January •
January 1:
Chon Day, American cartoonist (
Brother Sebastian), dies at age 92. •
January 5:
Goseki Kojima, Japanese comics artist (co-creator of
Lone Wolf and Cub), dies at age 71. •
January 6:
Don Martin, American comics artist (
Mad,
Captain Klutz), dies at age 68. •
January 14:
Pat Boyette, American comics artist (co-creator of
The Peacemaker), dies at age 76. •
January 19: Antonio Palacios, Spanish-Argentine comics artist (
Mac Coy,
Garin), dies at age 78. •
January 26: Keith Willingham, American comics artist (
Blast Blair), dies at age 74. •
January 31:
Gil Kane, Latvian-American comic book artist (
Detective Comics,
Green Lantern,
Mystery in Space,
Spider-Man), dies at age 73.
February •
February 1: Bill Holroyd, British comics artist (
Alf Wit the Ancient Brit,
Plum McDuff,
Wuzzy Wiz, Magic Is His Biz,
Screwy Driver,
Boy With Iron Hands,
Spunky And His Spider,
Jack Silver,
Wandering Willie,
Ding Dong Belle,
Danny Longlegs,
The Fighting Frasers), dies at age 80. •
February 12:
Charles M. Schulz, American comics artist (
Peanuts,
Young Pillars, ''
It's Only a Game''), dies at age 77. •
February 18:
Steven Hughes, American comics artist (
Chaos! Comics,
Lady Death,
Evil Ernie), dies at age 46. •
February 18:
Will, Belgian comics artist (
Isabelle, continued
Tif et Tondu), dies at age 72. •
February 19:
George Roussos, American comics inker and colorist (
DC Comics,
EC Comics), dies at age 84. •
February 20: •
Elliot Caplin, American comics writer (
The Heart of Juliet Jones,
Dr. Bobbs,
Peter Scratch,
Big Ben Bolt, ''
Abbie an' Slats, Long Sam, Little Orphan Annie'') dies at age 86. •
Fred Rhoads, American comics artist (
Gizmo and Eightball, continued
Sad Sack), dies at age 78. •
February 26: György Szitás, Hungarian comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 73.
March •
March 3:
Nicole Van Goethem, Belgian cartoonist, animator and film director (
A Greek Tragedy), dies at age 58. •
March 10: John Henry Rouson, American painter, cartoonist and comics artist (
Little Sport,
Boy and Girl,
Ladies Day), dies at age 91. •
March 14: Don Komisarow, American comics artist (
The Thropp Family, assisted on
Superman, ''
Abbie an' Slats''), dies at age 85. •
March 20:
Johan Anthierens, Belgian journalist, columnist, critic, writer, publisher and comics writer (
De Geheime Avonturen van Kapitein Matthias with Eddy Ryssack ), dies from cancer at age 62.
April •
April 8:
Alfredo Alcala, Philippine comics artist (
Ukala,
Voltar), dies at age 74 from cancer. •
April 15:
Edward Gorey, American novelist, illustrator and comics artist (
The Doubtful Guest,
The Object-Lesson,
The Gashlycrumb Tinies) dies at age 75. •
April 16: Jorge Bernuy, Peruvian comic artist (
Novac,
Yahuar El Guerrero), dies at age 51 or 52. •
April 17: Nikolai Sokolov, Russian painter, illustrator and poster designer (member of the collective
Kukryniksy), dies at age 96. •
April 22:
Toon Hermans, Dutch comedian and cabaret artist (made humorous cartoons under the title
Clownerietjes), dies at age 83. •
April 23:
Shigeru Sugiura, Japanese manga artist (
Jiraiya the Ninja Boy,
Sarutobi Sasuka), dies at age 92.
May •
May 3: Dario Guzzon, Italian comic artist (member of
EsseGesse, co-creator of
Captain Miki,
Il Grande Blek,
Comandante Mark,
Kinowa and
Alan Mistero), dies at age 74. •
May 10:
Dick Sprang, American comics artist (
Batman), dies at age 84. •
May 13:
Fred Schwab, American comics artist (
Lady Luck), dies at age 82. •
May 18:
Denis Gifford, British comics writer and artist (
Mr. Muscle,
Streamline,
Tiger-Man), author and historian (
The British Comics Catalogue 1874-1974,
Stap Me! History of the British Newspaper Strip), dies at age 72. •
May 23: Dwaine B. Tinsley, American comic artist (
Chester the Molester), dies at age 54. •
May 25:
Elizabeth Durack, Australian painter and comics artist (
Nungalla and Jungalla), dies at age 84.
June •
June 8: •
Hart Amos, Australian comics artist (
The Lost Patrol, continued
Devil Doone and
Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors), dies at age 86. •
Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist and comics artist (
Shoe,
Pluggers), dies at age 52. •
June 22: Onofrio Bramante, Italian painter and comic artist (
Disney comics), dies at age 73. •
June 24: Frans Verschoor, Dutch comics artist (celebrity comics based on
Bassie en Adriaan), dies at age 44. •
June 26:
Tove Jansson, Finnish novelist, illustrator and comics artist (
Moomins), dies at age 86.
July •
July 14: • Bowen, Swedish comics artist (
Hörnlands Hylla, continued
Tusen Och en Natt), dies at age 71. •
Alvin Hollingsworth, aka Alvin Holly, American painter and comics artist (worked on
Kandy,
Martin Keel), dies at age 72. •
Pepo, Chilean comics artist (
Condorito), dies at age 88. • Ies Spreekmeester, Dutch comics artist (
Pepspotter,
Bokwert), dies at age 86. •
July 17: Philippe Vandooren, Belgian novelist, journalist and publisher (chief editor of
Spirou 1982–1987), dies at age 65. •
July 28:
Chic Stone, American comics artist and inker (inker for
Jack Kirby,
Archie Comics,...) dies at age 77. •
July 31:
Lars Jansson, Finnish comics writer and artist (
The Moomins,
Sophia), dies at age 73. •
Specific date in July unknown: Anibal Uzál, Argentine comic artist (worked on
Terco Thomas,
El Apache,
Derek,
Kabul Bengal,
Cybersix,
Bull Rockett,
Disney comics), dies at an unknown age.
August •
August 8: Glenn Schmitz, American animator and comics artist (
Disney comics, continued
Scamp), dies at age 70. •
August 25:
Carl Barks, American animator and comics artist (
Donald Duck,
Uncle Scrooge), dies at age 99.
September •
September 5:
Palle Nielsen, Danish illustrator, graphic and comics artist (
Orfeus og Eurydike), dies at age 80. •
September 9:
Takashi Fukutani, Japanese manga artist (
Dokudami Tenement, aka
The Tokyo Drifter), dies at age 48 from a pulmonary edema. •
September 10:
Ben Wicks, British-Canadian cartoonist and comic artist (
The Outcasts), dies at age 73. •
September 12: Rafael Miguel Catalá Lucas, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 73 or 74. •
September 13:
Rolf Kauka, German comics artist and animated film director (
Fix and Foxi), dies at age 83. •
September 20:
Sururi Gümen, Turkish-American comics artist (
Canbaba, ghosted
Kerry Drake and ''It's Me Dilly'', worked for
Cracked and
Charlton Comics), dies at age 80. •
September 24:
Gabrielle Vincent, Belgian painter, children's book writer, illustrator and comic artist (
Ernest & Celéstine), dies at age 72. •
September 29: Wim Bijmoer, Dutch comics artist and illustrator (
Oessoef Bontebuis), dies at age 86.
October •
October 3:
John Worsley, British comic artist (worked on
Tom of the Walls, continued
PC49), dies at age 81. •
October 16: Ed Nofziger, American animator and comics artist (''Mildred th' Zoo-Keeper's Daughter
, Buenos Dias
, Animalogic
, Chloe
, Sir Lim'rick'') and writer (
Hanna-Barbera comics,
Disney comics), dies at age 87. •
October 28:
Irving Phillips, American comics artist, playwright, TV scriptwriter, novelist, illustrator and educator (
The Strange World of Mr. Mum), dies at age 95.
November •
November 2: Carlo Santachiara, Italian comics artist and sculptor (
Sordello), dies at age 62. •
November 8:
Dupa, Belgian comics artist (
Cubitus (aka
Wowser), continued
Chlorophylle), dies at age 55. •
November 20:
Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin, Russian animator and comics artist (
Nu, pogodi!, aka
Well, Just You Wait!), dies at age 73. •
November 23: Ray Burns, American comics artist and illustrator (assisted
Rip Kirby and
Gil Thorp), dies at age 66. •
November 27:
Dorothy Woolfolk, American comics editor and writer (first female comics editor at
DC Comics and co-creator of
Kryptonite) dies at age 87.
December •
December 6:
Chrystabel Leighton-Porter, British model (played Jane, the title character from
Norman Pett's comic strip
Jane in a stage show and live-action film adaptation, also posed as her for Pett's comic strip ), dies at age 87. •
December 21: Jan Sanders, Dutch cartoonist and illustrator, dies at age 81. •
December 24: Ray Dirgo, American comics artist (
Hanna Barbera comics), dies at age 92. •
December 27: Radovan Devlić, Croatian comics artist (
Macchu Picchu,
Strossmayer), dies at age 49 or 50.
Specific date unknown • John L. Curtis, Australian illustrator and comic artist, dies at age 82 or 83. • Bill Lacey, British comics artist (
Mytek the Mighty, continued
Blackshirt), dies at age 82 or 83. • Charles Gilbert, aka Chargil, Imagil, Atgil, Mac K.B., Aagg, Belgian painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 93 or 94. • Juan Martínez Osete, Spanish comic artist (worked on
Capitán Trueno), dies at age 78 or 79. ==Exhibitions and shows==