2014 in webcomics
| Years in webcomics: | 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
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| Years: | 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 |
Notable events of 2014 in webcomics.
Events
[edit]
- Naver Corporation globally launched WEBTOON on July 2.[2]
- Namco Bandai subsidiary ShiftyLook shut down in March.[3][4]
Awards
[edit]- Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Matthew Inman's The Oatmeal.[5]
- Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.[6]
- Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Evan Dahm's Vattu.
- Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Jayd Aït-Kaci and Christina Strain (The Fox Sister).[7]
- Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Ryan Pagelow's Buni, Long Form won by Jeff Smith's Tuki: Save the Humans.[8]
- Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Emily Carroll's Out of Skin.[9]
- Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Peter Chiykowski's Rock, Paper, Cynic.[10]
- Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Randall Munroe's "Time".[11]
Webcomics started
[edit]- January 1 — Eth's Skin by Sfé R. Monster
- January 6 — Harpy Gee by Brianne Drouhard
- January 20 — HIVE by Kyusam Kim
- January 31 — Demon by Jason Shiga
- February 12 — unTouchable by massstar
- April 13 — Paradox Space by Andrew Hussie and various others
- May — Pepper&Carrot by David Revoy
- June 15 — Sanitary Panels by Rachita Taneja
- June 30 — New Normal: Class 8 by Youngpaka
- July 1 — Bluechair by Shen
- July 13 — Winter Woods by Cosmos and Van Ji[12][13]
- August 1 — Awful Hospital by Jonathan Wojcik
- August 13 — Tahilalats by Nurfadli Mursyid
- August–December — No Girlfriend Comics by Brandon Sheffield and Dami Lee
- October 19 — Devil's Candy by Clint Bickham and Priscilla Hamby
- September 24 — Feast for a King by Kosmicdream
- November — The Royal Existentials by Aarthi Parthasarathy
- November 20 — Lookism by Taejun Pak
- Bastard by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan
- Princess Maison by Aoi Ikebe[14]
- Congqian Youzuo Lingjianshan by Guowang Bixia and Zhuhua and Junxiaomo.
- Witchy by Ariel Ries.
Webcomics ended
[edit]- Zap! by Chris Layfield and Pascalle Lepas, 2003 – 2014
- Pictures for Sad Children by Simone Veil, 2007 – 2014
- Brawl in the Family by Matthew Taranto, 2008 – 2014
- Gunshow by KC Green, 2008 – 2014
- Nimona by ND Stevenson, 2012 – 2014
References
[edit]- ^ Stephens, Ellipsis (2014-05-08). "I Quit". Goblinscomic.org.
- ^ Gera, Emily (2014-03-10). "Namco High studio ShiftyLook is shutting its doors". Polygon.
- ^ Pereyda, Rob (2014-03-10). "ShiftyLook's Next Step". ShiftyLook. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (2014-07-26). "2014 Eisner Awards Winners (Full List)". Newsarama.
- ^ "2014 Harvey Award Winners Announced". Previews World. Sep 8, 2014.
- ^ johnston, Rich (2014-09-23). "The Joe Shuster Awards 2014 – Full Audio". Bleeding Cool.
- ^ "2014 NCS Awards Winners!". National Cartoonists Society. May 26, 2014.
- ^ "Cartoonist Studio Prize 2014: Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny and Emily Carroll's Out of Skin win". Slate. March 7, 2014.
- ^ "sfadb: Aurora Awards 2014". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "2014 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ^ Athique, Adrian; Baulch, Emma, eds. (2019). Digital Transactions in Asia: Economic, Informational, and Social Exchanges. Routledge. ISBN 9780429757020.
- ^ Devasia, Ankita (2019-05-30). "10 of the Best Webcomics for Newcomers". Book Riot.
- ^ "Princess Maison Manga About Apartment-Searching Woman Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. 2016-09-04.