Events January January 14: French cartoonist Piem is named Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. January 20: Dutch cartoonist Tom Janssen wins his first Inktspotprijs (edition 2004) for Best Political Cartoon. During the same ceremony Joep Bertrams receives his first Inktspotprijs too January 31: John R. Norton begins the George comic strip. April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 AD titles. Powerade and DC Comics show the first of four new online comics starring LeBron James as superhero "King James". Written by Ron Perazza with art by Rick Leonardi (Batgirl). April 20: DC Comics launches the new DC Direct website. April 26: Artist Ed Benes (Superman) extends his exclusive agreement with DC Comics for an additional three years. April 28: Marvel Enterprises and Paramount Pictures announce an agreement under which Paramount will distribute up to ten films over an eight-year period to be produced by Marvel. Marvel Enterprises announces settlement of all pending litigation with Stan Lee over claims for participation in profits from various sources. Marvel Comics announces the creation of a custom comic book written by Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man, The New Avengers) and featuring superheroes such as Spider-Man, Captain America and the Fantastic Four in a military-themed storyline. More than one million copies of the "Salute Our Troops" comic book were to be distributed to the troops and their families in May. May May 1: At Clickburg, The Netherlands, the first Clickies are awarded, awards for webcomics. The awards will continue up until 2010. May 5: Artist George Pérez (The New Teen Titans, Wonder Woman, Justice League of America) signs a 5-year exclusive agreement with DC Comics. May 19: Artist J. G. Jones (Villains United, Wonder Woman) signs a 2-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. May 31: Artist Bart Sears (Captain America and the Falcon) signs a 2-year exclusive agreement with DC Comics. June June 6: Artists Adam Kubert (Ultimate Fantastic Four, Ultimate X-Men) and Andy Kubert (Marvel 1602, Origin, Ultimate Iron Man, Ultimate X-Men) sign 3-year exclusive agreements with DC Comics. June 11: Harvey Awards winners announced. June 21: Belgian comic artist Marc Sleen is declared a honorary citizen of Brussels. June 22: The first comic to carry the Boom! Studios logo, Zombie Tales #1, is published June 28: Artist Justiniano (Day of Vengeance, The Human Race) signs a 2-year exclusive contract with DC Comics. July July 12: Writer