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Notable events of 2011 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.
Events
- DC Comics and Archie Comics both drop the Comics Code Authority seal, DC Comics however used a rating system, and Archie Comics did not ever use a rating system.
January
- January 4: Axel Alonso is named editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, replacing Joe Quesada.[1][2]
- January 11: Dutch cartoonist Peter van Straaten wins his fourth Inktspotprijs (edition 2010) for Best Political Cartoon. [3]
- January 13: Tunisian cartoonist Nadia Khiari creates Willis the Cat, who will rise to become a symbol of opposition during the Arab Spring in Tunisia.[4]
- January 29: Belgian comic writer Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. [5]
February
- February 24: Scripps Company strikes a distribution deal with Universal Uclick (now known as Andrews McMeel Syndication) for syndication of United Media's 150 comic strip and news features, which becomes effective on June 1.[6]
- In Melbourne, Australia, Mitch Davies and Troy Varker found the comics store All Star Comics Melbourne.[7]
March
- March 12–13: During the Stripdagen in Gorinchem Minck Oosterveer receives the Stripschapprijs. He will tragically die in a motor accident in September. The magazine Stripschrift wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs.[8] Eiso Toonder, son of Marten Toonder, receives the Bulletje en Boonestaak Schaal.[9]
- Catawiki, an online compendium of collector's catalogues, becomes available in English.
April
- April 29: Martin Lodewijk is knighted in the Order of Orange-Nassau.[10]
- Mark Millar, Leinil Francis Yu, Frank Quitely, Dave Gibbons, John Romita Jr., Paul Cornell, Andy Diggle, Jock, Duncan Fegredo, Sean Phillips and over fifty other comic book creators collaborate at the inaugural Kapow Comic Convention and enter the Guinness World Records twice for creating the fastest comic book ever produced and the biggest number of creators working on a single comic, namely Superior. The Superior World Record Special was written, penciled, inked and lettered in less than 12 hours and sold as a limited 10,000 copy book with all proceeds from its sales going to Yorkhill Sick Children's Hospital in Scotland.[11][12][13]
June
- June 4:
- Belgian comic artist
- The comic character Kari Lente receives a statue in Brasschaat, Belgium.[15]
July
- July 19: Stage show Manchester Evening News Arena
August
- August 27: Signe Wilkinson's Family Tree ends after three and a half years.[16]
- As part of their The New 52 publishing scheme, DC Comics cancels all their ongoing titles.
September
- September 9: Dutch comic artist Peter Pontiac receives the Marten Toonderprijs award. [17]
- During the month, DC Comics releases 52 brand-new titles as part of their The New 52 publishing scheme.
October
- October 25: U.S. cartoonist Dave Simpson is caught with plagiarism and instantly announces his retirement from the cartooning industry.[18][19]
November
- November 8: Israeli-French cartoonist Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[20]
Specific date unknown
- Greg Tessier and Amandine launch their comics series Mistinguette. [21]
Deaths
January
- January 6: Jacques van der Smissen, Dutch painter, graphic artist and comics artist (made gag comics for Aloha magazine), dies at age 68.[22]
- January 18: Martine), dies at age 80.
- January 28: Gaspare de Fiore, Italian comics artist (assistant of Sergio Rosi), dies at age 84.[23]
- January 29: Orhan Halil Tolon, Turkish comics artist, illustrator and caricaturist (Zipzip Ali'nin Oyunlari, Eciş & Bücüş, Lük-Lük, Çetin Kaptan, Tektel Amca), dies at age 88 or 89.[24]
February
- February 6: Ahmed Bouanani, Moroccan film director and comics artist (made a newspaper comic for the paper Al Maghrib), dies at age 72.[25]
- February 21: Dwayne McDuffie, American comic book writer (Milestone Media, Marvel Comics, DC Comics), dies at age 49 of complications from emergency heart surgery.[26]
- February 24: Anant Pai, Indian comics writer and artist (Indrajal Comics, Amar Chitra Katha, Tinkle), dies at age 73.[27]
March
- March 4: Eduardo Ferro, Argentine comics artist (Don Pitazo, Asserín y Pan Rallado, Langostino, Bólido, Tara Service, Pandora, Pampa Barbara, Chapaleo, continued El Fantasma Benito), dies at age 93.[28]
- March 10: Bill Blackbeard, American comics scholar, historian and collector (wrote comics reviews and articles for The Riverside Quarterly and Hogan's Alley, while also contributing to various comics reprint collections), dies at age 84. [29]
- March 21: Gustav Krum, Czech painter, illustrator and comics artist (comics adaptations of literary novels), dies at age 86.[30]
April
- April 6: Gerard van Straaten, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Marten Toonder Studio's, several realistic comics for various Dutch newspapers and magazines), dies at age 86.[31]
May
- May 8: Carlos Trillo, Argentine comics writer (Cybersix, El Negro Blanco, El Loco Chavez), dies at age 68.[32]
- May 13: Alain Voss, Brazilian-French comics artist (Parodies de Al Voss, Anarcity), dies from a stroke at age 65.[33]
- May 19: Jeffrey Catherine Jones, American comics artist and painter (Idyl, I'm Age), dies at age 67.[34]
- May 21:
- Paul Gillon, French comics artist (Les Naufragés du Temps, La Survivante) [35]
- Bill Rechin, American comics artist (Out of Bounds , Crock), dies at age 80.[36]
- May 22: Francine Vandenbosch, French comics writer (Les Labourdet) and colorist, wife of Jean Graton, dies at age 79. [37]
June
- June 6: Mohamed Al-Zawawi, Libyan cartoonist and comics artist (The Young Hero, With One Blow I Killed Seven), dies at age 74 or 75.[38]
- June 18: ), dies at age 84.
- June 23: Blade), died at age 84.[39]
- June 27: Thierry Martens, Belgian novelist, journalist and publisher (chief editor of Spirou 1969-1978), dies at age 69.[40][41][42]
July
- July 5: George Martin, British comic artist (Bunion, Captain Bungle, Greedy Pig, Desperate Dawg, The Hillys and the Billys), dies at age 82 or 83. [43]
- July 9: Gideon Brugman, Dutch comics artist (Zonk en Stronk, Professor Ambrosius), dies at age 68.[44]
- July 12: Leo Leonhard, German comics artist (Rüssel in Komikland), dies at age 72.[45]
- July 19: Henri Taymans, aka Timme, Belgian comics artist (De Avonturen van Wim Rits en Jan Blok: De Bende van de Hertog), dies at age 76.[46]
August
- August 6: John Adkins Richardson, American comic artist (Maxor, Fever Dreams, The Hunting of the Snark) and author of The Complete Book of Cartooning, dies at age 81. [47]
- August 12: El Eternauta, Janus Stark), dies at age 82.[48]
- August 15: Pap Dean, American cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 95.[49]
- August 18: Jean Tabary, French comics artist (Iznogoud, Totoche, Corinne et Jeannot), died at age 81.[50]
- August 22: Vicco von Bülow, aka Loriot or Pirol, German comedian, comics artist, cartoonist, film director, writer and actor (Wahre Geschichten erlogen von Loriot, Reinhold das Nashorn), dies at age 87.[51]
September
- September 4: Starman, Captain America), dies at age 56.
- September 6: H.P. Lovecraft), dies at age 69.[52]
- September 9: Daniel Hulet, Belgian comics artist (Charabia, Léo Gwenn, Pharaon), dies at age 66.[53]
- September 11: Michel-Paul Giroud, French comic artist (La Bande des Loups, Yankee, Toy, worked on Arthur le fantôme justicier, continued Cap'tain Vir de Bor and La Pension Radicelle), dies at age 78. [54]
- September 14: Gilles Chaillet, French comics artist (Vasco), dies at age 65.[55]
- September 15: Gilbert Schats, Belgian comic artist (Koning Bubu AKA Le Roi Bubu), dies at age 66.[56]
- September 16: Tom Wilson, American comics artist (Ziggy), dies at age 80.[57]
- September 17: Minck Oosterveer, Dutch comics artist (Nicky Saxx, Zodiak, Jack Pott, Claudia Brücken, worked on Storm), dies in a motor accident at age 50.[58]
- September 18: Jack Adler, American cover artist and colourist (DC Comics), dies at age 94.
- September 21: Júlio Resende, Portuguese painter and comics artist (O Fagundes Arrepiado, O Senhor Freitas and O Feli-Feli), dies at age 93.[59]
- September 25: Dick Briel, Dutch comics artist (Professor Palmboom), dies at age 60.[60]
- September 26: Sergio Bonelli, Italian comics writer (Zagor, Mister No), dies at age 78.
- September 29: Albert Weinberg, Belgian comics artist (Dan Cooper), dies at age 91.[61]
October
- October 31: Mick Anglo, British comics artist (Marvelman), dies at age 95.[62]
November
- November 7: Jorge Kato, Brazilian comics (Disney comics), dies at age 75.[63]
- November 8: Bil Keane, American comics artist (The Family Circus, Channel Chuckles), dies at age 89.[64]
- November 9: Terry Willers, British-Irish comics artist (Toonder Studios), dies at age 76.[65][66]
- November 30: Carlos A. Killian, Argentine comics artist and caricaturist (Perloto), dies at age 64.[67]
December
- December 2: Bruno Bianchi, French animator and comics artist (Inspector Gadget), dies at age 45 or 46 from cancer.[68]
- December 7:
- December 13:
- Maria Pascual Alberich, Spanish illustrator and comics artist (Rosas Blancas, Sissi), dies at age 78.[71]
- Carlo Peroni, Italian comics artist (Gianconiglio), dies at age 82.[72]
- December 14: Joe Simon, American comics artist (co-creator with Jack Kirby of Captain America), dies at age 98 after a brief illness.[73][74]
- December 15:
- December 21: Eric Resetar, New Zealand comics artist (Crash Carson of the Future, Crash O'Kane), dies at age 83.[76]
- December 26:
- December 30: Ronald Searle, British illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (St Trinian's School), dies at age 91.[79]
Specific date unknown
- Didier Geluck, aka Diluck, Belgian cartoonist (published in Pourquoi Pas? and Le Drapeau Rouge) and father of Philippe Geluck, dies at age 86 or 87.[80]
- Antonio Ghura, British comics artist (Truly Amazing Love Stories, Bogey), dies at age 60 or 61.[81]
Exhibitions and shows
- May 12–June 25: "Zap: Masters of Psychedelic Art, 1965-74" (Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York City) — featuring the work of Robert Crumb, Robert Williams, Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, S. Clay Wilson, Gilbert Shelton, and Spain Rodriguez
- May 26–August 19: "Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942–1986" (NYU Fales Library & Special Collections, New York City) — taken from the William F. Wu Collection at the Fales Library. Later traveled to the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU (2011), the Asian Arts Initiative (Philadelphia, 2012), the Multicultural Success Center, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (Indianapolis, 2012), the Museum of Chinese in America (New York City, 2012–2013), the Japanese American National Museum (Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, 2013–2014),[82] and Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, New York, 2014)[83]
- June 30–October 16: "Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City)
Conventions
- March 4–6:
- March 5–6: STAPLE! — event expands to two days for the first time; guests include Jill Thompson, Alex Robinson, Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener, and James O'Barr
- March 18–20: Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) (McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, US) — guests include Chris Hemsworth
- March 18–20: Wizard World Toronto(Direct Energy Centre, Hall D, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- March 19–20: Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) (Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio)
- March 25–27: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, US) — guests include Stan Lee, William Shatner, and Jimmy Palmiotti
- April 1–3: WonderCon (Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, US)
- April 9–10: Leinil Yu
- April 9–10: MoCCA Festival (69th Regiment Armory, New York City, US)
- April 9–10: Toronto ComiCONFan Appreciation Event (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
- April 15–17: Terry Moore, Mike Grell, Tom Mandrake, Ernie Chan, Herb Trimpe, Scott McDaniel, Joshua Ortega, Joe Jusko, Gary Friedrich, Talent Caldwell, Stuart Sayger, Bob Almond, Wayne Faucher, Chad Hardin, Bob Hall, Kirk Lindo, Arvell Jones, Dan Parent, Billy Tucci, Dave Hoover, Mike Grell, Sam Witwer, and Sarah Allen
- April 16–17: Stumptown Comics Fest (Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon)
- April 23: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (40 Watt, Athens, Georgia)[87]
- May 7–8: Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada)
- May 13–15: Motor City Comic Con (Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan, US) — guests include David Petersen, Tim Sale, George Takei, Brent Spiner, Kate Mulgrew, Tricia Helfer, Sam Huntington, and Ernie Hudson[88]
- May 14–15: Comic Expo (Ramada City Inn/Mercure Holland House Hotel, Bristol, UK) — guests include Martin Asbury, Paul Grist, Dave Gibbons, Rick Veitch, and Richard Starkings
- May 20–21: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include Jerry Craft, Alex Simmons, and Eric Battle; presentation of the Glyph Comics Awards[89]
- May 21–22: John Romita, Jr., Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Cal Slayton, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Niles, Tim Bradstreet, Rick Leonardi, Kerry Gammill, Todd Nauck, James O'Barr, and Michael Lark
- May 21–22: Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City, US)
- May 26–29: Phoenix Comicon (Phoenix, Arizona, US) — 23,001 attendees; official guests: Stan Lee, Wil Wheaton, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Sandeep Parikh, Jeff Lewis, Cassandra Peterson, Billy Dee Williams, Paul McGillion, Todd McFarlane, Max Brooks, Bruce Boxleitner, Jaime Paglia, Aaron Douglas, Alex Albrecht, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Vic Mignogna, Brina Palencia, and Ernie Hudson
- June 3–5: Jim Zubkavich, and Chrissie Zullo
- June 12: Scranton Comic Book Convention (Johnson College, Scranton, Pennsylvania, US) — guests include Scott Beatty, Dawn Best, Ed Coutts, Ken Haeser, C.J. Henderson, Dave Hoover, Paul Kupperberg, Alitha Martinez, Rudy Nebres, and Dan Parent[90]
- June 17–19: Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- June 17–19: Expo Comic MX (Mexico City, Mexico)
- June 17–19:
- June 24–26: Albuquerque Comic Expo (Albuquerque, New Mexico, US)
- June 24–26: Texas Comicon (San Antonio, Texas, US)
- June 26: Paris Comic Expo (Paris, France)
- July 2–3: Armageddon (Christchurch Expo Addington Raceway, Christchurch, New Zealand)[91]
- July 8–10: London Film and Comic Con (Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England, UK)
- July 21–24: Peter J. Tomasi, Scott Westerfeld, and Ashley Wood
- July 29–31: Steel City Con (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US)
- August 6–7: CAPTION: "Austerity" (East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford, England, UK)
- August 11–14: David Wong[citation needed]
- August 20–21: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, US)
- August 27: ComiCONN (Stamford, Connecticut, US)
- August 25–28: Reviews on the Run and surprise guest Guillermo del Toro
- September 2–5: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis/Atlanta Hilton/Sheraton/Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, US) — 46,000 attendees; guests included Glenn Barr, Julie Bell, Joe Benitez, J. Scott Campbell, Amanda Conner, Darwyn Cooke, Peter David, Mike Grell, Karl Kesel, Stan Lee, Todd Lockwood, Don Maitz, Mike McKone, Jimmy Palmiotti, George Pérez, Don Rosa, Jim Starlin, Peter Steigerwald, Jim Steranko, William Stout, Koi Turnbull, Boris Vallejo, Michael Whelan, Bernie Wrightson, and Derek Yaniger
- September 10–11: El Paso Comic Con (El Paso, Texas)
- September 10–11: Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, Maryland)
- September 17–18: Sgt Slaughter, Rick Martel, and Todd van der Heyden
- September 17–18: New England Comic-Con (Boston, Massachusetts, US)
- September 24–25: Wizard World Los Angeles (Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California) — event postponed on August 15, 2011[92]
- September 29–October 2: International Comic Arts Forum (Center for Cartoon Studies, Colodny Building, White River Junction, Vermont) — guests include Frémok, Pavel Kořínek & Tomáš Prokůpek, Robert Sikoryak, Stephen R. Bissette, Jason Lutes, and James Sturm[93]
- October–November: Amadora BD (Amadora, Portugal) — 22nd edition; dedicated to humor; special guests included Jean Schulz and Shannon Wheeler[94][95]
- October 1–2: Alternative Press Expo (Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, California, US)
- October 11–14: New York Comic Con (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, US)
- October 22–23: Michael Golden, Mark Texeira, Charles Skaggs, Chris Sprouse, Eric Wight, Eliza Frye, Steve Hamaker, Ed Piskor, Thomas Scioli, Marc Sumerak, Carol Tyler, and Ryan Ottley
- October 28–30: Bret "The Hitman" Hart
- October 28–31: Armageddon Auckland Expo (ASB Showgrounds, Auckland, New Zealand)[96]
- November 3–25: Comica — London International Comics Festival (various venues, London, UK) — organized by Paul Gravett; guests include Hannah Berry, Warren Ellis, Lenny Henry, Richard McGuire, Kent Worcester, Daniel Merlin Goodbrey, Frederik Peeters, Robert Sellers, Savage Pencil, Steve Aylett[97]
- November 5–6: Pow! Entertainment
- November 5: WildPig Comic Convention (Holiday Inn, Somerset, New Jersey) — official guests include Neil Vokes, Fernando Ruiz, and Rudy Nebres[98]
- November 8–13: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — guests include Amir & Khalil, Seth Tobocman, and Ganzeer
- November 11–13: Austin Comic Con (Austin, Texas) — run by Wizard Entertainment
- November 12: Comica Comiket (Great Hall, Bishopsgate Institute, London, England) — Drawing Parade participants include Brecht Evens, Posy Simmonds, Luke Pearson, Sarah McIntyre, Warren Pleece, and Roger Langridge[99]
- November 24: Genghis Con (Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio) — guests included John Porcellino
First issues by title
- '68
- Release: April by Image Comics. Writer: Mark Kidwell, Artists: Nat Jones and Jay Fotos
- All Fall Down
- Release: by Arcana Studios. Writer: Casey Jones. Artists: Jason Reeves, Gian Fernando, Brian Brinlee, Anvit Randeria, Cirque Studios, and Pericles Junior.
- Annihilators
- Release: March by Marvel Comics. Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning Artist: Tan Eng Huat
- Avenging Spider-Man
- Release: November by Marvel Comics. Writer: Zeb Wells Artist: Joe Madureira[100][101]
- Bad Island
- Release: August by Grafix. Writer: Doug TenNapel Artist: Doug TenNapel
- Batman: Arkham City
- Release: July by DC Comics. Writer: Paul Dini Artist: Carlos D'Anda
- Drums
- Release: May by Image. Writer: El Torres Artist: Abe Hernando
- Fear Itself
- Release: March by Marvel Comics. Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Stuart Immonen[102][103][104][105]
- Graveyard of Empires
- Release: June by Image Comics. Writer: Mark Sable Artist: Paul Azaceta[106]
- The Last of the Greats
- Release: October by Image Comics. Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artist: Brent Peeples
- Near Death
- Release: September by Image Comics. Writer: Jay Faerber Artist: Simone Guglielmini
- Nordguard
- Release: by Sofawolf Press. Artists: Tess Garman and Teagan Gavet
- Spaceman
- Release: October by
- Super Dinosaur
- Release: April by Image Comics (Skybound imprint). Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Jason Howard[108]
- Wolverine and the X-Men
- Release: October by Marvel Comics. Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Chris Bachalo
See also
- List of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2011
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