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Notable events of 2006 in comics.

Events

January

February

  • February 1: A French newspaper, France-Soir, reprints the cartoons at the centre of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[45]
  • February 2:
  • February 3:
    • Muslims take to the streets in many countries to protest the publication of the cartoons lampooning Mohammed.[52][53][54]
    • The Indian Express reports nostalgically on the comic strips The Phantom and Jiggs.[55]
    • Michael Fry announces his weekly panel Committed is to end on February 19.[56]
  • February 4:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Syrian protestors set fire to Denmark's embassy in Damascus. They were demonstrating against the publication of cartoons defaming Mohammed in a Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten.[57]
  • February 6:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • It is reported that at least four people around the world are dead as a result of violent protests against the cartoons published in late 2005 by Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten[58]
      • The Daily Telegraph seeks to uncover the source of the "extra" three cartoons which were distributed in The Middle East as being actual cartoons published by Jyllands-Posten, when they were in actuality not.[59]
    • Lagardère, a French publishing giant, is to purchase Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner. The division handles the distribution of graphic novels published by DC Comics to bookstores.[60]
    • Salon review Ghost of Hoppers Jaime Hernandez's latest graphic novel.[61]
    • James Cromwell is cast in the role of Captain George Stacy for the upcoming Spider-Man 3 movie.[49]
    • Stan Lee is interviewed by science fiction weekly.[62]
  • February 7:
  • February 8:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • President Bush issues a statement calling for calm: "I call upon the governments around the world to stop the violence, to be respectful, to protect property, to protect the lives of innocent diplomats who are serving their countries overseas."[66]
      • The Danish embassy in Tehran is stormed.
      • The editorial staff of the New York Press walk out after the publishers of the paper refuse to carry the cartoons at the centre of the controversy.[67]
      • The editor of the Jyllands-Posten, Carsten Juste, rejects suggestions he should resign.[68]
      • Pakistan's Daily Times reveals Danish law should have prevented the publication of the cartoons.[69]
      • The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists issues a statement which expresses support for "the right of free expression by the world's cartoonists."[70]
  • February 9:
  • February 10:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Flemming Rose, editor of the Jyllands-Posten is told to take a vacation after he commented the paper "would run the cartoons" published by Hamshahri in its contest inviting cartoons satirising the holocaust.[78]
      • Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen agrees with comments made by Condoleezza Rice regarding Syria and Iran, noting they "have taken advantage of the situation because both countries are under international pressure".
      • It is reported at least thirteen people are dead due to protests against the cartoons.[79]
  • February 11:
    • Illinois newspaper The Daily Herald has launched an online cartoon page composed entirely of webcomics.[80]
    • Peter David announces he has signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics.[81]
  • February 12:
  • February 13:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Denmark's Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen responds to criticism of his country, declaring "Denmark is an open and tolerant society".[47]
      • Anders Fogh Rasmussen has also had talks with a Muslim group called "Democratic Muslims".[84]
      • It is reported that Muslim graves have been desecrated in Denmark.[85]
      • Denmark withdraws official staff from embassies in Syria, Iran, and Indonesia.[86]
      • Art Spiegelman is interviewed to garner his thoughts on the controversy.[87]
      • Iran demands apologies after recent accusations from Condoleezza Rice that it had fermented the controversy.[88]
    • Ted Rall is reportedly considering launching a law suit against Ann Coulter over comments she jokingly alleged that "Iran is soliciting cartoons on the Holocaust. So far, only Ted Rall, Garry Trudeau, and The New York Times have made submissions".[89]
  • February 14: zoomaphoto.com
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Two security guards are shot dead and police use tear gas on rioting students as protests continue in Pakistan.[90]
      • Belgian Muslim groups have called on the European Union to "act determinedly to prepare a draft law that forbids every kind of blasphemy".[91]
      • A number of Danish websites have reportedly been hacked by protestors.[92]
  • February 15:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Danish politicians have called for an investigation into a Muslim group's actions during a trip to the Middle East. It is alleged the group may have helped ferment the recent protests.[93]
      • Flemming Rose, cultural editor of the Jyllands-Posten has stated that the cartoons were published to "go against this tendency to self-censorship".[94]
      • Carsten Juste, editor of the Jyllands-Posten, states his belief that "Muslims are being given special treatment".[95]
    • Justin Thomas is announced as the winner of a contest to choose the next cartoonist of the strip Unfit.[96]
  • February 16:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Twelve people are reported to have died in Afghanistan after a week of protesting.[97]
      • Three people are reported to have died as protests continue in Pakistan.[98]
    • The Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has lost his claim for compensation. Erdoğan was suing over a number of cartoons which had depicted him as a series of animals.[99]
  • February 17:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Eleven people are reportedly killed after protesting in Libya.[100]
      • Indiana newspaper The Indianapolis Star polls college newspaper editors within the state on their opinion on publishing the cartoons.[101]
    • Ivan Brunetti is interviewed by Nashville City Paper.[102]
  • February 19:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • 45 people reportedly die after rioting in Nigeria in protest against the cartoons.[103]
      • Security forces in Pakistan disperse a protest against the cartoons.[104]
      • The United States embassy in Jakarta is attacked by protestors.[105]
      • A small group of protesters gather outside the Danish embassy in Tehran.[106]
    • Paul Pope discusses Batman: Year 100 with the Toronto Star.[107]
  • February 20:
  • February 21:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • A number of Muslims protest against the cartoons in India.[119]
      • Christopher Hitchens, writing for Slate, examines the issue.[120]
      • The Danish Ambassador returns to Jakarta having left in the wake of protests over the cartoons.[121]
      • A second Russian newspaper, the weekly Nash Region closes after having printed a montage of the cartoons.[122]
    • JM Thevenet confirms he has been fired from his position with Festival International de la Bande Dessinee, although he claims he was employed as a consultant.[123][124]
    • The Guardian sketches the history of the political cartoon as a prelude to the opening of The Cartoon Museum in London.[125]
  • February 22:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Corpses are burnt on the streets of Onitsha, Nigeria, as part of an ongoing confrontation between Christians and Muslims regarding the cartoons.[126]
      • Protestors stage a demonstration outside the Danish embassy in Jakarta.[54]
      • The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, notes the controversy has become something greater than the initial furor over editorial cartoons, noting "It's about everything else and different agendas in the Muslim world."[69]
      • Danish volunteers and non-government officials are withdrawing from the relief effort aiding those areas of Pakistan hit by the recent earthquake and leaving the country as a result of the Pakistani people's protest against the cartoons.[69]
    • Naushad Waheed, a political cartoonist and artist sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in the Maldives for political unrest, has been freed.[127]
    • iBooks, the publishing company founded by Byron Preiss, files for bankruptcy. Preiss died in June 2005.[128]
  • February 23:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
      • Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister, denounces the cartoons at the heart of the controversy.[69]
      • Amitai Sandy and Eyal Zusman, organisers of an antisemitic cartoon contest, are profiled by World Press.[129]
    • Marvel Comics announces a drop in profits.[130]
    • The London cartoon museum is opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[118]
  • February 24:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Doug Marlette comments on the controversy.[131]
      • Protestors demonstrate in Pakistan, defying a ban which prohibits such gatherings.[132]
    • Kyle Baker is to be the host for the 2006 Harvey Awards.[133]
    • Warner Bros. are reported to have confirmed sequels to Batman Begins and Superman Returns.[49]
    • The London cartoon museum opens to the public.[118][134]
  • February 26: The New York Comic Con has problems with the size of the crowd attending the convention, having to turn visitors away.[135]
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the recent phenomenon of non-comics writers being approached to write for the medium by the larger comics publishers.[136]
  • February 27:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • European Union officials issue a fresh statement on the controversy.[137]
      • It is reported that Denmark are to hold a conference examining the controversy and the publication of the cartoons on March 10.[138]
      • Finnish magazine Kaltio has fired its editor after he published a cartoon commentating on the controversy by Ville Ranta on the magazine's website. The sacking came in the wake of pressure from advertisers. Ranta has also lost work on the strength of the cartoon.[139]
    • Speakeasy Comics announces it is to cease publishing.[49]
  • February 28:
    • Jeff Danziger is announced as the winner of the Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning, to be awarded on April 18.[140]
    • Aaron McGruder is to take a six-month break from Boondocks.[141]
    • It is reported that at the recent New York Comic Con Dark Horse Comics announced that they are to double their output of manga titles this year.[142]
    • Marvel Comics and Top Cow announce a tie-up which will see artists employed by Top Cow illustrating up to 36 Marvel titles this year.[143]
    • DC Comics are to publish Megatokyo through their imprint CMX. The title had previously been published by Dark Horse Comics.[144]
    • The Oregon Daily Emerald reports on Art Spiegelman's speaking tour date at the University of Oregon.[145]
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Nigerian governors condemn the recent riots that have taken place in the country.[146]

March

  • March 1:
  • March 2:
    • R. Kikuo Johnson's Night Fisher graphic novel has been named on the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age list for 2006[150]
    • Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly have contracted with Puffin Books to produce two projects. The first, Big Fat Little Lit, is a collection of stories from the couple's three volume Little Lit series, whilst the second, Toon Into Reading, is described by Mouly as "a revolutionary new concept to draw kids into the pleasures of reading."[151]
    • Penny Arcade Vol. 1: Attack of the Bacon Robots is to receive a second printing[152]
  • March 3:
    • Neil Gaiman writes a piece for The Guardian detailing his thoughts on the adapting of comics stories to film[153]
    • Stacy Curtis, editorial cartoonist for The Times of Northwest Indiana is let go. There are now reportedly approximately 80 full-time editorial cartoonists employed in the United States[154]
    • The National Press Club of Canada launch their 6th International Editorial Cartoon Competition, with a theme of "Cartooning in a dangerous environment".[155]
    • Virgin Comics announces its initial line of comics, with three books, Devi, Ramayan Reborn, and The Sadhu published under the company's Shakti imprint, and a fourth, as yet unnamed project to be printed under the Director's Cut imprint[156]
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Pakistan blocks access to blogs and websites which encourage people to cartoon the prophet Mohammed[157]
  • March 5:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Over 50 000 people reportedly protest against the cartoons in Pakistan, whilst around 20 000 are reported to have demonstrated in Turkey[158]
  • March 6:
  • March 7:
  • March 8:
  • March 9:
  • March 10:
    • CBGExtra are reporting that comic book distributor FM International has ceased trading.[171]
    • Michael Ramirez editorial cartoonist of the Los Angeles Times, wins The Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award in editorial cartooning.[172]
  • March 11:
  • March 12:
  • March 13:
    • Superman Returns director Bryan Singer and screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris are to collaborate on a series of comic books which will bridge the gap between the Superman II movie and the new sequel.[49]
  • March 14:
  • March 15:
    • Booklist's new issue includes several features related to comics:[179]
      • A Top 10 Graphic Novels for Youth compiled for the magazine.[180]
      • A Top 10 Graphic Novels: 2006 compiled by Ray Olsen.[181]
      • Kate Kan writes an article titled Great Graphic Novels for Younger Readers.[182]
      • An interview with Mark Siegel, editorial director of First Second the new graphic novel imprint launched by Roaring Brook.[183]
      • An article from Jeff Smith regarding his career as a graphic novelist.[184]
      • Michael Cart contributes an article discussing his love of comics.[185]
      • Archaia Studios Press officially releases color hardcover edition of The Lone and Level Sands.
  • March 16:
    • The Alex strip in The Telegraph will be coloured and feature an advertisement for Xerox for six weeks.[186]
    • The Boston Herald report on the graphic novel phenomenon.[187]
    • Teshkeel Comics publish their first comic in the Middle East under a licensing deal with Marvel Comics. Translated into Arabic, Spectacular Spider-Man is the first magazine to feature the character in the region.[188]
    • The BBC's Collective magazine interview participants in Fantagraphics quarterly MOME anthology.[189]
    • Iranian cartoonist Kianoosh Ramezani discusses the problems which face both cartoonists and their publishing editors in the Ledger-Enquirer.[190]
  • March 17:
  • March 18:
  • March 19:
    • OK/Cancel discuss making money from webcomics.[196]
    • The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on comics' literary status.[197]
    • Contra Costa Times reports on comics' literary status.[198]
    • The Age report on the success of manga in Australia.[199]
  • March 20:
    • Marvel Comics are to release Jack Kirby's Galactic Bounty Hunters, a series based on characters Jack Kirby created, with Kirby's daughter Lisa and former collaborator Mike Thibodeaux helping to expand on the concepts.[191]
    • Art Spiegelman has joined the jury to judge an antisemitic cartoon contest sponsored by Israeli comics collective Dimona Comics.[200]
    • ICv2 report that sales of comics to comic book stores were up in February.[201]
    • Casting Producer Austen James discusses the Sci-Fi Channel's new programme "Who Wants To Be a Superhero?", due to be aired in the United States this spring, with Comic Book Resources.[166]
    • Gerald Scarfe wins a British Press Award for Cartoonist of the Year.[202][203]
    • F Minus, a strip which appears on Comics.com, is to be syndicated by United Media from April 17.[204]
  • March 21:
  • March 22:
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Laila Freivalds, Swedish Foreign Minister, resigns after being accused of lying to the media regarding the shutting down of sites which may have had plans to carry the cartoons.[208]
  • March 26:
  • March 27:
    • 113 creators pledge their support for the editors at Dupuis as they attempt to gain greater independence for the imprint from owners Media-Participations.[212]
  • March 28:
    • Editor & Publisher report that Garry Trudeau is to receive a lifetime achievement award from Georgetown University's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy on April 4.[213]
    • HarperCollins and TokyPop announce a publishing and distribution deal which will see manga works by HarperCollins authors co-published by the two companies.[214]
    • Ralph Steadman is to receive the Milton Caniff Award for Lifetime Achievement.[215]
    • The nominees for the 2006 Reuben Awards, to be awarded on May 27, are announced.[215]
  • March 29:
    • Panini Comics extends its licensing deal with Marvel Comics into more territories and also announces an X-Men graphic novel aimed at the European market with script by Chris Claremont and art by Milo Manara.[216]
    • The Manila Times run an editorial supporting editorial cartoons.[217]
    • An exhibition at the California Science Center explores the powers and abilities of Marvel superheroes and the real world science that may ultimately replicate them.[218]
  • March 30:
  • March 31:

April

  • April 1:
  • April 3:
    • The Chicago Defender revamps its comics page, renaming it "All Black Cartoons". The page will only feature strips by African-American cartoonists.[224]
    • Tower Records launches an online bookstore which will also retail graphic novels.[225]
    • The case against Gordon Lee, a comic book retailer who has been charged with distributing harmful material to minors, is dropped, with prosecutors filing fresh charges after discovering the material was distributed to two minors, instead of the one originally named in the suit.[226]
    • Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is to appeal against the dismissal of his suit against Penguen, a magazine which had published a cartoon satirising him.[227]
    • The Gulf Times reports on Australian – Indonesian relations on asylum as cartoonists satirise the issue.[228]
    • Vancouver's 24 hours.com report on the graphic novel phenomenon.[229]
    • The Prix Bedelys are awarded in Quebec, with Pierre Fournier and Real Godbout's Michel Risque winning the Jury Prix.[230]
  • April 4:
    • Variety report that on March 23 Judge Ronald S.W. Lew found that the copyright to Superboy had reverted to Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson, widow and daughter of Jerry Siegel. The ruling also cast doubt on the lack of infringement on the Superboy copyright by the Smallville television series, with Lew noting: "Enough facts are presented, where this court, contrary to defendants' request, could find that the main character in 'Smallville' is in fact Superboy."[231]
    • Diamond announce the winners of the 16th annual Diamond Gem Awards. DC Comics' Justice wins comic book of the year.[49]
    • The Columbus Dispatch report on the complications involved in editing comic strips.[232]
    • Gilbert Hernandez and Richard Sala are to contribute series to Coconino Press's Ignatz line, co-published in English by Fantagraphics.[233]
    • Penguin Books has commissioned new covers for books in its Penguin Classics line from some of the leading artists in comics, including Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware and Charles Burns.[234]
    • Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy:
      • Malaysian Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin Maidin urges cartoonists to avoid "caricatures that could hurt other races or religions or incite hatred".[235]
      • Carla Seaquist discusses the free speech issues of cartooning in the wake of the controversy.[236]
  • April 5:
  • April 6:
    • RelishNow report on the stress which cartoonists may face, and may lead to burn out.[240]
    • Peter David is to script the opening seven issues of the Dark Tower comic book series, based upon Stephen King's novel series of the same name. Jae Lee is providing the art.[241]
    • Marvel Comics issue a press release stating that Chris Claremont is suffering from cardiac stress and that this will result in delays to two books, Exiles and GeNext, which Claremont was due to take over in May.[49]
  • April 7:
    • Cartoonist Jonathon Shapiro (Zapiro) wins the Mondi South African Journalist of the Year Award.[242]
  • April 8:
  • April 9:
    • The Malaysian Star interview Lat, Philippe Dupuy and King Ban Hui at the Concert of Drawings series of events held by the National Art Gallery during the 11th French-Language Week. The artists were at the event to take part in a live drawing exhibition.[244]
  • April 11:
  • April 12:
  • April 13:
  • April 14:
  • April 17:
    • The Comics Reporter reports that Mike Luckovich is the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in editorial cartooning.[253]
    • ICv2.com report on comic book and graphic novel sales figures for March.[254]
    • Student editorial cartoonist William C Warren wins the AAEC/John Locher Award.[255]
  • April 18:
  • April 20:
    • John Backderf's The City wins in the Cartoon category of the 38th Annual Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards.[259]
  • April 21:
  • April 23:
  • April 24:
  • April 25:
    • Paul Combs announces he is leaving The Tampa Tribune. The paper is seeking a replacement for the editorial cartoonist, who is leaving "for family reasons".[269]
    • Bill Poostmus, the man who ordered the removal of a work on manga from the shelves of libraries in California, is declared to be censoring a "critically acclaimed book" by the National Coalition Against Censorship, who are monitoring the situation and have not ruled out legal action.[270]
    • The Age profile Will Dyson, an Australian war artist who covered the First World War.[271]
    • Sarah Boxer reviews the Masters of American Comics exhibition for Artforum.[272]
  • April 26:
    • British distributor Red Route is reported to have ceased trading.[273]
    • Wired comment on the slowness of the two major American comics publishers to embrace the digital market.[274]
    • Bob Wayne talks to Newsarama about the "One Year Later" books DC will be publishing in the wake of "Infinite Crisis".[275]
    • Shazna Nessa discusses the accessibility of comics and graphic novels to a female audience in The Charleston Gazette.[276]
  • April 27:
    • New England's The Phoenix report on DC Comics' "One Year Later" revamp.[277]
    • Ed Brubaker signs an extension to his exclusive contract with Marvel Comics.[49]
    • Anders Nilsen writes an essay on art for the BBC.[189]
    • Pakistan begin legal proceedings against the editor and publisher of the Jyllands-Posten for publication of the cartoons depicting caricatures of Mohammed.[278]
    • Alex Chun comments on the changes recent technological advances have made on society and how they may impact on the newspaper comic strip.[279]
  • April 28:
  • April 29:
  • April 30:
    • Tom Spurgeon interviews Grady Klein.[281]
    • Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals overturns an earlier judgement which fined cartoonist Musa Kart over his depiction of the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a cat.[282]
  • Specific date in April unknown: Gary Panter releases the graphic novel Jimbo's Inferno. [283]

May

  • May 1:
  • May 2:
    • The nominations for Holland's 2006 Clickburg awards are announced. The awards are to recognise webcomics, and this year organisers have added a Best International Clickie category.[286]
    • Mark Parisi is profiled by The Christian Science Monitor.[287]
    • Tom Spurgeon rounds up commentary and reportage on yesterday's report by The Comics Journal on the incident involving Charles Brownstein.[288]
    • National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation features Paul Jenkins and Joe Quesada as part of its coverage of Marvel Comics' Civil War storyline.[289]
  • May 3:
    • Menu Larcenet, Lax and Marjane Satrapi are the nominees for the VPRO Grand Prix, to be announced on June 2 at Stripdagen Harlem 2006.[290]
    • Steve Dunn reports on Alan Moore's new graphic novel, Lost Girls, for The Oregonian.[291]
    • The New York Press interview Terry Zwigoff and discuss his forthcoming film, Art School Confidential, based upon the graphic novel by Dan Clowes.[292]
    • The San Francisco Bay Guardian profile Dan Clowes.[293]
    • ICv2.com discuss the size of the manga market in North America in 2005.[294]
    • The Jyllands-Posten is suing Michael Christiani Havemann over his comments which allege that the paper's management asked the staff cartoonist to create controversial cartoons since those sent in by freelancers "were not gross enough."[69]
    • Variety report that the Silver Surfer may appear in the sequel to the Fantastic Four movie.[295]
    • Newsarama report that DC Comics are set to launch new titles, including Raven, Teen Titans East, and relaunches of Justice Society of America, Mystery in Space and Tales of the Unexpected.[49]
    • Tim Kreider writes on The New Yorker cartoon buying process, and his rejection by it.[296]
  • May 4:
    • CNN reports on the readership of newspaper comic strips in the U.S.[297]
    • Marvel Comics release first quarter figures, which are better than the company and investors had expected.[298]
  • May 5:
  • May 6:
    • Marvel Comics donates a number of comic books to a local hospital as part of Free Comic Book Day[302]
    • It is reported that a series of editorial cartoons may have led to a newspaper's offices in Sri Lanka being attacked.[303]
  • May 7:
    • Carla Seaquist discusses the free speech issues surrounding the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy for the Seattle Times.[304]
    • Chris Ware is profiled by Artdaily.[305]
  • May 8:
    • Chris Ware is interviewed on a local news station.[306]
    • Tom Spurgeon rounds up the online reports of the American Free Comic Book Day, held May 6.[307]
  • May 9:
    • Jill Thompson signs a four-book deal with HarperCollins, which will see the artist produce a series of graphic novels starring a young witch, to be aimed at young children.[308]
    • The Chicago Sun-Times discusses Chris Ware and his work.[309]
    • TokyoPop announce two new lines of manga books aimed at a younger audience, the Manga Chapters line for 6-9 year olds and the Manga Readers for an 8-12 audience.[310]
    • Tom Spurgeon reports on the recipients of the Xeric Grants.[311]
  • May 10:
    • ICv2.com report that Marvel's Moon Knight series is to be ongoing, and not a six issue limited series as originally announced.[312]
  • May 11:
    • Dutch comics store owner Kees Kousemaker, whose store Lambiek is the oldest comics store in Europe, is knighted as a Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau. This marks the first time a comics store owner is knighted.[313]
    • Five pieces of artwork by Osamu Tezuka are discovered in the United States. The works were held in a collection at the University of Maryland, and were pieces published in the two years following his debut, 1947 and 1948.[314]
    • Islam Online host a debate between cartoonist Signe Wilkinson and journalist Felicity Arbuthnot regarding the issues of free speech which surround the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[315]
    • The Star-Gazette report on DC's new weekly series, 52.[316]
    • Del Rey announces that they will publish a graphic novel based on Terry Brooks' Shannara series. Edwin David will provide art, while Robert Place Napton will adapt Brooks' story.[317]
  • May 13: Suske en Wiske receive a comics mural in Antwerp, Belgium.[318]
  • May 15:
    • Art Spiegelman contributes the cover and an article on the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy for the latest issue of Harper's magazine.[319]
    • Tom Spurgeon reports the winners of the Eagle Awards, announced last night. Grant Morrison is added to the roll of honour and John M. Burns is recognised with an award for Outstanding Achievements in British Comics.[320]
    • Michael Gaydos is announced as the illustrator of Virgin Comics' Snake Woman.[166]
  • May 16:
    • Reuters' report on Art Spiegelman's comments on the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy in the latest edition of Harper's magazine.[321]
    • First Second announce they have reached an agreement to produce a series of graphic novels based upon the Prince of Persia computer game. The company have also signed two books from the award-winning Italian cartoonist Gipi, Tiny Tyrant, a children's book from Lewis Trondheim and Will Davis' adaptation of Joseph Bruchac's novel Dawn Land.[322]
    • Fantagraphics confirm they are to collect E.C. Segar's daily and Sunday Popeye strips in a series of six hardcover volumes.[323]
    • The Pulse report that Mark Wheatley is to address the United States Library of Congress today. His presentation is to be on comic books, and is part of the libraries ongoing lecture series.[324]
    • ICv2.com report that a new trial date has been set in the case of Georgia v. Gordon Lee. The CBLDF are defending Lee, a comic book retailer facing trial on two misdemeanors after allegedly giving a free comic book containing nudity to two under-age brothers. The trial is now due to be heard on May 19.[325]
  • May 17:
  • May 18:
  • May 19:
    • ICv2.com notes that the market for graphic novels has continued to grow in the first quarter of 2006, and declares V for Vendetta the top selling graphic novel of the period.[332]
  • May 20:
  • May 21:
    • The New York Times Sunday Arts & Leisure section runs article "Phoenix's Unresolved Daddy Thing, and Other X-Men Issues", tied to X-Men: The Last Stand.[334]
  • May 22:
  • May 23:
    • The Committee to Protect Journalists report that Iran have closed a newspaper and arrested the editor and cartoonist over the paper's publication of a cartoon depicting a cockroach speaking Azeri. It is also alleged the cartoon featured ethnic slurs. Four people are alleged to have died during rioting in protest of the cartoon's publication.[338][339]
    • ICv2.com report on comic book and graphic novel sales figures for the month of April, noting that strong sales for DC's Infinite Crisis mini-series helped counterbalance a fall in sales in the graphic novel market.[340]
  • May 24:
    • Neil Gaiman and Adam Rogers discuss the appeal of Superman for Wired.[341]
    • New York Newsday runs an entertainment-pullout cover feature comparing the X-Men and Superman movie franchises.[342]
  • May 25:
    • BlackAmericaWeb.com examine the wider acceptance and profiles of black superheroes.[343]
  • May 26:
  • May 27:
  • May 28:
    • The New York Times report that the new Batwoman character is to be a lesbian.[349]
  • May 29:
  • May 30:
    • Alex Ross is to provide covers for Virgin Comics.[166]
    • The Caymanian Compass report that two editors of weekly newspapers in Jordan have been jailed for reprinting the cartoons at the centre of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.[351]
    • The Prix Albert Uderzo for 2006 awards are announced, with works by Baru; Steve Cuzor and Frank Giroud; and François Boucq winning.[352]
    • AsianNews discuss the recent closure of a newspaper in Iran and the wider controls which place limits on the freedom of the press.[353]
    • Newcity announce their Lit 50, a list of "those whose creative influence is the greatest", and include Chris Ware, Alex Ross, Jeffrey Brown and Paul Hornschemeier.[354]
    • ICv2.com carry a statement from Central Park Media in which they announce a number of job losses. The statement is released in response to rumors which have circulated on the internet that the company will be declaring bankruptcy.[355]
    • French-Belgian comics artist Tibet is promoted to Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.[356]
  • May 31:

June

  • June 1:
  • June 2:
    • Australia's The Age report on a difficult year for cartoonists.[362]
    • Turkish cartoonist Musa Gümüş wins the 8th PortoCartoon World Festival grand prize, awarded by the National Printing Museum, in Portugal.[363]
    • Editor & Publisher report that the Union of Concerned Scientists are launching two cartoon contests, hoping to "encourage amateur and professional cartoonists alike to express concern -- through humor and art -- about the impact of the abuse of science on our safety, health, and environment."[364]
    • The Los Angeles Times discuss the homosexual interpretations of superheroes, and how these will impact upon the forthcoming Superman Returns film.[365]
    • The CBLDF issue a statement outlining their reasons for filing motions to dismiss in the case against Gordon Lee.[366]
    • Joe Sinasac comments on the June issue of Harper's, which featured Art Spiegelman's comments on the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy for the Catholic Register[367]
  • June 4:
  • June 7:
  • June 9:
    • The 2006 MOCCA Festival begins.[370]
  • June 10:
  • June 11:
    • The Washington Post profile Dan Nadel, author of Art Out of Time: Unknown Comics Visionaries, 1900–1969.[372]
  • June 12:
    • Wes Hargis and Hollis Brown rename their strip "Franklin Fibbs", choosing instead the name "Little Fibbs" in an attempt to avoid "pigeon-holing their strip as one aimed at seniors".[373]
  • June 15:
    • The Metro report that Spider-Man is to reveal his secret identity as part of Marvel's Civil War storyline. Editor-in-chief Joe Quesada describes it as "one of the biggest revelations in comic book history".[374]
  • June 29:
    • PBS discuss Tintin and his status as a work of comic art in the United States, and ask six leading comics artists to comment on Herge's creation.[375][376]

July

  • July 7:
  • July 8:
    • Denis Kitchen discusses the future plans of the Eisner estate with Eisner biographer Bob Andelman.[379]
  • July 9:
  • July 10:
  • July 11:
  • July 12:
    • The Australian report on the collecting of back issues.[390]
    • Denis Kitchen is interviewed by On Milwaukee.[391]
    • Reporters without Borders warn Jacob Zuma against suing the media for defamation, noting "A successful lawsuit by you would give a blank cheque to Africa's authoritarian regimes, which would use your example to attack their own press". Amongst those currently being sued over reports regarding Zuma's recent trial for alleged rape is the cartoonist Zapiro. Zuma was found to be not guilty of the crime.[392]
    • An online editorial in The Baltimore Examiner discusses the issues of free speech which face a cartoonist, prompted by the controversy.
  • July 13:
  • July 14:
  • July 15:
  • July 16:
    • The Washington Post discusses the issues surrounding Alan Moore's forthcoming Lost Girls and the manner in which comic book retailers will handle it.[401]
    • The San Diego Union-Tribune runs articles on Daniel Clowes, the San Diego Comic-con founder Shel Dorf and the convention itself as a preview to this week's convention.[402][403]
  • July 17: Daryl Cagle comments on the effects the "Orphan Works Act of 2006" will have on cartoonists if it is enacted.[404]
  • July 18:
    • The Independent looks at the comic book adaptation of the official inquiry into the 9/11 attacks.[408]
    • DC Comics promote Karen Berger to Senior Vice President—Executive Editor, Vertigo.[409]
  • July 19:
    • Two members of Marvel Comics' licensing team have left the company, according to an ICv2.com report.[410]
    • The Kansas City Infozine review "Enduring Outrage: Editorial Cartoons by Herblock", an exhibition of selected works by the cartoonist at the United States Library of Congress.[411]

August

September

October

November

December

  • December 13: Prog 2007 of 2000 AD released, a yearly extra length special that saw the start of two new series: Stickleback (by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli) and Kingdom (by Dan Abnett and Richard Elson).[416]
  • December 13: Neeraj Gupta's cartoon exhibition "Sansad Par Hamla" (translates to Attack on Parliament) opens on the fifth anniversary of the attack.
  • December 20: The Spirit #1, written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke is released.

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

  • January 4: Stan Hunt, American cartoonist and columnist, dies at age 76.[418]
  • January 6: Yoshirou Kato, Japanese manga artist (Mappira-kun, Onboro Jinsei, Ore wa Obake dazo, Ojisoma Daimiyô, Geijigeji Tarô Gyôkôki, Motemote Ojisan, Sebiki no Ninja, Benben Monogatari), dies at age 79.[419][420]
  • January 8:
    • Manfred Bofinger, German cartoonist, caricaturist, dies at age 64.[421]
    • Jamic, Belgian animator, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (Les Télé-Graphistes), dies at age 69.[422]
  • January 14: Jacques Faizant, French illustrator, political cartoonist and comics artist (Adam et Eve, Le Chimiste BP), dies at age 87.[423]
  • January 17: Norman McCabe, American animator and illustrator (Looney Tunes), dies at age 94.[424]
  • January 18: Rose Ellison King, American comics writer (Flo & Friends), dies from cancer.[425]
  • January 22: Albert Morse, American publisher (Morse's Funnies) and lawyer for Robert Crumb and other underground comics artists dies at age 67 from kidney disease.[426]
  • January 30: Seth Fisher, American comics artist (Green Lantern: Willworld), dies at age 33 from a fall from a roof.[427][428][429]

February

  • February 2:
  • February 4: Myron Waldman, American animator and comics artist (Happy the Humbug, Eve: A Pictorial Love Story), dies at age 97.[432]
  • February 7: Andrea Bresciani, Slovenian-Italian animator and comics artist (Poldo, Saetta, Tony Falco, Geky Dor, Frontiers of Science), dies at age 83.[433]
  • February 13: Brummett Echohawk, American cartoonist, painter, novelist and actor, dies at age 83.[434]
  • February 17: Giovanni Gandini, Italian comics writer, artist and founder of the magazine Linus, dies at age 76.[435]
  • February 21: Ed Franklin, American political cartoonist, dies at age 84 or 85.[436]

March

  • March 13: Olimar Kallas, Estonian comics artist (Eksam XXI sajandisse, Ootamatu pärandus), dies at age 75.[437]
  • March 17: Jaime Mainou, Spanish comics artist (Rolf Kauka, Disney comics), dies at age 75 or 76.[438]
  • March 20: Maurice Raymond, Canadian painter and comics artist (made a comic strip adaptation of Adélard Dugré's La Campagne Canadienne), dies at age 93.[439]
  • Specific date unknown: March: Björn Karlström, Swedish comics artist (Jan Winther, Johnny Wiking, En Resa i Människokroppen), dies at age 84 or 85.[440]

April

  • April 2: Buddy Blue, American rock(abilly) musician, music critic and champion underground comics in articles for the Los Angeles Times and other newspapers, dies of a heart attack at age 48.[441]
  • April 7: John Blackburn, American comics artist (Coley Cochran), dies at age 66–67.[442][443]
  • April 18: Dick Rockwell, American illustrator and comics artist (continued Steve Canyon), dies at age 85.[444]
  • April 21: Fred Burton, Belgian comics artist (Coleman Wallace, Fort Boyard), dies at age 42.[445][446]
  • April 29: Sid Barron, Canadian cartoonist (Canadian Heroes), dies at age 88.[447][448]

May

  • May 12: Ferdinando Tacconi, Italian comics artist (Gli Aristocrati, Nick Raider, Dylan Dog), dies at age 83.[449]
  • May 14: Bob Laughlin, American comics artist (the Kitz-n'-Katz series for Eclipse Comics), dies at age 80 or 81.[450][451]
  • May 23: Roger Camille, aka Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics artist (Djinn, Foufi), dies at age 69.[452]
  • May 25: Bob Mau, Belgian comics artist (Kari Lente), dies at age 80.[453]
  • May 27: Alex Toth, American comics artist and animator (Space Ghost), dies at age 77 from a heart attack.[454][455]
  • May 30: George Shedd, American comics artist (Marlin Keel, assisted on Captain America, Li'l Abner), dies at age 73 or 74.[456]

June

  • June 8: Jaxon, American underground comix artist (God Nose), dies at age 65, apparently having committed suicide.[457][458]
  • June 11:
    • Tim Hildebrandt, American illustrator and comics artist (reboot of Terry and the Pirates), dies at age 67.[459]
    • Nicolaas Wijnberg, AKA Montevino, Dutch illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 87.[460]
  • June 14: Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist (Boule et Bill, La Ribambelle), dies at age 75.[461][462]
  • June 15: Frantisek Kobik, Czech illustrator and comics artist (Vzpoura Mozku, Kronik Strazeu, Galaxie and Öperace Jericho), dies at age 72.[463]
  • June 24: Lyle Stuart, American business manager (EC Comics), dies at age 83.[464]
  • June 30: Robert Gernhardt, German poet, writer, painter and cartoonist (co-founder of Titanic), dies at age 68.[465]

July

  • July 7: Eduardo Barbosa, Brazilian architect, journalist and comics artist (historical and biographical comics), dies at age 91 or 92.[466]
  • July 14: Tom Frame, British comics letterer (Judge Dredd), dies of cancer at age 74 or 75.
  • July 17: Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist and comics writer, dies at age 88. Spillane contributed text pieces to comic books early in his career.[467]
  • July 23: Vernon Grant, American comics artist (The Love Rangers), dies at age 71.[468]
  • July 27:
    • Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist (Malaquias, Angélique, Wladimyr), dies at age 70.[469]
    • W.G. van de Hulst jr., Dutch illustrator, painter and comics artist (In de Soete Suikerbol), dies at age 89.[470]

August

  • August 1: Bob Thaves, American comics artist (Frank and Ernest), dies at age 81.[471]
  • August 26: Ed Sullivan, American comic artist (Beyond the Stained Glass, continued Out Our Way With The Willets and Priscilla's Pop), dies from cancer at age 76 or 77. [472]

September

  • September 5: John McLusky, British comics artist (the James Bond comic series for the Daily Express), dies at age 83.[473]
  • September 12: Nato, Chilean comics artist (Cachupín, Ponchito, continued Toribio, el Náufrago), dies at age 85.[474]
  • September 14: Myron Fass, American comics publisher, writer and artist (Tales of Terror) dies at age 80.[475]
  • September 18: Johnn Bakker, Dutch comics artist (Blook, Dan Teal, the Suske en Wiske parody De Keizerkraker), dies at age 59.[476]
  • September 20: Ernie Schroeder, American comics artist (Heap) dies at age 90.[477]
  • September 22: Liao Bing-xiong, Chinese comics artist (Spring and Autumn in Cat Kingdom), dies at age 90 or 91.[478]

October

  • October 3: Terry Aspin, British comics artist (made comics for girl comics magazines like Jinty, Bunty, Debbie and Mandy), dies at age 90.[479]
  • October 13: Hilda Terry, American comics artist (Teena), dies at age 92.[480]
  • October 18: Don R. Christensen, American animator, comics artist and writer (Disney comics, Looney Tunes comics, Walter Lantz comics Hanna-Barbera comics), dies at age 90.[481]
  • October 20: Ab'Aigre, aka Pascal Habegger, Swiss illustrator and comics artist (Le Chaman, Nombre, Blues), dies at age 47.[482]
  • October 20: R.K. Sloane, American underground comics artist (Ric Sloane Comics, Rat Fink Comics), dies at age 56.[483]
  • October 21: Paul Biegel, Dutch novelist, journalist and comics writer (wrote for Kappie), dies at age 81.
  • October 24: Dino Leonetti, Italian comics artist (Maghella), dies at age 69.[484]

November

  • November 10: Jack Williamson, American novelist and comics writer (Beyond Mars), dies at age 98.
  • November 15: René Sterne, Belgian comics artist (Adler), dies at age 54.[485]
  • November 18: Karel Verleyen, Belgian novelist and comics writer (scripted episodes of De Lustige Kapoentjes and Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke when Jean-Pol drew it [486]), dies at age 68 from cancer.[487]
  • November 23: Jerry Bails, American comics critic and publisher (Founder of the fanzines Alter Ego, The Comicollector, On the Drawing Board and The Comic Reader. Founder of the Alley Award and indexed several comics and their authors), dies at age 73 of a heart attack.[488]
  • November 25:
  • November 26: Dave Cockrum, American comics artist (X-Men, The Avengers, Superboy), dies at age 63.[491]
  • November 29: Jean Dulieu, Dutch comics artist, novelist, radio and TV scriptwriter and actor (Paulus de Boskabouter (Paulus the Woodgnome)), dies at age 85.[492]
  • November 30: Hélio Lage, Brazilian cartoonist (L'Amu Tuju L'Amu, Tudo Bem...), dies at age 60.[493]

December

  • December 2: Don Dohler, American film director, magazine publisher and comics artist (Pro Junior), dies at age 60 from cancer.[494]
  • December 5: Joacy Jamys, Brazilian comics artist, dies at age 35 from a stroke.[495]
  • December 9: Martin Nodell, American comics artist (creator of the Golden Age Green Lantern), dies at age 91.[496]
  • December 17: Joe Gill, American comics writer (co-creator of Captain Atom, Peacemaker, Judomaster, Doomsday + 1), dies at age 87.
  • December 18:
  • December 19: Jack Burnley, American comics artist (continued Superman and co-creator of Starman), dies at age 95.[499]
  • December 24: Gino d'Antonio, Italian comics artist (Il Storia del West), dies at age 79.[500]

Specific date unknown

  • Ivica Koljanin, Serbian comics artist (Nesalomljivi, Trifun), dies at age 71 or 72.[501]
  • Bennie Nobori, American animator and comics artist (Yankee Reporter), dies at an unknown age. [502]
  • Patrick Van Lierde, Belgian comics artist (continued Bessy), dies at age 59 or 60. [503]
  • Mieczyslaw Wisniewski, Polish comic artist (worked on Kapitan Zbik, Podziemny Front), dies at age 80 or 81. [504]

Exhibitions and shows

  • August 25, 2005 – April 26: "À l'école de l'amour" by Julie Doucet at the Centre d'art et de diffusion Clark, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • October 1, 2005 – April 30: "Gross, Gruesome and Gothic" at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, US
  • October 22, 2005 – March 31:Le Monde de Zep at The Jardin d'Acclimatation, Paris, France
  • November 20, 2005 – March 13: "Masters of American Comics" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, US
  • December 22, 2005 – April 30: "Why Do They Hate U.S.? An International Perspective on American Politics and Culture" at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, US
  • 1 December 2005 – April 30:Drawn From The Collection at The National Gallery of Victoria, Australia
  • January 17 – October 8: Caricatures de fumeurs, du XVIIe siècle à nos jours at the Musée du Fumeur, Paris, France
  • January 19 – July 9: "Seth" at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Canada
  • January 20 – February 25: "Speak: Nine Cartoonists" at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City, US
  • January 24 – February 19: "Alternative Girlhood: Diaristic Indulgence and Contemporary Female Artists" at the Tower Fine Arts Gallery, State University of New York, Brockport, US
  • January 26 – March 18: "Misunderestimating the President through Cartoons" at the Political Cartoon Gallery, London, UK
  • January 26 – May 28: "Georges Wolinski Exhibition" at the Centre national de la bande dessinée et de l'image, France
  • January 27 – March 5: "Black Moon Island: Contemporary International Drawing" at One in the Other, London, UK
  • February 1 – April 9: "ISRAEL: The Cartoonists' Diagnosis: A Viewpoint From Within" at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, US
  • February 2 – March 11: "Fine Line" at the Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York City, US
  • February 4 – May 29: "Sugar and Spice: Little Girls in the Funnies" at the Charles M. Schulz Museum, Santa Rosa, California US
  • February 7 – April 8: "Comic Art in Democratic Spain: 1975–2005/6" at the Instituto Cervantes New York, New York City, US
  • February 10 – March 11: "Chippendale.Hong.Lyon.Paper Rad" at the Gallery Agniel, Providence, US
  • February 11 – May 7: "Small Press Spotlight Featuring: Gene Yang" at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, US
  • February 22 – April 8: "Neo Sincerity: The Difference Between the Comic and the Cosmic is a Single Letter" at Apexart, New York City, US
  • February 25 – May 1: The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art host "Todd McFarlane: A Retrospective Exhibit", New York City, US[49]
  • March 7–17: "The Art of V For Vendetta" at The Guardian newsroom, London, UK[505]
  • March 11 – April 30: Francesca Ghermandi dedicherà il suo nuovo libro "Un'estate a Tombstone", Modena, Italy
  • March 14 – April 18: "The Michael Winner Collection of Donald McGill", Chris Beetles Gallery, London, UK
  • March 23 – May 21: "The Man Who Hated Pooh! The Political Cartoons of E. H. Shepard" at the Political Cartoon Gallery, London, UK
  • March 25 "Alan Moore on Gothic Nightmares" at Tate Britain, London, UK
  • March 30 – April 29: "Segismundo y otros mundos" by Sylvia Libedinsky at La Sala Vincon, Barcelona, Spain
  • March 31 – June 25: Satirical Portraits: The Style of Nick Anderson at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
  • April – September: "Satirical London: 300 years of irreverent images" at the Museum of London, London, UK
  • April 1 – June 25: "No Straight Lines: Queer Culture and the Comics" at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco, US
  • April 5 – May 6: "Glen Baxter: Tungsten Dawning" at Flowers Central, London, UK
  • April 7 – July 2: "Fizzers: The Alternative National Portrait Gallery" at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
  • April 10 – June 16: "Steve Bell Does Art" at the University of Leeds Gallery, Leeds, UK
  • April 17–30: The Mathematical Explanations Behind Silly Drawings at The Custard Factory, Birmingham, UK
  • April 26 – May 31: "The Strip Exhibition" at the Nest Gallery, Brighton, UK
  • April 29 – August 13: "Masters of American Comics" at the Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, US
  • April 29 – May 3: "Stripburger: Honey Talks" at the Grrr! Festival, Serbia
  • May 6 – May 14: "She Draws Comics: 100 Years of America's Women Cartoonists" at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, New York City, US
  • May 6 – September 3: "Chris Ware" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, US
  • June 1 – August 31: "A Tale of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle" by Winsor McCay at Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library, Ohio, US
  • June 9 – August 31: "Stripburger: Honey Talks" at the Serietiket, Stockholm, Sweden
  • June 24 – August 31: "OPOLIS: A Comix Fluxture" at the Flux Factory, New York City, US
  • September 15 – January 6, 2007: "Wunderground: Providence, 1995 To The Present" at the RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, US
  • September 15 – January 28, 2007: "Masters of American Comics" at the Jewish Museum, New York City; and The Newark Museum of Art, Newark, New Jersey[506][507]

Conventions

First issues by title

Blue Space
Release: by Glénat. Writer: Richard Marazano Artist: Chris Lamquet
Captain Cutaneum
Writer: Ruskin R Lines, III
Captain Nemo
Release: March 1 by Seven Seas Entertainment. Writer: Jason DeAngelis Artist: Aldin Viray
Cobb: Off the Leash
Release: May by IDW Publishing. Writer: Beau Smith Artist: Eduardo Barreto
Damnation Crusade (6-issue mini-series)
Release: December by Boom! Studios. Writers: Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton. Art by: Lui Antonio and JM Ringuet.
Jimbo's Inferno
Release: April 2006. Writer/Artist: Gary Panter
A Kiss for my Prince
Release: by Infinity Studios. Writer/Artist: Kim Hee-eun
Meltdown
Release: December 2006. Writer:David Schwartz Artist: Sean Wang
Star Wars: Legacy
Release: Issue 0 June. Writers: John Ostrander and Jan Duursema Art by: Jan Duursema
The Trials of Shazam!
Release: October 2006. Writer: Judd Winick Artist: Howard Porter
Zombies! Eclipse of the Undead
Release: September by IDW Publishing

Notes

  1. ^ Preceded on the evening of Friday 24 November by a pub quiz in the Bull and Castle, Christ Church.

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