2021 in comics

Notable events of 2021 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

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

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Events

January

Deaths

January

• January 1: Norbert Morandière, aka Norma, French comics artist (Capitaine Apache, Souveniers de la Pendule, Hazel et Ogan), passes away at age 74. [1]
• January 8: Steve Lightle, American comics artist (Doom Patrol, continued Legion of Super-Heroes), dies at age 61 from cardiac arrest, brought on by COVID-19. [2]
• January 21:
  • Henryk Chmielewski, aka Papcio Chmiel, Polish comics artist, illustrator and journalist (Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek), dies at age 97. [3]
  • Jean Graton, French comics writer and artist (Michel Vaillant, Julie Wood) and publisher (Éditions Graton), dies at age 97. [4]
• January 24: Marcel Uderzo, French comics artist (Les Mémoires de Mathias, drew a comic strip based on The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, assisted on his brother Albert Uderzo's Tanguy et Laverdure and Astérix), dies at age 87. [5]

Conventions

January

References

1. "Norma (Norbert Morandière)". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Steve Lightle". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
3. "Henry Chmielewski, aka Papcio Chmiel". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
4. "Jean Graton". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
5. "Marcel Uderzo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 24 January 2021.