2016 in webcomics explained

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 18 — As Per Usual by Dami Lee
• January 23 — Nano List by Min Song-ah
• March — Siren's Lament by instantmiso
• March 12 — Apocalyptic Horseplay by Boredman
• March 17 — Teen Mom by TheTerm
• March 18–December 16 — Helios:Femina by Michelle Phan
• April 5–September 27 — The Red Hook by Dean Haspiel
• April 8 — My ID is Gangnam Beauty by Gi Maeng-gi
• 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
• May 31 — SUPERPOSE by Seosamh & Anka
• June 17 — Ghost Wife by Saejung
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Why did webcomic artists all post the same comic today, making fools out of us?. The Verge. Lee. Dami. 2016-04-01.
2. Web site: Chris Onstad Walks Away From 'Achewood' . . Sims . Chris . 2016-12-27 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104233614/http://comicsalliance.com/chris-onstad-achewood-ending/ . 2017-01-04 .
3. News: 2016 Eisner Awards Winners (Full List). Newsarama. Arrant. Chris. 2016-07-23.
4. Web site: 2016 Harvey Award Winners Announced. Previews World. Sep 6, 2016.
5. News: 2016 IGNATZ AWARD Winners (Full List) . . Arrant . Chris . 2016-09-19 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119114419/http://www.newsarama.com/31101-2016-ignatz-award-winners.html . 2016-11-19 .
6. Web site: Reuben Award Winners 2016. National Cartoonists Society. May 28, 2016.
7. Web site: Cartoonist studio prize 2016 winners Boulet and Carol Tyler. . . April 8, 2016.
8. Web site: おとこのこ妻 . ja . Mangapedia . . 2022-02-26 . 2022-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107161853/https://mangapedia.com/%E3%81%8A%E3%81%A8%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E5%A6%BB-p9zchhji6 . live .