Events[]
- 4-6 June: Guinness International Cartoon Festival, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow
- 1-2 October: Octocon science fiction convention, Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire
- December: John Kindness' Belfast Frescoes first exhibited at the Kirwan Gallery, Dublin
Publications[]
Ireland[]
- All Rise by Gar Shanley
- Big Comic by various artists
- The Den by various artists
- Domain by various artists
- Drawn from Life by Rowel Friers
- dv8 by various artists
- Fortnight by various
- Magill by various
- Millinnicus by Norman Teeling, The Irish Press
- "Notes" by Cormac, An Phoblacht
- The Odd Couple by Martyn Turner
- Organgrinder by various artists
- Outrageous Guide to the World Cup by Paul Farrell and Graeme Keyes, Blackstaff Press
- The Phoenix by various
- Thin Black Lines Rides Again: Political Cartoons and Development Education by Martyn Turner, Colm Regan and Scott Sinclair
- A Virtual Circle by Patrick Brown
- The Yellow Press by various artists
UK[]
- The Corps by Garth Ennis, Paul Marshall and Colin MacNeil, 2000AD
- "Crazy Characters" drawn by Mervyn Johnston, Buster, IPC
- Fizog, by Mervyn Johnston and others
- Judge Dredd: "The Big Sleet" by Peter Hogan, Ross Dearsley and Dermot Power
- "Overman" by Michael Carroll and Johnny Rothwell, Phase Two
- Sláine: "Queen of Witches" by Pay Mills and Dermot Power, 2000AD
USA[]
- The 8th Wonder, by Peet Janes and Kilian Plunkett, Dark Horse Presents, Dark Horse Comics
- The Demon by Garth Ennis and John McCrea, DC
- Hellblazer by Garth Ennis, Steve Dillon and William Simpson, DC
- Holy Cross by Malachy Coney and Chris Hogg, Fantagraphics
- Major Power and Spunky by Malachy Coney and Seán Doran, Fantagraphics
- Rapture of the Deaths of Desire by David Sandlin
- Vamps by Elaine Lee and William Simpson, DC
Belgium[]
- Lester Cockney: Irish Melody by Franz Drappier
Media coverage[]
- Ian McKinnon, Comic tale of Belfast ghetto a hit in US, The Independent, 30 July
Deaths[]
- 28 February: Gerrit van Gelderen, naturalist, broadcaster and cartoonist, Sandyford, County Dublin