This article presents a list of notable events of 2016 in webcomics.
Events
- On April Fools' Day, a large group of webcomic artists published their own version of the same four-panel webcomic, satirizing debates on unoriginality and joke-theft.[1]
- In December, Chris Onstad puts Achewood on hiatus again indefinitely.[2]
Awards
- Eisner Awards, "Best Digital/Webcomic" won by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover's Bandette.[3]
- Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.[4]
- Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Meredith Gran's Octopus Pie.[5]
- Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Dave Kellett's Sheldon, Long Form won by Drew Weing's The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo.[6]
- Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Boulet's I Want to Believe.[7]
Webcomics started
- January — Les Culottées by Pénélope Bagieu
- January 14 — Terror Man by Han Dong-Woo and Ko Jin-Ho
- January 23 — Nano List by Min Song-ah
- March — Siren's Lament by instantmiso
- March 18–December 16 — Helios:Femina by Michelle Phan
- April 5–September 27 — The Red Hook by Dean Haspiel
- April 21 — Overwatch digital comics series by James Waugh
- May 13 — Lady of the Shard by Gigi D.G.
- May 13 — Dents by Beth Behrs, Matt Doyle & Sid Kotian
- May 24 — unOrdinary by uruchan
- June 25 — Brown Paperbag by Sailesh Gopalan
- July 15 — Otokonoko Zuma by Crystal na Yousuke[8]
- July 26 — Webcomic Name by Alex Norris
- October 28 — Hello World! by Alex Norris
- November 15 — Adventures of God by Teo and Corey
- December 1 — Firebrand by Jessica Chobot and Erika Lewis
Webcomics ended
- Homestuck by Andrew Hussie, 2009 – 2016
- Battlepug by Mike Norton, 2011 – 2016
- Girls of the Wild's by Hun and Zhena, 2011 – 2016
- Soul Cartel by Kim Eun-hyo and Kim Yeong-ji, 2012 – 2016
- Henchgirl by Kristen Gudsnuk, 2013 – 2016
- Bastard by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, 2014 – 2016
- Demon by Jason Shiga, 2014 – 2016
- Cyberforce by Marc Silvestri, 2015 – 2016
- How to Love by Alex Norris, 2015 – 2016
References
- ^ Lee, Dami (2016-04-01). "Why did webcomic artists all post the same comic today, making fools out of us?". The Verge
- ^ Sims, Chris (2016-12-27). "Chris Onstad Walks Away From 'Achewood'". ComicsAlliance. Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (2016-07-23). "2016 Eisner Awards Winners (Full List)". Newsarama. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Harvey Award Winners Announced". Previews World. Sep 6, 2016.
- ^ Arrant, Chris (2016-09-19). "2016 IGNATZ AWARD Winners (Full List)". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Reuben Award Winners 2016". National Cartoonists Society. May 28, 2016.
- ^ "Cartoonist studio prize 2016 winners Boulet and Carol Tyler.". Slate. April 8, 2016.
- ^ "おとこのこ妻" (in Japanese). Mangapedia. Shogakukan. Archived 2022-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-02-26.