2007 in comics

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Notable events of 2007 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 2 Exhibitions and shows 3 Conventions 4 First issues by title

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.
• January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.

[edit] February

• February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment.
• February 28: Release of 2000 AD prog #1526. This is the 30th anniversary issue and will see the start of three new storylines: Flesh (by Pat Mills and Ramon Sola), Nikolai Dante (by Robbie Morrison & Simon Fraser) and Savage (by Pat Mills and Charlie Adlard)

[edit] March

• March 7: Marvel comics kills Captain America (US)
• March 17: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing, one day event
• March 21: Andy Diggle starts his run on Hellblazer with issue 230

[edit] April

[edit] May

• May 2: Weekly series 52 concludes.
• May 12: Bristol Comic Expo, start of two day event
• May 23: British comic heroine Tank Girl returns after a twelve year sojourn, with original writer Alan Martin on scripts and Australian penciler Ashley Wood on art. The four-part mini-series is called The Gifting and will be collected in time for Christmas.

[edit] June

[edit] July

• July 25: The United States Postal Service released Marvel Superhero Stamps featuring Spider-Man, Wolverine, and other Marvel superheroes.

[edit] August

• August 11: Caption, start of two day event
• August 12, 2007, death of Mike Wieringo [1]

[edit] September

• September 8: London Film & Comic Con, start of two day event

[edit] October

• October 10: The Best American series releases the second The Best American Comics publication. The collection is edited by Chris Ware and Anne Elizabeth Moore.

[edit] November

• November 9: The Folger Shakespeare Library hosts Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, and Chris Ware in a discussion on graphic novels as a part of the PEN/Faulkner Reading Series. [2]

[edit] December

[edit] Exhibitions and shows

[edit] Conventions

• March 17: UK Web & Mini Comix Thing, website, London, UK.
• May 12 - 13: Bristol Comic Expo, website, Bristol, UK.
• August 11 - 12: Caption, website, Oxford, UK.
• September 1 - 2: London Film & Comic Con, website, London, UK.

[edit] First issues by title

Alice in Sunderland (graphic novel)

Release: April 5. Writer: Bryan Talbot. Artist: Bryan Talbot.

The Black Blood Alliance (4-issue mini-series)

Release: November 19, 2007. Writers: Kay Fedewa and E. Siegel.

Forge of War (6-issue mini-series)

Release: May by Boom! Studios. Writers: Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton. Art by: Rahsan Ekedal.

Northlanders

Release: December 5 by Vertigo. Writers: Brian Wood. Art by: Davide Gianfelice

Omega the Unknown

Release: Early 2006 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Jonathan Lethem. Art by: Farel Dalrymple and colorist Paul Hornschemeier. Summary: 1970s superhero Omega the Unknown will be re-introduced in an updated series by Jonathan Lethem—best-known for his novels Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude. The storyline of the 10-issue series centers on a teenage prodigy from Washington Heights and his relationship with Omega, a mysterious and silent superhero from another world. (announced May 16, 2005)

Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator (2-issue mini-series)

Release: January 10 by DC Comics. Writer: Mark Schultz .Art by: Ariel Olivetti. Summary: The Man of Steel and the Dark Detective have to team up to defeat two of the galaxy's most dangerous hunters