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1997
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Notable events of 1997 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Contents
1 Events
1.1 March
1.2 April
1.3 May
1.4 July
1.5 November
1.6 December
1.7 Specific date unknown
2 Deaths
2.1 January
2.2 February
2.3 March
2.4 April
2.5 May
2.6 June
2.7 July
2.8 August
2.9 October
2.10 November
2.11 December
2.12 Specific date unknown
3 Exhibitions and shows
4 Conventions
5 First issues by title
6 References
Events
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.- Publisher Blatant Comics founded by Chris Crosby and Bobby Crosby.
WildStorm established the Cliffhanger imprint.
March
March 22: The final episode of Steve Dowling's Garth is published.- The final episode of Daniel Clowes' Ghost World is prepublished in Eightball. In the same issue Clowes publishes his essay Modern Cartoonist.
April
April 1: Tony Barbieri and Bill Wray's Monroe makes its debut in the 356th issue of Mad. It will run until 2010, albeit with a different artist from 2006 on: Tom Fowler. [1]
- Comic strip Cigarman begins publication in Smoke Magazine
- Marvel cancels The Punisher (1995 series) with issue #18
May
May 24: The British girls' magazine Mandy and Judy, who merged in 1991, now merge with Bunty. It will run in this form until 2001. [2]
July
July 7: Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman's Zits makes its debut.- July was Marvel Comics' Flashback month. All issues were released with the number −1.
November
Mayo Kaan takes out newspaper ads claiming to be the original model for Superman,[3] although his allegations were later proven false.[4]
December
- The final issue of the Belgian comics magazine À Suivre is published.
- Marvel returns the Avengers and Fantastic Four to their main continuity in Heroes Reborn: The Return #1–4
Specific date unknown
- The final album of the Belgian comics series Bessy, originally created by Willy Vandersteen, is published.
- The final episode of the Belgian comics series Tif et Tondu is published, ending it just a year before its 60th birthday. [5]
Deaths
January
January 5: André Franquin, Belgian comics artist (Gaston Lagaffe, Marsupilami, Modeste et Pompon, Idées Noires. Also continued Spirou and Fantasio), dies at age 73. [6]
January 5: Frans Piët, Dutch comics artist (Sjors en Sjimmie), dies at age 91. [7]
January 25: Dan Barry, American cartoonist and comics artist (Marvel Comics), dies at age 73. [8]
February
February 3: Geoffrey Foladori, Uruguayan comics artist (El Professor Pistacho, Pelopincho y Cachirula, Don Gumersindo, Don Tranquilo y Flia), dies at age 88. [9]
February 7: Nina Albright, American comics artist (Comandette, continued Miss Victory), dies at age 89. [10]
February 15: Jack Sparling, Canadian-American comics artist (Claire Voyant, Hap Hopper, Washington Correspondent), dies at age 81. [11]
February 23: Larry Antonette, aka Dean Carr, American comics artist (Dash Dixon, Bozo and the Baron, Calling the Duke), dies at age 87. [12]
March
March 10: Stan Drake, American comics artist (The Heart of Juliet Jones), dies at age 75. [13]
April
April 16: Roland Topor, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, film script writer, TV script writer and playwright (Hara-Kiri), dies at the age of 59. [14]
May
May 1: Sirius, Belgian comics artist (Timour), dies at the age of 86. [15]
May 4: Lou Stathis, American comics editor of DC's Vertigo line, dies of complications related to a brain tumor at age 44.[16]
May 31: Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American comics artist (Patsy Walker, Millie the Model), dies at age 78.[17]
June
June 15: Kim Casali, New Zealand cartoonist and comics artist (Love Is...), dies of bone and liver cancer at the age of 55. [18]
July
July 8: Clay Geerdes, American writer and photojournalist who extensively covered the underground comix movement, dies of liver cancer at age 63.
August
August 19: James Ringrose, Dutch comics artist (Tekko Taks, Blix Kater, Willie en Wop), dies at age 83. [19]
October
October 8: Zhang Chongren, Chinese artist and sculptor (inspiration for the Tintin character Chang Chong-Chen), passes away at age 91. [20]
October 16: Dick Cavalli, American comics artist and cartoonist (Winthrop), dies at the age of 74. [21]
October 18: Milt Neil, American animator and comics artist (the Howdy Doody comic strip), passes away at age 83. [22]
November
November 13: Samm Schwartz, American comics artist (Jughead) stories for Archie Comics, passes away at age 75. [23]
November: Evelyn Flinders, British comics artist (The Silent Three), passes away at age 97. [24]
December
December 3: Benito Jacovitti, Italians comics artist (Cocco Bill, Zorry Kid), dies at the age of 74. [25]
December 13: Samm Schwartz, American comics artist (continued Archie Comics), passes away at age 77. [26]
Specific date unknown
- Ray and Carol Carlson, American comics artists (The Adventures of Waddles), dies at age 84 or 85. [27]
- Armand Panis, aka Sinap, Belgian comics artist, caricaturist and cartoonist (Klopstok), dies at age 89 or 90.[28]
- Roex, aka Roger Exelmans, Belgian comics artist (continued Rikske en Fikske), dies at age 60. [29]
- Bernard Segal, aka "Seeg", American painter and comics artist (Honey and Hank, also known as Elsworth), dies at age 78 or 79. [30]
Tony Velasquez, Filipino comics artist (Kenkoy), dies at age 86. [31]
Exhibitions and shows
Conventions
January 23–26: Angoulême International Comics Festival (Angoulême, France)[32]
February 2: Alternative Press Expo (San Jose, California)
March: Big Apple Comic Con (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)[33]
March 15–16: UKCAC (Institute of Education, London, England) — guests include Joe Kubert and Dan Clowes;[34] presentation of the inaugural National Comics Awards by Paul Gambaccini and Jonathan Ross
March 15–16: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida): guests include J. Michael Straczynski and Peter David[35]
March 21–23: Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan)[36]
April: Northampton Comic Convention (Northampton, Massachusetts)
April 18–20: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania)[37] — guests include David Prowse and Carmen Electra[38]
April 25–27: WonderCon (Oakland, California)
Summer: "EuroCAPTION" (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England) — guests include France's David B, Spain's Max, and the Netherlands' Maaike Hartjes
Summer: Canadian National Comic Book Exposition (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — c. 3,800 attendees; guests include Marc Silvestri, Dwayne Turner, Carlos Pacheco, Dale Keown, David Wohl, and Rich Buckler
June 12–15: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina)
June 26–29: Dragon Con (Inforum Convention Center/Westin Peachtree Plaza/Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia) — 18,000 attendees
July 4–6: Chicago Comicon (Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois) — c. 5,000 attendees; convention sold to Wizard Entertainment
July 17–20: Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California) — 40,000 attendees; special guests include Brent Anderson, Dick Ayers, Steve Bissette, Terry Brooks, Kurt Busiek, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Steven Hughes, Peter Kuper, David Lapham, Carol Lay, Joseph Michael Linsner, Ralph McQuarrie, Linda Medley, Michael Moorcock, George Pérez, Brian Pulido, Alex Ross, R.A. Salvatore, Kevin Smith, George Tuska, Jhonen Vasquez, Paul Verhoeven, Mark Waid, and Al Williamson
September 19–21: Small Press Expo (Silver Spring, Maryland)* 1997: September 19–21 — Quality Hotel, Silver Spring, Maryland[39]
October–November: FIBDA (Amadora, Portugal) — eighth annual edition; special guests include Jean-Claude Mézières Pierre Christin, François Schuiten, Benoît Peeters, Enki Bilal, André Juillard, Ted Benoît, Jean Van Hamme, Theo van den Boogaard, Kevin O'Neill, and Miguelanxo Prado
October 11–12: Motor City Comic Con II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan)
November 29–30: Mid-Ohio Con (Adam's Mark Hotel, Columbus, Ohio) — guests include John Byrne, Roger Stern, Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, Sergio Aragonés, Mark Evanier, Mart Nodell, Tony Isabella, Joseph Michael Linsner, Sheldon Moldoff, Terry Moore, Steve Lieber, Jim Ottaviani, Paul Smith, Alvin Schwartz, Murphy Anderson, and Bernie Wrightson[40]
First issues by title
- Clover
Release: by Kodansha (Amie). Authors: Clamp
- Desert Punk
Release: August 5 by Enterbrain (Comic Beam). Author: Usune Masatoshi
- Peach Girl
Release: by Kodansha (Bessatsu Friend). Author: Miwa Ueda
References
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^ http://comicsuk.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=3908&mode=view
^ Bisbee, Dana. "Obituary; Mayo J. Kaan, said to be inspiration for Superman", Boston Herald, Jul 11, 2002 p.057
^ "Mayo Kaan 1915 – 2002," Superman Super Site. Accessed Oct. 28, 2012.
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^ http://lambiek.net/artists/a/albright_nina.htm
^ "Jack Sparling". lambiek.net.
^ "Larry Antonette". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "Stan Drake". lambiek.net.
^ "Roland Topor". lambiek.net.
^ "Sirius". lambiek.net.
^ Anderson, Paul M. (August 1997). "Vertigo Editor Stathis Succumbs to Cancer". Wizard (72). p. 22.
^ "Ruth Atkinson". lambiek.net.
^ "Kim Casali". lambiek.net.
^ "James Ringrose". lambiek.net.
^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-chang-chong-ren-1178701.html
^ "Dick Cavalli". lambiek.net.
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/neil_milt.htm
^ "Samm Schwartz". lambiek.net.
^ "Evelyn Flinders". lambiek.net.
^ "Benito Jacovitti". lambiek.net.
^ "Samm Schwartz". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/carlson_ray_carol.htm
^ "Sinap". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "Roex". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "Bernard Segal". lambiek.net.
^ "Tony Velasquez". lambiek.net.
^ Dutrey, Jacques. "News Watch: Angoulême 1997," The Comics Journal #194 (Mar. 1997) , pp. 20-21.
^ "Chaos! And the Crow Go to Church, 1997 Big Apple Comic Con Report," Comics Buyer's Guide (Mar. 21, 1997), p. 10.
^ "Newswatch," The Comics Journal #193. (Feb. 1997). p. 27.
^ "Spotlight," Orlando Sentinel (14 Mar 1997), p. 43.
^ Ottaviani, Jim. "News Watch: Motor City Convention, March 21–23," The Comics Journal #195 (Apr. 1997), p. 25.
^ "Comic Book Fans to Convene," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (18 Apr 1997), p. A.23.
^ "Weekend Hot List," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (18 Apr 1997), p. 3.
^ Press release. "NEWS: Small Press Expo Signing Tour in September," (July 26, 1997). Archived at Google Groups.
^ Sangiacomo, Mike. "Superman Vet Had Write Stuff: Alviin Schwartz will make Rare Public Appearance and Discuss Years at DC," Cleveland Plain Dealer (Nov. 27, 1997).
