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Notable events of 2000 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events

March

• Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3 is canceled by DC with issue #125.

Publications by release date

Year overall

February

• Strange Adventures vol. 2, #4, final issue cover-dated February (Vertigo)

October

• JSA Annual #1 (DC Comics)

Deaths

January

• January 5: Goseki Kojima, co-creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, dies at age 71.
• January 6: Mad magazine fixture Don Martin dies at age 68.
• January 14: Pat Boyette, co-creator of The Peacemaker, dies at age 76.
• January 31: Gil Kane, Golden Age and Silver Age giant, dies at age 73.

February

• February 12: Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, passes away at age 77.
• February 18: Steven Hughes, known for his work for Chaos! Comics, passes away at age 46.
• February 19: Inker George Roussos dies at age 84.

March

April

• April 8: Alfredo Alcala dies at age 74.

May

• May 10: Dick Sprang, legendary Batman artist, dies at age 84.

July

• July 28: Inker Chic Stone dies at age 77.

August

• August 25: Carl Barks, the "Good Duck Artist," dies at age 99.

November

• November 27: Pioneering female editor Dorothy Woolfolk dies at age 87.

Conventions

• February 5: Alternative Press Expo (Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California)
• April 28–30: Pittsburgh Comicon (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
• June 16–18: Heroes Convention (Charlotte, North Carolina)
• July 20–23: Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California) — 48,500 attendees; special guests: Kyle Baker, Will Elder, Ric Estrada, Al Feldstein, Phoebe Gloeckner, Jack Kamen, Ben Katchor, Harry Knowles, Harry Lampert, Jeff Loeb, Scott McCloud, Tim Sale, Marie Severin, Kevin Smith, Bryan Talbot, Angelo Torres, Lewis Trondheim, Al Williamson, Gahan Wilson, and Janny Wurts

First issues by title

DC Comics

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade

Release: October by Vertigo. Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Carlos Ezquerra.

Marvel Comics

Midnight Nation

Release: October by Marvel Comics. Writer: J. Michael Straczynski Artist: Gary Frank.

Independent titles

Requiem Chevalier Vampire

Release: November by Nickel Editions. Writer: Pat Mills Artist: Olivier Ledroit.

Initial appearances by character name

• Nemesis (Soseh Mykros) in JSA annual #1 (October), created by David S. Goyer and Uriel Caton, published by DC Comics.

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