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Notable events of 2021 in comics. It includes any relevant comics-related events, deaths of notable comics-related people, conventions and first issues by title.

This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2021)

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References

  1. ^ "Tintin cover art sells for record-breaking €3.2m". The Guardian. January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Real, Francisca Dias (February 18, 2021). "Tintin Shop, em Belém, fecha definitivamente as portas vítima da pandemia". Time Out Lisboa.
  3. ^ "The Titan-Sized Attack on Titan manga is freakishly huge, breaks world record for largest comic". March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hergé". lambiek.net.
  5. ^ "Moulinsart poursuit un peintre breton qui mixe Tintin avec Edward Hopper". Livres Hebdo.
  6. ^ "Un peintre français attaqué en justice pour avoir représenté Tintin dans des décors de Hopper". Le Parisien. March 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Polémique. 'Est-ce qu'un artiste a le droit de s'interroger sur la vie sexuelle de Tintin ?'". Ouest-France (in French). March 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "José Delbo". lambiek.net. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gerben Valkema wint dé stripprijs voor striptekenaars: 'Nou moe!'". nhnieuws.nl.
  10. ^ "Stripschapprijs 2021 naar Gerben Valkema". Het Parool. March 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Gerben Valkema wint belangrijkste oeuvreprijs voor striptekenaars". NRC. March 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Man, a steal! Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M". Associated Press. April 6, 2021. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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  14. ^ a b "David Sutherland". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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  16. ^ "DC Comics Previews 'DC Pride #1" Art, Includes 'Be Gay, do Crimes' Story". May 7, 2021.
  17. ^ "Espagne : plus de 300 auteurs protestent contre l'attribution du (...)". ActuaBD.
  18. ^ "Stripmuseum in Noordwijk opent in 2021: 'Voor toeristen, maar ook voor echte stripliefhebbers'". leidschdagblad.nl. July 20, 2020.
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  21. ^ "Alweer een nieuw stripmuseum?!? | 383". Michael Minneboo.
  22. ^ "Winkel in Noordwijk wordt energieneutraal Museum of Comic Art". De Architect. June 2021.
  23. ^ "George van Raemdonck". Lambiek.net. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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  25. ^ "Elric". lambiek.net. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
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  27. ^ "Batman sidekick Robin comes out as bisexual and lets comic book fans know they are seen". NBC News. August 11, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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  29. ^ "First Spider-Man Comic Sells For Record-Breaking $3.6 Million". IGN. November 2021.
  30. ^ Nhegua, Osimo (September 9, 2021). "5,000 children's books and comics of Asterix or Tintin burned in Canada for offending indigenous people". thecanadian.news.
  31. ^ "Inauguration de l'hôtel Yooma à Bruxelles | Laudec 2.0". laudec.eu.
  32. ^ Hertogs, Wouter (September 20, 2021). "Uniek hotel in hartje Anderlecht: 'Eerste hotel waar strips centraal staan'". Het Laatste Nieuws.
  33. ^ "La statue de Gaston Lagaffe enfin dévoilée au public à Charleroi". RTBF Info. September 17, 2021.
  34. ^ "Het Stripschap - B en B schaal".
  35. ^ "Kiek op Utrecht - Julius de Goede | Nieuws030".
  36. ^ "Inktspotprijs voor beste politieke tekening voor Kamagurka". September 28, 2021.
  37. ^ Andrew, Scottie (October 12, 2021). "Jon Kent: Superman comes out as bisexual in an upcoming DC comic". CNN. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  38. ^ Brito, Christopher (October 11, 2021). "Jon Kent, the new Superman, comes out as bisexual in new comic". CBS News. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  39. ^ "Cripes! Spotty becomes Scotty as the Beano reflects modern thought". The Guardian. December 19, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  40. ^ "Toon van Driel".
  41. ^ "Anton Gudim".
  42. ^ "Norma (Norbert Morandière)". Lambiek.net. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  43. ^ "Steve Lightle". Lambiek.net. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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  45. ^ "Henry Chmielewski, aka Papcio Chmiel". Lambiek.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  46. ^ "Jean Graton". Lambiek.net. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  47. ^ "Marcel Uderzo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  48. ^ "Vlasta Zabransky". Lambiek.net. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  49. ^ "Oscar González Loyo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  50. ^ "S. Clay Wilson". Lambiek.net. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  51. ^ MAGNERON, Philippe. "Carrière, Jean-Claude - Bibliographie, BD, photo, biographie". bedetheque.com.
  52. ^ Saperstein, Pat (February 8, 2021). "Jean-Claude Carriere, 'Unbearable Lightness of Being' Screenwriter, Dies at 89". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  53. ^ "Jean-Claude Carrière, scénariste et écrivain, est mort à l'âge de 89 ans", Le Monde, February 9, 2021.
  54. ^ "George Mandel". Lambiek.net. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  55. ^ Si Spencer, 1961-2021, at 2000AD; published February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021
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  57. ^ NWS, VRT (February 19, 2021). "Burgemeester Leopold Lippens (79) van Knokke-Heist is overleden". vrtnws.be.
  58. ^ "Claude Lacroix". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  59. ^ "Frank Thorne". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  60. ^ "Muere Picanyol, creador de Ot, el bruixot". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  61. ^ "Muere el dibujante Josep Lluís Martínez 'Picanyol' a los 73 años". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  62. ^ "Mor el dibuixant Picanyol, creador d'"Ot el Bruixot"". naciodigital.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  63. ^ "Gary Leib". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  64. ^ "Gérard Depralon". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  65. ^ "Chris Yambar". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  66. ^ "Mayo Gonzalo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  67. ^ a b "Joye Hummel". Lambiek.net. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  68. ^ "Frank Jacobs". Lambiek.net. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  69. ^ "Cor Blok". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  70. ^ "John Paul Leon". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  71. ^ "Kim Duchateau". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  72. ^ "Merho". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  73. ^ "Patrick van Oppen". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  74. ^ "Succesauteur Pieter Aspe overleden". De Standaard. May 2021.
  75. ^ "Kentaro Miura". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  76. ^ "Marc Daniëls". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  77. ^ "Esegé". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  78. ^ Fassett, Ryan (May 20, 2021). "Writer and Publisher David Anthony Kraft Has Passed Away". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  79. ^ "David A. Kraft, Iconic Defenders Writer, Comics Journalist, Has Passed Away". CBR. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  80. ^ "Ploeg". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  81. ^ "Benoît Sokal". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  82. ^ "Bunny Matthews". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  83. ^ "André Beckers". Lambiek.net. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  84. ^ "Nikita Mandryka : Kalkus, Nik, Karl Kruss, Caleq-usse, Calgus, Kil". Lambiek.net. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  85. ^ "BD: Nikita Mandryka, père du Concombre masqué, est décédé". Soirmag. June 14, 2021.
  86. ^ "Tuono Pettinato - Lucca Comics & Games 2015". luccacomicsandgames.com. March 18, 2020.
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  88. ^ "Asher Dikstein". Lambiek.net. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  89. ^ "Walli". Lambiek.net. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  90. ^ ""Superman: The Movie" Director Richard Donner Dies at Age 91". supermansupersite.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  91. ^ "Danny Shanahan". Lambiek.net. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  92. ^ "Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist behind Muhammad caricature, dies at 86". Deutsche Welle. July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  93. ^ Davison, Phil (July 20, 2021). "Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist whose Muhammad caricature stirred debate and violence, dies at 86". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  94. ^ "Romeu". Lambiek.net. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  95. ^ "Henri Vernes, créateur de Bob Morane, est mort". Le Point (in French). July 26, 2021.
  96. ^ "Martin Perscheid". Lambiek.net. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  97. ^ "Enzo Facciolo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  98. ^ "Merci Raoul, et bonne route..." Dupuis. August 20, 2021.
  99. ^ "Raoul Cauvin". Lambiek.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  100. ^ "Charlie Watts". Lambiek.net. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  101. ^ "Henriette Valium". Lambiek.net. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  102. ^ "Nico Visscher". Lambiek.net. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  103. ^ "Gomaa Farahat". Lambiek.net. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  104. ^ "Ota". Lambiek.net. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  105. ^ "Takao Saito". Lambiek.net. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  106. ^ "hugOKÉ". lambiek.net.
  107. ^ "Santiago Martín Salvador". Lambiek.net. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  108. ^ "Falleció Robin Wood, el gran autor de los comics Dago y Nippur de Lagash". memo.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  109. ^ "Robin Wood". Lambiek.net. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  110. ^ "André Osi". Lambiek.net. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  111. ^ "Nico van Welzenes". Lambiek.net. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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  113. ^ "Don Asmussen". Lambiek.net. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  114. ^ "Hiroshi Hirata". Lambiek.net. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  115. ^ "Don Asmussen". Lambiek.net. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  116. ^ "Miné Okubo's Masterpiece | Japanese American National Museum". www.janm.org. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  117. ^ "BRADBURY ART MUSEUM TO PRESENT 'LEGENDS' EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING," Bradbury Art Museum website (September 8, 2021).
  118. ^ Oliphint, Joel. "Ollie Harrington's dark humor and overlooked, remarkable life on display at OSU: 'Dark Laughter Revisited: The Life and Times of Ollie Harrington' is on view at Ohio State's Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and it's a must-see," Columbus Alive (Jan. 7, 2022).
  119. ^ Pate, Michael. "Brooklyn's Comic Con 2021 Quick Glance," Convention Scene (September 1, 2021).
  120. ^ Fox, Kate. "Big Apple Comic Convention," Patch.com (September 25, 2021).
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