2013 in comics

This is a list of comics-related events in 2013. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title. For an overview of the year in Japanese comics, see 2013 in manga.

Deaths

March

• Mar. 28: Manuel García Ferré, Argentine cartoonist and animator, dies at age 83
• Mar. 31: Bob Clarke, Mad magazine contributor, dies at age 91

May

• May 3: Dan Adkins, long-time artist in the mainstream comics industry, dies at age 76

June

• June 19: Kim Thompson, Fantagraphics publisher and editor, dies at age 56 from lung cancer

August

• Aug. 6: Stan Lynde, creator of Rick O'Shay, dies at age 81

September

• Sept. 7: Pete Hoffman, long-time Steve Roper and Mike Nomad cartoonist and creator of Jeff Cobb, dies at age 94
• Sept. 30: Roy Peterson, Canadian editorial cartoonist, dies at age 77

October

• Oct. 13: Takashi Yanase, creator of the manga and anime series Anpanman, dies at age 94
• Oct. 15: George Olesen, long-time Phantom artist, dies at age 88
• Oct. 22: Yanwari Kazama, manga artist, dies at age 36 from liver failure

November

• Nov. 7: Joey Manley, webcomics publisher, dies at age 48 from pneumonia
• Nov. 25: Al Plastino, long-time Superman artist, dies at age 91

Conventions

• January 31–February 3: Angouleme International Comics Festival (Angouleme, France)
• March 1–3: Emerald City Comicon (Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington)
• March 2–3: STAPLE! (Austin, Texas)
• March 15–17: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) – scheduled guests include Ed McGuinness, Mark Bagley, Frank Cho, Bob Layton, Mike Perkins, Michael Lark, Neal Adams, Mark Waid, Chris Claremont, Mike Choi, Andrew Robinson, Steve Epting, Andy Price, Doug Sneyd, José Delbo, Matteo Scalera, Steve McNiven, Michael Atiyeh, Jimmy Cheung, George Pérez, Gail Simone, Mike McKone, Dave Johnson, Dan Panosian, Brian Pulido, Brandon Peterson, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Billy Tucci, Georges Jeanty, Tim Townsend, and Craig Boldman
• March 22–24: Wizard World St Louis (America's Center, St Louis, Missouri) &nsbsp;- scheduled guests include Cullen Bunn, Jorge Molina, Tyler Kirkham, and Matt Kindt
• March 29–31: WonderCon (Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California)^[1]
• March 30: Asbury Park Comic Con (Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey) — official guests include Al Jaffee, Michael E. Uslan, Herb Trimpe, Jamal Igle, Allen Bellman, Don McGregor, Jay Lynch, Rudy Nebres, John Holmstrom, Evan Dorkin, and Bob Camp.^[2]
• April 6–7: MoCCA Festival (69th Regiment Armory, New York City)
• April 13–14: Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio)
• April 13: New York Comic Book Marketplace (Penn Plaza Pavilion, New York City)
• April 26–28: C2E2 (McCormick Place Complex, Chicago, Illinois)^[3]
• April 27–29: Stumptown Comics Fest (Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon) — 10th annual edition; goes on hiatus after event^[4]
• May 11–12: Comic Expo (Brunel Old Station, Bristol, UK) — 2,500 attendees; guests include Ian Churchill, Ian Gibson, Boo Cook, Mark Buckingham, Ben Oliver, and Lee Garbett
• May 11–12: Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada) — guests include Bill Amend, David B., Chester Brown, Boulet, Ivan Brunetti, Glyn Dillon, Lisa Hanawalt, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Chip Kidd, Michael Kupperman, Josh Neufeld, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Ulli Lust, Taiyo Matsumoto, Rutu Modan, Françoise Mouly, Frederik Peeters, Paul Pope, Michel Rabagliati, Seth, Dash Shaw, Art Spiegelman, Gengoroh Tagame, Raina Telgemeier, Maurice Vellekoop
• May 17–19: Dallas Comic Con (Irving Convention Center, Las Colinas, Irving, Texas)
• May 17–19: Motor City Comic Con (Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan) – scheduled guests include George Pérez, Jim Calfiore, Matthew Clark, Greg Horn, David Lloyd, Mark McKenna, Mike McKone, Tom Raney, Andy Suriano, and Charles Paul Wilson III
• May 17–18: East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (Enterprise Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — presentation of the Glyph Comics Awards^[5]
• May 23–26: Phoenix Comicon (Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona)
• June 7–9: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests include Jason Aaron, Bob Almond, Jim Amash, Peter Bagge, Mitch Breitweiser, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Mark Brooks, Richard Case, Becky Cloonan, Jeremy Dale, Michael Dooney, Steve Epting, Tom Fowler, Matt Fraction, Francesco Francavilla, Rob Guillory, Cully Hamner, Scott Hampton, Dustin Harbin, Tony Harris, Jeremy Haun, Adam Hughes, Jamal Igle, Matt Kindt, Jason Latour, John Layman, Tom Lyle, Paul Maybury, Bob McLeod, Jorge Molina, Sean Gordon Murphy, B. Clay Moore, Ted Naifeh, David Petersen, Brandon Peterson, Ed Piskor, Eric Powell, Tom Raney, Paolo Rivera, Don Rosa, Greg Rucka, Jim Rugg, Tim Sale, Tom Scioli, Charles Soule, Matthew Southworth, Joe Staton, Brian Stelfreeze, Arthur Suydam, Marcio Takara, Philip Tan, Ben Templesmith, Tim Townsend, Cory Walker, Lee Weeks, and Brett Weldele
• June 15–16: Chicago Alternative Comics Expo [CAKE] (The Center on Halstead, Chicago, Illinois) — special guests: Eleanor Davis, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Keiler Roberts, Zak Sally, Dash Shaw, Jillian Tamaki, and Lale Westvind
• June 28–30: Wizard World New York City Experience (Basketball City, Pier 36, New York City) — scheduled guests include Julie Bell, Mike Deodato, Jr., Stan Lee, Carlos Pacheco, Humberto Ramos, Paolo Rivera, Arthur Suydam, and Boris Vallejo
• July 18–21: San Diego Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California)
• August 8–11: Wizard World Chicago (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois): Special guests: Stan Lee, Morena Baccarin, James Marsters, Juliet Landau, Manu Bennett, Norman Reedus, Michael Rooker, Andrew McCarthy, Jason David Frank, Alan Davis, Esad Ribić, Pasqual Ferry, Harvey Tolibao, Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Kenneth Rocafort, Ramon F. Bachs, Francis Portela, Greg Land, Ethan Van Sciver, and Michael Golden
• August 30–September 2: Dragon*Con (Atlanta, Georgia)
• September 7–8: Baltimore Comic-Con (Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland)
• September 13–14: Small Press Expo (Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, Maryland)
• September 14–15: FantaCon (Marriott Hotel, Albany, New York) — Thomas Skulan's horror & comics convention returns after a 23-year hiatus;^[6] guests include Stephen R. Bissette, Judith O'Dea, Judith Ridley, John A. Russo and Kyra Schon
• September 20–22: Wizard World Ohio Comic Con (Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio)
• September 27–29: Pittsburgh Comicon (Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania)
• September 28: Wildcat Comic Con (Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pennsylvania)
• September 28–29: Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo [MICE] (University Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts) — guests include Nick Abadzis, Nick Bertozzi, and Josh Neufeld
• October 10–13: New York Comic Con (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City)
• October 11–13: Komikazen (Ravenna, Italy) — themed in solidarity with the Occupy movement: 99 cartoonists came to Ravenna and made work related to the concept of "We are the 99%."^[7]
• October 31–November 3: Lucca Comics & Games (Lucca, Italy)
• November 2–3: Rhode Island Comic Con (Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island)
• December 1: Genghis Con (Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, Cleveland, Ohio) — guests include Derf

First issues by title

Age of Ultron

Release: March by Marvel Comics. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Bryan Hitch

Alex + Ada

Release: November by Image Comics. Writer: Sarah Vaughn and Jonathan Luna Artist: Jonathan Luna

Black Beetle

Release: January by Dark Horse Comics. Writer/Artist: Francesco Francavilla

East of West

Release: March by Image Comics. Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Nick Dragotta

Five Weapons

Release: February by Image Comics. Writer & Artist: Jimmie Robinson

Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3

Release: February by Marvel Comics. Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Steve McNiven

Helheim

Release: March by Oni Press. Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Joëlle Jones

Lost Vegas

Release: March by Image Comics. Writer: Jim McCann Artist: Janet Lee

New Avengers vol 3

Release: January by Marvel Comics.^[8] Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Steve Epting

Nova vol 5

Release: January by Marvel Comics. Writer: Jeph Loeb Artist: Ed McGuiness

Sex

Release: March by Image Comics. Writer: Joe Casey Artist: Piotr Kowalski

Uncanny Skullkickers

Release: February by Image Comics. Writer: Jim Zub Artists: Edwin Huang and Misty Coats

References

1. "WonderCon Anaheim 2013 :: What's New". Comic-con.org. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
2. Re, Mike. "Asbury Park is comic central". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
3. C2E2 2013, www.reedexpo.com
4. Hallett, Alison. "Nerd Prom* Is Cancelled: Stumptown Comics Fest to Merge** with Rose City Comic Con," Portland Mercury (DEC 17, 2013).
5. Jordan, Chris. "Comics convention representing black superheroes opens this weekend," Metro (May 16, 2013).
6. Green, Roger. "FantaCon 2013: the Tom Skulan interview," "Information Without The Bun," TimeUnion.com (Feb. 7, 2013).
7. Gianuca Costantini (2013). "Occupy Museum.99% Komikazen". GianlucaCostantini.com.
8. Uzumeri, David (2 August 2012). "Marvel NOW! Q&A: Avengers". Marvel.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.