not devote sufficient resources to the Marsupilami project, and had concealed this fact from Marsu. Disney pays back the damage and hands the rights to the series back to Franquin's company Marsu Productions. August 100 Bullets, by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, debuts under the Vertigo imprint (cover date). October October 3: The first episode of the Uncle Scrooge story The Coin by Don Rosa is serialized in Picsou magazine. The story had been realized years ago for Egmont, but was rejected by the editor. October 9–10: During the Stripdagen in Den Bosch Peter de Wit receives the Stripschapprijs. Kees Kousemaker, founder of Amsterdam comics store Lambiek , wins the P. Hans Frankfurther Prijs. November November 1: The Dutch comics store Lambiek launches its online comics encyclopedia, nicknamed The Comiclopedia, listing illustrated biographies of all possible comics artists and writers in existence. November 10: Surrogates, by Rushbutz R. Abejo and Dexter Villegas, first issue of Angel Classics (Dark Horse). Strange Adventures vol. 2, #1 - Vertigo December Comix 2000, album realized by 324 independent cartoonist from 29 different countries for the French editor L’association. First issue of Spider-Man Unlimited Wizard edition. Births Deaths January January 15: Bozidar Veselinović, Serbian comics artist (Dabisa), passes away at age 77. January 23: Jaroslav Foglar, Czech novelist and comics writer (Rychlé šípy), dies at age 91. January 25: Jean-Gérard Imbar, French novelist, screenwriter and comics writer (Le Polar de Renard, Les Aventures de Protéo), dies at age 54. February February 3: Vin Sullivan, American comics artist (Spike Spaulding, Jibby Jones, Bucks McKale) and editor, dies at age 87. February 26: John L. Goldwater, American comics publisher, co-founder and long-time editor-of-chief of Archie Comics, dies at age 83. March March 8: Giovan Battista Carpi, Italian comics artist (Disney comics, Rolf Kauka comics), dies at age 71. March 12: Lee Falk, American comics writer and artist (The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician), dies at age 88. March 14: John Broome, American comic book writer (DC Comics), dies at age 85. April April 3: Kay Wright, American animator, TV producer and comics artist (Disney comics, Hanna-Barbera comics), passes away at age 79. April 6: Charles Okerbloom, American comics artist (continued Radiomania), dies at age 90. April 10: Cliff Roberts, American photographer, cartoonist, animator and comics artist (Sesame Street comics), dies at age 69. April 12: Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comic book writer (Bárbara, El Eternauta), dies at age 49.