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March 2019
March 1, 2019: |
* Tim Burton's Beetlejuice premiers (1988)
* This month, Keenspot was founded (2000)
| March 2, 2019: |
* Dr.Seuss was born (1904)
* Modern Tales' flagship site, moderntales.com, was launched today, and soon grew out to be the leading online subscribtion comics site, with many media following its developments closely since (2002)
| March 3, 2019: |
* Jelena 'Saiso' Stellaard (Saiso Secret Service) is born (1982)
* Remi Georges (aka Hergé; Tintin, Quick en Flupcke) dies (1983)
* The 500th and final strip of Gregory Cathalina's daily comic strip "God .inc", appears online (2004)
| March 4, 2019: |
* Charles Biro (old Daredevil comics) dies (1972)
| March 5, 2019: |
* Duckman premiers (1994)
* The Gorillaz release their first single 'Clint Eastwood' (2001)
* Drew Weing's online "Journal Comic" debuts (2002)
| March 6, 2019: |
* Will Eisner (considered the Father of graphic novels) is born (1917)
* Elizabeth Neerenberg is born (1981)
| March 7, 2019: |
* Bastiaan Geleijnse (one of the creators of Fokke & Sukke) is born (1967)
* Mike Judge's Beavis & Butthead premiers on MTV (1993)
| March 8, 2019: |
* God, The Devil And Bob premiers on NBC (2000)
* The 300th and final issue of Dave Sim's record-breaking series Cerebus hits the stands (2004)
* Elizabeth Neerenberg joins Probeersel.com (2005)
| March 9, 2019: |
* James Edward Murphy (Toots, Caspar) dies (1965)
| March 10, 2019: |
* Peter de Wit (Familie Fortuin, Sigmund) is born (1958)
| March 11, 2019: |
* Hanco Kolk (Gilles de Geus, Cor Daad) is born (1957)
* The "Internet Bubble" officially pops (2000)
| March 12, 2019: |
* Seymour Barry (The Phantom) is born (1928)
* Fred Julsing (Wellington Wish, Witte's Dagboek, Ukkie,Tuimel en Ich) is born (1942)
* Hans G. Kresse (Erik de Noorman, Vidocq) dies (1992)
| March 13, 2019: |
* Allan Jaffee (artist for Mad) is born (1921)
| March 14, 2019: |
* Hank Ketcham (Dennis the Menace) is born (1920)
* Herman van Veen (Alfred Jodocus Kwak) is born (1945)
| March 15, 2019: |
* Peter van Straaten (Vader en Zoon) is born (1935)
* Francisco Ibáñez (Mortadelo y Filemon / Paling & Ko) is born (1936)
* Jean-Pol (Sammy, Kabouter Plop) is born (1943)
| March 16, 2019: |
* Todd McFarlane (Spawn) is born (1961)
* Matt Frankenfield (Reasons Why We Rule) is born (1983)
* Herman van Veen's 'Alfred Jodokus Kwak' show ends (1991)
| March 17, 2019: |
* Frank Hem Beck (Bo comic strip) is born (1894)
* René van Densen's cat Satan is, in both his comic and real life, allowed outside for the first time today (2002)
| March 18, 2019: |
* Jerry Marcus' Trudy appears for the first time (1963)
| March 19, 2019: |
* Mr. Jesse van Muylwijck (De Rechter) is born (1961)
* Mort Walker launches a contest at the three-day FOSE 2002 in Washington to pick a name and rank for a new character - a computer technician - which was to appear in his Beetle Baily comic strip soon (2002)
| March 20, 2019: |
* dr.Frederic Wertham (author of anti-comics book Seduction Of The Innocent) is born (1895)
* Eddy Ryssack (Brammetje Bram, Opa) is born (1928)
* Joe 'Joe Cartoon' Shields is born (1961)
* Lem (Bunny) is born (1984)
| March 21, 2019: |
* Frank Hem Beck (Bo comic strip) dies (1962)
* Mort Walker's contest at FOSE 2002 is over: from 84,324 suggestions, the name Chip Gizmo is picked for a new character - a computer techician - in his Beetle Baily comic strip. Earl Hemminger and three other State Department workers came up with the name (2002)
| March 22, 2019: |
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 premiers (1991)
| March 23, 2019: |
* Bud Sagendorf (Popeye) is born (1915)
| March 24, 2019: |
* Carmine Infantino (The Flash) is born (1925)
| March 25, 2019: |
* Theo van den Boogaard (Sjef van Oekel) is born (1948)
| March 26, 2019: |
* Brian Bolland (Judge Dredd, Camelot 3000, The Killing Joke) is born (1950)
| March 27, 2019: |
* Carl Barks (Donald Duck) is born (1901)
| March 28, 2019: |
* Matt Groening's Futurama premiers (1999)
| March 29, 2019: |
* After yesterday's (the fourth) episode, nobody airs any further episodes of God, The Devil And Bob, leaving nine more episodes unaired (2000)
| March 30, 2019: |
* Raymond Macherot (Chlorophyl) is born (1924)
* Fraggle Rock Episode 96, the last episode, airs (1987)
| March 31, 2019: |
* René Descartes (philosopher, 'I think, therefore I am') is born and guides modern thought out of the Dark Ages (hey, it's my list) (1596)
* Tank Girl (the movie) premiers (1995)
* The first episode of Reasons Why We Rule appears online (2002)
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