2016 in comics
Notable events of 2016 in comics . It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.
Events
DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books.
February
April
May
May 3 : Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani , jailed in 2014 over a cartoon offending the Iranian government, is finally released from prison thanks to international sympathy campaigns for her cause. [ 6]
May 13 : French cartoonist Piem is named Commander in the Ordre National du Mérite .[ 7]
June
June 3–12 For the first time the Stripdagen in Haarlem lasts a week, rather than just a weekend.[ 8]
July
August
Cancellation of the Dutch children's and comics magazine Taptoe [ 10]
September
September 27 : Dutch cartoonist Peter van Straaten wins his fifth Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon . [ 11]
September 28 : DC Comics writer Greg Rucka confirms that Wonder Woman is canonically bisexual. This makes her the first U.S. superhero to be officially bisexual. [ 12] [ 13]
October
November
Dutch journalist/comic artist Robin Vinck and publisher Seb van der Kaaden launch the Stripjournaal Podcast , a news podcast on which they discuss and interview people and events regarding the Dutch-Belgian comic industry. [ 15]
Specific date unknown
Exhibitions
January 28–April 17 : "Our Comics Ourselves: Identity, Expression, and Representation in Comic Art" , Interference Archive (Brooklyn, New York)[ 18] — artists include Cathy Guisewite , Julie Doucet , Kelly Sue DeConnick , Phoebe Gloeckner , Sheri S. Tepper , Carol Tyler , and Leela Corman ; exhibition later toured to George Mason University [ 19] [ 20] and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center on the University of Connecticut , Storrs Campus[ 21]
March 2–May 7 : "The ZAP Show: A Cultural Revolution" , Society of Illustrators (New York City) — featuring the work of R. Crumb , S. Clay Wilson , Robert Williams , Victor Moscoso , Spain Rodriguez , Rick Griffin , and Paul Mavrides ; curated by Monte Beauchamp
Conventions
January 26–31 : Angoulême International Comics Festival (Angoulême, France)
April 23 : FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia)
March 5 : New York Comic Book Marketplace (Penn Plaza Pavilion , New York City)
March 5–6 : STAPLE! (Marchesa Hall and Theater, Austin, Texas)
March 18–20 : Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (McCormick Place Complex, Chicago, Illinois )
March 24–26 : Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience (Salt Palace Convention Center , Salt Lake City, Utah)
March 25–27 : WonderCon Los Angeles (Los Angeles Convention Center , Los Angeles, California)
May 26–29 : MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center , Orlando, Florida)
April 2–3 : MoCCA Arts Festival (Metropolitan West, New York City)
April 7–10 : Emerald City Comicon (Washington State Convention Center , Seattle, Washington)
April 9–10 : Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (Northland Performing Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio)
April 14-16 : International Comic Arts Forum (University of South Carolina , Columbia, South Carolina ) — guests include Cece Bell , Michael Chaney , Howard Cruse , Dominique Goblet , Sanford Green , Gary Jackson , and Keith Knight [ 22]
April 16–17 : East Coast Comicon (Meadowlands Exposition Center , Meadowlands, New Jersey)
April 23 : FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia)
May 14–15 : Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto Reference Library , Toronto, Canada)
May 13–15 : Motor City Comic Con (Suburban Collection Showplace , Novi, Michigan)
May 14 : Comica Comiket : The Independent Comics Market (House of Illustration , London, England) — part of "Comica London Weekender"; features the "drawing parade" Cavalcade of Celebrity Cartoonists[ 23]
May 21 : East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (The Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
June 2–5 : Phoenix Comicon (Phoenix Convention Center , Phoenix, Arizona)
June 3–5 : Fan Expo Dallas (Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center , Dallas, Texas)
June 11–12 : Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE] (Center on Halsted , Chicago, Illinois) — special guests: Chester Brown , Tyrell Cannon , Ezra Claytan Daniels , Sammy Harkham , Cathy G. Johnson , Patrick Kyle , Laura Park , Trina Robbins , Leslie Stein [ 24]
June 17–19 : Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center , Charlotte, North Carolina)
June 18–19 : St. Louis Comicon (St. Charles Convention Center , St Louis, Missouri)
July 21–24 : San Diego Comic-Con (San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, California)[ 25]
July 29–31 : Wizard World Columbus (Greater Columbus Convention Center , Columbus, Ohio)
August 24–27 : Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center , Rosemont, Illinois)
September 2–5 : Dragon Con (Atlanta, Georgia)
September 2–4 : Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore Convention Center , Baltimore, Maryland)
September 17–18 : Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, Maryland)
September 24–25 : Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPE) (Providence Public Library, Providence, RI) — third iteration of this event
October 6–9 : New York Comic Con (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center , New York City)
October 8–9 : Alternative Press Expo (San Jose Convention Center , San Jose, California)
October 8 : Comica Comiket (The Lightbox , Woking , Surrey , England) — Drawing Parade; guests include Peter Hampson, son of Frank Hampson [ 26]
October 13–16 : Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) (Columbus, Ohio) — special guests Bruce Worden , Derf Backderf , Garry Trudeau , Sergio Aragonés , Raina Telgemeier , Nate Beeler ,[ 27] Charles Burns , Ann Telnaes , Ronald Wimberly , Stan Sakai , Mark Osborne , Keith Knight , Julia Gfrörer ,[ 28] Lalo Alcaraz , John Canemaker , Brandon Graham , Jay Hosler , Ben Katchor , Ed Koren , Sacha Mardou , Seth , Carol Tyler , Scottie Young
October 28–30 : Comikaze Expo (Los Angeles Convention Center)
October 29–30 : Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (Lesley's University Hall, Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
November 2–3 : WES Feminist Comic Con (Forman Christian College , Lahore , Pakistan ) — first annual event
November 5 : CAB/Comic Arts Brooklyn (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church & Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn, New York)
November 11–13 : Rhode Island Comic Con (Rhode Island Convention Center , Providence, Rhode Island)
December 3–4 : Comic Arts Los Angeles (Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, California) — featured guests: Sam Bosma , Matt Furie [ 29]
Deaths
January
January 2 : Zdravko Zupan , Serbian comics artist (Zuzuko , Munja , Disney comics ) dies at age 65.[ 30]
January 11 : Franco Oneta , Italian comics artist (Zembla ) dies at age 82.[ 31]
January 14 : Shaolin , Brazilian TV comedian and cartoonist, dies at age 44 from a heart attack after being involved in a car accident.[ 32]
January 17 : Hansrudi Wäscher , Swiss-German comics artist (Sigurd , Akim , Tibor ) dies at age 87.[ 33]
January 19 : Mike Docherty , Scottish comics artist and animator (worked on Conan the Barbarian ), dies at age 60.[ 34]
January 21 : Willem Dolphyn , Belgian comics artist (Jan Zonder Vrees ), dies at age 80.[ 35]
January 26 : Bernard Cookson , British cartoonist (Punch ), dies from cancer at age 79.[ 36]
January 29 : Linus Maurer , American cartoonist and comics artist (Old Harrigan , Abracadabra ), dies at age 90.[ 37]
February
February 1 : Antoon Mortier, Belgian painter and comic artist, dies at age 96. [ 38]
February 2 : Bob Elliott , American comedian (Bob & Ray ) and comics writer (Mad Magazine [ 39] ), dies at age 92.[ 40]
February 3 : Jack Elrod , American comics artist (Mark Trail , continued The Ryatts ), dies at age 91.[ 41]
February 8 : Piet Zeeman, Dutch comics writer, editor and translator (Disney comics , wrote for Sjors & Sjimmie , Jan, Jans en de Kinderen ), dies at age 58.[ 42]
February 21 : John Caldwell , American gag cartoonist (Mad ), dies at age 69.[ 43]
February 23 : Angel Gabriele , American comics artist and publisher (Space Giants ), dies at age 59. [ 44]
February : Alvin Buenaventura , American comic book publisher (Buenaventura Press and Pigeon Press), dies at age 39.[ 45] [ 46]
March
March 5 : Alberto Dose , Argentine comics artist (El Cimmarón ), dies at age 68.[ 47]
March 7 :
March 15 : Augie Scotto, American comics artist (worked for Charlton Comics , Cross Publications, Hillman Comics , New Heroic Comics, Timely Comics , PS Magazine and DC Comics ), dies at age 88. [ 50]
March 16 : He Youzhi , Chinese comics artist, dies as age 94.[ 51]
March 18 : Klaus Vonderwerth, German cartoonist and comics artist (Albert , Ako , Kybert , Ruf 110 ), dies at age 80.[ 52]
March 25 : Ken Barr , Scottish cover painter and occasional interior artist of American comics and comic magazines, dies at age 83.[ 53]
April
April 2 : Gallieno Ferri , Italian comics artist (Zagor ) dies at age 87.[ 54]
April 3 : Dick Hodgins, Jr. , American comics artist (Half Hitch , continued Henry ), dies at age 85.[ 55]
April 6 : Oto Reisinger, Croatian animator, illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (Štefekove pustolovine ) dies at age 89.[ 56]
April 8 : William Hamilton , American cartoonist and playwright (The New Yorker ), dies at age 76.[ 57]
April 8 : Paul Fung Jr. , American comics artist (Continued Blondie ), dies at age 93.[ 58]
April 19 : Frits Klein, Dutch comics artist (Bokke Heidehipper , Gurbe ), dies at age 91.[ 59]
April 21 : Siem Praamsma, Dutch comics artist (Humpo Hotsflots , Jochem Jofel ), dies at age 95.[ 60]
April 27 : William Hamilton , American cartoonist (The New Yorker ), is killed in a car accident at age 76.[ 61]
April 27 : V.T. Thomas, aka Toms , Indian comics artist (Boban and Molly ), dies at age 86.[ 62]
April 28 : René Hausman , Belgian comics artist (Lalyna ), dies at age 80.[ 63]
April 29 : Jok Church , American comics artist (You Can With Beakman and Jax ), dies at age 66 from a heart attack.[ 64]
May
May 2 : Cleet Boris, French comics artist (Super-Héros ) dies at age 53.[ 65]
May 5 : Siné , French cartoonist (Charlie Hebdo , Siné Mensuel ), dies at age 87.[ 66]
May 14 : Darwyn Cooke , Canadian animator and comics artist (DC Comics ), dies of cancer at age 53.[ 67]
May 22 : George Wildman , American comics artist (Popeye , Disney comics , Hanna-Barbera comics, Warner Bros. comics), dies at age 88.[ 68]
May 24 : Mell Lazarus , American cartoonist (Miss Peach , Momma ), dies at age 89.[ 69]
May 26 : Julio Berríos, A.K.A. Juber, Chilean comics artist (Hombres en la Jungla , Khanda , El Hijo de la Montaña , Tolák , Taori , Pichinahuel , Firewall , Disney comics ), dies at age 84. [ 70]
May 27 : Frank Modell , American cartoonist (The New Yorker ), dies at age 98.
June
June 1 : Anatol Kovarsky, A.K.A. Akov, Russian-American painter, cartoonist and illustrator (The New Yorker ), dies at age 97.[ 71]
June 19 : Rodolfo Zalla , Argentine-Brazilian comics artist (Jacaré Mendonça , Johnny Pecos ), dies at age 85.[ 72]
June 22 : Peter Chapman , Australian comic artist (worked on The Shadow ), dies at age 91. [ 73]
June 23 : Julio Schiaffino, Argentine comic artist (Choripán , Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse , assisted on El Eternauta , continued Joe Zunda , El Marcianero and Buster Pike ), dies at age 79 or 80. [ 74]
June 25 : Manfred Deix, Austrian cartoonist and comic strip artist, dies at age 66.[ 75]
June 26 : Angel Nadal Quirch, Spanish comics artist (Pasquale , Disney comics , Rolf Kauka comics, continued Buster Capp ), dies at age 85.[ 76]
June 27 : Fred Wagner, American comics artist (continued Catfish , Grin and Bear It and Animal Crackers ), dies at age 75..[ 77]
July
July 3 : Albert Survie, Dutch comics artist (De Vleermuis ), dies at age 75.[ 78]
July 4 : Didier Savard, French comics artist (Dick Hérisson , Léonid Beaudragon ), dies at age 65.[ 79]
July 5 : Nine Culliford , Belgian comic book colourist and wife of Peyo (The Smurfs ), dies at age 86.[ 80]
July 8 : Frank Dickens , British cartoonist (Bristow ), dies at age 84.[ 81]
July 9 : Geneviève Castrée , Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician, dies from pancreatic cancer at age 35.[ 82]
July 9 : Lothar Dräger , German comics writer (Digedags , Abrafaxe ), dies at age 89.[ 83]
July 16 : Carlos Nine , Argentine comics artist, dies at age 72.[ 84]
July 26 : Coen van Hunnik, Dutch comics artist (Olle Kapoen ), dies at age 90.[ 85]
July 27 : Jack Davis , American comics artist (Mad ), dies at age 91.[ 86]
July 27 : Brett Merhar, American comics artist (Free For All ), dies at age 46.[ 87]
July 27 : Richard Thompson , American comics artist, (Cul de Sac ), dies at age 58.[ 88] [ 89]
July 29 : Guy Dessicy, Belgian comic book colorist (Studio Hergé ), dies at age 92. He was also head of Publiart , a commercial agency specializing in comic book merchandising and co-founder of the Belgian Comic Strip Center .[ 90] [ 91]
August
August 4 : Gaspar Saladino , American comics letterer (DC Comics ), dies at age 88.[ 92]
August 7 : Jean Sanitas, French writer, journalist and comics writer (Zor et Mlouf ,[ 93] continued Bob Mallard [ 94] ), dies at age 88.[ 95]
August 17 : Víctor Mora , Spanish comic book writer (Capitán Trueno , El Jabato ), dies at age 85.[ 96] [ 97]
Specific date in August unknown : Jukka Murtosaari, Finnish animator and comics artist (Jake , Disney comics , worked on Moomins comics), dies at age 53.[ 98]
September
September 7 : Sparky Moore, American animator and comics artist (western comics, Disney comics , Zorro , The Big Bad Wolf , continued Scamp , Winnie the Pooh ), dies at age 91.[ 99]
September 24 : Joonas, Finnish comic artist (Joonas , Tooper , Unto Uneksija , Kaista , Hirnu , Oloneuvos , V. Vaivainen , Leo ja Kaverit ), dies at age 87. [ 100]
September 25 : Fernando Puig Rosado, Spanish cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 85.[ 101]
September 30 : Ted Benoît , French comics artist (Ray Banana , continued Blake & Mortimer ), dies at age 69.[ 102]
October
October 8 : Lyn Chevli , American comics artist (co-founder of Tits & Clits Comix ), dies at age 84.[ 103]
October 10 : Carlos Roose Silva, Peruvian comics artist ('Pachochín, el Chupatintas ), dies at age 87.[ 104]
October 12 : Benoît Gillain, Belgian-French comics artist (Bouby , Bonux-Boy ), dies at age 78.[ 105]
October 22 : Steve Dillon , British comics artist (Judge Dredd , Hellblazer ), dies at age 54.[ 106]
October 23 : Jack Chick , American comics artist (Chick tracts ), dies at age 92.[ 107]
October 27 : Ton Beek, Dutch comics artist (Birre Beer ) dies at age 90.[ 108]
November
November 1 : Dave Broadfoot , Canadian comedian and comics writer (Sergeant Renfrew ), dies at age 90.[ 109]
November 1 : Carlos Alberto Santos , Portuguese comics artist (historical comics), dies at age 73.[ 110]
November 4 : John Gillatt , British comics artist (Billy's Boots ), dies at age 87.[ 111]
November 5 : Averardo Ciriello , Italian comics artist (erotic comics ), dies at age 98.[ 112]
November 6 : Marc Sleen , Belgian comics artist (The Adventures of Nero , Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke , De Lustige Kapoentjes , Doris Dobbel , Oktaaf Keunink , De Ronde van Frankrijk ), dies at age 93.[ 113]
November 12 : Jerry Dumas , American cartoonist and comics writer (Beetle Bailey , Boner's Ark , Sam and Silo ), dies at age 86. [ 114]
November 19 : Gino Gavioli , Italian comics artist and animator (Vita da Cani , Paco y Manolito ), dies at age 93.[ 115]
November 22 : Alfredo Brasioli , Italian comic artist (Lippi e Lia , Ulix , De Bello Gallico ), dies at age 81. [ 116]
November 27 : Micharmut , Spanish comics artist (Futurama ), dies at age 63.[ 117]
December
December 2 : Liliana Fantoni, Italian comics artist (collaborator of her father Guido Fantoni and brother Mario Fantoni), dies at age 96.[ 118]
December 4 : Marcel Gotlib , French comics artist (Gai-Luron , Les Dingodossiers , Superdupont , Rubrique-à-Brac , Hamster Jovial , Pervers Pépère ), dies at age 82.[ 119]
December 8 : Peter van Straaten , Dutch comics artist and political cartoonist (Vader & Zoon ), dies at age 81.[ 120] [ 121]
December 15 : Christian Lippens, French comic artist (Les Fabuleux Exploits d'Eddy Merckx , assisted on Michel Vaillant , Julie Wood ), dies at age 86. [ 122]
December 20 : Mix & Remix, Swiss cartoonist (L'Hebdo , Siné Hebdo), dies at age 58.[ 123]
December 23 : Paul Peter Porges , Austrian-American comics artist (Mad Magazine ), dies at age 89.[ 124]
December 23 : Zdenko Svirčić, Croatian comics artist (Gusari na Atlantiku , U ledenoj pustinji ), dies at age 92.[ 125]
December 25 : Núria Pompeia , Spanish comics artist (Nosotras: Las mujeres objeto-ras , La Educación de Palmira , La Liberadas and Ramoneta ), dies at age 85.[ 126]
December 26 : Duck Edwing , American comics artist (Mad Magazine ), dies at age 81 or 82.[ 127]
December 27 : John Calnan , American comics artist (worked for DC Comics ), dies at age 84.[ 128]
December 28–29 : Raymond Burki , Swiss political cartoonist, dies at age 67.[ 129]
December 29 : Emilio Uberti, Italian comics artist (Kociss , Diabolik ), illustrator, film director and documentary maker, dies at age 84.[ 130] [ 131]
December 30 : Roger Leiner, Luxembourgian cartoonist and comics artist (Superhjemp ), dies at age 61.[ 132]
December 30 : Giovanni Degli Esposti Venturi, Italian comics artist and illustrator (La Viuda (Lady X - Lust's Captive ),Sexo, amor y fantasías , Los Duelistas , La Psy ), dies at age 52.[ 133]
Specific date unknown
Bernard Linssen, Belgian comics artist (Les Aventures de Tumak , Chroniques Gorilles ), dies at age 49 or 50.[ 134]
First issues by title
Aether & Empire
Released April by Blue Juice Comics . Writer: Mike Horan Artist: Bong Ty Dazo
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
Released July by DC Comics . Writers: Julie Benson and Shawna Benson Artist: Claire Roe
Civil War II
Released June by Marvel Comics . Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: David Marquez
Dept H
Released April by Dark Horse Comics . Writer & Artist: Matt Kindt Colorist: Sharlene Kindt
Fourth Planet
Released April by Chapterhouse Comics . Writer: Fred Kenndedy Artist: Miko Maciaszek
The Flintstones
Released June by DC Comics . Writer & Artist: Mark Russell and Steve Pugh Colorist: Chris Chuckry
James Bond 007: Hammerhead
Released September by Dynamite Entertainment . Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Luca Casalanguida
Kill or Be Killed
Released August by Image Comics . Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips
The Land That Time Forgot
Released July by American Mythology Productions. Writer: Mike Wolfer Artist: Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Motor Girl
Released November by Abstract Studio . Writer & Artist: Terry Moore
Resident Alien: The Man with No Name
Released September by Dark Horse Comics. Writer: Paul Hogan Artist: Steve Parkhouse
La Sagesse des mythes
Released September by Glénat Editions . Writers: Luc Ferry and Clotilde Bruneau. Artistic director: Didier Poli
Space Battle Lunchtime
Released May by Oni Press . Writer & Artist: Natalie Riess
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