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2018 In Webcomics
Notable events of 2018 in webcomics. Events Awards * Eisner Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by Katie O’Neill's ''The Tea Dragon Society''. * Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Carta Monir's ''Lara Croft Was My Family''. * Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Gisele Lagace ('' Ménage à 3''). * Harvey Awards, "Digital Book of the Year" won by Brian K. Vaughan, Marcos Martín, and Muntsa Vicente's ''Barrier''. * Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Gemma Correll's ''Gemma Correll'', Long Form won by John Allison's ''Bad Machinery''. * Ringo Awards: ** "Favorite Publisher" won by WEBTOON. ** "Best Webcomic" won by Sanford Greene's ''1000''. * Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Michael DeForge's ''Leaving Richard's Valley''. * Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Peter Chiykowski's ''Rock, Paper, Cynic''. Webcomics started * March 4 — ''Lore Olympus'' by Rachel Smythe * March 4 — ''Solo Leveling'' by Chugong * ... [...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] |
Newsarama
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS. History Newsarama began in mid-1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In the forum postings, Doran shared comic book-related news items he had found across the World Wide Web and, as these postings became more regular and read widely, he gave them the title "Prodigy Comic Book Newswire." In January 1997, Doran began to post a version of the column titled ''The Comics Newswire'' on Usenet's various rec.arts.comics communities. The name of the column evolved to ''The Newswire'', and then to ''CBI Newsarama'', before finally becoming ''Newsarama'' in 1998. The posts quickly became popular due to the speed of reporting via the Internet. This meant Doran could break stories faster than ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SubZero (webcomic)
''SubZero'' is a fantasy romance webcomic created by artist Junepurrr. It follows the marriage between a princess and prince from rival clans arranged in order to end a war. It began publishing weekly on the Webtoon platform in 2018. According to data from Webtoon, it had received 73 million views by the end of 2019. The comic won a fan Ringo Award in 2020 for Favorite Hero. Publication ''SubZero'' is created by artist Junepurrr. It began publishing on the Webtoon platform in 2018, and started its second season in June 2021. It is published weekly, though had a hiatus between seasons. Plot and themes ''SubZero'' is a fantasy romance that follows the marriage of the princess of the Azure Clan, Clove, and the rival prince of the Crimson Clan, Kyro, as they maneuver to end the war that has waged between their clans for centuries. The conflict between the two dragon clans is the backdrop for an "enemies-to-lovers" story between Princess Clove and Prince Kyro. The comic also delves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Je-ho
A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current countries with agriculture-based economies, a higher value was, and still is, assigned to sons rather than daughters, giving males higher social status, because males were physically stronger, and could perform farming tasks more effectively. In China, a one-child policy was in effect until 2015 in order to address rapid population growth. Official birth records showed a rise in the level of male births since the policy was brought into law. This was attributed to a number of factors, including the illegal practice of sex-selective abortion and widespread under-reporting of female births. In patrilineal societies, sons will customarily inherit an estate before daughters. In some cultures, the eldest son has special privileges. For examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mage & Demon Queen
''Mage & Demon Queen'' is a fantasy-comedy webtoon created by Filipinos, Filipino artist Kuru (Color_LES). The series follows an adventurer mage, Malori, as she attempts to seduce the Demon Queen Velverosa of her Role-playing game, RPG fantasy world. It began publishing weekly on WEBTOON in August 2018. The eleventh-most popular comic on the WEBTOON platform; as of January 2020 it had 86 million views, and as of December 2020 WEBTOON reported that it had 2.1 million subscribers. In November 2019, WEBTOON released an official Spanish language, Spanish and French language version of the series. The webcomic updates weekly on Webtoon, and readers with the "Webtoon Fast Pass" can access pages earlier. By June 2021, 154 episodes had been published across three separate "seasons". In September 2019, characters from ''Mage & Demon Queen'' made an appearance in the ninth episode of WEBTOON promotional animated web series ''Let's Play'', made to promote the Webtoon of the same name and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Beauty (webtoon)
''True Beauty'' (Korean: 여신강림; Hanja: 女神降臨; RR: ''Yeosin-gangnim''; ''The Advent of a Goddess''), also known as ''The Secret of Angel'' and other names, is a South Korean manhwa written and illustrated by Yaongyi. First published in Naver Webtoon since April 2, 2018, it centers on a young woman who mastered the art of makeup in her teenage years in order to transform herself into a gorgeous "goddess" after being bullied and discriminated because of being perceived as ugly. As of January 2022, the official English version of ''True Beauty'' has accumulated 6.6 million subscribers and 825.9 million views. The comic updates every Wednesday. ''True Beauty'' was the third most viewed series on WEBTOON in 2019 and a print version was released starting October 29, 2020 by Young Com. It was also adapted into a television series of the same name which premiered on tvN on December 9, 2020. Plot In her teenage years, Jugyeong Lim has been treated unfairly by her fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio LICO
A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, radio or television production broadcasting or the making of music. The term is also used for the workroom of dancers, often specified to dance studio. The word ''studio'' is derived from the , from , from ''studere'', meaning to study or zeal. The French term for studio, ''atelier'', in addition to designating an artist's studio is used to characterize the studio of a fashion designer. ''Studio'' is also a metonym for the group of people who work within a particular studio. :uz:Studiya Art studio The studio of any artist, especially from the 15th to the 19th centuries, characterized all the assistants, thus the designation of paintings as "from the workshop of..." or "studio of..." An art studio is sometimes called an at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solo Leveling
''Solo Leveling'', also alternatively translated as ''Only I Level Up'' (), is a South Korean Web novels in South Korea, web novel written by Chugong. It was serialized in Kakao's digital comic and fiction platform KakaoPage beginning on July 25, 2016, and was later published in full by D&C Media under their Papyrus imprint (trade name), label on November 4, 2016. A webtoon adaptation of ''Solo Leveling'' was first serialized in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018; it was illustrated by Jang Sung-Rak (aka Dubu), the CEO of Redice Studio, who died on July 23, 2022, after suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage. The webtoon's first season concluded on March 19, 2020, and its second season began on August 1, 2020, concluding in December 2021 with its 179th chapter. Its individual chapters have been collected and published by D&C Media into five volumes as of September 20, 2022. The novel has been licensed in English by Yen Press. A role-playing video game is in development at Netmarble. An an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Smythe
''Lore Olympus'' is a romance webcomic created by New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe. The comic is a modern retelling of the relationship between the Greek goddess and god Persephone and Hades. It began publishing weekly on the platform Webtoon in March 2018. ''Lore Olympus'' is currently the most popular comic on Webtoon; as of November 2022, it has 1.2 billion views and 6.1 million subscribers. The comic has won a Harvey Award, an Eisner Award, and received nominations for a Ringo Award. It was announced in 2019 that a television adaptation was under development. Plot and themes ''Lore Olympus'' is an adaptation of the classic Greek myth '' The Abduction of Persephone'' in a mostly modern setting. The webcomic includes modern technology such as smartphones, sports cars, and tabloids. However, scenes in the realm of the mortals take place in the time of the original myths. The comic deals with strong themes of rape, harassment, abuse, and trauma. The story begins with Hades a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lore Olympus
''Lore Olympus'' is a Romance comics, romance webcomic created by New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe. The comic is a modern retelling of the relationship between the Greek goddess and god Persephone and Hades. It began publishing weekly on the platform Webtoon (platform), Webtoon in March 2018. ''Lore Olympus'' is currently the most popular comic on Webtoon; as of November 2022, it has 1.2 billion views and 6.1 million subscribers. The comic has won a Harvey Award, an Eisner Award, and received nominations for a Ringo Award. It was announced in 2019 that a television adaptation was under Television show#Development, development. Plot and themes ''Lore Olympus'' is an adaptation of the classic Greek myth ''Rape of Persephone, The Abduction of Persephone'' in a mostly modern setting. The webcomic includes modern technology such as smartphones, sports cars, and tabloids. However, scenes in the realm of the mortals take place in the time of the original myths. The comic deals with str ... [...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] |
