2011 in comics
Notable events of 2011 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events
January
September
- During the whole month of September DC Comics released 52 brand new titles as part of their The New 52 publishing scheme after canceling all titles in August.
Conventions
- July 2–3 - Armageddon Christchurch Expo Addington Raceway - Christchurch[3]
- October 28–31 Armageddon Auckland Expo ASB Showgrounds[4]
First issues by title
- Avenging Spider-Man
- Release: November by Marvel Comics. Writer: Zeb Wells Artist: Joe Madureira[5][6]
- Fear Itself
- Release: March by Marvel Comics. Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Stuart Immonen[7][8][9][10]
- Graveyard of Empires
- Release: June by Image Comics. Writer: Mark Sable Artist: Paul Azaceta[11]
- Near Death
- Release: September by Image Comics. Writer: Jay Faerber Artist: Simone Guglielmini
- Spaceman
- Release: October by Vertigo. Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Eduardo Risso[12]
- Super Dinosaur
- Release: April by Image Comics (Skybound imprint). Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Jason Howard[13]
- Wolverine and the X-Men
- Release: October by Marvel Comics. Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Chris Bachalo
Ongoing series
- Action Comics - #897-904, #1-4
- The Amazing Spider-Man - #651-674
- American Vampire - #11-22
- Animal Man - #1-4
- Astonishing X-Men - #36-45
- Avengers - #9-20
- Batman - #706-713, #1-4
- Captain America - #1-6
- Daredevil - #1-7
- Detective Comics - #873-881, #1-4
- DMZ - #61-72
- Fables - #101-112
- Fantastic Four/Future Foundation - #587-588, #1-11
- Ghost Rider - #1-7
- Hellblazer - #275-286
- House of Mystery - #33-42
- Hulk - #29-45
- Incredible Hulk - #1-3
- Incredible Hulks - #621-635
- Invincible Iron Man - #500-511, #500.1
- iZombie - #9-20
- Jonah Hex - #63-70
- Locke & Key - Keys to the Kingdom #4-6, Clockworks #1-4
- The Mighty Thor - #1-8
- Moon Knight - #1-7
- Morning Glories - #6-14
- New Avengers - #8-19
- Northlanders - #36-47
- The Punisher - #1-6
- PunisherMAX - #10-20
- Scalped - #45-55
- S.H.I.E.L.D. - Vol. 1 #6, Vol. 2 #1-4, Infinity (one-shot)
- The Sixth Gun - #8-17
- Sweet Tooth - #17-28
- Superboy - #3-11, #1-4
- Swamp Thing - #1-4
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents - #3-10
- Uncanny X-Men - #532-544, #534.1, #1-3
- The Unwritten - #21-32, 31.5, 32.5
- Wolverine and the X-Men - #1-3
- X-Men - #7-22
- X-Men: Legacy - #244-260
References
- ^ Moore, Matt. "Marvel Promotes Axel Alonso to Editor-in-Chief", ABC News, January 4, 2011
- ^ "Marvel Promotes Axel Alonso to Editor-in-chief", CBS News, January 4, 2011
- ^ "Christchurch Expo Details". Armageddon Expo 2011. accessed September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Auckland Ticketing Info. Armageddon Expo 2011. accessed September 6, 2011.
- ^ ""Avenging Spider-Man" Series Announced by Marvel!". 13 June 2011. http://comicbook.com/blog/2011/06/13/avenging-spider-man-series-announced-by-marvel/. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Marvel.com "Avenging Spider-Man" #1 solicitation". http://marvel.com/comic_books/issue/39259/avenging_spider-man_2011_1. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Watch the FULL Marvel Press Conference!", Marvel Comics, December 21, 2010
- ^ Sacks, Ethan. "Marvel Comics launches 'Fear Itself'; Miniseries has superheroes threatened by God of Fear", The New York Daily News, December 21, 2010
- ^ Truitt, Brian. "Be afraid: Marvel's heroes gear up for 'Fear Itself'", USA Today, December 21, 2010
- ^ Manning, Shaun. "Marvel Announces 'Fear Itself'", Comic Book Resources, December 21, 2010
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=8134
- ^ "New 'Spaceman' comic features superhuman astronaut who lives on Mars". Mother Nature Network. http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/new-spaceman-comic-features-superhuman-astronaut-who-lives-on-mars#. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Truitt, Brian. "Super Dinosaur ready for a dino-mite debut, USA Today, February 3, 2011