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Events and publications Year overall February March May Spring June Emerald Knights Identity Crisis concludes.Superman Red/Superman Blue concludes.October November December Deaths January 11 : Win Mortimer , co-creator of Ripley's Believe It Or Not [1] February 28 : Antonio Prohías , creator of Spy vs. Spy [2] March 1 : Archie Goodwin , writer at Marvel Comics , dies at age 60. [3] April 7 : Golden Age artist Alex Schomburg dies at age 92.[4] [5] September 3 : Vincent Alascia dies at age 84.[6] November 3 : Bob Kane , creator of Batman [7] November 17 : Bill Ward , creator of Torchy [8] December 10 : Ray Goossens , Belgian cartoonist and animator best known for creating the cartoon character Musti , dies at age 74.December 23 : Joe Orlando , co-creator of the Weird Science , Weird Fantasy [9] December 29 : Jean-Claude Forest , creator of Barbarella [10] Conventions January 22–25 : Angoulême International Comics Festival (Angoulême, France)[11] February 21–22 : Alternative Press Expo (San Jose, California)March 13–15 : MegaCon (Orlando Expo Center, Orlando, Florida, USA) — guests include Stephen Furst and Robin Downs of Babylon 5 March 21–22 : United Kingdom Comic Art Convention (Manchester, England) — guests include Joe Sacco , Alex Ross , Eddie Campbell , Colleen Doran , Woodrow Phoenix , William Messner-Loebs , Alan Grant , and Dave Taylor ; presentation of the National Comics Awards ; final iteration of the UKCACApril 17–19 : WonderCon (Oakland, California)April 25–26 : Pittsburgh Comicon (Pittsburgh ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include Kevin Smith and Jim Mahfood [12] May 15–17 : Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan)[13] May 16 : Ramapo Comic Con XII (Ramapo High School, Spring Valley, New York) — guests include Barry Blair , Howard Cruse , Evan Dorkin , Sarah Dyer , Dave Cockrum , Joe Quesada , Jimmy Palmiotti , Fred Hembeck , and Amanda Conner [14] Summer : "The Death of CAPTION " (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England)June 3–5 : Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith , Charles Vess , Linda Medley , Mark Crilley , Jill Thompson , and Stan Sakai June 26–28 : Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 6,778 attendees; guests include Joe Quesada , Greg Capullo , Joseph Michael Linsner , Jimmy Palmiotti , Humberto Ramos , Christina Z, Amanda Conner , Chester Brown , Joe Matt , and Seth July 17–19 : Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — 25,000 attendees; guest of honor: Todd McFarlane ; special guests: David Prowse and Kenny Baker ; other guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith , Charles Vess , Linda Medley , Mark Crilley , Jill Thompson , and Stan Sakai July 17–18 : Zinefest (Los Angeles and Orange, California)Aug. 11–12 : Pro/Con (San Diego, California) — 6th Pro/Con moves from Oakland to San Diego; held right before Comic-Con InternationalAugust 13–17 : Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California) — 42,000 attendees. Special guests include John Broome , Eddie Campbell , Nick Cardy , Mark Crilley , Colleen Doran , Lorenzo Mattotti , Terry Moore , Paul S. Newman , James Robinson , Joe Simon , Paul Smith , Vin Sullivan , Naoko Takeuchi , Chris Ware , and Robert Williams September 3–6 : Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/ AmericasMart, Atlanta, Georgia) — 18,000 attendeesSeptember 11–12 : Big Apple Comic Con I (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)September 26–27 : Small Press Expo (Holiday Inn Select, Bethesda, Maryland)[15] October 9–10 : Festival of Cartoon Art (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio)[16] October 10 : Big Apple Comic Con II (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)October 10–11 : Motor City Comic Con II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan)October 17–18 : SuperCon III (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California)November 13–15 : The Graphic Novel: a 20th Anniversary Conference on an Emerging Literary and Artistic Medium (the University of Massachusetts Amherst , Amherst, Massachusetts) — program book features a brief essay by Will Eisner , "Twentieth Anniversary Reflections on A Contract with God November 13–14 : Big Apple Comic Con III (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)November 28–29 : Mid-Ohio Con (Adam's Mark Hotel, Columbus, Ohio) — guests include "Trilogy Tour" II members Jeff Smith , Charles Vess , Linda Medley , Mark Crilley , Jill Thompson , and Stan Sakai First issues by title References
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mortimer_win.htm ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/prohias_antonio.htm ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/goodwin_archie.htm ^ Saunders, David. "Alex Schomburg (1905–1998)," PulpArtists.com: Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists (2009). Accessed June 25, 2012.
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/schomburg_alex.htm ^ Vincent Alascia at the Lambiek Comiclopedia . Retrieved October 18, 2011. Archived from the original October 18, 2011^ Boxer, Sarah. "Bob Kane, 83, the Cartoonist Who Created 'Batman,' Is Dead" , The New York Times
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/ward_bill.htm ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/orlando.htm ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/forest_jean-claude.htm ^ Kannenberg, Jr., Gene. "Veni, Vidi, BD: A First-Time View of Angoulême, 1998," The Comics Journal #202 (Mar. 1998), pp. 24-26..
^ "Chasing Kevin: Besides Movie Fans, Director Smith Has to Cope With Comic Book Lovers," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (29 Apr 1998), p. F-5.
^ "Detroit Gears Up for Motor City Con," Comic Book Marketplace , vol. 2, #58 (Apr. 1998), pp. 74-75.
^ Rimmels, Beth Hannan. "Stripped: Cruising in Queens, Etc.," Long Island Voice (May 14-20, 1998).
^ "News for the week ending September 27, 1998," Sequential Tart (Sept. 1998).^ Kannenberg, Gene. "One-of-a-kind: The Ohio State University Festival of Cartoon Art, October 9–10, 1998, A Personal View," Comics Journal (Dec. 1998), pp. 9–14.
