2012 in webcomics

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Notable events of 2012 in webcomics.

Events

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  • Chang Kim launches Tapastic in October 2012.[1]
  • Andrew Hussie's Hiveswap becomes the most successful webcomic-related Kickstarter project of all time, raising over US$2,000,000.[2]

Awards

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  • Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's FreakAngels.[3]
  • Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.[4]
  • Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant.[5]
  • Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Jillian Tamaki's SuperMutant Magic Academy.[6]
  • Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Web Comics Creator" won by Emily Carroll.[7]
  • Reuben Awards, "On-Line Comic Strips" won by Jonathan Rosenberg's Scenes from a Multiverse.[8]
  • Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Tarol Hunt's Goblins.[9]
  • Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Ursula Vernon's Digger.[10]

Webcomics started

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  • January 2 — Polar by Victor Santos
  • January 25 — As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
  • January 25 — O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti
  • March 14 — The Young Protectors by Alex Woolfson
  • April 18 — Mob Psycho 100 by One
  • May 21 — Snarlbear by Natalie Riess
  • June 17 — Junior Scientist Power Hour by Abby Howard
  • June — Nimona by ND Stevenson
  • July – August — The Cliff by Oh Seong-dae
  • August 8 — Thunderpaw: In the Ashes of Fire Mountain by Jen Lee
  • Ability by Son Jae-ho and Lee Gwang-su
  • Ava's Demon by Michelle Czajkowski
  • It's Geek 2 Me by Francis Cleetus
  • MediaEntity by Emilie Tarascou and Simon Kansara
  • Misaeng by Yoon Tae-ho
  • Strong Female Protagonist by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag
  • Soul Cartel by Kim Eun-hyo and Kim Yeong-ji
  • Yarichin Bitch Club by Ogeretsu Tanaka

Webcomics ended

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  • Theater Hopper by Tom Brazelton, 2002 – 2012
  • Rob and Elliot by Clay and Hampton Yount, 2004 – 2012
  • Sin Titulo by Cameron Stewart, 2007 – 2012
  • Along with the Gods by Joo Ho-min, 2010 – 2012
  • Bucko by Jeff Parker and Erika Moen, 2011 – 2012
  • Artifice by Alex Woolfson, 2011 – 2012

References

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  1. ^ Ramirez, Elaine (2015-11-26). "Tapas brings webtoon model to Silicon Valley". The Korea Herald.
  2. ^ McMillan, Graeme (2012-09-06). "Homestuck Heads to New Kickstarter Records". Digital Trends.
  3. ^ "2012". The Eagle Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "Full List of 2012 Eisner Award Winners". Newsrama. 2012-07-14. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013.
  5. ^ Esposito, Joey (2012-09-10). "2012 Harvey Award Winners". IGN.
  6. ^ Means-Shannon, Hannah (2012-10-03). "On the Scene: The 2012 Ignatz Awards at SPX". ComicsBeat.
  7. ^ Boyd, Kevin A. (2012-09-15). "The 2012 Joe Shuster Award winners". The Joe Shuster Awards.
  8. ^ "2012 Reuben Awards Winners". National Cartoonists Society. May 26, 2012.
  9. ^ "sfadb: Aurora Awards 2012". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  10. ^ "2012 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
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