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May 2018
May 1, 2018: |
* The final Bielzenblues (by Maarten Pathuis) strip appears in the Dutch edition of Metro (2002)
| May 2, 2018: |
* Marten Toonder (Tom Poes) is born (1912)
| May 3, 2018: |
* Arthur Berekmans (aka Berck; Sammy) is born (1929)
* Milton Caniff (Terry & The Pirates, 'The Rembrandt Of Comics') dies (1988)
* The SpiderMan movie premiers (2002)
| May 4, 2018: |
* Nestor Redondo (Swamp Thing) is born (1928)
* PVP debuts online (1998)
* Free Comic Book Day premiers: a free copy of the most popular titles from Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics and others will be available to all people who enter comic book specialty shops today, throughout the United States & Canada (2002)
| May 5, 2018: |
* It's National Cartoonists Day !
* Michel Regnier (aka Greg; Olivier Blunder/Walter Melon) is born (1931)
* Luc Zeebroek (aka Kamagurka) is born (1956)
* Jesse Reklaw publishes René van Densen's 'Zygote Dream' (2001)
| May 6, 2018: |
* Chris Browne (Hagar the Horrible) is born (1952)
| May 7, 2018: |
* René van Densen commenced work on short story Chalk (2001)
| May 8, 2018: |
* Eduardo 'Dino' Attanasio (Signor Spaghetti) is born (1925)
* Satan (Macadamia) is born (1963)
* Gregory Cathalina (God .inc) is born (1986)
* Disney starts to worry about their copyright on Mickey Mouse expiring in 2004 (1998)
| May 9, 2018: |
* The first political cartoon appears in the Pennsylvania Gazette (1754)
| May 10, 2018: |
* Chester Gould (Dick Tracy) dies (1985)
* Jeff Smith is one of the Rueben Award winners (1996)
* Shel Silverstein (composer, artist, cartoonist, author) dies (1999)
* The 200th episode of Gregory Cathalina's God.inc appears online (2003)
| May 11, 2018: |
* The actual historical Baron Munchhausen is born (1720)
| May 12, 2018: |
* Goofy makes his debut in a Disney cartoon (1932)
| May 13, 2018: |
* The Crow premiers (1994)
| May 14, 2018: |
* Willy Lambillote (aka Lambil; De Blauwbloezen / Les Tuniques Bleues) is born (1936)
* Bandirah (De Kreup Vallende Histie) joins Probeersel.com (2004)
| May 15, 2018: |
* Bill Peet, one of Walt Disney's 'Nine Old Men', involved in productions like Fantasia, Cinderella, Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, and famous for his quote that he drew the evil Captain Hook to resemble Disney, dies (2002)
* The 14th and last monthly online issue of e-zine The Small Press Magazine announces a "that's all folks", due to various reasons. (2003)
* Bandirah's tridaily comic De Kreup Vallende Histie premiers on Probeersel.com (2004)
| May 16, 2018: |
* Mark Retera (DirkJan) is born (1964)
* Jim Henson dies (1990)
* The first episode to Todd MacFarlane's Spawn (animated series) airs (1997)
| May 17, 2018: |
* Piet Wijn (Douwe Dabbert) is born (1929)
| May 18, 2018: |
* William Everett (Sub-mariner artist) is born (1917)
| May 19, 2018: |
* Gerrit Stapel (Huon de Neveling) is born (1921)
* The first-ever comic book escapades of Jay & Silent Bob's alter-ego's, Bluntman and Chronic, arrives in comic shops today (1999)
| May 20, 2018: |
* Cristopher Columbus dies in poverty in Spain. If nobody turned that into a comic strip or cartoon yet, someone should (1506)
| May 21, 2018: |
* Jean-Claude Fournier (Les Crannibales, Spirou & Fantasio) is born (1943)
* The Dutch comics magazine MYX first appears in stores (well, actually, issue 0 - as a freeby for Stripboekenweek if you buy 15 Euros or more worth of comics) (2003)
| May 22, 2018: |
* Remi Georges (aka Hergé; Tintin, Quick en Flupcke) is born (1907)
* Pieter Kuhn (Kapitein Rob) is born (1910)
| May 23, 2018: |
* Jan Steeman (Noortje, Roel Dijkstra) is born (1933)
| May 24, 2018: |
* Charles Schulz gets his own Charles Schultz Day in California (1967)
| May 25, 2018: |
* Frank Oz (Muppet animator, voice of Kermit) is born (1944)
| May 26, 2018: |
* Ruben Libgott (Erro, Geert & Beert) is born (1985)
* Casper (The Friendly Ghost - the movie) premiers (1995)
* The Symantec AntiVirus Research Center 'discover' JoeCartoon's blender.exe and fish.exe as 'known files' (1999)
| May 27, 2018: |
* Actor Christopher Reeve (Superman) is paralyzed after an accident (1995)
* The final episode of It's All Been Done, #46 'Back to Reality', featuring guest artist Tauhid Bondia, ends the series with a surprising explanation what the strange series was really about. (2003)
| May 28, 2018: |
* The first Batman comic book is introduced (1939)
* Dr.Katz: Professional Therapist premiers on Comedy Central (1995)
| May 29, 2018: |
* Another one of E.J. McCoy's numerous lubricating devices was patented. They were so effective and reliable that customers searched stores specifically for 'The Real McCoy'. This has nothing to do with comics and animation, really, but I thought it was funny (1888)
* The heirs of Alfred Nobel sign a 'reconcilliation agreement' so that lawyers and accountants can execute his will, which included the creation of the Nobel Prizes. Today, there still isn't one for comic books (1898)
| May 30, 2018: |
* Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is born (1908)
| May 31, 2018: |
* Adrian Tomine (Optic Nerve, Summer Blonde) is born (1974)
* ABC airs the first episode of Clerks (the animated series) and pulls the plug on it after two episodes, leaving four more unaired (2000)
* ACTOR, a non-profit organization that helps veteran comic book writers and artists in need, raised over $8000 tonight by letting people hang with writer/director/actor Kevin Smith for an evening and listen to him talk comics and movies in Beverly Hills (2002)
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