2020 in comics

Notable events of 2020 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

This is a list of comics-related events in 2020. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

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Events

January

  • January 20: Legendary comics writer René Goscinny receives a statue in Paris. He is the first comics artist to be honoured this way in the French capital.[1][2]
  • January 28: A cartoon by Niels Bo Bojesen in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten causes a diplomatic incident with the Chinese embassy for depicting the Chinese flag, with its yellow stars depicting the coronavirus particles. [3]
  • January 29: Dutch comics artist Wasco wins the Stripschapprijs.[4] On 8 February it is announced that Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde, editors of the comics encyclopedia website Comiclopedia, connected to the Amsterdam comics store Lambiek, win the P. Hans Frankfurther Prize.[5][6]

February

  • February 4: Belgian cartoonist Lectrr causes a diplomatic incident with the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Belgium and Luxemburg by drawing the Chinese flag and replacing the yellow stars with 'danger' symbol(s). [7]
  • February 23: The final episode of Norm Feuti's Retail is published.[8]

March

  • March 23: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown Diamond Comic Distributors stops sending comics to retail shops until further notice. Issues of comics with United States release dates of April 1 or later, and with United Kingdom release dates of March 25 or later, will not be shipped until normal operations resume.[9]
  • March 28: The final daily episode of Bob Weber's Moose & Molly is published. The final Sunday episode appears on 5 April. On 17 October of the same year Weber passes away. [10]

April

  • April 1: De Kiekeboes are from now on drawn digitally rather than by hand. Creator Merho passes his pencil on to his successors: Kristof Fagard and Steve Van Bael, though keeps writing the scripts.[11]

May

  • May 7: To support comics stores who had to close down several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown various Dutch and Flemish comics artists release a free collective comic book titled Striphelden versus Corona, which is handed out in stores to everybody who buys a comic for minimum 15 euro.[12][13]
  • May 20: For the first time since his retirement in 2002, Paul Geerts presents a new Suske en Wiske story, drawn by himself: De Preutse Prinses. The title was set to be presented in March, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the release had to be postponed.[14][15]

June

July

August

September

October

  • October 2:
    • During the Stripdagen in Haarlem Herman Roozen is named the new Dutch Stripmaker des Vaderlands (Comics Laureate of the Netherlands).[25]
    • During the Stripdagen in Haarlem Bas Schuddeboom and Kjell Knudde, writers and editors of Lambiek's comics encyclopedia Comiclopedia, receive the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs.[26][27]

Deaths

January

  • January 2: Bogusław Polch, Polish comics artist (Funky Koval, Wiedźmin), passes away at age 78.[28]
  • January 7: Tobias Tak, Dutch comics artist (Gaboon, Zizmo the cat), dies at age 65.[29]
  • January 11: Steve Stiles, American comics artist (The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer, Xenozoic Tales), dies at age 76.[30]
  • January 14: Jacques Toll, French animator and comics artist (Colonel Nightingale, Bing et Boing), dies at an unknown age. [31]
  • January 19: Pirana, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (Mevrouw Dallemans), dies at age 72 from euthanasia.[32]
  • January 20: Wolfgang J. Fuchs, German author, historian (co-author of Anatomie eines Massenmediums and Comics-Handbuch with Reinhold Reitberger [33]) and comic book translator, passes away at age 74.[34][35]
  • January 25: Horst Alisch, German illustrator, animator and comics artist (Bürokrates, Sohn des Pedantes, Ali und Archibald, Emmy and Käpt'n Lütt), dies at age 94.[36]
  • Specific date unknown: Raymond Larrett, aka Norman Dog, American illustrator and comics artist (Bad Habits), dies at an unknown age.[37]

February

  • February 3: Philippe Adamov, French illustrator, animator and comics artist (Seule au Monde, Le Vent des Dieux, Dayak, L'Impératrice Rouge, Le Malédiction de Zener, Dakota), dies at age 63.[38]
  • February 8: Victor Gorelick, American comic book editor (Archie Comics), passes away at age 78.[39]
  • February 10: Claire Bretécher, French comics artist (Les Frustrés, Hector, Agrippine, Celullite) and editor (co-founder of L'Écho des Savanes), passes away at age 79.[40]
  • February 12: Hubert Boulard aka Hubert, French comics writer (Le Legs de l'alchimiste, Miss Pas Touche, Beauté, Les Ogres-Dieux) and colorist, dies at age 49.[41]
  • February 21: Nick Cuti, American comics writer (E-Man, Michael Mauser, Captain Cosmos), editor, animator and artist (Moonchild), passes away at age 75.[42]
  • Specific date unknown: Alice Schenker, American underground comix and poster publisher (Print Mint Press), passes away at age 88.[43]

March

April

  • April 2: Juan Giménez, Argentine comics artist (Metabarons), dies at age 76 from COVID-19.[64]
  • April 4:
  • April 8: Mort Drucker, American comics artist, illustrator and caricaturist (the film and TV parodies in Mad Magazine, Benchley), dies at age 91.[69]
  • April 12: Albert Roch, aka Béoc, Belgian comics artist (Patrick, Le Petit Irlandais, Dudule), dies at age 90. [70]
  • April 16:
    • Gene Deitch, American animator, animated film director and comics artist (The Cat, Terr'ble Thompson, Maly Svet), passes away at age 95.[71]
    • Tonet Timmermans, Belgian illustrator and comics artist (Genoveva van Brabant), dies at age 94.[72]
  • April 26: Jean-Claude Pertuzé, French comics artist, dies at age 70.[73]

May

June

July

August

  • August 3: Sean Martin, Canadian comics artist and graphic artist (Doc and Raider), dies at age 59 from pancreatic cancer.[18]
  • August 10: Laurent Vicomte, French comics artist (La Balade au Bout du Monde, Sasmira), dies at age 64.[92]
  • August 11: Edmond Kiraz, Egyptian-French comics artist (Line, Les Parisiennes, erotic cartoons in Playboy), passes away at age 96.[93]
  • August 13: Harald Stricker, Brazilian illustrator, podcaster and comics artist (Independência ou Mortos), dies at age 47.[94]
  • August 14: Svetozar Obradović, Serbian novelist, radio scriptwriter and comics writer (Lieutenant Tara, Cat Claw, Kobra), dies at age 69.[95][96]
  • August 17: Claude Laverdure, Belgian comics artist (assistant of Edouard Aidans and Chris Lamquet, drew a biographical comic about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry), dies at age 73.[97]
  • August 23:

September

  • September 6: Bob Fujitani, American comics artist (Judge Wright, continued Rip Kirby), dies at age 98.[101]
  • September 13: Bruno Madaule, French comics artist (Eglantine et Diégo, Les Givrés, Les Blagues Suisses, Les Winners), dies at age 49 from cancer.[102]
  • September 14: Fer, Spanish comics artist (Puticlub, El Urelio, Historias Fermosas), dies at age 71.[103]
  • September 20: John Allen, American cartoonist (Undissolved Mysteries), dies from brain cancer at an unknown age.[104]
  • September 21: Ron Cobb, American cartoonist, animator, film set designer, TV director and scriptwriter, dies at age 83.[105]
  • September 30: Quino, Argentine comics artist (Mafalda), dies at age 88.[106]

October

  • October 13: Yves Thos, French painter and illustrator (illustrated magazine covers for Pilote and for comic book album covers of series like Redbeard and Tanguy et Laverdure), dies at age 85. [107]
  • October 17: Bob Weber Sr., American comics artist (Moose & Molly, assisted on Winthrop) and writer (Barney Google and Snuffy Smith), dies at age 86. [108]
  • October 20: Alex Varenne, French comics writer and artist (Ardeur, Erma Jaguar), dies at age 81. [109]
  • October 22: Richard Lupoff, aka Dick Lupoff, American novelist, writer and comics writer (The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer [110]), dies at age 85. [111]
  • October 26: Jean-Pierre Autheman, French comics artist (Condor, Vic Valence, Zip Zap), dies at age 73. [112]
  • October 28: Ward Zwart, Belgian comics artist (Wolven, Ik Kom van Ver Maar Blijf Niet Te Lang),dies at age 35. [113]

November

  • November 4: Pascal Somon, French illustrator and comics artist (convicted for making illegal Tintin parodies), dies at age 60. [114]
  • November 9: Ro Marcenaro, Swiss-Italian animator and comics artist (made a comics version of The Communist Manifesto), dies at age 83. [115]
  • November 12: Piem, French cartoonist (Monsieur Pépin, Turlupin), dies at age 97. [116]
  • November 17: Arco van Os, Dutch editor/chief editor of the comics magazine Stripschrift, publisher of the company Stripstift, festival director of De Stripdagen comics festival (2005-2014), passes away at age 58 from a heart attack. [117] [118]
  • November 20:
  • Specific date in November unknown: Jon Davis, British illustrator and comics artist (comics based on Thunderbirds), dies at an unknown age. [121]

December

Conventions

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February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • November 7–8: Akron Comicon, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
  • November 27–29: NorthEast Comicon and Collectibles Extravaganza, Boxborough, Massachusetts

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