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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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