caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 67. November 12: Harry Hargreaves, British comics artist, illustrator and animator (Hayseeds, assisted on Pansy Potter and Panda, the bird in Punch), dies at age 82. November 13: Harry Lampert, American comics artist (co-creator of The Flash), dies at age 88. November 25: Bob Haney, American comics writer (DC Comics, co-creator of the Teen Titans), dies at c. age 78. November 29: Irwin Donenfeld, American comics executive ( National Periodicals (DC Comics)), dies at age 78. December December 3: Hans Nordenström, aka Brul, Swedish cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 77. December 22: Loek van Delden, Dutch comics artist (Smidje Verholen, Brigadier Piet), passes away at age 86. December 22: Ben van Voorn, Dutch comics artist and animator (worked for Marten Toonder), dies at age 67. December 26: Pierre Dupuis, French comics artist (Les Grands Capitaines, La Seconde Guerre Mondiale, worked on L'oncle Paul series, continued Mam'zelle Minouche), dies at age 75. Specific date unknown Dimitris Antonopoulos, Greek architect, painter, illustrator and comics artist (Ta Koróida oi Archaíoi, aka The Ancient Losers), passes away at age 71 or 72. Wim Hanssen, Dutch comic artist (comic adaptations of De Molenaar and 1984), dies at age 45. Lucien Meys, Belgian comics artist (Le Beau Pays d'Onironie, Chroniques de l'Heureux Zélu) and comics writer (Signor Spaghetti, Modeste et Pompon, Mongwy), dies at age 67 or 68. Mehmet Tunali, Turkish painter and comic artist (Alparslan, Amsterdam Underwater), dies at age 48 or 49. Exhibitions September 15–December 10: "Gillray's Legacy," curated by Lucy Shelton Caswell (8th Festival of Cartoon Art, Philip Sills Gallery, William Oxley Thompson Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) Conventions January 10–11: Florida Extravaganza (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) January 31: FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Tasty World, Athens, Georgia) February 21–22: Alternative Press Expo (Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco) February 29: Emerald City ComiCon (Qwest Field, West Field Plaza, Seattle, Washington) — guests: Stan Sakai, J.G. Jones, Howard Chaykin, Dave Johnson, Todd Nauck, Jeff Johnson, Tomm Coker, Stefano Gaudiano, Brian Michael Bendis, Phil Noto, Matt Wagner, Ford Gilmore, Bob Schreck, Kurt Busiek, Jay Faerber, Greg Rucka, Darick Robertson, John Layman, David Hahn, Karl Kesel, Paul Guinan, Matt Haley, Steve Lieber, Dan Norton, Jason Pearson, and Michael T. Gilbert February 29: Toronto ComiCON I (Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) March 5–7: MegaCon (Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida) —