January 1, 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons.[1]
January 1, 2006: After 109 years of continuous publication the longest-running comic strip of all time, The Katzenjammer Kids (originally created by Harold H. Knerr) comes to an end.[2]
The London Metropolitan Police refuse to distribute Cops and Robbers, a comic book detailing first hand stories of criminals embracing the Christian faith. The police cite the book's failure to cover a multitude of faiths as reason.[5]
Richard Branson is launching Virgin Comics alongside mystical self-help guru Deepak Chopra, a company to be based in and cater for India. Film director John Woo is reported to be developing a series for the company.[7]
A fund to support journalists, writers, cartoonists and artists is launched. The fund is intended to help those who become persecuted for their work in the Middle East or North Africa. The fund was developed at the International Conference on Freedom of Expression in the Arab World, held in Amman, Jordan, in December 2005.[18]
January 16, 2006: ICv2 reports on 2005 sales figures for works distributed to comics stores, noting that sales of graphic novels were up by a third.[33]
January 26, 2006: Dylan Horrocks is named University of Auckland/Creative New Zealand Literary Fellow 2006.[40]
January 30, 2006:
The Children's Publishing division of Reader's Digest announce a licensing deal with Marvel Comics which will see them launch a line of interactive books based on popular Marvel characters.[41]
January 31, 2006:
Spike TV have greenlit a thirteen episode series based on the Blade comics and films.[42]
Syrian protestors set fire to Denmark's embassy in Damascus. They were demonstrating against the publication of cartoons defaming Mohammed in a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten.[56]
February 6, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
It is reported that at least four people around the world are dead as a result of violent protests against the cartoons published in late 2005 by Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten[57]
The Daily Telegraph seeks to uncover the source of the "extra" three cartoons which were distributed in The Middle East as being actual cartoons published by Jyllands-Posten, when they were in actuality not.[58]
Lagardère, a French publishing giant, is to purchase Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner. The division handles the distribution of graphic novels published by DC Comics to bookstores.[59]
President Bush issues a statement calling for calm: "I call upon the governments around the world to stop the violence, to be respectful, to protect property, to protect the lives of innocent diplomats who are serving their countries overseas."[65]
The editorial staff of the New York Press walk out after the publishers of the paper refuse to carry the cartoons at the centre of the controversy.[66]
The editor of the Jyllands-Posten, Carsten Juste, rejects suggestions he should resign.[67]
Pakistan's Daily Times reveals Danish law should have prevented the publication of the cartoons.[68]
DC Comics are to unveil their line of toys based on the movie Superman Returns at the 2006 American International Toy Fair.[48]
February 10, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Flemming Rose, editor of the Jyllands-Posten is told to take a vacation after he commented the paper "would run the cartoons" published by Hamshahri in its contest inviting cartoons satirising the holocaust.[77]
Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen agrees with comments made by Condoleezza Rice regarding Syria and Iran, noting they "have taken advantage of the situation because both countries are under international pressure".
It is reported at least thirteen people are dead due to protests against the cartoons.[78]
Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen responds to criticism of his country, declaring "Denmark is an open and tolerant society".[46]
Anders Fogh Rasmussen has also had talks with a Muslim group called "Democratic Muslims".[83]
It is reported that Muslim graves have been desecrated in Denmark.[84]
Denmark withdraws official staff from embassies in Syria, Iran, and Indonesia.[85]
Art Spiegelman is interviewed to garner his thoughts on the controversy.[86]
Iran demands apologies after recent accusations from Condoleezza Rice that it had fermented the controversy.[87]
Ted Rall is reportedly considering launching a law suit against Ann Coulter over comments she jokingly alleged that "Iran is soliciting cartoons on the Holocaust. So far, only Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, and The New York Times have made submissions".[88]
February 14, 2006: zoomaphoto.com
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Two security guards are shot dead and police use tear gas on rioting students as protests continue in Pakistan.[89]
Belgian Muslim groups have called on the European Union to "act determinedly to prepare a draft law that forbids every kind of blasphemy".[90]
A number of Danish websites have reportedly been hacked by protestors.[91]
February 15, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Danish politicians have called for an investigation into a Muslim group's actions during a trip to the Middle East. It is alleged the group may have helped ferment the recent protests.[92]
Flemming Rose, cultural editor of the Jyllands-Posten has stated that the cartoons were published to "go against this tendency to self-censorship".[93]
Carsten Juste, editor of the Jyllands-Posten, states his belief that "Muslims are being given special treatment".[94]
Justin Thomas is announced as the winner of a contest to choose the next cartoonist of the strip Unfit.[95]
February 16, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Twelve people are reported to have died in Afghanistan after a week of protesting.[96]
Three people are reported to have died as protests continue in Pakistan.[97]
The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has lost his claim for compensation. Erdoğan was suing over a number of cartoons which had depicted him as a series of animals.[98]
February 17, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Eleven people are reportedly killed after protesting in Libya.[99]
Indiana newspaper The Indianapolis Star polls college newspaper editors within the state on their opinion on publishing the cartoons.[100]
The Danish Ambassador returns to Jakarta having left in the wake of protests over the cartoons.[120]
A second Russian newspaper, the weekly Nash Region closes after having printed a montage of the cartoons.[121]
JM Thevenet confirms he has been fired from his position with Festival International de la Bande Dessinee, although he claims he was employed as a consultant.[122][123]
The Guardian sketches the history of the political cartoon as a prelude to the opening of The Cartoon Museum in London.[124]
February 22, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Corpses are burnt on the streets of Onitsha, Nigeria, as part of an ongoing confrontation between Christians and Muslims regarding the cartoons.[125]
Protestors stage a demonstration outside the Danish embassy in Jakarta.[53]
The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, notes the controversy has become something greater than the initial furor over editorial cartoons, noting "It's about everything else and different agendas in the Muslim world."[68]
Danish volunteers and non-government officials are withdrawing from the relief effort aiding those areas of Pakistan hit by the recent earthquake and leaving the country as a result of the Pakistani people's protest against the cartoons.[68]
Naushad Waheed, a political cartoonist and artist sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the Maldives for political unrest, has been freed.[126]
iBooks, the publishing company founded by Byron Preiss, files for bankruptcy. Preiss died in June 2005.[127]
February 23, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister, denounces the cartoons at the heart of the controversy.[68]
The London cartoon museum opens to the public.[117][133]
February 26, 2006: The New York Comic Con has problems with the size of the crowd attending the convention, having to turn visitors away.[134]
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the recent phenomenon of non-comics writers being approached to write for the medium by the larger comics publishers.[135]
February 27, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
European Union officials issue a fresh statement on the controversy.[136]
It is reported that Denmark are to hold a conference examining the controversy and the publication of the cartoons on March 10.[137]
Finnish magazine Kaltio has fired its editor after he published a cartoon commentating on the controversy by Ville Ranta on the magazine's website. The sacking came in the wake of pressure from advertisers. Ranta has also lost work on the strength of the cartoon.[138]
Salman Rushdie is amongst the twelve writers who are signatories to a statement denouncing Islamism as "a new global totalitarian threat"[147][148]
March 2, 2006:
R. Kikuo Johnson's Night Fisher graphic novel has been named on the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age list for 2006[149]
Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly have contracted with Puffin Books to produce two projects. The first, Big Fat Little Lit, is a collection of stories from the couple's three volume Little Lit series, whilst the second, Toon Into Reading, is described by Mouly as "a revolutionary new concept to draw kids into the pleasures of reading."[150]
Neil Gaiman writes a piece for The Guardian detailing his thoughts on the adapting of comics stories to film[152]
Stacy Curtis, editorial cartoonist for The Times of Northwest Indiana is let go. There are now reportedly approximately 80 full-time editorial cartoonists employed in the United States[153]
The National Press Club of Canada launch their 6th International Editorial Cartoon Competition, with a theme of "Cartooning in a dangerous environment".[154]
Virgin Comics announces its initial line of comics, with three books, Devi, Ramayan Reborn, and The Sadhu published under the company's Shakti imprint, and a fourth, as yet unnamed project to be printed under the Director's Cut imprint[155]
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Pakistan blocks access to blogs and websites which encourage people to cartoon the prophet Mohammed[156]
March 5, 2006:
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
Over 50 000 people reportedly protest against the cartoons in Pakistan, whilst around 20 000 are reported to have demonstrated in Turkey[157]
Comic strip collection publishing company Andrews McMeel Publishing announce a tie up with Simon & Schuster UK which will allow the company access to the markets of the United Kingdom and Ireland.[160]
Oor Wullie and its creators were allegedly placed on a Nazi hit list during World War II due to the strips lampooning of Hitler.[168]
In a Canadian student magazine an episode of the comic strip Capitalist Piglet is published, by Marq and Yiph, which features a gag where Jesus Christ gives fellatio to a capitalist pig. In the course of months the offensive cartoon will become a national scandal.[169]
March 10, 2006:
CBGExtra are reporting that comic book distributor FM International has ceased trading.[170]
Bill Whitehead of the Kansas City Business Journal, receives first place from the Kansas Press Association for best editorial cartoons of 2005 in weekly publications.[172]
Teshkeel Comics publish their first comic in the Middle East under a licensing deal with Marvel Comics. Translated into Arabic, Spectacular Spider-Man is the first magazine to feature the character in the region.[187]
Marvel announce plans to publish a graphic novel formatted anthology based on the computer game series Halo, featuring work by Simon Bisley and Moebius amongst others.[190]
The Age report on the success of manga in Australia.[198]
March 20, 2006:
Marvel Comics are to release Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters, a series based on characters Jack Kirby created, with Kirby's daughter Lisa and former collaborator Mike Thibodeaux helping to expand on the concepts.[190]
Art Spiegelman has joined the jury to judge an anti-Semitic cartoon contest sponsored by Israeli comics collective Dimona Comics.[199]
ICv2 report that sales of comics to comic book stores were up in February.[200]
Casting Producer Austen James discusses the Sci-Fi Channel's new programme "Who Wants To Be a Superhero?", due to be aired in the United States this spring, with Comic Book Resources.[165]
Tom Spurgeon reports that Dark Horse Comics are to release Off the Beaten Path, a collection of photographs of cartoonists in their studios by Greg Preston.[204]
Laila Freivalds, Swedish Foreign Minister, resigns after being accused of lying to the media regarding the shutting down of sites which may have had plans to carry the cartoons.[207]
March 26, 2006:
Superman/Batman #26 is announced as a tribute book to Sam Loeb, son of Jeph Loeb, who died in 2005. Sam Loeb was due to write the book himself, and 26 collaborators have been assembled to complete the work.[208]
113 creators pledge their support for the editors at Dupuis as they attempt to gain greater independence for the imprint from owners Media-Participations.[211]
HarperCollins and TokyPop announce a publishing and distribution deal which will see manga works by HarperCollins authors co-published by the two companies.[213]
Ralph Steadman is to receive the Milton Caniff Award for Lifetime Achievement.[214]
The nominees for the 2006 Reuben Awards, to be awarded on May 27, are announced.[214]
March 29, 2006:
Panini Comics extends its licensing deal with Marvel Comics into more territories and also announces an X-Men graphic novel aimed at the European market with script by Chris Claremont and art by Milo Manara.[215]
An exhibition at the California Science Center explores the powers and abilities of Marvel superheroes and the real world science that may ultimately replicate them.[217]
March 30, 2006:
ICv2.com report that V for Vendetta is number one in Nielsen BookScan's list, ranked by sales, of graphic novels sold through book stores.[218]
March 31, 2006:
The five people accused of murdering Indian cartoonist Irfan Hussain are acquitted by Judge Talwant Singh.[219]
The Chicago Defender revamps its comics page, renaming it "All Black Cartoons". The page will only feature strips by African-American cartoonists.[223]
Tower Records launches an online bookstore which will also retail graphic novels.[224]
The case against Gordon Lee, a comic book retailer who has been charged with distributing harmful material to minors, is dropped, with prosecutors filing fresh charges after discovering the material was distributed to two minors, instead of the one originally named in the suit.[225]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to appeal against the dismissal of his suit against Penguen, a magazine which had published a cartoon satirising him.[226]
The Gulf Times reports on Australian – Indonesian relations on asylum as cartoonists satirise the issue.[227]
Vancouver's 24 hours.com report on the graphic novel phenomenon.[228]
The Prix Bedelys are awarded in Quebec, with Pierre Fournier and Real Godbout's Michel Risque winning the Jury Prix.[229]
April 4, 2006:
Variety report that on March 23 Judge Ronald S.W. Lew found that the copyright to Superboy had reverted to Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson, widow and daughter of Jerry Siegel. The ruling also cast doubt on the lack of infringement on the Superboy copyright by the Smallville television series, with Lew noting: "Enough facts are presented, where this court, contrary to defendants' request, could find that the main character in 'Smallville' is in fact Superboy."[230]
Diamond announce the winners of the 16th annual Diamond Gem Awards. DC Comics' Justice wins comic book of the year.[48]
RelishNow report on the stress which cartoonists may face, and may lead to burn out.[239]
Peter David is to script the opening seven issues of the Dark Tower comic book series, based upon Stephen King's novel series of the same name. Jae Lee is providing the art.[240]
Marvel Comics issue a press release stating that Chris Claremont is suffering from cardiac stress and that this will result in delays to two books, Exiles and GeNext, which Claremont was due to take over in May.[48]
April 7, 2006:
Cartoonist Jonathon Shapiro (Zapiro) wins the Mondi South African Journalist of the Year Award.[241]
Tom Spurgeon reports that Paul Gravett's Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics has been removed from shelves in libraries across San Bernardino county.[250]
Bart Beatty compares and contrasts the United States SPX and the Swiss Fumetto conventions in his Eurocomics column for The Comics Reporter.[251]
ICv2.com report on comic book and graphic novel sales figures for March.[253]
Student editorial cartoonist William C Warren wins the AAEC/John Locher Award.[254]
April 18, 2006:
Chris Ware announces he is moving his Acme Novelty Library series to publisher Drawn & Quarterly. The series had previously been published by Fantagraphics, although Ware published issue 16 himself, with Fantagraphics distributing the issue.[255]
Paul Combs announces he is leaving The Tampa Tribune. The paper is seeking a replacement for the editorial cartoonist, who is leaving "for family reasons".[268]
Bill Poostmus, the man who ordered the removal of a work on manga from the shelves of libraries in California, is declared to be censoring a "critically acclaimed book" by the National Coalition Against Censorship, who are monitoring the situation and have not ruled out legal action.[269]
The Age profile Will Dyson, an Australian war artist who covered the First World War.[270]
Pakistan begin legal proceedings against the editor and publisher of the Jyllands-Posten for publication of the cartoons depicting caricatures of Mohammed.[277]
Alex Chun comments on the changes recent technological advances have made on society and how they may impact on the newspaper comic strip.[278]
Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals overturns an earlier judgement which fined cartoonist Musa Kart over his depiction of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a cat.[281]
The nominations for Holland's 2006 Clickburg awards are announced. The awards are to recognise webcomics, and this year organisers have added a Best International Clickie category.[284]
ICv2.com discuss the size of the manga market in North America in 2005.[292]
The Jyllands-Posten is suing Michael Christiani Havemann over his comments which allege that the paper's management asked the staff cartoonist to create controversial cartoons since those sent in by freelancers "were not gross enough."[68]
Chris Ware is interviewed on a local news station.[304]
Tom Spurgeon rounds up the online reports of the American Free Comic Book Day, held May 6.[305]
May 9, 2006:
Jill Thompson signs a four-book deal with HarperCollins, which will see the artist produce a series of graphic novels starring a young witch, to be aimed at young children.[306]
TokyoPop announce two new lines of manga books aimed at a younger audience, the Manga Chapters line for 6-9 year olds and the Manga Readers for an 8-12 audience.[308]
Five pieces of artwork by Osamu Tezuka are discovered in the United States. The works were held in a collection at the University of Maryland, and were pieces published in the two years following his debut, 1947 and 1948.[312]
Islam Online host a debate between cartoonist Signe Wilkinson and journalist Felicity Arbuthnot regarding the issues of free speech which surround the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[313]
May 13, 2006: Suske en Wiske receive a comics mural in Antwerp, Belgium.[316]
May 15, 2006:
Art Spiegelman contributes the cover and an article on the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy for the latest issue of Harper's magazine.[317]
Tom Spurgeon reports the winners of the Eagle Awards, announced last night. Grant Morrison is added to the roll of honour and John M. Burns is recognised with an award for Outstanding Achievements in British Comics.[318]
Reuters' report on Art Spiegelman's comments on the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy in the latest edition of Harper's magazine.[319]
First Second announce they have reached an agreement to produce a series of graphic novels based upon the Prince of Persia computer game. The company have also signed two books from the award-winning Italian cartoonist Gipi, Tiny Tyrant, a children's book from Lewis Trondheim and Will Davis' adaptation of Joseph Bruchac's novel Dawn Land.[320]
Fantagraphics confirm they are to collect E.C. Segar's daily and Sunday Popeye strips in a series of six hardcover volumes.[321]
The Pulse report that Mark Wheatley is to address the United States Library of Congress today. His presentation is to be on comic books, and is part of the libraries ongoing lecture series.[322]
ICv2.com report that a new trial date has been set in the case of Georgia v. Gordon Lee. The CBLDF are defending Lee, a comic book retailer facing trial on two misdemeanors after allegedly giving a free comic book containing nudity to two under-age brothers. The trial is now due to be heard on May 19.[323]
May 17, 2006:
The Virginia Quarterly Review place Jeet Heer's essay "Little Nemo in Comicsland", which discusses the work of Winsor McCay, online in their latest issue.[324]
The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization announce that the Dalai Lama is to award the Herge Foundation with the International Campaign for Tibet's Light of Truth. Tsering Jampa, executive director of ICT Europe, noted that "For many, Hergé's depiction of Tibet was their introduction to the awe-inspiring landscape and culture of Tibet, while Archbishop Tutu's struggle against apartheid and injustice in the face of adversity is an inspiration to Tibetans around the world."[327]
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review review the work of Chas Fagan, an editorial cartoonist turned historical painter.[329]
May 19, 2006:
ICv2.com notes that the market for graphic novels has continued to grow in the first quarter of 2006, and declares V for Vendetta the top selling graphic novel of the period.[330]
The New York Times Sunday Arts & Leisure section runs article "Phoenix's Unresolved Daddy Thing, and Other X-Men Issues", tied to X-Men: The Last Stand.[332]
The Committee to Protect Journalists report that Iran have closed a newspaper and arrested the editor and cartoonist over the paper's publication of a cartoon depicting a cockroach speaking Azeri. It is also alleged the cartoon featured ethnic slurs. Four people are alleged to have died during rioting in protest of the cartoon's publication.[336][337]
ICv2.com report on comic book and graphic novel sales figures for the month of April, noting that strong sales for DC's Infinite Crisis mini-series helped counterbalance a fall in sales in the graphic novel market.[338]
May 24, 2006:
Neil Gaiman and Adam Rogers discuss the appeal of Superman for Wired.[339]
New York Newsday runs an entertainment-pullout cover feature comparing the X-Men and Superman movie franchises.[340]
May 25, 2006:
BlackAmericaWeb.com examine the wider acceptance and profiles of black superheroes.[341]
May 26, 2006:
Philly.com discuss the comic book influences behind the latest X-Men movie.[342]
Canada's The Globe and Mail report on the news that Indigo Books and Music has refused to carry the latest issue of Harper's magazine due to its printing of the cartoons at the centre of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[346]
May 28, 2006:
The New York Times report that the new Batwoman character is to be a lesbian.[347]
The Caymanian Compass report that two editors of weekly newspapers in Jordan have been jailed for reprinting the cartoons at the centre of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[349]
ICv2.com carry a statement from Central Park Media in which they announce a number of job losses. The statement is released in response to rumors which have circulated on the internet that the company will be declaring bankruptcy.[353]
Newsarama report that the CBLDF have filed a motion to dismiss in the case of Gordon Lee, a comic book retailer charged with distributing materials which are alleged to be harmful to minors.[48]
Editor & Publisher report that the Union of Concerned Scientists are launching two cartoon contests, hoping to "encourage amateur and professional cartoonists alike to express concern -- through humor and art -- about the impact of the abuse of science on our safety, health, and environment."[362]
The Washington Post profile Dan Nadel, author of Art Out of Time: Unknown Comics Visionaries, 1900–1969.[370]
June 12, 2006:
Wes Hargis and Hollis Brown rename their strip "Franklin Fibbs", choosing instead the name "Little Fibbs" in an attempt to avoid "pigeon-holing their strip as one aimed at seniors".[371]
PBS discuss Tintin and his status as a work of comic art in the United States, and ask six leading comics artists to comment on Herge's creation.[373][374]
July
July 7, 2006:
Indigo Books and Music, Canada's largest bookseller, refuses to carry another magazine, Free Inquiry which reprints some of the cartoons at the centre of the controversy. Indigo had previously withdrawn the June edition of Harper's.[375]
Reporters without Borders warn Jacob Zuma against suing the media for defamation, noting "A successful lawsuit by you would give a blank cheque to Africa's authoritarian regimes, which would use your example to attack their own press". Amongst those currently being sued over reports regarding Zuma's recent trial for alleged rape is the cartoonist Zapiro. Zuma was found to be not guilty of the crime.[390]
An online editorial in The Baltimore Examiner discusses the issues of free speech which face a cartoonist, prompted by the controversy.
Comics retailer Brian Hibbert discusses the impact the move to trade paperbacks is having on sell-through in the comic book and graphic novel market.[396]
July 15, 2006:
The Arizona Daily Star reports that Garry Trudeau has been awarded the Vietnam Veterans of America's President's Award for Excellence in the Arts.[397]
July 16, 2006:
The Washington Post discusses the issues surrounding Alan Moore's forthcoming Lost Girls and the manner in which comic book retailers will handle it.[398]
Two members of Marvel Comics' licensing team have left the company, according to an ICv2.com report.[407]
The Kansas City Infozine review "Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock", an exhibition of selected works by the cartoonist at the United States Library of Congress.[408]
January 4: Stan Hunt, American cartoonist and columnist, dies at age 76.[414]
January 6: Yoshirou Kato, Japanese manga artist (Mappira-kun, Onboro Jinsei, Ore wa Obake dazo, Ojisoma Daimiyô, Geijigeji Tarô Gyôkôki, Motemote Ojisan, Sebiki no Ninja, Benben Monogatari), dies at age 79.[415][416]
January 8:
Manfred Bofinger, German cartoonist, caricaturist, dies at age 64.[417]
Jamic, Belgian animator, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (Les Télé-Graphistes), passes away at age 69.[418]
January 14: Jacques Faizant, French illustrator, political cartoonist and comics artist (Adam et Eve, Le Chimiste BP), passes away at age 87.[419]
January 22: Albert Morse, American publisher (Morse's Funnies) and lawyer for Robert Crumb and other underground comics artists dies at age 67 from kidney disease.[422]
February 4: Myron Waldman, American animator and comics artist (Happy the Humbug, Eve: A Pictorial Love Story), passes away at age 97.[429]
February 7: Andrea Bresciani, Slovenian-Italian animator and comics artist (Poldo, Saetta, Tony Falco, Geky Dor, Frontiers of Science), dies at age 83.[430]
February 13: Brummett Echohawk, American cartoonist, painter, novelist and actor, dies at age 83.[431]
February 17: Giovanni Gandini, Italian comics writer, artist and founder of the magazine Linus, dies at age 76.[432]
February 21: Ed Franklin, American political cartoonist, dies at age 84 or 85.[433]
March
March 13: Olimar Kallas, Estonian comics artist (Eksam XXI sajandisse, Ootamatu pärandus), dies at age 75.[434]
March 20: Maurice Raymond, Canadian painter and comics artist (made a comic strip adaptation of Adélard Dugré's La Campagne Canadienne), dies at age 93.[436]
Specific date unknown: March: Björn Karlström, Swedish comics artist (Jan Winther, Johnny Wiking, En Resa i Människokroppen), passes away at age 84 or 85.[437]
July 17: Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist and comics writer, dies at the age of 88. Spillane contributed text pieces to comic books early in his career.[465]
July 23: Vernon Grant, American comics artist (The Love Rangers), passes away at age 71.[466]
July 27:
Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist (Malaquias, Angélique, Wladimyr), dies at age 70.[467]
W.G. van de Hulst jr., Dutch illustrator, painter and comics artist (In de Soete Suikerbol), dies at age 89.[468]
November 23: Jerry Bails, American comics critic and publisher (Founder of the fanzines Alter Ego, The Comicollector, On the Drawing Board and The Comic Reader. Founder of the Alley Award and indexed several comics and their authors), dies at age 73 of a heart attack.[485]
December 22, 2005 – April 30: "Why Do They Hate U.S.? An International Perspective on American Politics and Culture" at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, US
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