Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/April/April 8
- 1843: birth of Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist and a pioneer of sequential art
- 1951: birth of Michele Wolfman, American comic book colorist
- 1977: death of Jean Cézard, French cartoonist and comic artist best remembered for Arthur le fantôme justicier.
- 1998: death of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
- 2000: death of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
- 2000: launch of Wandering Ones, American webcomic by Clint Hollingsworth