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2015 In Webcomics
Notable events of 2015 in webcomics. Events *Randall Munroe of ''xkcd'' released a collection of illustrations called ''Thing Explainer'' on 24 November, based on his comic "Up Goer Five". *Chris Onstad of the webcomic '' Achewood'' resumed to posting new comics on December 24, after 20 months of hiatus. Awards *Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin's '' The Private Eye''. *Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin's '' The Private Eye''. *Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Lilli Carré's ''The Bloody Footprint''. *Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Nicole Chartrand (''Fey Winds''). *Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Danielle Corsetto's '' Girls with Slingshots'', Long Form won by Minna Sundberg's ''Stand Still, Stay Silent''. * Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Winston Rowntree's ''Watching''. *Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won ... [...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] |
Stand Still, Stay Silent
''Stand Still, Stay Silent'' is a Finnish-Swedish webcomic started by Minna Sundberg, which ran 2013–2022. Set in post-apocalyptic Scandinavia, the webcomic incorporates Norse mythology, focusing on an adventure into the external "silent world". Reviewers have praised it for its beautiful visuals and cartography. It received a Reuben Award in the "Online Long Form" category in 2015. Overview ''Stand Still, Stay Silent'' portrays a post-apocalyptic Scandinavia, set in the near future but echoing a mythical Nordic past populated by legendary monsters and human mages alike. The narrative begins with a prologue depicting groups of families and strangers around present-day Scandinavia, all witnessing the early phases of a pandemic. The plot, however, picks up a century later with their descendants: "poorly funded and terribly unqualified" researchers venturing outside the heavily fortified settlements that make up what remains of the known world. Their adventures in the ruined "sile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Satisfied
''Never Satisfied'' is a webcomic by Taylor Robin that began in 2015. Following the teenage magician apprentice Lucy, ''Never Satisfied'' presents a group of young people competing to become their city's magical representative. Robin's webcomic has been praised for featuring a varied LGBT cast, as each character has a different ethnicity, body type, and color palette. Synopsis In ''Never Satisfied'', young magicians compete to become their city's magical representative to their nation's king. The main characters are apprentices competing in a series of games to prove themselves the most competent magician, but one competitor, the confident and suave non-binary apprentice Lucy, has managed to stay in the running without using any magic at all. Lucy is able to do this with the help of their familiar cat Ivy, as well as through resourcefulness and luck, but may also hold a more complex secret. ''Never Satisfied'' features a varied cast of characters, many of which are LGBT, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi's Cells (webtoon)
''Yumi's Cells'' () is a South Korean manhwa series written and illustrated by Lee Dong-gun. This webtoon was released on internet portal Naver Webtoon from April 1, 2015 until November 13, 2020 with a total 512 chapters. The story revolves around Kim Yumi, a 32-year-old office worker, and her brain cells, tiny blue-hooded cells that control her every mood, thought, and action. Adaptations Games *''Yumi's Block Pang'' *''Yumi's Cells: My Dream House'' *''Yumi's Cells: The Game'' Web novel *''Yumi's Cells'' at Naver Series Drama A live-action drama, titled ''Yumi's Cells'', was released on September 17, 2021 in South Korea. On September 8, 2021, TVING announced that the drama had sold broadcast rights in more than 160 countries around the world, including Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. Animation An animation series titled ''Yumi's Cells'' will be released in 2022 in South Korea. References External link * Yumi's Cells' (Korean) at Naver * Yumi's Cells' (English) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Seong-dae
Oh Seong-dae (Hangul: 오성대, Hanja: 吳城垈; born November 18, 1982) is a South Korean webtoon artist. He is best known for creating a horror comics, horror thriller (genre), thriller Anthology series, anthology webtoon '':ko:기기괴괴, Tales of the Unusual'', which has become popular and received mainstream attention from Korean and global readers. Life and career Oh Seong-dae was born on November 18, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea. He developed a love of drawing when he was in elementary school. He graduated from Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He also studied subjects about art and design. He started working as a designer, but he quit shortly afterward. Seong-dae went into webtoon as he participated in a comic competition held by Naver, which gave him the chance to debut. From October 2009 to November 2010, ''Author J'' was released on Naver#Naver Webtoon, Naver WEBTOON follows an eponymous deceased novelist whose consciousness has been transferred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WEBTOON
Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally thanks in great part to the rise in popularity of manhwa and the fact that most manhwa are released as webtoons. In the country, as digital manhwa have emerged as a popular medium, print publication of manhwa has decreased. The amount of material published in webtoon form has now reached an equal amount as that published offline. Format usually feature a few of common traits: each episode is published on one long, vertical strip (making use of an infinite canvas rather than multiple pages so that it is easier to read on a smartphone or computer); some feature music and animations that play during each chapter; and unlike the majority of East Asian comics, they are usually in color instead of black-and-white since they are published digita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimona
''Nimona'' is a fantasy graphic novel by ND Stevenson, an American cartoonist. The story follows Nimona, a shapeshifter who joins the villain Ballister Blackheart in his plans to destroy the over-controlling Institute. Blackheart tries to operate under his code of ethics, while Nimona has no problem with killing. The setting mixes magic and technology. Stevenson began work on ''Nimona'' while studying at Maryland Institute College of Art, revisiting a character he had created while at high school. Stevenson published ''Nimona'' as a webcomic from 2012 through 2014, initially through Tumblr, developing the story and the art style as time progressed. The finished work ultimately doubled as his senior thesis. After an agent reached out to Stevenson, HarperCollins printed ''Nimona'' as a book in 2015. It has been translated into at least 16 other languages and adapted into an audiobook. The comic won an Eisner Award, a Cybils Award, and a Cartoonist Studio Prize. Reviews and aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noelle Stevenson
Nate Diana Stevenson or simply ND "Indy" Stevenson (formerly Noelle Diana Stevenson; born December 31, 1991) is an American cartoonist and animation producer. He is the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the animated television series ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'', which ran from 2018 to 2020. He is also known for the fantasy webcomic ''Nimona'', as co-writer of the comic series ''Lumberjanes'', and ''The Fire Never Goes Out'', his autobiographical collection. Stevenson's work has won multiple Eisner Awards as well as a Daytime Emmy Award and a GLAAD Media Award. Stevenson is non-binary and transmasculine and has written about being transgender in his webcomic ''I'm Fine I'm Fine Just Understand''. Early life ND Stevenson was born on December 31, 1991, in Columbia, South Carolina, to Diana and Hal Stevenson. He is the third of five siblings. Stevenson was homeschooled before attending A.C. Flora High School. During his senior year, he created picture bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cybil Awards
The Cybils Awards, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, are a set of annual book awards given by people who blog about children's and young-adult books. Co-founded by Kelly Herold and Anne Boles Levy in 2006, the awards were created to address an apparent gap between perceived as too elitist and other awards that did not seem selective enough. Books are nominated by the public in ten genres of children's and young adult literature: Book Apps, Easy Readers & Short Chapter Books, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fiction Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Middle Grade Novels, Non-Fiction Middle Grade/Young Adult Books, Non-Fiction Picture Books, Poetry, and Young Adult Novels. Nominees go through two rounds of panel-based judging before a winner is announced in each category. Finalists and winners are selected on the basis of literary merit Artistic merit is the artistic quality or value of any given work of art, music, film, literature, sculpture or painting. Obscenity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora Awards
The Aurora Awards (french: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lures galaxy of sci/fi stars". ''Edmonton Journal'', June 6, 1991. The event is organized by Canvention and the awards are given out by the Canadian SF and Fantasy Association and SFSF Boreal Inc. Originally they were known as the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards which was shortened to CSFFA and nicknamed the Casper Awards based on that acronym, but this name was changed to the Aurora Awards in 1991, because the Aurora is the same in English and French. The categories have expanded from those focused on literary works to include categories that recognize achievements in comics, music, poetry, art, film and television. Originally, the CSFFA gave out both the English-language and French-language versions of the awards, with the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate (magazine)
''Slate'' is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by former '' New Republic'' editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. ''Slate'' is based in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. ''Slate'', which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month. A French version, ''slate.fr'', was launched in February 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
