2007 IN COMICS

Contents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Exhibitions and shows

Conventions

First issues by title

Events

January

★ 'January 10': ''Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator'' released.

★ 'January 24': ''The Boys'' is canceled with issue #6.

February

★ 'February 2': Newsarama reports that ''The Boys'' has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment.

★ 'February 28': Release of ''2000 AD'' prog #1526. This is the 30th anniversary issue and will see the start of three new storylines: ''Flesh'' (by Pat Mills and Ramon Sola), ''Nikolai Dante'' (by Robbie Morrison & Simon Fraser) and ''Savage'' (by Pat Mills and Charlie Adlard)

March

★ 'March 7': Marvel comics kills Captain America (US)

★ 'March 17': UK Web & Mini Comix Thing, one day event

★ 'March 21': Andy Diggle starts his run on ''Hellblazer'' with issue 230

April

May

★ 'May 12': Bristol Comic Expo, start of two day event

★ 'May 23': awol Brit-comic shero Tank Girl returns after a twelve year sojourn, with original writer Alan Martin on scripts and Aussie one-man comic factory Ashley Wood on art. The four-part mini-series is called The Gifting and will be collected in time for Christmas.

June

July

August

★ 'August 11': Caption, start of two day event

September

★ 'September 8': London Film & Comic Con, start of two day event

October

November

December

Exhibitions and shows

Conventions

★ 'March 17': UK Web & Mini Comix Thing, website, London, UK.

★ 'May 12 - 13': Bristol Comic Expo, website, Bristol, UK.

★ 'August 11 - 12': Caption, website, Oxford, UK.

★ 'September 1 - 2': London Film & Comic Con, website, London, UK.

First issues by title

;''Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator'' (2-issue mini-series)
:''Release:'' January 10 by DC Comics. ''Writer:'' Mark Schultz .''Art by:'' Ariel Olivetti. ''Summary:'' The Man of Steel and the Dark Detective have to team up to defeat two of the galaxy's most dangerous hunters
;''Forge of War'' (6-issue mini-series)
:''Release:'' December 2006 by Boom! Studios. ''Writers:'' Dan Abnett and Ian Edginton. ''Art by:'' Tommy Castillo.