2003 in webcomics explained

Notable events of 2003 in webcomics.

Events

• Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade founded Child's Play.^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Justine Shaw's Nowhere Girl.^[3]
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by James Kochalka's American Elf.^[4]
• Justine Shaw's Nowhere Girl becomes the first webcomic to be nominated for an Eisner Award.^[5]

Webcomics started

• January 1 - A Modest Destiny by Sean Howard
• February 1 - Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North
• February 7 - A Softer World by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne
• February 10 - Least I Could Do by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza
• February - Idiot Box by Matt Bors
• March — Digger by Ursula Vernon
• April 6 - Girly by Jackie Lesnick
• April 20 - No Rest for the Wicked by Andrea L. Peterson
• May 6 - Station V3 by Tom Truszkowski
• May - Wondermark by David Malki
• June 11 - Count Your Sheep by Adrian 'Adis' Ramos
• June 30 - Badmash by Sandeep Sood, Nimesh Patel, and Sanjay Shah
• June 30 - The Right Number by Scott McCloud
• July 13 - Zap! by Chris Layfield and Pascalle Lepas
• August 2 - Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques
• August 4 - Loxie & Zoot by Stephen Crowley
• September 25 - The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew
• September - Smithson by Shaenon K. Garrity et al.
• October 22 - Twisted Kaiju Theater by Shin Goji
• October 22 - Twokinds by Tom Fischbach
• November 1 - y2cl by John Horsley
• by Johnny Tay
• El Listo by Xavier Àgueda
• by Hidekaz Himaruya
• Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton
• Is This Tomorrow? by Kelly Shane and Woody Compton
• Li'l Mell and Sergio by Shaenon K. Garrity et al.
• Unspeakable Vault (Of Doom) by François Launet

Webcomics ended

• Leisure Town by Tristan A. Farnon, 1997  - 2003
• Makeshift Miracle by Jim Zubkavich, September 10, 2001  - March 4, 2003
• Zombie and Mummy by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied, 2001  - 2003

Notes and References

1. Web site: Will Strip for Games . Maragos . Nick . 2005-11-07 . . 4 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074942/http://www.1up.com/features/strip-games . 2015-12-08 .
2. Web site: The Third Age of Webcomics, Part Three. Sequential Tart. Atchison. Lee. 2008-01-28.
3. Web site: 2003 Winners and Nominees . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204065759/http://www.ccawards.com/2003.htm . 2012-02-04 .
4. Web site: 2003 Ignatz Award Recipients. SPX. 2003-10-01.
5. Web site: DC leads in nominations; Norman artist in race for award. The Daily Oklahoman. Price. Matthew. 2003-04-18.