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2002 in comics

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Notable events of 2002 in comics.

Events

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January

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  • January 29: Zak becomes the first Belgian cartoonist to win the Dutch Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon (edition 2001).[2]

March

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April

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May

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  • May 4: The first Free Comic Book Day is established. .[3][4]
  • The British satirical cartoon magazine Punch, which had ended in 1992 but briefly revived since 1996, is once again disestablished.[5]

June

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July

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August

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September

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November

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December

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 5: Lucien De Roeck, Belgian graphic designer, painter, illustrator, typographer and comic artist (Klawieter), dies at age 86. [21]
  • March 15: Rand Holmes, Canadian underground cartoonist (The Adventures of Harold Hedd), dies at age 60.[22][23]
  • March 16: Paul Schindeler, Dutch comics artist (assistant on Sjef van Oekel), dies at an unknown age.[24]
  • March 18: Marcel Denis, Belgian comics writer (Hultrasson) and artist (Les Frères Clips, continued Tif et Tondu), dies at age 79.[25]
  • March 24: Ángel Umpierrez, Uruguayan comic artist (Don Cristóbal), dies at age 81.[26]
  • March 28: Nicola Del Principe, Italian comics artist (comics for Renato Bianconi, Angelica, Il Camionista, Tom & Jerry comics), dies at age 74.[27]

April

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  • April 2: Stanley Pitt, Australian comics artist (Silver Starr, Captain Power, Yarmak, Jungle King), dies at age 77.[28]
  • April 4: Camillo Zuffi, Italian comics artist (Il Piccolo Sceriffo), dies at age 89.[29]
  • April 11: Jaime Juez Castellà, aka Xirinius, Spanish cartoonist and comic artist (worked on El Jabato, continued Ögan), dies at age 95.[30]
  • April 15: Szymon Kobylinski, Polish graphic artist, illustrator, historian, designer and comics artist, dies at age 74.[31]
  • April 19:
    • Alberto Beltrán, Mexican comics artist, painter and illustrator, dies at age 79.[32]
    • Jean Albert Carlotti, French painter and comic artist (worked on the La Crime Ne Paie Pas and Les Amours Célèbres series), dies at age 92. [33]
  • April 22: Denis McLoughlin, British comics artist (adventure comics for DC Thomson), dies at age 84.[34]
  • April 23: Alfredo Pons, Spanish comics writer (Los Amores de Juan Eclipse) and artist, dies at age 44.[35]

May

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June

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July

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August

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  • August 2: Kees van Lent, Dutch comics artist (advertising comics for Prins Leo, De Avonturen van het Aapje Joekie), dies at age 82. [48]
  • August 5: Grass Green, American comics artist (Xal-Kor the Human Cat, Wildman and Rubberroy), dies at age 63 from lung cancer.[49]
  • 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.[50]

September

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October

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November

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  • November 14: Charles Dupuis, Belgian comics publisher (Dupuis), dies at age 84.[56]
  • November 16: Hussein Amin Bicar, Egyptian poet, painter, photographer, philosopher and comic artist (Chaddad & Adouad, made comics for the magazine Sinbad), dies at age 90. [57]
  • November 26: Marco Biassoni, Italian comic artist, illustrator and animator (Lingottino, Prode Anselmo), dies at age 71 or 72.[58]

December

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  • December 18: Mic Delinx, Belgian comics artist (La Jungle en Folie), dies at an unknown age.[59]
  • December 27: Renzo Restani, Italian comics artist (Dave Devil, Baby Bang, Moses, Yal Brunn), dies at age 74.[60]

Specific date unknown

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  • Fieke Asscher, Dutch illustrator, graphic artist and comics artist (De Rare Belevenissen van Professor Stap-door-den-Tijd), dies at age 76.[61]

Exhibitions and shows

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Conventions

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First issues by title

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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 3
Global 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.

DC Comics

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Release January Writer: Ed Brubaker. Artists: Darwyn Cooke and Mike Allred
Release January
Release February Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Tom Grummett.
Release March Writer: Geoff Johns and James Robinson Artists: Rags Morales and Michael Bair
Release May Writer: Bill Willingham Artists: Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha
Release July Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artists: Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan Jr.
Release December Writer: Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka Artist: Michael Lark

Notes

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  5. ^ "Punch – British periodical". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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  18. ^ "Susumu Nemoto". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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  20. ^ "Chuck Jones". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  21. ^ "Lucien De Roeck". lambiek.net. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  22. ^ Mietkiewicz, Henry. "Rand Holmes (1942–2002)". The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  23. ^ "Rand Holmes". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  24. ^ "Paul Schindeler". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  25. ^ "Marcel Denis". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Ángel Umpierrez".
  27. ^ "Nicola Del Principe". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  28. ^ "Stanley Pitt". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  29. ^ "Camillo Zuffi". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  30. ^ "Xirinius". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  31. ^ "Szymon Kobylinski". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  32. ^ "Alberto Beltrán". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  33. ^ "Jean Albert Carlotti". lambiek.net. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  34. ^ "Denis McLoughlin". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  35. ^ "Alfredo Pons". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  36. ^ "Tom Sutton". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  37. ^ "Ionaldo Cavalcanti". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  38. ^ "Arthur Peddy". lambiek.net. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  39. ^ "Dave Berg". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  40. ^ "Waldyr Igayara de Souza". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  41. ^ "Vincent Fago". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  42. ^ "Rafael Araiza – Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  43. ^ "Larry Alcala". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  44. ^ "Jaime Brocal Remohí". lambiek.net. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  45. ^ "Jorgé Zaffino". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  46. ^ "Djordje Lobacev". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  47. ^ "Lucia Pamela". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  48. ^ "Kees van Lent". lambiek.net. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  49. ^ "Grass Green". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  50. ^ "Flavio Colin". lambiek.net. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  51. ^ "Len Dworkins". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  52. ^ "Fred Guardineer". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  53. ^ "Robba". lambiek.net. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  54. ^ "Hans Jürgen Press". lambiek.net.
  55. ^ "Robert Nixon". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  56. ^ M.Archive. "Charles Dupuis, l'épopée d'un précurseur de la bande dessinée – ActuaBD". www.actuabd.com. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  57. ^ "Hussein Amin Bicar". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  58. ^ "Marco Biassoni". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  59. ^ "Mic Delinx". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  60. ^ "Renzo Restani". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  61. ^ "Fieke Asscher". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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  63. ^ C. B. R. Staff (2002-02-04). "'Moving Pictures' Comic Book reading in honor of the Heroes of 9-11 at The Metropolitan Playhouse of New York". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
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  65. ^ Carr, Geoff. "Comix Galore!". Flagpole Magazine.
  66. ^ Szadkowski, Joseph. "The keen and obscene at Florida's MegaCon," Washington Times (9 March 2002), p. B02.
  67. ^ Reynolds, Eric. "Spanish Comics Convention Scandalized by Live Sex Performance," The Comics Journal #243 (May 2002), pp. 15-17.
  68. ^ Lolley, Sarah. "Comicon Characters Old Legends and Edgy Newcomers Combine Forces at Comic Book Convention," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (26 April 2002), p. 22.
  69. ^ "Does anyone have Earth Day off on Monday? Probably not. But think about it...," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (21 April 2002), p. F-2.
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  77. ^ Carol Gnojewski and Michael Dean. "2002: A Comic Odyssey," The Comics Journal #249 (Dec. 2002), p. 24.
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