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2001 In Webcomics
Notable events of 2001 in webcomics. Events * Phil and Kaja Foglio's '' Girl Genius'' launched in print. *The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards were established to "represent a form of peer recognition, with voting rights granted only to creators working on online webcomics." Awards *Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Adam Burke's ''Boxjam's Doodle''. * Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Pete Abrams' '' Sluggy Freelance''. Webcomics started * January 1–March 26 — '' King of Fighters Doujinshi'' by Vinson Ngo * January 16 — '' Okashina Okashi - Strange Candy'' by Emily Snodgrass and J. Baird * March 1 — ''Jack'' by David Hopkins * March 2 — '' 8-Bit Theater'' by Brian Clevinger * March 29 — '' Nodwick'' by Aaron Williams * August 30 — ''The Morning Improv'' by Scott McCloud * September 2 — ''toothpaste for dinner'' by Drew * September 9 — '' VG Cats'' by Scott Ramsoomair * September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webcomics
Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be compared to self-published print comics in that anyone with an Internet connection can publish their own webcomic. Readership levels vary widely; many are read only by the creator's immediate friends and family, while some of the largest claim audiences well over one million readers. Webcomics range from traditional comic strips and graphic novels to avant garde comics, and cover many genres, styles, and subjects. They sometimes take on the role of a comic blog. The term web cartoonist is sometimes used to refer to someone who creates webcomics. Medium There are several differences between webcomics and print comics. With webcomics the restrictions of traditional books, newspapers or magazines can be lifted, allowing artists and writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Morning Improv
''The Morning Improv'' is a series of webcomics created by Scott McCloud from 2001 to 2004. The series was entirely improvisational, as McCloud wrote one or two panels every morning. The Title (publishing), title of each of the 26 webcomics McCloud created for ''The Morning Improv'' were selected by his readers. Development Scott McCloud's ''The Morning Improv'' initially ran from August 2001 to June 2002, during which McCloud spent an hour or two every day of the week to slowly develop an experimental webcomic. For each webcomic in the ''Morning Improv'' series, McCloud picked a title that was sent to him by one of his fans and based the rest of the story around it. McCloud continued ''The Morning Improv'' in July 2003, after a year-long hiatus, using a slightly different mechanism to select a title. Rather than picking a title himself, McCloud set up a system to allow his readers to "vote" for one of ten submitted titles by micropayments, donating small amounts of money to McClo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Perry Bible Fellowship
''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' (abbreviated to ''PBF'') is a webcomic and newspaper comic strip by Nicholas Gurewitch. It first appeared in the Syracuse University newspaper ''The Daily Orange'' in 2001. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or fantasy with morbid, sudden or unexpected surreal humor. Common subjects include irony, religion, sex, war, science fiction, suicide, violence, and death. The comic has won an Eisner Award, two Ignatz Awards, and three Harvey Awards. Publishing ''The Perry Bible Fellowship'' first appeared in 2001 in the Syracuse student newspaper ''The Daily Orange''. In an interview, Gurewitch said that the title was "borrowed from an actual church, from a place called Perry, in Maine". Gurewitch also worked as the art director for ''The Daily Orange'' for a semester in 2002 while at Syracuse University. By 2006 the comic was being printed in ''The Guardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowhere Girl
''Nowhere Girl'' is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, about a "college student who feels like an outsider in her own life, finding her place in the world and coming to terms with her sexuality". It is named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie (band), B-Movie. Since its start in 2001, ''Nowhere Girl'' has won several awards. However, the comic has been retired in 2010. Development Inspirations include ''Love and Rockets (comics), Love and Rockets'' by the Hernandez brothers, and John Hughes (filmmaker), John Hughes films, especially ''The Breakfast Club''. Additional influences include pop music singer Morrissey and music groups The Smiths (which was fronted by Morrisey) and Elastica. Although the comic is not autobiographical, issue two draws some material from the author's time spent working for an Internet start-up in Silicon Valley during the boom years, circa 1997–1999. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
