ), dies from cancer at age 74.
[66]
November 25 : Sergio Rosi, Italian comics artist (Simonetta , Il Principe Scimmiotto , Cochito , Volpetto , Mustafà , Ramirez & Gonzales , Bill Revolver ,
Jacula ), dies at an unknown age.
[67]
November 28 : Enrico De Seta, Italian comics artist, cartoonist and caricaturist (Giovanni-qui-obéit , Bacù ), dies at age 100.
[68]
November 28 :
Leon Lazarus , American comics writer and editor (worked for
Marvel Comics ), dies at age 89.
December
December 4 : Fritz Behrendt, German-Dutch political cartoonist, dies at age 83.
[69]
December 6 : Gérard Lauzier, French comics artist (Tranches de Vie , Al Crane ), dies at age 76.
[70]
December 11 :
Maddie Blaustein , American comic writer (
Milestone Media ), dies at age 48.
December 16 : Vic Donahue, American comics artist (comics about scientific subjects), dies at age 90.
[71]
December 23 : Pietro Gamba, Italian comics artist (continued
Kinowa , Pecos Bill ), dies at age 83.
[72]
Specific date unknown
Rik Jottier, Belgian comics artist and illustrator (Wopsie: De Avonturen van een Bewaarengeltje ), dies at age 81 or 82.
[73]
Marits Rietdijk, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (comics for motorcycle magazines), dies at age 87 or 88.
[74]
Lui Yu-tin (also spelled as Louie Yu Tin), Chinese comics artist (Wu-lung Wong , aka King of Blunders ), dies at age 80 or 81.
[75]
Exhibitions
Conventions
January 12–13 :
Dallas Comic Con X, Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas, USA — guests include
Tony DeZuniga ,
Harold LeDoux ,
Scott Kurtz ,
Kristian Donaldson ,
Nick Derington ,
Kristofer Straub ,
Cal Slayton ,
Brad W. Foster ,
James O'Barr ,
Bob Layton ,
Terry Moore ,
Steve Niles ,
Cully Hamner ,
Tim Bradstreet ,
Matt Sturges ,
Brian Denham ,
Sarah Wilkinson ,
David Hopkins ,
Jaime Mendoza ,
Cat Staggs , and
Scott Harben
January 24–27 :
Angoulême International Comics Festival ,
Angoulême , France
January 26–27 :
Phoenix Comicon (Mesa, Arizona, USA) — 5,200 attendees; official guests: Maral Agnerian,
Greg Ayres , David Beaty,
Jeremy Bulloch ,
Svetlana Chmakova ,
Luci Christian ,
Shannon Denton ,
Walter Koenig ,
Jeph Loeb ,
Peter Mayhew ,
Ed McGuinness , Dawn "Kaijugal" McKechnie,
Angel Medina ,
Michelle Ruff , Armand Villavert Jr.,
Mark Waid ,
Wil Wheaton , and Andrew Wheelan
February 2–3 :
Hi-Ex ,
website ,
Inverness , Scotland
February 22–24 :
WonderCon , San Francisco, USA
March 1–2 :
Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) (Aladdin Shrine Center, Columbus, Ohio) — special guest:
Dave Sim
March 1 :
STAPLE! ,
Austin , USA
March 7–9 :
MegaCon (Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA) — guests include Jennie Breeden,
Brian Clevinger ,
Amanda Conner ,
Caitlin Glass ,
Mark Goddard ,
Erin Gray ,
Neil Kaplan ,
June Lockhart ,
George Lowe ,
Cynthia Martinez ,
Peter Mayhew ,
Vic Mignogna ,
Paul Pelletier ,
Joe Quesada ,
Stan Sakai ,
William Tucci , and
Mark Waid
March 16 :
New York City Comic Book Spectacular (Holiday Inn Midtown, New York City) — guest of honor
Michael Avon Oeming
March 16–18 :
Wizard World Los Angeles (Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA)
March 22 :
UK Web & Mini Comix Thing ,
website , London, UK
April 5–6 :
Dallas Comic Con & Sci-Fi Expo , Richardson Civic Center, Richardson, Texas, USA
April 12 :
FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Tasty World, Athens, Georgia)
April 12–13 :
Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
April 18–20 :
New York Comic Con , New York, USA
April 25–27 :
Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville Expomart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA) — guests include
Timothy Truman ,
Mike Grell ,
Robert Tinnell ,
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Tom DeFalco ,
Ron Frenz ,
Billy Tucci ,
David W. Mack , Tommy Castillo,
David Prowse ,
Aaron Douglas ,
Brian Harnois , and
Kane Hodder
[78]
April 26–27 :
Stumptown Comics Fest (Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, Portland, Oregon)
May 9–11 :
Bristol Comic Expo (Commonwealth Hall and the Ramada Plaza, Bristol, UK) — guests include
Jim Shooter ,
Walt Simonson ,
Jim Starlin , and
Dave Gibbons . Presentation of the
Eagle Awards , hosted by comedian
Fraser Ayres .
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May 10–11 :
Emerald City ComiCon (Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, Washington, USA) — 10,000 attendees; guests:
Ethan Van Sciver ,
Arthur Suydam ,
Jeffrey Brown ,
Whilce Portacio ,
Mike Choi ,
J. Michael Straczynski ,
Phil Jimenez ,
Derek Kirk Kim ,
Bryan Lee O'Malley ,
Andy Runton ,
Tim Sale ,
Tony Bedard ,
Jim Cheung ,
Bill Willingham ,
Gail Simone ,
Kaare Andrews ,
Skottie Young ,
Dan DiDio ,
David Finch ,
Aaron Williams ,
Phil Noto ,
Michael Avon Oeming ,
Eric Powell ,
Richard Starkings ,
Darick Robertson ,
Nat Jones ,
Stephane Roux ,
Alfonso Azpiri ,
Sanjulián ,
Esteban Maroto ,
Juan Gimenez ,
Steve Sadowski ,
Moose Baumann ,
Philip Tan ,
Dustin Weaver ,
Eric Basaldua ,
Jeph Jacques ,
Jason Howard ,
Craig Rousseau ,
Chris Moreno ,
Todd Dezago ,
Tone Rodriguez ,
Stephen "JB" Jones ,
Matt Kindt ,
Robert Kirkman ,
Ryan Ottley ,
Clayburn Moore ,
Tom Raney ,
Eric Canete ,
Greg Rucka ,
Ed Brubaker ,
Aaron Lopresti ,
Dustin Nguyen ,
Dan Wickline ,
Clayton Crain ,
Scott Kurtz ,
Brad Guigar ,
Dave Kellett ,
Rick Remender ,
Karl Kesel , and
Brian Haberlin
May 16–18 :
Motor City Comic Con (Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Michigan, USA)
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May 16–17 :
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (
African American Museum in Philadelphia and
Temple University 's Anderson Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — celebrating black women in comics; guests include
Jerry Craft
[81]
May 17–18 :
Montevideo Comics , Montevideo, Uruguay
May 30 – June 1 :
Wizard World Philadelphia (Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
June 7–8 :
Big Apple Comic Book, Art, Toy & Sci-Fi Expo I (
Penn Plaza Pavilion , New York City, USA) — guests include
Bernie Wrightson ,
Gene Ha ,
Rich Buckler ,
Irwin Hasen ,
Joe Giella ,
Ivan Brandon ,
Alex Maleev ,
Billy Tucci , Tommy Castillo,
Mark Texeira ,
Danny Fingeroth , and
Michael Avon Oeming
June 7–8 :
MoCCA Festival (Puck Building, New York City, USA)
June 13–15 :
Adventure Con (Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) — guest of honor:
Michael Golden ; other guests include
Arthur Suydam
June 20–22 :
Heroes Convention ,
Charlotte , USA — guests include
Jason Aaron ,
Jim Amash ,
Marc Arsenault , Liz Baillie,
Michael Bair ,
Christian Beranek ,
Dan Berger ,
Ivan Brandon ,
June Brigman ,
Mark Brooks ,
Jeffrey Brown ,
J. Scott Campbell ,
Nick Cardy ,
Johanna Draper Carlson ,
K. C. Carlson ,
Richard Case , Tommy Castillo,
Kody Chamberlain ,
Bernard Chang ,
Matt Chapman ,
Mike Chapman ,
Sean Chen ,
Cliff Chiang ,
Frank Cho ,
Darwyn Cooke ,
Amanda Conner ,
Jeremy Dale ,
Guy Davis ,
Mike Dawson ,
Kelly Sue DeConnick ,
Vito Delsante ,
Todd Dezago ,
Dan Didio ,
Michael Dooney ,
Colleen Doran ,
Evan Dorkin ,
Dave Dorman ,
Chris Duffy ,
Sarah Dyer ,
Nathan Edmondson ,
Tommy Lee Edwards ,
Josh Elder ,
Steve Epting ,
Michael Eury ,
Tom Feister ,
Al Feldstein ,
David Finch ,
Ian Flynn ,
Matt Fraction ,
Francesco Francavilla ,
Gary Friedrich ,
Rob G. ,
John Gallagher ,
Chris Giarrusso ,
Dick Giordano ,
Bryan J. L. Glass ,
Michael Golden ,
Jimmy Gownley ,
Keron Grant ,
Nicholas Gurewitch ,
Cully Hamner ,
Scott Hampton ,
Sammy Harkham ,
Tony Harris ,
Irwin Hasen ,
Jeremy Haun ,
Jaime Hernandez ,
Jonathan Hickman ,
Greg Horn ,
Adam Hughes ,
Kevin Huizenga ,
Kathryn Immonen ,
Stuart Immonen ,
Georges Jeanty ,
Nat Jones ,
Rafael Kayanan ,
Karl Kesel ,
Matt Kindt ,
Robert Kirkman ,
Barry Kitson ,
Peter Laird ,
Roger Langridge ,
Erik Larsen ,
Hope Larson ,
Jason Latour ,
Steve Lavigne ,
Jim Lawson ,
John Paul Leon ,
Alec Longstreth ,
Heidi MacDonald ,
David W. Mack ,
Jim Mahfood ,
David Malki ,
Laura Martin ,
Nathan Massengill ,
Paul Maybury ,
Bob McLeod ,
Chris Moreno ,
Dan Nadel ,
Steve Niles ,
Phil Noto ,
Bryan Lee O'Malley ,
Michael Avon Oeming ,
Jim Ottaviani ,
Ryan Ottley ,
Jimmy Palmiotti ,
Jeff Parker ,
Brandon Peterson ,
Ed Piskor ,
Chris Pitzer ,
Liz Prince ,
Brian Pulido ,
Brian Ralph ,
Rick Remender ,
Ross Richie ,
Paolo Rivera ,
Alex Robinson ,
Andrew Robinson ,
Budd Root ,
Craig Rousseau ,
Stéphane Roux ,
Jim Rugg ,
Andy Runton ,
Chris Samnee ,
Jim Scancarelli ,
Tom Scioli ,
Rick Spears ,
Tom Spurgeon ,
Chris Staros ,
Joe Staton ,
Brian Stelfreeze ,
Karl Story ,
Kazimir Strzepek ,
Matthew Sturges ,
Eric Talbot ,
Mark Texeira ,
Roy Thomas ,
Andie Tong ,
Tim Townsend ,
Herb Trimpe ,
Dean Trippe ,
Rob Ullman ,
Ethan Van Sciver ,
Dexter Vines ,
Neil Vokes ,
Matt Wagner ,
Mark Waid ,
Loston Wallace ,
Daniel Way ,
Julia Wertz ,
Ron Wilson ,
Renée Witterstaetter , and
John Workman
June 26–29 :
Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois, USA) — c. 68,000 attendees; guest of honor:
Warren Ellis ; special guests:
Todd McFarlane ,
Brian Michael Bendis ,
Alex Ross ,
Steve Sansweet
July 12–13 :
Paradise Comicon Toronto , Holiday Inn on King, Toronto, Ontario, Canada — guests of honor:
Herb Trimpe ,
Joseph Michael Linsner , and
Greg Land
July 13 :
X-Trava-Con Comic Book, Toy and Non-Sports Card Show (Knights of Columbus Hall, Livonia, Michigan, USA)
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July 19–20 :
London Film & Comic Con ,
website , London, UK
July 24–27 :
Comic-Con International ,
San Diego , USA — 125,000 attendees; guests include
Sergio Aragonés ,
Alison Bechdel ,
Allen Bellman ,
Ray Bradbury ,
Dan Brereton ,
Daryl Cagle ,
Cecil Castellucci ,
Darwyn Cooke ,
Guy Delisle ,
Paul Dini ,
Roman Dirge ,
Cory Doctorow ,
Ann Eisner ,
Warren Ellis ,
Mark Evanier ,
Renee French ,
Gary Friedrich ,
Christos N. Gage ,
Neil Gaiman ,
Rick Geary ,
George Gladir ,
Laurell K. Hamilton ,
Gilbert Hernandez ,
Jaime Hernandez ,
Adam Hughes ,
Joe Jusko ,
Miriam Katin ,
Mel Keefer ,
Scott Kurtz ,
Joseph Michael Linsner ,
Joe Matt ,
David Morrell ,
Karen Palinko ,
Lily Renee Phillips ,
Mike Ploog ,
Paul Pope ,
George A. Romero ,
Rowena ,
Dave Stevens ,
J. Michael Straczynski ,
Ben Templesmith ,
Roy Thomas ,
Morrie Turner ,
Mark Verheiden ,
Matt Wagner ,
J. H. Williams III ,
Kent Williams ,
F. Paul Wilson ,
Brian Wood , and more
August 9–10 : "Timewarp
CAPTION " (East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, England, UK)
August 22–24 :
Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 44,500 attendees; guests include
Buzz Aldrin ,
Kate Mulgrew ,
Edward James Olmos ,
Brent Spiner ,
Michael Rosenbaum ,
Sean Astin ,
Laura Vandervoort ,
Renee O'Connor ,
Kristy Swanson ,
Jeremy Bulloch ,
Henry Winkler ,
Michael Easton ,
Aaron Douglas ,
Tobe Hooper ,
John Saxon ,
Wes Craven ,
Sid Haig ,
Brad Dourif ,
Ruggero Deodato ,
Tura Satana ,
Shawnee Smith ,
Bruce McDonald ,
Hugh Dillon ,
Alex Ross .
Brian Bolland .
Tim Sale ,
Mark Bagley ,
Peter David ,
Matt Fraction ,
Gabriele Dell'Otto ,
Marko Djurdjevic ,
Cliff Chiang ,
Georges Jeanty ,
Alex Maleev ,
Keith Giffen ,
J. Scott Campbell ,
Adam Hughes ,
Steve McNiven ,
Ethan Van Sciver ,
Kevin Eastman ,
Bob Layton ,
Angel Medina (artist) ,
Dexter Vines ,
Vic Mignogna ,
Derek Stephen Prince ,
Johnny Yong Bosch ,
Michelle Ruff ,
Richard Ian Cox ,
Victor Lucas ,
Jon Jacobs , and Donna Mei-Ling Park
August 29 – September 1 :
Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis/Atlanta Hilton/Sheraton, Atlanta, Georgia, USA) — 30,000 attendees; guests include
Laurell K. Hamilton ,
Sean Astin ,
Micky Dolenz ,
Robert Llewellyn ,
James Randi , and
Hayden Panettiere
September 13–14 :
Montreal Comiccon (Place Bonaventure, Montreal, Quebec) — 1,100 attendees
September 27–28 :
Baltimore Comic-Con ,
Baltimore , USA
October–November :
FIBDA (Amadora, Portugal) — dedicated to fantasy and science fiction
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October 4–5 :
Mid-Ohio Con (Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH, USA) — show acquired by GCX Holdings, merges with Ohio Comic Con
[84]
October 4–5 :
Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center,
North Bethesda, Maryland )
October 9–10 :
International Comic Arts Forum (
School of the Art Institute of Chicago ,
Chicago , Illinois) — guests include Jorge Opazo Ellicker AKA
Jorge Quien ,
Nicolas Mahler , and
Damian Duffy
[85]
October 11–12 :
Manitoba Comic Con (Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) — 16,000+ attendees; guests include
Lou Ferrigno ,
Jeremy Bulloch ,
LeVar Burton ,
Erica Durance ,
Justin Hartley ,
Charlie Adler ,
Gerrit Graham , and
John de Lancie
October 11–12 :
Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — guests include
Zeina Abirached
November 1–2 :
Alternative Press Expo , San Francisco, USA
November 1–2 :
Lille Comics Festival ,
Lille , France
November 7–9 :
Wizard World Texas (Arlington Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, USA)
November 14–30 :
Comica — London International Comics Festival (
Institute of Contemporary Arts , London, UK) — organized by
Paul Gravett ; guests include
Art Spiegelman ,
Spain Rodriguez ,
Gilbert Shelton ,
Steve Holland ,
Alan Moore ,
Melinda Gebbie ,
Pat Mills ,
Posy Simmonds ,
Daniel Merlin Goodbrey ,
Lise Myhre ,
Asia Alfasi ,
Emma Rendel ,
Dave McKean ,
Ian Rankin ,
Alex Maleev ,
Paul Gambaccini ,
Ian Rakoff ,
Ted Benoit ,
Jean Van Hamme ,
Emmanuel Guibert ,
Joann Sfar ,
Kevin Jackson ,
Doug Braithwaite ,
Richard Reynolds ,
Eric Fernie ,
Hannah Berry ,
Paul Duffield ,
Oliver East ,
Marcia Williams ,
Richard Appignanesi ,
Ian Edginton ,
Ian Culbard ,
John M. Burns ,
Mike Collins ,
David Leach ,
David Roach ,
Gary Northfield ,
Sarah McIntyre ,
Erich von Götha ,
Garry Leach ,
Frederic Mullally ,
Mike Lake ,
Greg Theakston ,
James Romberger .
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November 14–16 :
National Comic Book, Art, Toy & Sci-Fi Expo (
Penn Plaza Pavilion , New York City, USA) — guests include
Jim Steranko ,
John Romita, Jr. ,
Michael Golden ,
Neal Adams ,
Bernie Wrightson ,
Gene Ha ,
Rich Buckler ,
Irwin Hasen ,
Joe Giella ,
Ivan Brandon ,
Alex Maleev ,
William Tucci , Tommy Castillo,
Mark Texeira ,
Danny Fingeroth ,
Carmine Infantino ,
Mark Evanier ,
Bryan Talbot ,
Brian Michael Bendis ,
Evan Dorkin ,
Walt Simonson ,
Michael Avon Oeming ,
Peter Mayhew ,
Robin Riggs ,
Basil Gogos ,
Kate Mulgrew , and
George Lazenby
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November 22–23 :
Dublin City Comic Con (Park Inn,
Smithfield Square , Dublin, Ireland) — guests include:
Dan Slott ,
Adi Granov ,
Olivier Copiel ,
Jonathan Hickman ,
Tommy Lee Edwards ,
Michael Lark ,
Paul Cornell ,
C. B. Cebulski ,
Liam Sharp ,
Esad Ribić ,
Matt Hollingsworth ,
Nick Roche ,
Stephen Mooney ,
Steve Thompson
November 22 :
Comica Comiket (
Institute of Contemporary Arts , London, England) — co-sponsored by London Underground Comics
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First issues by title
Aetheric Mechanics
Release: December 5 by
Avatar Press . Writer:
Warren Ellis . Artist:
Gianluca Pagliarani
Anna Mercury
Release: April 2 by
Avatar Press . Writer:
Warren Ellis . Artist:
Facundo Percio
American Dream
Release: May by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Tom DeFalco Artists:
Todd Nauck and
Scott Koblish
The Evil Dead
Release: January by
Dark Horse Comics . Writer:
Mark Verheiden . Artist:
John Bolton
Bayan Knights
Release: September by
Sacred Mountain Publications . Writers: Various
Blade of the Warrior: Kshatriya
Release: by
Virgin Comics . Writer:
Arjun Gaind Artist:
R.Manikandan
Blood Bowl : Killer Contract
Release: June 25 by
Boom! Studios . Writer:
Matt Forbeck Artist:
Lads Helloven .
The Bond of Saint Marcel
Release: July 30 by
Archaia Studios Press . Writer:
Jennifer Quintenz . Artists: Christian Gossett &
Marshall Dillion
Cable
Release: March by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Duane Swierczynski . Artist:
Ariel Olivetti
Captain Britain and MI: 13
Release: May 14 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Paul Cornell Artists:
Leonard Kirk and
Jesse Delperdang
Countdown Special:
The New Gods
Release: March by
DC Comics . Reprints: Forever People #1 (1971), Mister Miracle #1 (1971) and The New Gods #7 (1971)
Countdown Special:
OMAC
Release: April by
DC Comics . Reprints: OMAC #1 (1974), The Warlord #37–39 (1976) and DC Comics Presents #61 (1978)
Deepak Chopra's Buddha
Release: March by
Liquid Comics . Writer:
Deepak Chopra
Exiles
Release: March by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Mike Raicht . Summary: A recap of the adventures in the first 100 issues of Exiles
Final Crisis
Release: May by
DC Comics . Writer:
Grant Morrison Artist:
J. G. Jones , Cover by:
Art Baltazar
Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds
Release: August by
DC Comics . Writer:
Geoff Johns . Artist:
George Pérez
Final Crisis: Revelations
Release: August by
DC Comics . Writer:
Greg Rucka . Artist:s
Phillip Tan ,
Jeff De Los Santos and
Jonathan Glapion ;
GeNext
Release: May 14 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Chris Claremont Artist:
Patrick Scherberger , Cover by:
Doug Gregory Alexander
Gigantic
Release: October by
Dark Horse Comics . Writer:
Rick Remender Artist:
Eric Nguyen
Goblin Chronicles
Release: March by
Ape Entertainment . Writers:
Troy Dye ,
Tom Kelesides Artist:
Collin Fogel
Guardians of the Galaxy
Release: May 14 by
Marvel Comics . Writers:
Dan Abnett and
Andy Lanning Artist:
Paul Pelletier
Haunt of Horror : Lovecraft
Release: June 4 by
Marvel
Max . Writer:
Richard Corben . Artist:
Richard Corben
High Rollers
Release: July by
Boom! Studios . Writer:
Gary Phillips . Artist:
Manuel Magalhaes
House of Mystery
Release: May by
Vertigo . Writer:
Matthew Sturges and
Bill Willingham Artists:
Luca Rossi and
Ross Campbell
Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods
Release: June by
Dark Horse Comics . Writer:
Rob Williams Artist:
Steve Scott . Cover by:
Art Baltazar
Avengers/Invaders
Release: May by
Marvel Comics /
Dynamite Entertainment . Writers:
Alex Ross and
Jim Krueger Artist:
Steve Sadowski
Kick-Ass
Release: April by
Icon . Writer:
Mark Millar . Artist:
John Romita, Jr.
King Golf
Release: August by
Shogakukan (
Weekly Shōnen Sunday ). Author:
Ken Sasaki .
Locke & Key
Release: February 20 by
IDW Publishing . Writer:
Joe Hill . Artist:s
Gabriel Rodriguez &
Jay Fotos
The Man with No Name
Release: May by
Dynamite Entertainment . Writer:
Christos Gage Artist: Wellington Dias
Marvel 1985
Release: May 29 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Mark Millar Artist:
Tommy Lee Edwards
Marvel Zombies 3
Release: October 1 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Fred Van Lente . Artist:
Kev Walker
Minister Jade
Release: June by Cellar Door Publishing. Writer and Artist: Steve Bialik
New Exiles
Release: April by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Chris Claremont . Artist:
Tom Grummett . Summary: Relaunch of Exiles with this following on directly from Exiles #100
Number of the Beast
Release: April 9 by
Wildstorm . Writer:
Scott Beatty . Artist:
Chris Sprouse
Project Superpowers
Release: January by
Dynamite Entertainment . Writer:
Jim Krueger . Artista:
Doug Klauba &
Stephen Sadowski
Hulk
Release: January by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Jeph Loeb III . Artist:
Ed McGuinness
Reign in Hell
Release: July by
DC Comics . Writer:
Keith Giffen . Artist:
Tom Derenick
Runaways
Release: August by
Marvel Comics . The third volume of the series marks the third creative team of
Terry Moore and
Humberto Ramos .
Secret Invasion
Release: April 2 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Brian Michael Bendis . Artists:
Leinil Yu &
Mark Morales
Skaar: Son of Hulk
Release: June by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Greg Pak . Artist:
Ron Garney
Sky Doll
Release: May 14 by
Marvel Comics /
Soleil . Writers:
Barbara Canepa and
Alessandro Barbucci Artist:
Alessandro Barbucci
Station
Release: June 25 by
Boom! Studios . Writer:
Johanna Stokes Artists:
Leno Carvalho and
Ed Dukeshire .
Teen Titans : The Lost Annual
Release: January 9 by
DC Comics . Writer:
Bob Haney ; Artists
Jay Stephens &
Mike Allred ; Cover by Nick Cardy Summary: The Teen Titans go into space to rescue President
John F. Kennedy
Teen Titans : Year One
Release: January 2 by
DC Comics . Writer:
Amy Wolfman Artists:
Karl Kerschl &
Serge Lapointe . Cover by: Karl Kerschl Summary: A reimagining of how the Teen Titans came together
Tiny Titans
Release: April by
DC Comics . Writer:
Art Baltazar Artist:
Art Baltazar , Cover by:
Art Baltazar
Titanium Rain
Release: July by
Archaia Studios Press . Writer:
Josh Finney . Artists:
Josh Finney &
Kat Rocha
Trinity
Release: June by
DC Comics . Writers:
Kurt Busiek &
Fabian Nicieza Artists:
Mark Bagley ,
Scott McDaniel ,
Tom Derenick ,
Mike Norton and others. Cover by:
Art Baltazar
True Believers
Release: July 30 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Cary Bates . Artist:
Paul Gulacy
The Twelve
Release: January by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
J. Michael Straczynski . Artist:
Chris Weston
Ultimate Human
Release: January by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Warren Ellis . Artist:
Cary Nord
Ultimate Origins
Release: June 4 by
Marvel Comics . Writer:
Brian Michael Bendis . Artist:
Butch Guice
The War that Time Forgot
Release: May 7 by
DC Comics . Writer:
Bruce Jones Artists:
Al Barrionuevo and
Jimmy Palmiotti , Cover by:
Neal Adams
Wildcats: Worlds End
Release: July 30 by
Wildstorm . Writer:
Christos Gage . Artist:
Neil Googe &
Trevor Hairsine
Wildstorm: Revelations
Release: January 2 by
Wildstorm . Writers:
Christos Gage &
Scott Beatty . Artist:
Wes Craig
X-Men: Manifest Destiny
Release: September 4 by
Marvel Comics . Writers:
Mike Carey ,
C. B. Cebulski ,
James Asmus . Artists:
Michael Ryan ,
Victor Olazaba ,
Chris Burnham ,
David Yardin
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