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1997 in comics

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Notable events of 1997 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

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Events

  • Publisher Blatant Comics founded by Chris Crosby and Bobby Crosby.
  • WildStorm established the Cliffhanger imprint.

    • April

  • Comic strip Cigarman begins publication in Smoke Magazine
  • Marvel cancels The Punisher (1995 series) with issue #18

    • July

  • 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, although his allegations were later proven false.

    • December

  • Marvel returns the Avengers and Fantastic Four to their main continuity in Heroes Reborn: The Return #1–4

    • 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.
  • January 5: Frans Piët, Dutch comics artist (Sjors en Sjimmie), dies at age 91.
  • January 25: Dan Barry, American cartoonist and comics artist (Marvel Comics), dies at age 73.

    • February

  • February 15: Jack Sparling, Canadian-American comics artist (Claire Voyant, Hap Hopper, Washington Correspondent), dies at age 81.

    • March

  • March 10: Stan Drake, American comics artist (The Heart of Juliet Jones), dies at age 75.

    • 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.

    • May

  • May 1: Sirius, Belgian comics artist (Timour), dies at the age of 86.
  • May 4: Lou Stathis, American comics editor of DC's Vertigo line, dies of complications related to a brain tumor at age 44.
  • May 31: Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American comics artist (Patsy Walker, Millie the Model), dies at age 78.

    • June

  • June 15: Kim Casali, New Zealand cartoonist and comics artist (Love Is...), dies of bone and liver cancer at the age of 55.

    • July

  • July 8: Clay Geerdes, American writer and photojournalist who extensively covered the underground comix movement, dies of liver cancer at age 63.

    • October

  • October 16: Dick Cavalli, American comics artist and cartoonist (Winthrop), dies at the age of 74.

    • November

  • November 13: Samm Schwartz, American comics artist (Jughead) stories for Archie Comics, passes away at age 75.
  • November: Evelyn Flinders, British comics artist (The Silent Three), passes away at age 97.

    • December

  • December 3: Benito Jacovitti, Italians comics artist (Cocco Bill, Zorry Kid), dies at the age of 74.

    • Specific date unknown

  • Tony Velasquez, Filipino comics artist (Kenkoy), dies at age 86.

    • Conventions

  • January 23–26: Angoulême International Comics Festival (Angoulême, France)
  • February 2: Alternative Press Expo (San Jose, California)
  • March: Big Apple Comic Con (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City)
  • March 15–16: UKCAC (Institute of Education, London, England) — guests include Joe Kubert and Dan Clowes; 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
  • March 21–23: Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan)
  • April: Northampton Comic Convention (Northampton, Massachusetts)
  • April 18–20: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville ExpoMart, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include David Prowse and Carmen Electra
  • 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
  • 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

    • 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

    1997 in comics Wikipedia
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