Last issue of the Italian magazine L'intrepido, in the newstads since 1935.
The Ken Parker series is abruptly interrupted with the episode Faccia di rame (Copper face), by Giancarlo Berardi, Ivo Milazzo and Luca Vannini; the story is inspired by the life of Ishi. The series will get a conclusion only in 2015. [2]
March 11: The Flemish newspapers Het Laatste Nieuws and De Nieuwe Gazet change the title of their weekly children comics supplement De Samson en Gert Krant, based on the popular TV show Samson en Gert, into De Plopkrant, based on the children's show Kabouter Plop. [4]
Coeur de canard (Duck's heart) – by Lewis Trondheim and Johan Sfarr, first album of the fantasy saga Dungeon (Delcourt).
L’aventure immobile (The motionless adventure) by Didier Convart and Andrè Juliard (Dargaud), with Blake and Mortimer; first album of the series Le dernier chapitre, showing the heroes of the French comics at the twilight of their lives.[6]
Colpo da maestro (Masterstroke) by Moreno Burattini and Gallieno Ferri (Bonelli) ; the criminal mastermind Mortimer, Zagor’s recurring adversary, makes his debut.[7]
August 24: The Dutch comics magazine Sjosji changes its name again into Sjosji Striparazzi.It will continue until 1999, after which it changes its name into Striparazzi.[10]
September 9: Through a long trial Albert Uderzo wins the profits and rights to all his Asterix-related merchandise and albums from previous publisher Dargaud. [12]
October 10-11: During the Stripdagen in Breda Joost Swarte receives the Stripschapprijs.[14] Publisher Hansje Joustra wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs. [15]
October 14: Dust waltz, graphic novel by Dan Brereton and Hector Gomez (Dark Horse), first comics set in the Buffy universe. The next day, the first issue of the regular Buffy comic series is published, always by Dark Horse.
Gli occhi dell’abisso, (Abyss’ eyes) by Giancarlo Berardi and Luca Vannini (Bonelli), first album of the Julia series. In the story, the heroine must face for the first time her nemesis, the serial killer Myrna Harrod.[16]
January 5: Gustavo Martz Schmidt, Spanish comics artist (ToribioDoctor Cascarrabias, El Doctor Cataplasma, Troglodito, Camelio Majareto, El profesor Tragacanto, Deliranta Rococó, La Pandilla Cu-Cux Plaf, El Sherrif Chiquito, continued Doña Urraca), dies at age 75. [17]
January 7: Eli Bauer, American comics artist and animator (Kermit the Hermit, Norman), dies at age 69. [18]
April 17: E.E. Hibbard, American painter and comics artist (worked on The Flash, Green Lantern and was the first artist to illustrate a Justice Society story), dies at age 89. [32]
April 23: Enrique Riverón, Cuban-American cartoonist, animator and comics artist, dies at age 95 or 96. [33]
April 26: Bill Crooks, American comics artist (assisted on Captain Easy), dies at age 80. [34]
Mayedit
May 13: Wim den Hollander, Dutch illustrator, actor, photographer, fireman and comic artist (Dobber en Kliekje, Strik en Stropdas), dies at age 89 . [35]
November 2: Enric Sió, Spanish comics artist (La Guerra de los Poetas, Mara, Mis Miedos), dies from a stroke at age 56.[45]
November 3: Bob Kane, American comic book writer and artist (co-creator of Batman), dies at age 83.[46][47]
November 17: Bill Ward, American comics artist (Torchy), dies at age 79.[48]
November 24: Jacques Eggermont, Belgian comics artist and animator (Bicky, Kaatje en Klopje), dies at age 80.[49]
Decemberedit
December 10: Ray Goossens, Belgian comics artist (Reynaert de Vos, Ouwe Taaie, Mr. Snor, Tijl Uilenspiegel (sometimes titled Tijl en Lamme), Pimmeke, Snops, Tsjoem) and animator (Musti), dies at age 74.[50]
December 13: Jean Vern, French musician and comics artist (collaborated with scriptwriter Pierre Christin and comics artist Jacques Lob), dies at age 58. [51]
December 31: Sándor Gugi, Hungarian comics artist (Talál Tamás, Der Arme Leopold, adaptations of literary novels), dies at age 81. [55]
Specific date unknown: Reginald Ben Davies, British illustrator and comics artist (Jill Crusoe in the Land of the White Queen, Katy of Cedar Creek), dies at age 90 or 91. [56]
Specific date unknownedit
Kim Young-hwan, aka Gita Koji, Korean comics artist (Kojubu Samgukji), dies at age 85 or 86. [57]
October 10: Big Apple Comic Con II (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)
October 10–11: Motor City Comic Con II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan)
October 17–18: SuperCon III (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California)
November 13–15: The Graphic Novel: a 20th Anniversary Conference on an Emerging Literary and Artistic Medium (the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts) — program book features a brief essay by Will Eisner, "Twentieth Anniversary Reflections on A Contract with God"
November 13–14: Big Apple Comic Con III (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)
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