2001 in webcomics explained

Notable events of 2001 in webcomics.

Events

• Phil and Kaja Foglio's Girl Genius launched in print.^[1]
• The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards were established to "represent a form of peer recognition, with voting rights granted only to creators working on online webcomics."^[2]

Awards

• Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Adam Burke's Boxjam's Doodle.^[3]
• Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Pete Abrams' Sluggy Freelance.^[4]

Webcomics started

• January 1 - March 26 - King of Fighters Doujinshi by Vinson Ngo
• January 16 - Okashina Okashi - Strange Candy by Emily Snodgrass and J. Baird
• February 28 - Casey and Andy by Andy Weir
• March 1 - Jack by David Hopkins
• March 2 - 8-Bit Theater by Brian Clevinger
• March 29 - Nodwick by Aaron Williams
• August 30 - The Morning Improv by Scott McCloud
• September 2 - toothpaste for dinner by Drew
• September 9 - VG Cats by Scott Ramsoomair
• September 10 - Makeshift Miracle by Jim Zubkavich
• October 1 - Achewood by Chris Onstad
• October 9 - Get Your War On by David Rees
• October 16 - Big Fat Whale by Brian McFadden
• October - Nowhere Girl by Justine Shaw
• December 19 - Something*Positive by R. K. Milholland
• The Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch
• When I Am King by Demian5
• Zombie and Mummy by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied

Notes and References

1. News: 'GIRL GENIUS' wins Hugo Award for best graphic story. The Washington Post. Cavna. Michael. 2010-05-09.
2. Web site: The Third Age of Webcomics, Part One. Sequential Tart. Atchison. Lee. 2008-01-07.
3. Web site: 2001 Winners and Nominees . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152414/http://www.ccawards.com/2001.htm . 2009-12-31 .
4. Web site: 2001. The Eagle Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222133803/http://www.eagleawards.co.uk/category/previous-winners/2001/. 2014-02-22. 2018-09-03. dead.