2017 in webcomics explained

Notable events of 2017 in webcomics.

Events

Awards

• Eisner Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by Anne Szabla's Bird Boy.^[1]
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Der-Shing Helmer's The Meek.^[2]
• Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Ty Templeton (Bun Toons).^[3]
• Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Ruben Bolling's Donald and John, Long Form won by Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please!.^[4]
• Ringo Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by Dean Haspiel's The Red Hook.^[5]
• Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Christina Tran's On Beauty.^[6]
• Special Prometheus Award won by Mark Stanley's Freefall.^[7]

Webcomics started

• January 1 — Live with Yourself! by Shen and David Mercier
• January 10 — Leaving Richard's Valley by Michael DeForge
• March 6 — My Giant Nerd Boyfriend by Fishball
• March 8 — Woman World by Aminder Dhaliwal
• March 12 — My Dear Cold-Blooded King by lifelight
• March 18 — Dogeza de Tanondemita by Kazuki Funatsu
• April — Days of Hana by Seok-woo
• April 2 — Ghost Teller by QTT and Studio LICO
• April 7 — I Love Yoo by Quimchee
• May 12 — Cheshire Crossing (2nd version) by Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen
• May 20 — Tomorrow by Llama
• June — SandSerif by Sandy
• June — StoneToss
• June 6 — Honey Honey Wedding by Moon Na-young
• July — Winter Moon by Merryweathery
• July 5 — 17776 by Jon Bois
• August 6 — A Good Day to be a Dog by Lee Hey
• September 3 — Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion by Milcha and Whale
• September 7 — We're Out of Cornflakes by Wedeking
• September 18 — Doctor Elise by Yuin and Mini
• October 3 — Nothing Special by Katie Cook
• October 12 — Sweet Home by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan
• November 7 — Let's Play by Mongie
• November 7 — 1000 by Chuck Brown and Sanford Greene
• December 5 — War Cry by Dean Haspiel
• Acception by Coco “Colourbee” Ouwerkerk

Webcomics ended

• The Adventures of Dr. McNinja by Christopher Hastings, 2004 – 2017
• Multiplex by Gordon McAlpin, 2005 – 2017
• The Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava, 2006 – 2017
• Octopus Pie by Meredith Gran, 2007 – 2017
• Mob Psycho 100 by One, 2012 – 2017
• Snarlbear by Natalie Riess, 2012 – 2017
• Cheese in the Trap by Soonkki
• My ID is Gangnam Beauty by Gi Maeng-gi, 2016 – 2017
• unTouchable by massstar, 2014 – 2017
• Winter Woods by Cosmos and Van Ji, 2014 – 2017
• ShootAround by suspu, 2015 – 2017
• 17776 by Jon Bois, 2017 – 2017
• The Purple Heart by Vito Delsante / Ricardo Venâncio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elderkin. Beth. Here Are the Winners of the 2017 Eisner Awards. io9. 2017-07-22.
2. Web site: Jasper. Marykate. Queer, Black, and Female Creators Lead the 2017 Ignatz Awards. The Mary Sue. September 17, 2017.
3. Web site: The 2017 Joe Shuster Award Winners. Joe Shuster Awards. 2017-09-01.
4. Web site: 71st Annual Reuben Award Winners Announced!. National Cartoonists Society. May 27, 2017.
5. Web site: Arrant. Chris. 2017 RINGO AWARDS Winners (Full List). Newsarama. September 25, 2017.
6. Web site: Cartoonist Studio Prize 2017 winners: Eleanor Davis and Christina Tran. . . April 10, 2017.
7. Web site: Locus Online News » Special Prometheus Award for Freefall. www.locusmag.com. 30 May 2017 . en. 2017-05-31.