2018 in comics explained

See also: List of years in comics. Notable events of 2018 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

Events

February

March

April

May

June

August

September

October

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Exhibitions

Conventions

First issues by title

Doctor Strange: Damnation
  • Released February by Marvel Comics. Writers: Donny Cates and Nick Spencer Artist: Rod Reis
    Farmhand
  • Released July by Image Comics. Writer & Artist: Rob Guillory
    Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Released April by IDW Publishing. Writer: Ian Flynn Artist: Tracy Yardley
    X-Men Red
  • Released February by Marvel Comics. Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Mahmud Asrar
    LaGuardia
  • Released December by Berger Books. Writer: Nnedi Okorafor Artist: Tana Ford

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Buddy's Blog Ernie and the Prianha Club by Bud Grace. budgrace.com. en-US. 2018-01-17.
    2. Web site: Stan Lee's comics legacy is embroiled in accusations, lawsuits and challenges. Alex. Spencer. May 30, 2018. Polygon. May 11, 2020.
    3. News: 'Nancy' comic strip's Guy Gilchrist to step away after 22 years of Sluggo-ing it out. Schmitt. Brad. The Tennessean. January 2, 2018. January 9, 2018.
    4. Web site: Anne Guillard. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    5. Web site: Gerald Kelley. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    6. Mike Pence. March 18, 2018. Oliver. John. HBO. John Oliver. March 18, 2018. YouTube. mdy-all.
    7. John Oliver's gay bunny 'Marlon Bundo' book is now No. 1 on Amazon. Rosen. Christopher. March 19, 2018. Entertainment Weekly. March 19, 2018. en.
    8. Web site: Stripschapprijs 2018 voor Peter van Dongen. boekenoverboeken.com. May 11, 2020.
    9. Web site: Nieuws: Peter van Dongen wint Stripschapprijs 2018. www.tzum.info. 20 January 2018 . May 11, 2020.
    10. Web site: P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs voor drie stripjournalisten. Feb 14, 2018. May 11, 2020.
    11. Web site: P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs gaat naar Nederlandse stripjournalisten | Strip Turnhout. Mr. Henry. 14 February 2018 . May 11, 2020.
    12. Web site: Bulletje en Boonestaak Schaal voor Peter Middeldorp | Strip Turnhout. Mr. Henry. May 11, 2020.
    13. Web site: Thurmond . Joey . Writer Ian Flynn Discusses Giving The Sonic Comic Series A Fresh Start . https://web.archive.org/web/20180217051624/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2018/02/15/writer-ian-flynn-discusses-giving-the-sonic-comic-series-a-fresh-start.aspx . dead . February 17, 2018 . August 7, 2024 . Game Informer . en.
    14. Web site: Guy Gilchrist. lambiek.net.
    15. Web site: Olivia Jaimes. lambiek.net. January 29, 2023.
    16. Web site: Stan Lee Fast Facts. CNN. 28 May 2014 . May 11, 2020.
    17. Web site: Eric Heuvel. lambiek.net. March 27, 2023.
    18. Web site: Hans Matla geridderd | toondertijd•nl. Wim. Verstrate. May 11, 2020.
    19. Web site: Stan Lee's Former Business Manager Charged With Filing False Report. The Hollywood Reporter. 25 June 2018. May 11, 2020.
    20. Web site: Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee granted restraining order against business manager. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/stan-lee-marvel-comics-keya-morgan-business-manager-elder-financial-abuse-a8399656.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. Jun 14, 2018. The Independent. May 11, 2020.
    21. Web site: New fresco of the Smurfs in front of Central Station. Admin. BE. Jun 20, 2018.
    22. Web site: Pom. lambiek.net. 25 June 2018.
    23. Web site: BILL MORRISON NAMED INCOMING EXECUTIVE EDITOR OF MAD MAGAZINE. Jun 26, 2017. www.madmagazine.com. May 11, 2020.
    24. Web site: Mauro Padovani. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    25. Web site: "Bang dat ze ons ooit gaan vermoorden": Gents homokoppel slachtoffer van extreem geval van gaybashing. Het Laatste Nieuws. 2023-11-06. 2018-08-07. nl.
    26. News: Stan Lee Breaks His Silence: Those I Trusted Betrayed Me. Mark. Ebner. The Daily Beast. Oct 8, 2018. May 11, 2020. www.thedailybeast.com.
    27. Web site: David Sutherland. lambiek.net. 15 February 2023.
    28. Web site: "Человек-милосердие": в Таджикистане появился свой супергерой | Новости Таджикистана ASIA-Plus. asiaplustj.info.
    29. Web site: Марди меҳрубон – нахустин видео комикс ба забони тоҷикӣ. live. 2021-12-17. komron.info. https://web.archive.org/web/20180831184435/http://komron.info:80/cr/komiks-mardi-mehrubon/ . 2018-08-31 .
    30. Web site: Willy Vandersteen. lambiek.net. June 24, 2021.
    31. Web site: Inktspotprijs voor Tjeerd Royaards . 25 September 2018 .
    32. Web site: Tjeerd Royaards wint Inktspotprijs met migrantcartoon . 25 September 2018 .
    33. Web site: Cartoonist Tjeerd Royaards krijgt Inktspotprijs . 25 September 2018 .
    34. Web site: " Petit Paul " : La bande-dessinée pour adultes accusée de pédopornographie. Sep 25, 2018. parismatch.be. May 11, 2020.
    35. Web site: Bastien Vivès. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    36. Web site: Paige Braddock. lambiek.net.
    37. Web site: Ron Tandberg. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    38. Web site: Mark Campos. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    39. News: Iconic cartoonist Chandi Lahiri passes away. The Times of India. 19 January 2018. The Times of India, 19 January 2018 . 28 January 2018.
    40. Web site: Cartoonist Chandi Lahiri passes away . 19 January 2018 . The Indian Express, 19 January 2018. 28 January 2018.
    41. Web site: কার্টুনিস্ট চণ্ডী লাহিড়ী প্রয়াত . Cartoonist Chandi Lahiri dead . bn . Ananda Bazar Patrika, 19 January 2018 . 28 January 2018.
    42. Web site: Bob Wakelin. lambiek.net. 19 September 2022.
    43. Web site: Marc Ratal. lambiek.net. 4 November 2020.
    44. Web site: Jan Steeman. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    45. Web site: Torvald Sundbaum. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    46. Web site: Mort Walker. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    47. Web site: Cav Bøgelund. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    48. Web site: Pat Tourret. Lambiek.net. 23 September 2023.
    49. Web site: Servais Tiago. lambiek.net.
    50. News: Muere Forges, genial dibujante de medio siglo de historia de España. Bernardo. Marín. El País. Feb 22, 2018. May 11, 2020. elpais.com.
    51. Web site: Forges. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    52. Web site: Howard Sparber. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    53. Web site: William Gezzio. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    54. Web site: Bill Lignante. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    55. Web site: Hans Räde. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    56. Web site: Robert Grossman, illustrator who caricatured presidents and designed 'Airplane!' poster, dies at 78 - SFGate . www.sfgate.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180321202752/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robert-Grossman-illustrator-who-caricatured-12768971.php . 2018-03-21.
    57. Web site: Robert Grossman. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    58. Web site: Murray Karn. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    59. Web site: Fred Boatman. lambiek.net.
    60. Web site: Lee Holley. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    61. Web site: Carlos Cruz. lambiek.net. 26 July 2024.
    62. Web site: Gérald Gorridge. lambiek.net. 7 April 2018.
    63. Web site: Gunnar Persson. lambiek.net.
    64. Web site: Phil Collins. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    65. Web site: F'murr. lambiek.net.
    66. Web site: Pino Rinaldi. lambiek.net.
    67. Web site: Miki Muster. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    68. Web site: William Vance. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    69. Web site: Antonio Lupatelli. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    70. Web site: Fred Peters. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    71. Web site: Fredrick Peters Obituary - Reading, Massachusetts. Doherty Barile Family Funeral Home. May 11, 2020.
    72. Web site: Julio Ribera. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    73. Web site: Nick Meglin. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    74. Web site: Rumen Petkov. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    75. Web site: Steve Ditko. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    76. Web site: Bachi Bachi Manga Creator Takahiro Satō Passes Away at 41. Anime News Network. May 11, 2020.
    77. Web site: Pepe Ferré. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    78. Web site: Frank Giroud. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    79. Web site: Claude Viseur. lambiek.net. June 8, 2021.
    80. Web site: Vale Geoff "Jeff" Hook. Jul 20, 2018. May 11, 2020.
    81. Web site: Carlos Vogt. lambiek.net. May 6, 2024.
    82. Web site: Luigi Corteggi. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    83. Web site: John Blair Moore. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    84. Web site: Syndicated Comics. Heidi. MacDonald. Aug 7, 2018. The Beat. May 11, 2020.
    85. Web site: È morto Vincino. Aug 21, 2018. Il Post. May 11, 2020.
    86. Web site: Russ Heath Passes Away at 91. Newsarama. May 11, 2020.
    87. Web site: Russ Heath. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    88. Web site: Marten Bierman. lambiek.net. March 9, 2021.
    89. Web site: Ghost Rider Co-Creator Gary Friedrich Passes Away. Aug 30, 2018. CBR. May 11, 2020.
    90. Web site: Marie Severin. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    91. Web site: Edouard Aidans. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    92. Web site: Szarlota Pawel. lambiek.net. January 29, 2023.
    93. Web site: Ceesepe. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    94. Web site: Artist Norm Breyfogle Passes Away at Age 58. Sep 26, 2018. CBR. May 11, 2020.
    95. Web site: Norm Breyfogle. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    96. Web site: Bert Cornelius. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    97. Web site: René Pétillon. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    98. Web site: Muere el dibujante zaragozano Carlos Ezquerra, cocreador de 'Judge Dredd'. El Periódico de. Aragón. El Periódico de Aragón. October 2018. May 11, 2020.
    99. Web site: Carlos Ezquerra. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    100. News: Murió Hermenegildo Sábat, uno de los dibujantes más reconocidos de la Argentina. Oct 2, 2018. La Nación. May 11, 2020.
    101. Web site: Raquel Orzuj. lambiek.net. May 26, 2024.
    102. Web site: Alassio, è morto "Gibba", il pioniere del cartone animato italiano. Oct 7, 2018. lastampa.it. May 11, 2020.
    103. Web site: Kuurne in diepe rouw na overlijden karikaturist Nesten. Evelien. Vantomme. Het Nieuwsblad. May 11, 2020.
    104. Web site: Leone Frollo. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    105. Web site: Jean-Pierre Girerd. lambiek.net. September 18, 2022.
    106. Web site: Anthea Bell, 'magnificent' translator of Asterix and Kafka, dies aged 82. Oct 18, 2018. the Guardian. May 11, 2020.
    107. Web site: Jacques Tabary. lambiek.net. August 1, 2022.
    108. Web site: Morto Roberto Renzi, papà di 'Tiramolla' - Lombardia. Oct 24, 2018. ANSA.it. May 11, 2020.
    109. Web site: E' morto il giornalista e vignettista Vincenzo Apicella. Oct 31, 2018. Cronache della Campania. May 11, 2020.
    110. Web site: John Allard.
    111. Web site: Jack Tremblay. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    112. Web site: Stan Lee, Marvel Comics' Real-Life Superhero, Dies at 95. The Hollywood Reporter. 12 November 2018. May 11, 2020.
    113. Web site: Stan Lee. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    114. Web site: Mike Noble. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    115. Web site: Werner Wejp-Olsen. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    116. "Cartoonist Larry Pickering dies aged 76", The Australian. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
    117. Web site: Stephen Hillenburg. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    118. Web site: Erik Meynen. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    119. Web site: Jean-Pierre Van Rossem is overleden op 73-jarige leeftijd. https://web.archive.org/web/20181214160359/http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20181214_04034732. dead. December 14, 2018. May 11, 2020.
    120. Web site: José Clémen. lambiek.net. June 7, 2021.
    121. News: Dichter und Karikaturist F.W. Bernstein ist tot. 20 December 2018. Frankfurter Neue Presse. de. 21 December 2018.
    122. Web site: Grazia Nidasio. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    123. Web site: Børge Ring. lambiek.net. May 11, 2020.
    124. Web site: Paul Wheelahan. lambiek.net. September 26, 2022.
    125. Web site: School of Visual Arts SVA New York City Fine Arts and Graphic Design School in New York City. 2020-08-30. School of Visual Arts SVA New York City. en.
    126. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d25d191e94671000170c5ba/t/5d281bd2ba60eb0001408e01/1562909653468/2018guests.pdf "2018 Guests And Exhibitors,"
    127. Web site: CAB 2018 Program Guide . 2018 . Comic Arts Brooklyn . November 4, 2018 .
    128. Web site: Comic Arts Los Angeles 2018 . November 27, 2018 .