Notable events of 2010 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.
April 20: Cartoonist Molly Norris creates the Everybody Draw Mohammed Day cartoon, in response to the controversy over the South Park episodes 200 and 201 (South Park). She gets involved in a media frenzy, with death threats and her name eventually appearing on Al-Qaeda's hitlist for people deemed acceptable for assassination. Since then she kept a low profile.[9]
April 29: Dutch comics artists Bert Bus and Nico van Dam are knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[10]
Mayedit
May 29: In Gouda, The Netherlands, a museum dedicated to Hans G. Kresse opens its doors.[11]
September 25–26: During the Stripdagen in Houten, the Netherlands, Jesse van Muylwijck wins the Stripschapprijs.[13][14] Ger van Wulften wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs.[15] Rupert van der Linden wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal during the same event.[16]
Octoberedit
October 3: Cathy Guisewite's Cathy comes to a close after 34 years of syndication. In the final episode, Cathy reveals to her parents that she is pregnant with a girl.
October 4: The first episode of Paul Trap's Thatababy is published.
Novemberedit
November 11: In an episode of Garfield, a spider about to be swatted by Garfield explains that after his death he'll be remembered by fellow spiders in a remembrance day titled "National Stupid Day", referring to Garfield. The comic is published on Veterans Day, which leads to many angry reader's letters. Cartoonist Jim Davis issues an official apology, explaining the unfortunate publication coincidence.[17]
April 15: Bill DuBay, American horror comics editor, writer, and artist, dies at age 62.[43]
April 27: Kees Kousemaker, Dutch comics store owner (the Amsterdam comics store Lambiek), publisher (Les Editions Lambiek), writer, scholar (the encyclopedias Strip voor Strip, Wordt Vervolgd. Striplexicon der Lage Landen and De Wereld van de Nederlandse Strip) and establisher of the online encyclopedia Comiclopedia, dies at age 68.[44][45][46]
Mayedit
May 1: Pierre Stora, AKA Espé, French cartoonist, dies at age 66.[47]
October 25: Buth, Belgian comics artist (Thomas Pips), dies at age 91.[80]
October 27: Don Donahue, American comics publisher (Apex Novelties, one of the instigators of the underground comix movement), dies at age 68.[81]
Novemberedit
November 6: Peter Vos, Dutch comics artist and illustrator (Sylvester en Sebastiaan, Meneer Miereneter), dies from cancer at age 75.[82]
November 7: Max Emanuel Gruder, aka Burschi, Romanian illustrator and comic artist, dies at age 82.[83]
November 25: Michel Douay, French comics artist, illustrator and animator (Séraphine, Zoé Enfant).[84]
Decemberedit
December 8: Onno Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch graphic designer and illustrator (made designs for the Amsterdam comic shop Lambiek), dies at age 69.[85]
December 12: Marc Henniquiau, Kio, Belgian comics artist (worked on The Adventures of Alix), dies at age 52.[86]
Specific date unknownedit
Andre Harvec, French comics artist (Monsieur Bidulet, Mademoiselle Bidulette, Bob Flapi, athlète complete, Alban, Célibataire endurci, Monsieur et Madame Esso), dies at age 91 or 92.[87]
Valentin Rozantsev, Russian cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 70 or 71.[88]
March 26–28: Wizard World Toronto (Direct Energy Centre, Hall A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — first iteration of Wizard's acquisition of the Toronto Comicon
September 3–6: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis/Atlanta Hilton/Sheraton, Atlanta, Georgia, US) — 30,000+ attendees; featured guests: Stan Lee and Neal Adams, other guests include Sherilyn Kenyon, Scott Bakula, Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman, Luke Perry, Tom Savini, John Zaffis, and Donato Giancolo
September 10–11: Small Press Expo (SPX) (Bethesda, Maryland, US)
Release: The Dandy Xtreme changes its name back to The Dandy with the last Dandy Xtreme, issue 3507, being dated 6 October 2010 and the retitled Dandy, issue 3508, being dated 30 October 2010. The comic now had British comedian Harry Hill on the front cover.
^"'Garfield' creator apologizes for ill-timed Veterans Day comic strip".
^"Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | I.N.D.U.C.K.S." inducks.org. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
^"Julia Gfrörer". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^Bünte, Oliver (2011). Die Welt der iPad Apps: Die besten Apps, Webapplikationen und Webdienste (in German). Hüthig Jehle Rehm. p. 210. ISBN 9783826691690.
^"Kim Jung Gi". lambiek.net. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^"Marion Hull Hammel". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^"William Bryan DuBay". Crown Memorial Centers obituary. April 15, 2010. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Parents' last name spelled "DuBay" here; original spelling "Dubay" per Bill DuBay Social Security Death Index and California Birth Index records cited here.
^ ab"2010 Festival of Cartoon Art". Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Ohio State University.
^Itzkoff, Dave (2010-07-23). "The Upbeat Final Days and Busy Future of Harvey Pekar". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
^"Exhibits opening". The Columbus Dispatch. Sep 26, 2010.
^"Spacenite2: A Tribute to Bill Mantlo". Floating World Comics. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013.
^"Spacenite 2 – Fundraiser Auctions for Bill Mantlo". Floating World Comics. December 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013.
^Moynihan, Colin (January 28, 2011). "A Magazine Rooted In The East Village". The Local East Village.
^Cotter, Holland (January 13, 2011). "'Graphic Radicals': 30 Years of World War 3 Illustrated". The New York Times.
^MacDonald, Heidi (December 7, 2010). "Tonight To Do: Graphic Radicals at Exit Art". The Beat.
^Freeman, John (March 22, 2010). "UK Web And Mini Comics Thing 2010 – This Saturday". DownTheTubes.net.
^Eberson, Sharon; Sciullo, Maria; Norman, Tony (22 Apr 2010). "Heroes & Villains Good and Evil Collide at Pittsburgh Comicon". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. W.12.