Notable events of 2016 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

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DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books.

February

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April

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  • May 3: Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani, jailed in 2014 over a cartoon offending the Iranian government, is finally released from prison thanks to international sympathy campaigns for her cause. [6]
  • May 13: French cartoonist Piem is named Commander in the Ordre National du Mérite.[7]

June

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  • June 3–12 For the first time the Stripdagen in Haarlem lasts a week, rather than just a weekend.[8]

July

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August

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  • Cancellation of the Dutch children's and comics magazine Taptoe[10]

September

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  • September 27: Dutch cartoonist Peter van Straaten wins his fifth Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon. [11]
  • September 28: DC Comics writer Greg Rucka confirms that Wonder Woman is canonically bisexual. This makes her the first U.S. superhero to be officially bisexual. [12][13]

October

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November

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  • Dutch journalist/comic artist Robin Vinck and publisher Seb van der Kaaden launch the Stripjournaal Podcast, a news podcast on which they discuss and interview people and events regarding the Dutch-Belgian comic industry. [15]

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Exhibitions

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Conventions

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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  • July 3: Albert Survie, Dutch comics artist (De Vleermuis), dies at age 75.[78]
  • July 4: Didier Savard, French comics artist (Dick Hérisson, Léonid Beaudragon), dies at age 65.[79]
  • July 5: Nine Culliford, Belgian comic book colourist and wife of Peyo (The Smurfs), dies at age 86.[80]
  • July 8: Frank Dickens, British cartoonist (Bristow), dies at age 84.[81]
  • July 9: Geneviève Castrée, Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, and musician, dies from pancreatic cancer at age 35.[82]
  • July 9: Lothar Dräger, German comics writer (Digedags, Abrafaxe), dies at age 89.[83]
  • July 16: Carlos Nine, Argentine comics artist, dies at age 72.[84]
  • July 26: Coen van Hunnik, Dutch comics artist (Olle Kapoen), dies at age 90.[85]
  • July 27: Jack Davis, American comics artist (Mad), dies at age 91.[86]
  • July 27: Brett Merhar, American comics artist (Free For All), dies at age 46.[87]
  • July 27: Richard Thompson, American comics artist, (Cul de Sac), dies at age 58.[88][89]
  • July 29: Guy Dessicy, Belgian comic book colorist (Studio Hergé), dies at age 92. He was also head of Publiart, a commercial agency specializing in comic book merchandising and co-founder of the Belgian Comic Strip Center.[90][91]

August

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September

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  • September 7: Sparky Moore, American animator and comics artist (western comics, Disney comics, Zorro, The Big Bad Wolf, continued Scamp, Winnie the Pooh), dies at age 91.[99]
  • September 24: Joonas, Finnish comic artist (Joonas, Tooper, Unto Uneksija, Kaista, Hirnu, Oloneuvos, V. Vaivainen, Leo ja Kaverit), dies at age 87. [100]
  • September 25: Fernando Puig Rosado, Spanish cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 85.[101]
  • September 30: Ted Benoît, French comics artist (Ray Banana, continued Blake & Mortimer), dies at age 69.[102]

October

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November

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December

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Specific date unknown

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  • Bernard Linssen, Belgian comics artist (Les Aventures de Tumak, Chroniques Gorilles), dies at age 49 or 50.[134]

First issues by title

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Aether & Empire
Released April by Blue Juice Comics. Writer: Mike Horan Artist: Bong Ty Dazo
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
Released July by DC Comics. Writers: Julie Benson and Shawna Benson Artist: Claire Roe
Civil War II
Released June by Marvel Comics. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: David Marquez
Dept H
Released April by Dark Horse Comics. Writer & Artist: Matt Kindt Colorist: Sharlene Kindt
Fourth Planet
Released April by Chapterhouse Comics. Writer: Fred Kenndedy Artist: Miko Maciaszek
The Flintstones
Released June by DC Comics. Writer & Artist: Mark Russell and Steve Pugh Colorist: Chris Chuckry
James Bond 007: Hammerhead
Released September by Dynamite Entertainment. Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Luca Casalanguida
Kill or Be Killed
Released August by Image Comics. Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips
The Land That Time Forgot
Released July by American Mythology Productions. Writer: Mike Wolfer Artist: Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Motor Girl
Released November by Abstract Studio. Writer & Artist: Terry Moore
Resident Alien: The Man with No Name
Released September by Dark Horse Comics. Writer: Paul Hogan Artist: Steve Parkhouse
La Sagesse des mythes
Released September by Glénat Editions. Writers: Luc Ferry and Clotilde Bruneau. Artistic director: Didier Poli
Space Battle Lunchtime
Released May by Oni Press. Writer & Artist: Natalie Riess

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