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Notable events of 2026 in comics
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 4: The comics theme park Plopsa Station near the Antwerp Central Station, Belgium, closes down.[1][2][3]
- January 9: It is announced that the Angoulême Comics Festival, which had been cancelled in 2025 due to a large scandal, will be revived in 2027 under a different name, organisation, logo and identity.[4]
- January 10: Only two months after a record-breaking auction of a first-print copy of the very first Superman comic book, another copy is auctioned for 9.21 million dollars. It was previously in possession of actor Nicolas Cage.[5][6]
- January 23: Dutch comic artist Milan Hulsing wins the Stripschapprijs.[7]
- January 29: The heirs of the late comic artist Will Eisner announce their intention to sell the rights to his entire body of work, including his signature comic The Spirit.[8]
- January 30: The journalistic platform Drawing The Times receives the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs for its achievements in graphic journalism.[9]
Deaths
[edit]January
[edit]- January 8: Sergio Goizauskas, Argentine-born French cartoonist, dies at age 69.[10]
- January 9: Ulf Granberg, Swedish comics writer and editor (The Phantom), dies at age 80.[11]
- January 11: Sergio Tarquinio, Italian comic artist (Picture Library, Storia del West), dies at age 100.[12]
- January 13: Scott Adams, American comics writer and artist (Dilbert), dies at age 68.[13][14]
- January 17: Dino Attanasio, Italian-born Belgian comic writer and artist (Signor Spaghetti, De Macaroni's, Fanfan et Polo, Johnny Goodbye, Bob Morane, Modeste et Pompon), dies at age 100.[15][16]
- January 18: Diana Green, American comics artist (Tranny Towers), dies at age 71.[17]
- January 24: Sal Buscema, American comic artist (The Incredible Hulk, Spectacular Spider-Man, Captain America, Rom The Space Knight, Spider-Girl), dies at age 89.[18][19]
- January 27: Paul Sample, British cartoonist (Ogri), dies at age 78.[20][21]
- January 29: Roger Martin, French comics writer (AmeriKKKa), dies at age 75.[22][23]
February
[edit]- February 8: Jon Kudelka, Australian cartoonist, dies at age 53.[24]
- February 24: Koichiro Iida, Japanese manga artist, dies at age 74.[25]
- February 27:
- Eddie Germano, American cartoonist, dies at age 101.[26]
- Tatjana Wood, German-born American comics artist (Camelot 3000, Swamp Thing, Animal Man), dies at age 99.[27][28]
March
[edit]- March 1:
- Clément Oubrerie, French comics artist (Aya de Yopougon), dies at age 59.[29]
- Jacopo Camagni, Italian comics artist (Captain Marvel, The Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Deadpool), dies at age 48.[30]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/plopsa-station-sluit-de-deuren
- ^ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/10/15/plopsa-station-centraal-station-antwerpen-sluit/
- ^ https://www.hln.be/antwerpen/plopsa-station-sluit-de-deuren-na-slechts-vier-jaar-te-weinig-bezoekers~aed8aa7d/
- ^ https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/tabula-rasa-voor-stripfestival-angouleme-nieuwe-editie-2027
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/books/superman-action-comics-1-sold.html
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly95lpwl1ro
- ^ https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/milan-hulsing-wint-stripschapprijs-2026
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/books/will-eisner-spirit-sale.html
- ^ https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/drawing-times-wint-p-hans-frankfurtherprijs-2026
- ^ Serguei, dessinateur au « Monde » depuis quarante-cinq ans, est mort (in French)
- ^ Serieskaparen Ulf Granberg död (in Swedish)
- ^ "Sergio Tarquinio". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ "Scott Adams". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ Scott Adams, Creator of the ‘Dilbert’ Comic Strip, Dies at 68
- ^ "Dino Attanasio". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ È morto Dino Attanasio, primo fumettista italiano in Belgio (in Italian)
- ^ Diana Green
- ^ "Sal Buscema". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ Sal Buscema, Comic Book Legend, Dead At 89
- ^ "Paul Sample". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ^ Paul Sample – GBNF
- ^ https://www.humanite.fr/culture-et-savoir/disparition/mort-de-roger-martin-fer-de-lance-du-polar-social-et-politique-et-chroniqueur-a-lhumanite
- ^ https://www.stripspeciaalzaak.be/stripnieuws/roger-martin-75-overleden
- ^ Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53
- ^ 漫画家・飯田耕一郎さん急逝 亡くなった日もX投稿 (in Japanese)
- ^ Edward P. Germano
- ^ [1]
- ^ 1981’s Batman #335: The Tatjana Wood Cover That I Will Always Remember
- ^ Clément Oubrerie, dessinateur de « Aya de Yopougon », est mort (in French)
- ^ Marvel Comics Artist Jacopo Camagni Died This Morning At The Age Of 48