2008 in webcomics
| Years in webcomics: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
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| Years: | 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 |
Notable events of 2008 in webcomics.
Events
- The website of Plan Nine Publishing went down.
Awards
- Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Phil and Kaja Foglio's Girl Genius.[1]
- Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Chris Onstad's Achewood.[2]
- Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Joss Whedon and Fábio Moon's Sugarshock!.[3]
- Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Nicholas Gurewitch' The Perry Bible Fellowship.[4]
- Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza (Looking for Group).[5]
- The Weblog Awards, "Best Comic Strip" won by Randall Munroe's xkcd.[6]
Webcomics started
- January 1 — Hitlercito by Tormentas and Alejandro Cavallazzi
- January 22 — Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery by Rick Smith
- February — Welcome to Convenience Store by Ji kangmin
- February 15 — FreakAngels by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield
- February 27 — Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace by Rob Chestney and Alex Sanchez
- February — Garfield Minus Garfield by Dan Walsh
- March 1 — The Black Cherry Bombshells by Tony Trov and Johnny Zito
- April 1 — Truth Serum by Jon Adams
- April 23 — Super Effective by Scott Ramsoomair
- May 1 — Super Siblings by Patrick Scullin
- May — Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
- July — XDragoon by Felipe Marcantonio
- September 21 — Johnny Wander by Ananth Panagariya and Yuko Ota
- October 19 — Sandra and Woo by Oliver Knörzer and Puri Andini
- December 27 — The Meek by Der-Shing Helmer
Webcomics ended
- Ozy and Millie by D. C. Simpson, 1998 – 2008
- minus by Ryan Armand, 2006 – 2008
References
- ↑ "Here Are Your 2008 WCCA Winners!". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards.
- ↑ "2008 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPX. 2008-11-01.
- ↑ Spurgeon, Tom (2008-07-26). "Your 2008 Eisner Award Winners". The Comics Reporter.
- ↑ "2008 Harvey Awards". The Harvey Awards.
- ↑ "2008 Nominees and Winners". The Joe Shuster Awards.
- ↑ Aylward, Kevin (2007-11-09). "The 2007 Weblog Award Winners". The Weblog Awards.
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