2014 in webcomics explained

Notable events of 2014 in webcomics.

Events

• Naver Corporation globally launched WEBTOON on July 2.^[1]
• Namco Bandai subsidiary ShiftyLook shut down in March.^{[2] [3]}

Awards

• Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Matthew Inman's The Oatmeal.^[4]
• Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.^[5]
• 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).^[6]
• Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Ryan Pagelow's Buni, Long Form won by Jeff Smith's Tuki: Save the Humans.^[7]
• Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Emily Carroll's Out of Skin.^[8]
• Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Peter Chiykowski's Rock, Paper, Cynic.^[9]
• Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Randall Munroe's "Time".^[10]

Webcomics started

• 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^{[11] [12]}
• 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^[13]
• Congqian Youzuo Lingjianshan by Guowang Bixia and Zhuhua and Junxiaomo.
• Witchy by Ariel Ries.

Webcomics ended

• 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

Notes and References

1. News: Startup Battles Naver in English Webtoons. The Wall Street Journal. Lee. Jun-Youb. 2015-04-03.
2. Web site: Namco High studio ShiftyLook is shutting its doors. Polygon. Gera. Emily. 2014-03-10.
3. Web site: ShiftyLook's Next Step. ShiftyLook. Pereyda. Rob. 2014-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314055921/http://www.shiftylook.com/news/post/newsletter20140310?lang=en. 2014-03-14 .
4. News: 2014 Eisner Awards Winners (Full List). Newsarama. Arrant. Chris. 2014-07-26.
5. Web site: 2014 Harvey Award Winners Announced. Previews World. Sep 8, 2014.
6. Web site: The Joe Shuster Awards 2014 – Full Audio. Bleeding Cool. johnston. Rich. 2014-09-23.
7. Web site: 2014 NCS Awards Winners!. National Cartoonists Society. May 26, 2014.
8. Web site: Cartoonist Studio Prize 2014: Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny and Emily Carroll's Out of Skin win. . . March 7, 2014.
9. Web site: sfadb: Aurora Awards 2014. www.sfadb.com. 2015-11-25.
10. Web site: 2014 Hugo Awards . 18 April 2014 . World Science Fiction Society . 2014-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906071016/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2014-hugo-awards/ . 2015-09-06 . live.
11. Book: Athique . Adrian . Baulch . Emma . Digital Transactions in Asia: Economic, Informational, and Social Exchanges . 2019 . . 9780429757020 .
12. Web site: Devasia . Ankita . 10 of the Best Webcomics for Newcomers . Book Riot . 2019-05-30.
13. Web site: Princess Maison Manga About Apartment-Searching Woman Gets Live-Action Series. 2016-09-04. Anime News Network.