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Events Year overall The Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute creates Enviro-babies to help promote endangered species awareness February March April June July August September December Deaths Year overall January May June July August Conventions March 2 : Halleluja Con (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) — produced on the spur of the moment after the sudden cancellation of the scheduled Great Eastern Conventions New York show. First iteration of the Big Apple Convention .[2] March 22–24 : Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan)March 23 : Alternative Press Expo (San Jose, California)April 19–21 : Pittsburgh Comicon (ExpoMart/Radisson, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include Stan Lee , Jim Shooter , and Julius Schwartz [3] April 26–28 : WonderCon (Oakland, California) — 10th annual conventionMay 18 : Ramapo Comic Con X (Spring Valley, New York) — "EC Tribute" with guests Al Williamson and Marie Severin ; other guests include Julius Schwartz , Murphy Anderson , Dick Ayers , Joe Sinnott , Joe Staton , Eric Shanower , Mark Schultz , Walt Simonson , Louise Simonson , Evan Dorkin , Sarah Dyer , David Mazzuchelli , and Howard Cruse Summer : "Lazy CAPTION " (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England)Summer : Canadian National Comic Book Exposition (Holiday Inn on King, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — c. 2,900 attendees; guests include Dale Keown , Adam Hughes , Stuart Immonen , Pat Lee , Ken Lashley, Mike Zeck , and Dave Ross June : Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests included Alex Ross , Mike Wieringo , Ron Garney , George Pérez , Nick Cardy , Dan Jurgens , and Tom SmithJune 2 : Houston Comix Fair & Toy Show XIV (Medallion Hotel, Houston, Texas)[4] Comix Fair ; guests include Mart Nodell and Shannon Wheeler June 21–23 : Chicago Comicon (Chicago, Illinois) — 25,000 attendees; Guest of honor: Will Eisner ; other guests: Harlan Ellison , Larry Marder , Heidi MacDonald , Mike Richardson , Kurt Busiek , Sergio Aragonés , Evan Dorkin , Paul Levitz , Julius Schwartz , Mercy Van Vlack , and George Pérez [5] June 21–23 : Dragon Con (Atlanta Hilton & Towers/Westin Peachtree Plaza/Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia) — 13,400 attendees; guests include Neil Gaiman , John Byrne , Peter David , Kevin Nowlan , Chris Claremont , Al Feldstein , Robert Williams , Mark Bodé , Al Williamson , William Stout , Mark Schultz , Jeff Smith , Reed Waller , Rich Buckler , John Kricfalusi , and Bob Burden .[6] July 4–7 : San Diego Comic-Con (San Diego Convention Center , San Diego, California) — 36,000 attendees. Special guests include Donna Barr , David Brin , Paul Chadwick , Steve Dillon , Mort Drucker , Ben Edlund , Garth Ennis , Dave Gibbons , Joe Giella , Dave McKean , Jim Mooney , Kurt Schaffenberger , and François Schuiten July 26–28 : Dallas Collectors Con (Plano Convention Center, Plano, Texas) — substitute event for cancelled Dallas Fantasy Fair ; official include Bernie Wrightson , Howard Cruse , Rob Liefeld , and Kurt Busiek .[7] July 27–28 : Dallas Fantasy Fair (Market Hall, Dallas, Texas) — cancelled at the last minute; the Harvey Awards were scheduled to be presented there and had to be rescheduled for later in the year[8] September 20 : Small Press Expo (Bethesda, Maryland) – guests include Jeff Smith , Charles Vess , Evan Dorkin , Jim Gownley, David Lapham , and Shannon Wheeler October 12–13 : Motor City Comic Con II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan)October 25–27 : Dynamic Forces New York Comic Book Convention (Sheraton New York Hotel, New York City) — official guests include Barry Windsor-Smith and Dan Jurgens [9] November 1–3 : Atlanta StarCon & Comics (Marriott North Central Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia) — produced by the former organizer of the Atlanta Fantasy Fair ; official guests include George Pérez , Michael O'Hare , Kane Hodder , Frank Marshall , and Kathleen Kennedy .November 29–December 1 : Mid-Ohio Con (Columbus, Ohio) — guests include Roger Stern , Darryl Banks , Dick DeBartolo , Tom and Mary Bierbaum , Tony Isabella , Paul Jenkins , Mark Waid , Leah Adezio, Dan Mishkin , Berni Wrightson ,[10] Mark Crilley , P. Craig Russell , Jim Shooter , Murphy Anderson , Dick Ayers , Tom Batiuk , John Byrne , Dick DeBartolo , Julius Schwartz , and Jeff Smith [11] First issues by title Independent titles Allegra Release: August by Image Comics . Writer: Steven T. Seagle . Artist: Scott ClarkeCyberpunx Release: March by Image Comics. Writer: Robert Loren Fleming Artist: Ching Lau Keyhole Release: June by Millennium Publications . Writers: Dean Haspiel , Josh Neufeld , R. Walker , Chris Cliadakis , Linda Perkins . Art by: Haspiel, Neufeld, and Perkins.Tim Curry Release February by Curry Comics.Marvel Comics Release AugustRelease OctoberRelease NovemberRelease NovemberRelease NovemberRelease NovemberReferences
^ "Diamond Comic Distributors acquires Capital City Distribution; Comic distribution industry stabilized by purchase," bNet: Business Wire (July 26, 1996). ^ "Newswatch: NYC Comics Convention Cancelled, Fans Irate," The Comics Journal #185 (Mar. 1996), pp. 18-19.
^ "Comic Marvels," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (19 Apr 1996), p. 2.
^ "Book events," Houston Chronicle (02 June 1996), p. 20.
^ Cwiklik, Gregory. "The 21st Annual Chicago Comicon: A Personal View," The Comics Journal #189 (Aug. 1996), pp. 23–27.
^ Wardle, Paul: "Freaks, Outcasts, and Peter David: Dragon Con '96," The Comics Journal #189 (Aug. 1996), pp. 27–30.
^ Raphael, Jordan. "Dallas Fantasy Fair Cancelled: New Con Takes Its Place," The Comics Journal #189 (Aug. 1996), p. 23.
^ "People Watch," Fort Worth Star-Telegram (July 26, 1996), p. 7.
^ "Choices: What's Happening This Weekend," Newsday (25 Oct 1996), p. B.02.
^ Van Domelen, Dave. "Dave's Mid-Ohio Con Page," Dave's Online Nest (Dec. 16, 1999).
^ "Top Comic-Book Talents Convene for Aficionados," Columbus Dispatch (Nov. 28, 1996).
