Comics-related events during 1996
Notable events of 1996 in comics.
First issues by title
DC Comics
- Release February Writer: Kevin Dooley. Artist: Steve Crespo
- Release March Writer: Garth Ennis. Artist: John McCrea
- Release March
- Essential Vertigo: The Sandman. Black-and-white reprints of the 1988 series.
- Release June Writer: Neil Gaiman. Artist: Sam Kieth Artist:Mike Dringenberg
- Release July Writer: Peter David. Artist: Gary Frank
- Release August Writer: Chuck Dixon. Artist: Scott McDaniel
- Release August Writer: Dan Jurgens. Artist: Dan Jurgens Artist: George Perez
- Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing. Black-and-white reprints of the 1982 series, beginning with #21.
- Release September Writer: Alan Moore. Artist: Steve Bissette Artist:John Totleben
- Release NovemberWriter: Grant Morrison. Artist: Howard Porter
Independent titles
- Allegra
- Release: August by Image Comics. Writer: Steven T. Seagle. Artist: Scott Clarke
- Cyberpunx
- Release: March by Image Comics. Writer: Robert Loren Fleming Artist: Ching Lau
- Keyhole
- Release: June by Millennium Publications. Writers: Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld, R. Walker, Chris Cliadakis, Linda Perkins. Art by: Haspiel, Neufeld, and Perkins.
- Tim Curry
- Release February by Curry Comics.
Marvel Comics
- Release August
- Release October
- Release November
- Release November
- Release November
- Release November