Werner Büchi, Swiss caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist (continued Globi), dies at age 83. April 13: Filip van der Schalie, Dutch comics artist, radio producer and presenter (Bollie Bof), dies at age 75. April 14: Arthur Beeman, American comics artist (Homer Doodle, Inferior Man, Kidding the Kids, Miss Winky, Snappy, Tommy Tinkle, K.P. Jones, Seein' Stars, Those Were The Days), dies at age 85. Vic Herman, American illustrator, designer, cartoonist, puppeteer, TV producer and comics artist (Little Dot, Winnie the WAC, worked for Harvey Comics, Parents' Magazine Press and Toby Press), dies at age 79. April 16: Charles McKimson, aka Chuck McKimson, American comics artist and animator (Roy Rogers comic, comics for Dell Publishing), dies at age 84. April 20: Berend Dam, Dutch comics artist (De Avonturen van Bully Dog, continued Pinkie Pienter), dies at age 71. Tekin Aral, Turkish comics artist (Tarzan ve Arap Kadri), dies at age 57. April 26: Raymond Reding, Belgian comics artist (Jari, Vincent Larcher), passes away at age 79. May May 2: Jean-Paul Dethorey, French comics artist (L' Inspecteur X, Batistin et Big Boogie, Louis La Guigne, Coeur Brûlé), dies at age 64. May 12: Saul Steinberg, Romanian-American cartoonist, dies at age 84. May 17: Henk Gijsbers, Dutch illustrator, political cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 68. May 23: John Prentice, American comics artist (continued Rip Kirby), dies at age 78. May 30: Paul S. Newman, American comics writer (Turok), dies at age 75. June June 11: Jan Wesseling, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Marion, comics for Marten Toonder studio, Cis en Soesie, Joker), dies at age 64. June 13: Yasuji Tanioka, Japanese comics artist (Nohohon-gotti), dies at age 56. June 15: John Glashan, Scottish painter, illustrator, playwright and comics artist (Genius), dies at age 71. July July 3: Wim van Wieringen, Dutch comics artist, caricaturist and photographer (Simpelman), dies at age 83. July 14: Sal Trapani, American comics artist (co-creator of Nukla, worked for Marvel Comics, Gillmor Comics, Charlton Comics, Dell Comics, Gold Key Comics, American Comics Group), dies at age 72. August August 8: Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer (Memín Pinguín), died at age 73. August 10: Henri Gillain, Belgian comics writer (Spirou et Fantasio, Tif et Tondu), passes away at the age of 85-86. August 13: John Geering, British comics artist (Puss 'n' Boots, Smudge and Bananaman), dies at age 58. August 19: Arthur Pinajian, Armenian-American painter, comics writer