Truckin image December 29, 2005: A sale of cartoon art opens in London, with artwork of Dan Dare strips by Frank Hampson amongst the work offered for sale December 30, 2005: Scott McCloud is planning to tour the United States in support of his forthcoming book, Making Comics A Turkish court of appeal has overturned a decision which saw the newspaper Evrensel fined $8000 because of a cartoon by Sefer Selvi which caused Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to sue for defamation December 31, 2005: Modern Tales announces it is to expand its operations and launch free webcomic strips, supported by advertising Specific date unknown Barbara Brandon-Croft discontinues Where I'm Coming From. Jean-Pol, Wim Swerts and Luc Van Asten's celebrity comic based on Samson en Gert is discontinued. It had run since 1993. Deaths January January 2: Frank Kelly Freas, American illustrator and comics artist (covers and advertising parodies for Mad), dies at age 82. Alberto Salinas, Argentinean comic artist (Dago|, Albatross), dies at age 72. January 3: Will Eisner, American comics writer, comics artist (Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, The Spirit, Contract with God) and author (Comics and Sequential Art, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative), dies at age 87. January 5: Sean, a.k.a. John Klamik, Shawn or Buckshot, American activist and comics artist (made erotic comics for various gay magazines), dies at age 69 from lung cancer. January 10: Professeur Choron, French comedian, journalist, comics writer and singer (co-founder of Hara-Kiri and Charlie Hebdo), dies at age 75. January 25: Chad Grothkopf, American comics artist and animator (Hoppy the Marvel Bunny), dies at age 90 or 91. January 25: Jill Elgin, American illustrator and comics artist (continued Girl Commandos), dies at age 82. January 27: Peter Haars, German-Norwegian novelist, translator, illustrator and comics artist (Prokon, Happy Biff), dies at age 64. January 29: Zika Mitrovic, Serbian-Yugoslav film director, scriptwriter and comics artist, dies at age 83. Specific date unknown: Jim Turnbull, Scottish comics artist, painter and political cartoonist (Pinky & Perky, continued Freddie the Frog and The Merry Tales of Mimi and Marny), dies at age 74. February February 4: Eddie Sato, American comics artist (Dokie), dies at age 82. February 15: Dudu Geva, Israeli comics artist, cartoonist and caricaturist (The Duck), dies at age 54 from a heart attack. March March 13: Hal Seeger, American animator, comics writer and comics artist (Batfink, Milton the Monster, assisted on