en Wiske receive a bust in Kalmthout, Belgium. September 29: During the Stripdagen in Houten, the Netherlands, Aloys Oosterwijk receives the Stripschapprijs. Ronald Grossey wins the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs for his book about Studio Vandersteen. Henk Groeneveld wins the Bulletje en Boonestaakschaal. October October 10: The Best American series releases the second The Best American Comics publication. The collection is edited by Chris Ware and Anne Elizabeth Moore. October 20: The final episode of Posy Simmonds's Tamara Drewe is published. October 30: Zuda Comics, a webcomics imprint of DC Comics, launches. November November 2: In Strasbourg the Tomi Ungerer Museum opens. November 9: The Folger Shakespeare Library hosts Lynda Barry, Alison Bechdel, and Chris Ware in a discussion on graphic novels as a part of the PEN/Faulkner Reading Series. November 21: The first episode of Signe Wilkinson's Family Tree is published. It will run until 2011. November 28: The graphic novel Cherubs! by Bryan Talbot is published by Desperado Publishing. December December 11: Mike Le begins publishing the "Don't Forget To Validate Your Parking" webcomic. The final episode of Tumbleweeds is published. Deaths January January 1: Tiberio Colantuoni, Italian comics artist (Bongo, worked for Rolf Kauka, Disney comics), dies at age 71. January 3: Sam Burlockoff, American comics artist and inker, passes away at age 82. January 8: Drew Posada, American comic colorist and pin-up artist, passes away at age 37 from pancreatitis. February February 8: Joe Edwards, American comics artist (Li'l Jinx), passes away at age 85. February 14: Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator (Bogomil, Klaus und Choko), dies at age 79. February 18: Alfio Consoli, Italian comics artist (Demoniak), dies at age 61. Bob Oksner, American comics artist (Miss Cario Jones, made various TV-based comics, continued Dondi), dies at age 90. March March 3: Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian animator and comics artist (La Linea), dies at age 87. March 5: Yvan Delporte, Belgian journalist (chief editor of Spirou 1955-1968) and comics writer, dies at age 78. March 6: Lina Buffolente, Italian comics artist and illustrator (Piccolo Ranger, Gun Gallon Homicron, Nick Reporter, Reno Kid, Comandante Mark), dies at age 82. March 9: Hugo Leyers, aka Haschèl or Hug, Belgian comics artist (De Geschiedenis van Vlaanderen, De Geschiedenis van Nederland, Met De Neus & Co Op Stap), passes away at age 77. March 12: Arnold Drake, American comics writer (It Rhymes with Lust, co-creator of the Doom Patrol