January •
January 6: Jacques van der Smissen, Dutch painter, graphic artist and comics artist (made gag comics for
Aloha magazine), dies at age 68. •
January 18:
Marcel Marlier, Belgian illustrator (
Martine), dies at age 80. •
January 28: Gaspare de Fiore, Italian comics artist (assistant of Sergio Rosi), dies at age 84. •
January 29: Orhan Halil Tolon, Turkish comics artist, illustrator and caricaturist (''Zipzip Ali'nin Oyunlari
, Eciş & Bücüş
, Lük-Lük
, Çetin Kaptan
, Tektel Amca''), dies at age 88 or 89.
February •
February 4: Peter Csihas, Swedish comic artist (
Fantasier, comic strip versions of
De Hemligas Ö,
Peter och Janne), dies at age 65. •
February 6:
Ahmed Bouanani, Moroccan film director and comics artist (made a newspaper comic for the paper Al Maghrib), dies at age 72. •
February 9: Félix Molinari, French comic artist (
Garry,
Super Boy,
Tora, ''Les Héritiers d'Orphée
, Les Tigres Volantes
, Les Survivants de l'Atlantique
, Le Dernier Kamikaze''), dies at age 80. •
February 21:
Dwayne McDuffie, American comic book writer (
Milestone Media,
Marvel Comics,
DC Comics), dies at age 49 of complications from emergency heart surgery. •
February 24:
Anant Pai, Indian comics writer and artist (
Indrajal Comics,
Amar Chitra Katha,
Tinkle), dies at age 73. •
February 25: Ioanna Salajan, American teacher, painter and comic artist (
Zen Comics), dies at an unknown age.
March •
March 4: Eduardo Ferro, Argentine comics artist (
Don Pitazo,
Asserín y Pan Rallado,
Langostino,
Bólido,
Tara Service,
Pandora,
Pampa Barbara,
Chapaleo, continued
El Fantasma Benito), dies at age 93. •
March 10:
Bill Blackbeard, American comics scholar, historian and collector (wrote comics reviews and articles for The Riverside Quarterly and Hogan's Alley, while also contributing to various comics reprint collections), dies at age 84. •
March 21: • Juan Carlos Eguillor, Spanish comic artist (
Mari Aguirre,
Krisket eta Popolo), dies at age 63. • Gustav Krum, Czech painter, illustrator and comics artist (comics adaptations of literary novels), dies at age 86.
April •
April 6: Gerard van Straaten, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (
Marten Toonder Studio's, several realistic comics for various Dutch newspapers and magazines), dies at age 86.
May •
May 8:
Carlos Trillo, Argentine comics writer (
Cybersix,
El Negro Blanco,
El Loco Chavez), dies at age 68. •
May 13:
Alain Voss, Brazilian-French comics artist (
Parodies de Al Voss,
Anarcity), dies from a stroke at age 65. •
May 19:
Jeffrey Catherine Jones, American comics artist and painter (
Idyl, ''I'm Age''), dies at age 67. •
May 21: •
Paul Gillon, French comics artist (
Les Naufragés du Temps,
La Survivante) •
Bill Rechin, American comics artist (
Out of Bounds ,
Crock), dies at age 80. •
May 22: Francine Vandenbosch, French comics writer (
Les Labourdet) and colorist, wife of
Jean Graton, dies at age 79.
June •
June 6: Mohamed Al-Zawawi, Libyan cartoonist and comics artist (
The Young Hero,
With One Blow I Killed Seven), dies at age 74 or 75. •
June 18:
Lew Schwartz, American comics artist (worked on
Batman, co-creator of
Deadshot), dies at age 84. •
June 23:
Gene Colan, American comics artist (
Marvel Comics,
Howard the Duck,
The Tomb of Dracula, co-creator of
Falcon and
Blade), died at age 84. •
June 27:
Thierry Martens, Belgian novelist, journalist and publisher (chief editor of
Spirou 1969–1978), dies at age 69.
July •
July 5: George Martin, British comic artist (
Bunion,
Captain Bungle,
Greedy Pig,
Desperate Dawg,
The Hillys and the Billys), dies at age 82 or 83. •
July 9: Gideon Brugman, Dutch comics artist (
Zonk en Stronk,
Professor Ambrosius), dies at age 68. •
July 12: Leo Leonhard, German comics artist (
Rüssel in Komikland), dies at age 72. •
July 19: Henri Taymans, aka Timme, Belgian comics artist (
De Avonturen van Wim Rits en Jan Blok: De Bende van de Hertog), dies at age 76.
August •
August 6: John Adkins Richardson, American comic artist (
Maxor,
Fever Dreams,
The Hunting of the Snark) and author of
The Complete Book of Cartooning, dies at age 81. •
August 12:
Francisco Solano Lopéz, Argentine comics artist (
El Eternauta,
Janus Stark), dies at age 82. •
August 15:
Pap Dean, American cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 95. •
August 18:
Jean Tabary, French comics artist (
Iznogoud,
Totoche,
Corinne et Jeannot), died at age 81. •
August 22:
Vicco von Bülow, aka
Loriot or
Pirol, German comedian, comics artist, cartoonist, film director, writer and actor (
Wahre Geschichten erlogen von Loriot,
Reinhold das Nashorn), dies at age 87.
September •
September 4:
Dave Hoover, American comics artist and animator (
Wanderers,
Starman,
Captain America), dies at age 56. •
September 6:
George Kuchar, American underground film director and comics artist made a comics biography about
H.P. Lovecraft, dies at age 69. •
September 9:
Daniel Hulet, Belgian comics artist (
Charabia,
Léo Gwenn,
Pharaon), dies at age 66. •
September 11: Michel-Paul Giroud, French comic artist (
La Bande des Loups,
Yankee,
Toy, worked on
Arthur le fantôme justicier, continued ''Cap'tain Vir de Bor
and La Pension Radicelle''), dies at age 78. •
September 14: Gilles Chaillet, French comics artist (
Vasco), dies at age 65. •
September 15: Gilbert Schats, Belgian comic artist (
Koning Bubu AKA
Le Roi Bubu), dies at age 66. •
September 16:
Tom Wilson, American comics artist (
Ziggy), dies at age 80. •
September 17:
Minck Oosterveer, Dutch comics artist (
Nicky Saxx,
Zodiak,
Jack Pott,
Claudia Brücken, worked on
Storm), dies in a motor accident at age 50. •
September 18:
Jack Adler, American cover artist and colourist (
DC Comics), dies at age 94. •
September 21:
Júlio Resende, Portuguese painter and comics artist (
O Fagundes Arrepiado,
O Senhor Freitas and
O Feli-Feli), dies at age 93. •
September 25:
Dick Briel, Dutch comics artist (
Professor Palmboom), dies at age 60. •
September 26:
Sergio Bonelli, Italian comics writer (
Zagor,
Mister No), dies at age 78. •
September 29:
Albert Weinberg, Belgian comics artist (
Dan Cooper), dies at age 91.
October •
October 21: Ahmed Hijazy, Egyptian comic artist (
Thnablet El Sibian), dies at age 74 or 75. •
October 31:
Mick Anglo, British comics artist (
Marvelman), dies at age 95.
November •
November 7: Jorge Kato, Brazilian comics (
Disney comics), dies at age 75. •
November 8:
Bil Keane, American comics artist (
The Family Circus,
Channel Chuckles), dies at age 89. •
November 9:
Terry Willers, British-Irish comics artist (
Toonder Studios), dies at age 76. •
November 30: Carlos A. Killian, Argentine comics artist and caricaturist (
Perloto), dies at age 64.
December •
December 2:
Bruno Bianchi, French animator and comics artist (
Inspector Gadget), dies at age 45 or 46 from cancer. •
December 7:
Jerry Robinson, American comics artist (
Batman, creator of the
Joker and
Robin), dies at age 89. •
December 13: •
Maria Pascual Alberich, Spanish illustrator and comics artist (
Rosas Blancas,
Sissi), dies at age 78. •
Carlo Peroni, Italian comics artist (
Gianconiglio), dies at age 82. •
December 14:
Joe Simon, American comics artist (co-creator with
Jack Kirby of
Captain America), dies at age 98 after a brief illness. •
December 15:
Eduardo Barreto, Uruguayan comics artist (
Batman,
Judge Parker,
The New Teen Titans,
Superman), dies at age 57, apparently from meningitis •
December 21:
Eric Resetar, New Zealand comics artist (
Crash Carson of the Future, ''Crash O'Kane''), dies at age 83. •
December 26: • Jo Dustin, Belgian painter, art critic and editorial cartoonist (published in
Le Drapeau Rouge), dies at age 75. • Ola Ericson, Swedish comics artist (
Tvillingdetektiverna,
Broknäsflickorna), dies at age 91. •
December 30:
Ronald Searle, British illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (''
St Trinian's School''), dies at age 91.
Specific date unknown • Didier Geluck, aka Diluck, Belgian cartoonist (published in
Pourquoi Pas? and
Le Drapeau Rouge) and father of
Philippe Geluck, dies at age 86 or 87. • Antonio Ghura, British comics artist (
Truly Amazing Love Stories,
Bogey), dies at age 60 or 61. == Exhibitions and shows ==