1999 in comics

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Notable events of 1999 in comics. See also List of years in comics.


Events and publications[]

January[]

  • DC Comics completes the takeover of WildStorm Productions.

March[]

April[]

  • April 4: The Dutch comics magazine Sjosji Striparazzi which changed its name into Striparazzi, publishes its final issue, marking the end of a long history under many different names.[1]

May[]

  • Anarky, vol. 2 - DC Comics
  • In Buffy the vampire slayer, the story arc Bad Blood begins.

June[]

  • June 18: The Agent 327 story Dossier Minimum Bug is presented to the public. It's the smallest comic book ever, being only 2,6 x 3,7 cm. A year later it lands its author, Martin Lodewijk, an official entry in the Guinness Book of Records.[2]
  • June 26: Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby (drawn by John Prentice since 1956) is concluded after 53 years of continuous syndication.[3][4]

July[]

  • July 1: James Sanchez begins publishing the webcomic .
  • July 3: Graeme MacKay's newspaper comic Gridlock makes its debut. It will run until 2003.[5]
  • July 16: Words & Pictures Museum of Fine Sequential Art closes its doors to the public, becoming the Virtual Words & Pictures Museum.[6]
  • July 28: André Franquin's heirs and copyright holders win the trial against the Walt Disney Animation Studios over their animated TV series version of Franquin's comics character Marsupilami, citing breaches of its license contract: Disney had failed to produce thirteen half-hour episodes (instead producing six to eight minute shorts) or use its "best efforts" to secure a commitment from a network to air the show, and it launched its marketing campaign during a time when the show was not being broadcast. Marsu also accused Disney of fraudulent concealment; the judge noted that Disney had decided to not devote sufficient resources to the Marsupilami project, and had concealed this fact from Marsu.[7][8] Disney pays back the damage and hands the rights to the series back to Franquin's company Marsu Productions.

August[]

  • 100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, debuts under the Vertigo imprint (cover date).

October[]

November[]

  • November 1: The Dutch comics store Lambiek launches its online comics encyclopedia, nicknamed The Comiclopedia, listing illustrated biographies of all possible comics artists and writers in existence.[12]
  • November 10: Surrogates, by Rushbutz R. Abejo and Dexter Villegas, first issue of Angel Classics (Dark Horse).
  • Strange Adventures vol. 2, #1 - Vertigo

December[]

  • Comix 2000, album realized by 324 independent cartoonist from 29 different countries for the French editor L’association.
  • First issue of Spider-Man Unlimited Wizard edition.

Deaths[]

January[]

  • January 15: Bozidar Veselinović, Serbian comics artist (Dabisa), passes away at age 77.[13]
  • January 23: Jaroslav Foglar, Czech novelist and comics writer (Rychlé šípy), dies at age 91.
  • January 25: Jean-Gérard Imbar, French novelist, screenwriter and comics writer (Le Polar de Renard,[14] Les Aventures de Protéo[15]), dies at age 54.[16]

February[]

  • February 3: Vin Sullivan, American comics artist (Spike Spaulding, Jibby Jones, Bucks McKale) and editor, dies at age 87.[17][18]
  • February 26: John L. Goldwater, American comics publisher, co-founder and long-time editor-of-chief of Archie Comics, dies at age 83.[19][20]

March[]

  • March 8: Giovan Battista Carpi, Italian comics artist (Disney comics, Rolf Kauka comics), dies at age 71.[21]
  • March 12: Lee Falk, American comics writer and artist (The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician), dies at age 88.[22]
  • March 14: John Broome, American comic book writer (DC Comics), dies at age 85.

April[]

  • April 3: Kay Wright, American animator, TV producer and comics artist (Disney comics, Hanna-Barbera comics), passes away at age 79.[23]
  • April 6: Charles Okerbloom, American comics artist (continued Radiomania), dies at age 90.[24]
  • April 10: Cliff Roberts, American photographer, cartoonist, animator and comics artist (Sesame Street comics), dies at age 69.[25]
  • April 12:
    • Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comic book writer (Bárbara, El Eternauta), dies at age 49.
    • Werner Büchi, Swiss caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist (continued Globi), dies at age 83.[26]
  • April 13: Filip van der Schalie, Dutch comics artist, radio producer and presenter (Bollie Bof), dies at age 75.[27]
  • April 14: Vic Herman, American illustrator, designer, cartoonist, puppeteer, TV producer and comics artist (Little Dot, Winnie the WAC, worked for Harvey Comics, Parents' Magazine Press and Toby Press), dies at age 79.[28]
  • April 16: Charles McKimson, aka Chuck McKimson, American comics artist and animator (Roy Rogers comic, comics for Dell Publishing), dies at age 84.[29]
  • April 20:
    • Berend Dam, Dutch comics artist (De Avonturen van Bully Dog, continued Pinkie Pienter), dies at age 71.[30]
    • Tekin Aral, Turkish comics artist (Tarzan ve Arap Kadri), dies at age 57.[31]
  • April 26: Raymond Reding, Belgian comics artist (Jari, Vincent Larcher), passes away at age 79.[32]

May[]

  • May 2: Jean-Paul Dethorey, French comics artist (L' Inspecteur X, Batistin et Big Boogie, Louis La Guigne, Coeur Brûlé), dies at age 64.[33]
  • May 12: Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist, dies at age 84.[34]
  • May 17: Henk Gijsbers, Dutch illustrator, political cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 68.[35]
  • May 23: John Prentice, American comics artist (continued Rip Kirby), dies at age 78.[36]
  • May 30: Paul S. Newman, American comics writer (Turok), dies at age 75.

June[]

  • June 11: Jan Wesseling, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Marion, comics for Marten Toonder studio, Cis en Soesie, Joker), dies at age 64.[37]
  • June 13: Yasuji Tanioka, Japanese comics artist (Nohohon-gotti), dies at age 56.[38]
  • June 15: John Glashan, Scottish painter, illustrator, playwright and comics artist (Genius), dies at age 71.[39]

July[]

August[]

September[]

  • September 14: Joel Beck, American underground cartoonist (Lenny of Laredo, Marching Marvin, The Profit), dies from complications from alcoholism at age 56.[45]
  • September 17: Antal Szemere, Hungarian comics artist, dies at age 76.[46]
  • September 29: , American comics artist (Illustrated Sunday School Lesson, Joe and Judy, Eski), dies at age 96.[47]
  • September 30: Antoni Batllori Jofré, Spanish comics artist (published in TBO), dies at age 84.[48]

October[]

November[]

  • November 2: Dick Turner, American comics artist (Carnival, Mr. Merryweather), dies at age 90.[50]
  • November 14:

December[]

  • December 1: Thornton Robyn Utz, American illustrator and comics artist (made pantomime comics for The Saturday Evening Post), passes away at age 85.[53]
  • December 3: Péter Kuczka, Hungarian poet, editor, writer, comics writer and artist, dies at age 76.[54]
  • December 10: Al Stahl, American animator and comics artist (Flatfoot Burns, Star Detective), dies at age 83.[55]
  • December 14: Jan Mintaraga, aka Suwalbiyanto Soemodihardjo, Indonesian comics artist (Sebuah Noda Hitam), dies at age 58 from lung cancer.[56]
  • December 15: Rune Andréasson, Swedish comics artist (Bamse), dies at age 74.[57]
  • December 16: Marcel Remacle, Belgian comics artist (Bobosse, Le Vieux Nick et Barbe-Noire, Hultrasson), passes away at age 73.[58]
  • December 23: Captain Roscoe Fawcett, American comics writer (Screen Oddities, with Bud Thompson[59]), passes away at age 86.[60]
  • December 24: Vic Neill, British comics artist (The McTickles, Wee Ben Nevis, Billy Whizz, Tim Traveller, Plug, continued Mickey the Monkey), dies at age 58.[61]
  • December 27: Wilfred Limonious, Jamaican comics artist and illustrator (Chicken, Amos), passes away at age 50.[62]
  • December 31: Roger Lécureux, French comics writer (Les Pionniers de l' Espérance, Rahan) and chief editor of Vaillant), dies at age 74.[63]

Specific date unknown[]

  • Erwin Hess, American comics artist (worked for Dell Comics, celebrity comics based on Gene Autry), dies at age 86.[64]
  • Juan Sarompas, Spanish comics artist (Thomas, der Trommler, Tex & Mex, James Bond comics), passes away at age 55 or 56.[65]
  • Jon St. Ables, British-Canadian comics artist (Brok Windsor), dies at age 94.[66]
  • George Wilson, American illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 77 or 78.[67]
  • Bang Yeong-jin, South-Korean comics artist (Yakdongi, Yakdongiwa Yeongpali), passes away at age 59 or 60.[68]

Exhibitions and shows[]

Conventions[]

  • February 27–28: Alternative Press Expo (San Jose, California)[69]
  • March 5–7: MegaCon (Orlando, Florida)
  • April 2–4: Comics 99 (Watershed Media Center and Swallow Royal, Bristol, England, U.K.) — first iteration of Comic Festival; 2,500 attendees; presentation of the National Comics Awards; guests include Phil Winslade, Steve Pugh, Steve Dillon, Scott Dunbier, Peter Hogan, Grant Morrison, Charlie Adlard, Kev Sutherland, Glenn Fabry, Metaphrog, Al Davison, Dave Gibbons, Bryan Talbot, Shelly Roeberg, Kyle Baker, John McCrea, Rich Johnston, Gary Spencer Millidge, and Jamie Delano[70]
  • April 16–18: WonderCon (Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California)
  • April 23–25: Pittsburgh Comicon (Pittsburgh Expomart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — 7,500 attendees;[71] guests include Martin Nodell, Alley Baggett, Lou Ferrigno, George Steele,[72] and Steve Lieber[73]
  • May 7–9: (Madison Square Garden Expo Center, New York City)—300 exhibitors, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Harris Comics, Crucial Comics, Visage Studios, and Wizard Entertainment; guests include Joe Simon and John Romita, Jr.[74]
  • May 14–16: Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan)
  • Summer: "Space CAPTION 99" (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England) — guests include Bryan Talbot
  • June 18–20: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina)
  • July 1–4: Dragon Con (Hyatt Regency Atlanta/Atlanta Merchandise Mart/Atlanta Apparel Mart, Atlanta, Georgia)—19,000 attendees
  • July 9–11: Wizard World Chicago (Rosemont, Illinois)
  • August 13–16, Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California)—42,000 attendees; special guests include Tom Batiuk, Chuck Cuidera, Samuel R. Delany, Paul Dini, Arnold Drake, Neil Gaiman, Sam Glanzman, Larry Gonick, Irwin Hasen, Patrick McDonnell, Mike Mignola, Mark Mothersbaugh, Jerry Robinson, Art Spiegelman, Jim Steranko, Jill Thompson, Bruce Timm, and Barry Windsor-Smith
  • August 27–29: Fan Expo Canada (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)—9,620 attendees; guests include Jeri Ryan, Kevin Smith, Kenny Baker, Warwick Davis, Lou Ferrigno, Joe Quesada, Michael Turner, Mark Waid, Leinil Francis Yu, Keu Cha, and C.B. Cebulski
  • September 17–19: Small Press Expo (Holiday Inn Select, Bethesda, Maryland) — guests include Charles Burns, Eddie Campbell, Jeff Smith, Jason Lutes, and James Kochalka. Held in conjunction with SPX are the fifth annual International Comic Arts Festival (ICAF) and PACER, the Professional Association of Comics Entertainment Retailers[75]
  • October 23–24: Motor City Comic Con II (Detroit, Michigan) — guests include David W. Mack, Tim Vigil, David Quinn, Vincent Locke, Jill Thompson, Guy Davis, Mark Waid, Devin Grayson, and William Messner-Loebs
  • November 12–14:[76] National Comic Book, Comic Art, and Toy Show (New York City)
  • November 27–28: Mid-Ohio Con (Adam's Mark Hotel, Columbus, Ohio)

Awards[]

First issues by title[]

100 Bullets
Release: August by Vertigo. Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist:Eduardo Risso
E.V.E. Protomecha
Release: by Top Cow. Writers: and Artist: Ale Garza
Exit
Release: by Albin Michel. Writer & Artist: Bernard Werber
The Mythology Class
Release: by Tala Comics Publishing. Writer & Artist: Arnold Arre
Strange Adventures
Release: November by Vertigo.
Release: by Shodensha. Writer & Artist:

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