2008 in comics
overview of comics-related events during the year of 2008
Notable events of 2008 in comics.
Events
January
January 9: Teen Titans: The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published.
January 17: Trik wins the Inktspotprijs for Best Political Cartoon.
January 22: Webcomic Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery by Rick Smith begins publication.
January 23: Hellblazer #240, marking the 20th anniversary of the series, is released.
February
February 11: Belgian comic artist Marc Sleen is declared an honorary citizen of Turnhout.
Ji Kangmin begins the Korean webcomic Welcome to Convenience Store
March
March 5: Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham softcover edition released under the Vertigo imprint.
April
April 1: Acclaimed historian, political scientist and social critic Howard Zinn releases A People's History of American Empire. The book was co-authored by historian Paul Buhle and cartoonist Mike Konopacki.
April 3: Graphic novel Britten and Brülightly by Hannah Berry is published by Random House under their Jonathan Cape imprint
April 7: Jessica Hagy's webcomic Indexed is voted best blog of the year by Time.com.
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