Aida al confine (Aida at the border) – graphic novel by Vanna Vinci; a ghost story inspired by the true life of the author’s grandfather (Kappa edizioni).
Marchedit
March 16: The final Sunday comic episode of Flash Gordon is published, which also marks the end of the series overall, which had been in continuous production since 1934.[1]
Generazioni (Generations) – special album for the Martin Mystere’s 20th anniversary, by Carlo Recagno and various cartoonists; it sees a team-up among the hero, his ancestors Docteur Mystere and Cygale and his robotic version of the future (Bonelli).[2]
April 19: Webcomic Bigtime Consulting comes to a conclusion
October 29: Dick Matena's graphic novel adaptation of Gerard Reve's novel De Avonden starts its serialisation in Het Parool. The comic book adaptation will bring Matena tremendous acclaim and pave the way for more graphic novel adaptations of literary classics.[12]
Fisrst issue of Monster allergy, by Francesco Artibani and Alessandro Barbucci (Walt Disney iItalia)[13]
The Italian cartoonist Gipi publishes his first graphic novel, Esterno notte (Exterior night), a collection of six stories about violence and decay, set in Roman suburbs- [14]
Play with fire, paperback collecting various Buffy comics by limited diffusion (Dark Horse)
Decemberedit
December 11: Paolo Aldighieri publishes in his personal blog erladan,,one of the first Italian webcomcs.[15]
December 16: In Topolino the first episode of The Lost Explorers' Trail, by Casty and Giorgio Cavazzano is published. It marks the debut of Eurasia Toft, a Disney version of Lara Croft.
January 8: Franz Drappier, aka Franz, Belgian comics artist (Hypérion, Lester Cockney, Thomas Noland, continued Jugurtha and Jerry Spring), dies at age 54.[21]
January 10: Ramón Sabatés, Spanish comics artist (Casimiro Noteví, Agente tel TBI, worked on Los Grandes Inventos de TBO), dies at age 87.[22]
January 14: Rémy Bordelet, French comics artist (continued Big Bill le Casseur), dies at age 71.[23]
January 20: Mose, French comics artist (Zano, Roméo), dies at age 85.[24]
January 28: Leoncio Rojas Cruzat, aka Leo, Chilean comics artist (Macabeo, Castañita, Hurgando el Deporte, Pasionario, Contrafuegos, Solterina), dies at age 83.[25]
March 11: Frans Verstreken, Belgian publisher, writer and curator (organized the annual Salon van de Vlaamse Humor (Salon of Flemish Comedy) exhibition highlighting work by Flemish cartoonists), dies at age 80.[33][34]
March 12:
Branco Karabajic, Croatian comics artist and animator (Rolf Kauka comics, Pauli, Familie Mausbein), dies at age 77.[35]
Thomas Warkentin, American animator, comics writer (continued Flash Gordon) and comic artist (Star Trek newspaper comic), dies at age 67.[36]
March 22: Fernando Carpucino, Italian painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 80.[37]
Apriledit
April 3: Karel Boumans, aka Kabou, Belgian comics artist (De Avonturen van Olivier, Bert Crak, Roel Harding, Studio Vandersteen, continued De Lustige Kapoentjes), dies at age 71.[38]
April 4: Rudy Florese, Filipino comic artist, dies at age 56.[39]
June 4: Serafín Rojo Caamaño, Spanish comic artist (Doña Tere, Don Panchito y su Hijo Teresito, El Astronauta Saturnino Chiquiflauta, Tip y Coll, Doña Paca Cotilla, Pintador Talí), dies at age 77.[47]
June 9: Georges Pichard, French comics artist and writer (Ténébrax, Submerman, Blanche Epiphanie, Paulette).[48]
June 18: Guy Bara, French cartoonist and comic artist (Max L'Explorateur, Kéké Le Perroquet, Cro-Magnon), dies at age 79.[49]
Julyedit
July 17: Cosper, Danish comics artist (Morkelige Mr. Mox, Alfredo), dies at age 92.[50]
August 9: Bert Wunderink, Dutch comics artist (Bram en Sijm en de Bende van Zwarte Dolf), dies at age 80.[54]
August 31: Dave Gerard, American comics artist (Citizen Smith, Will-Yum), dies at age 94.[55]
Septemberedit
September 25: Herb Gardner, American playwright, screenwriter and comics artist (The Nebbishes), dies at age 68 from lung disease.
Octoberedit
October 1: Costas Grammatopoulos, Greek painter, engraver, illustrator, poster designer and comics artist (worked on Classics Illustrated), dies at age 87.[56]
October 5: Alain Bignon, French comic artist, dies at age 56.[57]
November 29: Len Lawson, Australian comics artist (The Lone Avenger, The Hooded Rider, Diana, Queen of the Apes) and convicted rapist and murderer, dies at age 76 from a heart attack.[61]
November 30: Kin Platt, American caricaturist, radio writer, TV writer, animation writer, comics artist (Mr. and Mrs., Supermouse), dies at age 91.[62]
Specific date in December unknown: Oliver Passingham, British comics artist and animator (Leslie Shane, Jane Fortune, Rick Martin, Sally Marsh, Zoe Fair, Rick Random), dies at age 78.[69]
Specific date unknownedit
Allan Borgström, Swedish comics artist (Phili Philin), dies at age 89 or 90.[70]
Antonio Correa Expósito, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 62 or 63.[71]
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