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May 4 : The first Free Comic Book Day is established. .[ 2] [ 3] The British satirical cartoon magazine Punch [ 4]
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Deaths
January
February
February 15 : Vincenzo Monzi, Italian comics artist (Goldrake , continued Joselito , Tex Willer [ 17] February 22 : Chuck Jones , American animator, film director and comics artist (Bugs Bunny Daffy Duck Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Crawford ), passes away at age 89.[ 18]
March
March 15 : Rand Holmes , Canadian underground cartoonist (The Adventures of Harold Hedd ), dies at age 60.[ 19] [ 20] March 16 : Paul Schindeler, Dutch comics artist (assistant on Sjef van Oekel [ 21] March 18 : Marcel Denis , Belgian comics writer (Hultrasson Tif et Tondu [ 22] March 28 : Nicola Del Principe, Italian comics artist (comics for Renato Bianconi, Angelica , Il Camionista , Tom & Jerry [ 23]
April
April 19 : Alberto Beltrán, Mexican comics artist, painter and illustrator, dies at age 79.[ 24] April 22 : Denis McLoughlin , British comics artist (adventure comics for DC Thomson ), dies at age 84.[ 25] April 23 : Alfredo Pons, Spanish comics writer (Los Amores de Juan Eclipse ) and artist, dies at age 44.[ 26]
May
May 3 : Tom Sutton , American comics artist (Vampirella [ 27] May 6 : Ionaldo Cavalcanti, Brazilian painter, comics artist (Crimes que Abalaram São Paulo ("Crimes that shook São Paulo") ), and comics scholar (O Mundo dos Quadrinhos , Esses incríveis heróis de papel ), dies at age 57 or 59.[ 28] May 7 : Robert Kanigher , American comics writer (Wonder Woman Enemy Ace DC Comics ' war comics line), dies at age 86.May 17 : Dave Berg , American comics artist (The Lighter Side of... [ 29]
June
June 7 : Waldyr Igayara de Souza, Brazilian comics artist (Disney comics ), dies at age 68.[ 30] June 13 : Vincent Fago , American animator and comics artist (Terrytoons Peter Rabbit ), dies at age 83.[ 31] June 17 : Rafael Araiza, El Che, Mexican comics artist (A Batacazo Limpio ), passes away at age 86.[ 32]
July
August
August 5 : Grass Green , American comics artist (Xal-Kor the Human Cat Wildman and Rubberroy ), dies at age 63 from lung cancer.[ 36] August 13 : Flavio Colin, Brazilian comics artist (Sepé , Vizunga , Mulher-Diaba no rastro de Lampião , O Boi das Aspas de Ouro and Estórias Gerais ), dies at age 72.[ 37]
September
October
November
December
December 18 : Mic Delinx, Belgian comics artist (La Jungle en Folie ), passes away.[ 42] December 27 : Renzo Restani, Italian comics artist (Dave Devil , Baby Bang , Moses , Yal Brunn ), dies at age 74.[ 43]
Specific date unknown
Fieke Asscher, Dutch illustrator, graphic artist and comics artist (De Rare Belevenissen van Professor Stap-door-den-Tijd ), dies at age 76.[ 44]
Exhibitions and shows
January 22 — February 7 : "Heroes Among Us" (New York City Firehouse Museum , New York City) — featuring original artwork from Marvel Comics ' Heroes and Alternative Comics ' 9-11: Emergency Relief 9/11 benefit books, including creators such as John Romita, Sr. , Neal Adams , Alex Ross , Frank Cho ,[ 45] Dean Haspiel , Josh Neufeld , Joe Quesada , Stuart Moore , Renée French , Ted Rall , Tom Hart , Michael Kupperman , Tomer Hanuka , Neil Kleid , Will Eisner , and Nick Bertozzi ;[ 46] Wayland Baptist University 's Abraham Art Gallery (Plainview, Texas); and Lloyd Center (Portland, Oregon)March 7 – May 26 : Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City) — Whitney Biennial features original pages by Chris Ware
Conventions
January 19 : Big Apple Comic Book Art and Toy Show (St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) — guests include Guy Gilchrist , Ethan Van Sciver , Bill Plympton , Irwin Hasen , Dick Ayers , The Iron Sheik , April Hunter , Wagner Brown , Tammy Lynn Sytch , Chris Candido , and Virgil February 9–10 : Alternative Press Expo (Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco)February 22–24 : MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) — guest of honor: Kevin Smith ; other guests: George Pérez , Butch Guice , Mark Waid , Erin Gray , June Lockhart , David Prowse , Michonne Bourriague , Eugene Roddenberry Jr. , Bob May , and Mark Rolston [ 47] March : Granada Comics Festival (Granada, Spain) — 7th annual show; controversy as awards are given out in a mock terrorist attack.[ 48] March 9–10 : Chicago ComicFest (Rosemont, Illinois)March 23–24 : Planet Comicon (Kansas City, Kansas)April 20 : Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (S.P.A.C.E.) (Ohio Expo Center, Rhodes Center, Columbus, Ohio) — special guests: Dave Sim and Gerhard April 19–21 : WonderCon (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California)April 26–28 : Pittsburgh Comicon (Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include Carmine Infantino , Billy Tucci ,[ 49] George Pérez , Ted Dibiase , Nikolai Volkoff , Frank Cho , Julius Schwartz , Al Williamson , Kenny Baker , Michonne Bourraigue , and Jerome Blake [ 50] May : inaugural London MCM Expo May 5 : Alberta Comic Collectors Association Comic & Toy Show (Red & White Club, McMahon Stadium, Alberta, Canada)May 11 : East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Ritter Hall, Walk Auditorium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — first annual show; guests include Arvell Jones , William H. Foster, III , Lance Tooks , and Jerry Craft May 10–12 : Wizard World East (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)[ 51] May 17–19 : Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) — c. 14,000 attendees; guests include Cindy Williams , Frank Cho , Guy Davis , Christopher Golden , Carmine Infantino , Joseph Michael Linsner, Vince Locke , Andy Lee , David W. Mack , Tom Mandrake , Dan Mishkin , Bill Morrison , Mike Okamoto , Scott Rosema , Thomas E. Sniegoski , Brian Stelfreeze , Roy Thomas , S. Clay Wilson , and Randy Zimmerman [ 52] [ 53] June : Phoenix Comicon (Ahwatukee, Arizona) — first edition of this show; 432 attendeesJune 1–2 : Adventure Con (Knoxville Expo Center, Knoxville, Tennessee) — first iteration of this annual showJune 1–2 : Comics 2002 (The Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, England, U.K.) — presentation of the National Comics Awards ; official guests include Joe Quesada , Jamie S. Rich , Grant Morrison , Frank Quitely , John McCrea , William Christensen, Terry Wiley , Woodrow Phoenix , Bevis Musson , Gary Spencer Millidge , Rich Johnston , Patty Jeres , Lee Kennedy , Roger Langridge , James Hodgkins , Heidi MacDonald , Dave Gibbons , Lee Barnett ,[ 54] Mike Conroy , Dez Skinn , Mark Buckingham , Karen Berger , and Jim Valentino [ 55] June 14–16 : Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include Arthur Adams , Murphy Anderson , Dan Brereton , Nick Cardy , Ron Garney , Butch Guice , Tony Harris , Irwin Hasen , Adam Hughes , Terry Moore , Kevin Nowlan , Carlos Pacheco , George Pérez , Joe Quesada , Julius Schwartz , Brian Stelfreeze , Roy Thomas , Tim Townsend , Charles Vess , and Mike Wieringo June 23 : MoCCA Festival (Puck Building, New York City) — inaugural MoCCAFestJune 28–30 : New York International Sci-Fi and Fantasy Creators Convention (Madison Square Garden, New York City) — 3rd annual show; guests include George Pérez , Peter David , Chris Claremont , Michael Kaluta , Jae Lee , Kevin Eastman , and Mark Bagley [ 56] July 5–7 : Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — guest of honor: Marc Silvestri ; special guest: Stan Lee July 12–13 : Big Apple Comic Book Art and Toy Show (St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) — guests include Michael Berryman , Dennis O'Neil , James O'Barr , Gerard Christopher , Joseph Michael Linsner, Graig Weich, and Virgil August 1–4 : Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California) — 63,000 attendees; official guests: Dick Ayers , Mike Carey , Howard Chaykin , Peter David , Roman Dirge , Devon Grayson , Frank Jacobs , Chip Kidd , Bub Lubbers , Jason Lutes , Craig McCracken , Todd McFarlane , Tony Millionaire , Kevin Nowlan , Bob Oksner , Lew Sayre Schwartz , Eric Shanower , Hal Sherman , Herb Trimpe , George Woodbridge , and William Woolfolk August 17–18 : "CAPTION Noir" (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England)August 23–25 : Canadian National Expo (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — 16,600 attendees; guests include Brent Spiner , Nicholas Brendon , Nichelle Nichols , John Billingsley , Billy Dee Williams , Andy Hallett , Adam Kubert , Joe Kubert , John Romita Jr. , John Cassaday , and Darwyn Cooke August 30–September 2 : Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia) — 20,000+ attendees; guests include Carmine Infantino , Nichelle Nichols , and Jefferson Starship September 6–8 : Small Press Expo (Bethesda, Maryland)September 13–14 : Big Apple Comic Book Art and Toy Show (St. Paul's Church Auditorium, New York City) — guests include Jim Steranko , Bill Plympton , Dave Cockrum , Paty Cockrum , Jon B. Cooke , Herb Trimpe , Linda Fite , Gene Colan , Flo Steinberg , Michael Avon Oeming , Dick Ayers , Steve Rude , George Tuska , Neil Vokes , Irwin Hasen , Ray Lago , and John Workman October 5–6 : FallCon 2002 ( Education Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Bloomington, Minnesota USA) — sponsored by the Minnesota Comic Book Association October 6 : Capital Associates Monthly Comic, Toy & CCG Show (Tysons Westpark Hotel, McLean, Virginia USA) — 400 attendeesOctober 12–13 : Dallas Comic Con & Sci-Fi Expo (Plano Centre, Plano, Texas) — guests include Amanda Conner , Jim Daly, Nick Derington , Richard Dominguez , Ben Dunn , Steve Erwin , Kerry Gammill , Miles Gunter , Michael Lark , Jaime Mendoza , John Lucas, Joseph Michael Linsner, Terry Moore , Mark Murphy, Don Punchatz , Kelsey Shannon, Cal Slayton , Kenneth Smith, and Dave Stevens October 15 : Los Angeles Comic & SF Con (Shrine Auditorium Expo Center, Los Angeles, California USA)October 19–20 : Kansas City ComiCon ( Jack Reardon Civic Center, Kansas City, Kansas USA)October 18–November 3 : FIBDA XIII (Amadora, Portugal)[ 57] October 26–November 3 : Lucca Comics & Games (Fair Point, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy) — 50,000 attendeesOctober 26–27 : Baltimore Comic-Con (Shearton Hotel, Towson, Maryland)October 26–27 : Motor City Comic Con II (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) — guests include Richard Herd , James Horan , Michael Edmunds , David Prowse , Shannon Baska , Glori Anne Gilbert , Patrick Bauchau , Jon Gries , and Richard Marcus November 8–10 : National Comic Book, Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo (Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City)[ 58] New York City Comic Book Museum ); c. 6,000 attendees; guests include Nichelle Nichols , Sarah Douglas , Sergio Aragonés , Jim Lee , Gene Colan , Nutopia , Sam Kieth , Michael Kaluta , Brian Michael Bendis , David W. Mack , Joe Jusko , Andy Lee , Tim Vigil , and Graig F. WeichNovember 30–December 1 : Mid-Ohio Con (Hilton Columbus Hotel at Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio)
First issues by title
Cavalcade of Boys Release: by Poison Press. Writer and Artist: Tim Fish Festering Season Release: September by Stickman Graphics . Writer: Kevin Tinsley Artist: Tim Smith 3Global Frequency Release: October by Wildstorm . Writer: Warren Ellis Artists: various. Cover by: Brian Wood .Hawaiian Dick Release: December by Image Comics . Writer: B. Clay Moore Artist: Steven Griffin .Point Blank Release: August by Wildstorm . Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Colin Wilson .The Pro Release: July by Image Comics . Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti .Strange Killings Release: February by Avatar Press . Writer: Warren Ellis Artist: Mike Wolfer .Ultimate War Release: December 8 by Marvel Comics . Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Chris Bachalo .
Notes
^ Kelley, Peter (April 29, 2010), "Jose Alaniz pens history of Russian comics — ‘from the icon to the internet’ ," University of Washington . Retrieved March 1, 2017
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^ CBR Staff. "'Moving Pictures' Comic Book reading in honor of the Heroes of 9-11 at The Metropolitan Playhouse of New York," '"CBR (Feb. 04, 2002).
^ Szadkowski, Joseph. "The keen and obscene at Florida's MegaCon," Washington Times
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^ Lolley, Sarah. "Comicon Characters Old Legends and Edgy Newcomers Combine Forces at Comic Book Convention," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (26 April 2002), p. 22.
^ "Does anyone have Earth Day off on Monday? Probably not. But think about it...," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (21 April 2002), p. F-2.
^ Atchison, Lee. "Wizard World East," Sequential Tart (June 2002).
^ Litch, Paul. "Motor City Con 2002," Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine CGC Vol. 1, issue #2. (June 2002).
^ "This Weekend's Top 10," Detroit News (May 18, 2002).
^ Jellinek, Anna. "Comics 2002 – Bristol," Sequential Tart vol. V, issue No. 8 (August 2002).
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