1998 in comics

Summary

Notable events of 1998 in comics.

Events and publications edit

January edit

  • Specific date unknown: Dutch cartoonist Stefan Verwey wins the Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon. He will win the award again next year. [1]
  • La main de la mort and Crime sur Internet by André-Paul Duchâteau and Tibert, 59. and 60. album of the Ric Hochet series (Le Lombard).
  • 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]

February edit

March edit

  • 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]
  • March 25: The first episode of Paige Braddock's Jane's World is published. The series will run until 2018. [5]
  • Batman: Cataclysm begins.
  • 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]

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Births edit

Deaths edit

January edit

  • January 5: Gustavo Martz Schmidt, Spanish comics artist (Toribio Doctor 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]
  • January 11: Win Mortimer, American comics artist (co-creator of Ripley's Believe It or Not!), dies at age 78.[19]
  • January 18: Adolfo Buylla, Spanish comics artist (Diego Valor, Yago Veloz), dies at age 70 or 71. [20]
  • January 28: Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist (Kamen Rider, Cyborg 009, Sandarobotchi), dies at age 60 of heart failure.[21]

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May edit

  • May 13: Wim den Hollander, Dutch illustrator, actor, photographer, fireman and comic artist (Dobber en Kliekje, Strik en Stropdas), dies at age 89 . [35]

June edit

July edit

  • July 16: Tony Sgroi, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics), dies at age 73. [37]

August edit

  • August 1:
    • René Bonnet, French comics artist (Fripounet et Marisette), dies at age 92. [38]
    • Florenci Clavé, Spanish comics artist (Rémy Herphelin), dies at age 62. [39]
  • August 15: Wim Hessels, aka Woeloem, Dutch comics artist (Stoffertje Zuig, Manusje van Alles, Boerensloot, Spatje, Muisje Nisje), dies at age 70. [40]
  • August 20: Robert Rigot, French illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (Chantal, Frédéri le Gardian, Les Rapaces), dies at age 89. [41]

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November edit

  • 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]

December edit

  • 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 21: André LeBlanc, Haitian-American-Brazilian comics artist (Intellectual Amos, Morena Flor, Our Bible in Pictures, assisted on The Spirit, Flash Gordon, The Phantom), dies at age 77. [52]
  • December 23: Joe Orlando, American comics artist (co-creator of the Weird Science, Weird Fantasy series), dies at age 71.[53]
  • December 29: Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist (Barbarella), dies at age 68.[54]
  • 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 unknown edit

  • Kim Young-hwan, aka Gita Koji, Korean comics artist (Kojubu Samgukji), dies at age 85 or 86. [57]

Exhibitions edit

Conventions edit

First issues by title edit

References edit

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