Notable events of 2013 in

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 co ...

Events

Randall Munroe Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984) is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic ''xkcd''. Munroe has worked full-time on the comic since late 2006. In addition to publishing a book of th ...

creates the

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier ...

-winning 3,099 panel ''

xkcd ''xkcd'', sometimes styled ''XKCD'', is a webcomic created in 2005 by American author Randall Munroe. The comic's tagline describes it as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language". Munroe states on the comic's website that the name ...

'' strip "

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and event (philosophy), events that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various me ...

". *The Modern Tales family of websites closes in April. * Joey Manley, founder of webcomic syndicates such as Modern Tales and

Webcomics Nation Webcomics Nation was a webcomic hosting and automation service launched on July 29, 2005 by Joey Manley. Unlike Manley's previous webcomic sites, Webcomics Nation was based on user-generated content and relied on online advertisement revenue, whic ...

, dies at age 48.

Awards

Eisner Awards The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

"Best digital comic" won by Paul Tobin and

Colleen Coover Colleen Coover (born July 14, 1969) is a comic book artist and author based in Portland, Oregon and is known for creating the lesbian-themed erotic comic book ''Small Favors'' from Eros Comix, illustrator of the comic book limited series ''Banan ...

's ''Bandette''. *

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that we ...

, "Best Online Comics Work" won by

Mike Norton Mike Norton is an American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on '' Battlepug''. Early life Mike Norton first discovered comics as a child when his father gave him a copy of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #163, before he was old enoug ...

's '' Battlepug''. *

Ignatz Awards The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping a ...

, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by

Jillian Tamaki Jillian Tamaki (born April 17, 1980) is a Canadian American illustrator and comic artist known for her work in ''The New York Times'' and ''The New Yorker'' in addition to the graphic novels ''Boundless'', as well as '' Skim'' and '' This One Sum ...

's ''SuperMutant Magic Academy''. *

Joe Shuster Awards The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians. The awards, ...

, "Outstanding Webcomics Creator" won by Michael DeForge (''Ant Comic''). *

Reuben Awards The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

, "On-Line Comics"; Short Form won by Graham Harrop's ''Ten Cats'', Long Form won by Vince Dorse's ''Untold Tales of Bigfoot''. * Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by

ND 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 ser ...

's ''

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 opera ...

''. *

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 lu ...

, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Alina Pete's ''Weregeek''. * Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature won by

Ursula Vernon Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work in various mediums, including the Hugo Award for her graphic novel '' Digger'', the Nebula Award for her short st ...

's '' Digger''.

Webcomics started

* January 26 — ''

A Simple Thinking About Blood Type ''A Simple Thinking About Blood Type'' () is a South Korean 4-panel webtoon by art teacher Park Dong-sun (박동선) under the art name "Real Crazy Man". The webtoon is themed around blood type personality classification and is serialized on ...

'' by Real Crazy Man * January 28 — '' Table Titans'' by Scott Kurtz * March – ''

The Private Eye ''The Private Eye'' was a science fiction mystery digital comic written by Brian K. Vaughan, drawn by Marcos Martín and colored by Muntsa Vicente. The first issue was published by Panel Syndicate in March 2013. In 2015, the series won an Ei ...

'' by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martín * April – '' Kill Six Billion Demons'' by "Abbadon" (Tom Parkinson-Morgan) * May – ''Up and Out'' by Julia Kaye * May 8 — '' Tales of the Unusual'' by

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 thriller anthology webtoon ''Tales of the Unusual'', which has become popular and received m ...

* May 18 – ''DICE'' by Yoon Hyeon-seok * June – '' Henchgirl'' by Kristen Gudsnuk * June 30 — '' Qahera'' by Deena Mohamed * July – ''Fowl Language'' by Brian Gordon * August 8 — '' Check, Please!'' by Ngozi Ukazu * August — '' ēlDLIVE'' by Akira Amano * September 4 – ''Love Revolution'' by 232 * September 5 — '' The Gamer'' by Sung Sang-Young and Sang-Ah * October 8 – ''The Last Halloween'' by Abby Howard * October 12 — ''

ReLIFE is a Japanese manga series in webtoon format written and illustrated by Yayoiso. The individual chapters were released by NHN Japan on the Comico website from October 12, 2013, to March 16, 2018, for a total of 15 compiled ''tankōbon'' v ...

'' by Sō Yayoi * October 31 – '' Blindsprings'' by Kadi Fedoruk * November 1 — ''

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 ...

'' by

Minna Sundberg Minna Sundberg (born January 9, 1990) is a Swedish-speaking Finns, Swedish-speaking Finns, Finnish illustrator and cartoonist born in Sweden. She is known for the webcomics ''A Redtail's Dream'' (aRTD), and ''Stand Still, Stay Silent'' (SS, SS). B ...

* November 3 — ''New Normal: Class 8'' by Youngpaka * November 21 – ''Let's Speak English'' by Mary Cagle * November — '' Trans Girl Next Door'' by Kylie Summer Wu * December 11 — ''

Million Doll is a Japanese web manga written and illustrated by Ai. It began serialization on Comic Smart's free manga website ''Ganma'' in December 2013 and has since been collected into two ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by ...

'' by Ai * December — ''The Out-of-Placers'' by Valsalia * '' Sarah's Scribbles'' by

Sarah Andersen Sarah Andersen is an American cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic '' Sarah's Scribbles''. Biography Andersen graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2014. While attending MICA, she started drawing t ...

* '' Year Hare Affair'' by Lin Chao

Webcomics ended

* '' FreakAngels'' by

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

and Paul Duffield, 2008 – 2013 * '' Fashion King'' by Kian84, 2011 – 2013 * ''

Orange Marmalade ''Orange Marmalade'' () is a South Korean manhwa series written and illustrated by Seok-woo. It was adapted into a Korean drama, TV series Orange Marmalade (TV series), of the same name in 2015. Plot Vampires were once hunted to extinction, b ...

'' by Seok Woo, 2011 – 2013 * ''A Redtail's Dream'' by

, 2011 – 2013 *'' Misaeng'' by

Yoon Tae-ho Yoon may refer to: * Yoon (Korean name), the ninth most common Korean family name *Yoon, stage name of Shim Ja-yoon, member of K-Pop group STAYC * Yōon, a feature of the Japanese language * Prabda Yoon (born 1973), a Thai novelist See also *Yun ( ...

, 2012 – 2013 *''About Death'' by Sini and Hyuno, 2012 – 2013

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