Notable events of 2015 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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

'' 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 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 Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin's '' The Private Eye''. *

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 were ...

, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin's '' The Private Eye''. *

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 Lilli Carré's ''The Bloody Footprint''. *

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 Webcomic Creator" won by Nicole Chartrand (''Fey Winds''). *

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 ...

, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Danielle Corsetto's '' Girls with Slingshots'', Long Form won 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 ...

's ''

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 ...

''. * Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Winston Rowntree's ''Watching''. *

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 lur ...

, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Kari Maaren's ''It Never Rains''. * Cybil Awards, "Young Adult Graphic Novel" won by Noelle Stevenson'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 oper ...

''. *

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 ...

's Webtoonist Day, "Webtoonist of the Year" won by Oh Seong-dae's ''

Tales of the Unusual is a 2000 Japanese horror anthology film directed by Mamoru Hoshi, Masayuki Ochiai, Hisao Ogura and Masayuki Suzuki. Each story is of a different genre - "One Snowy Night" (horror), "Samurai Cellular" (comedy-drama), "Chess" (thriller) and ...

''.

Webcomics started

* March — ''Super Secret'' by eon * March 5 — ''Space Boy'' by Stephen McCranie * March 6 — ''ShootAround'' by suspu * March 16 — ''Newman'' by John Ulrich * April 1 — ''

Yumi's Cells ''Yumi's Cells'' () is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Lee Sang-yeob and starring Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Jinyoung, Lee Yu-bi, and Park Ji-hyun. Based on the eponymous webtoon, it is a cell-based psychological romance that ...

'' by Lee Dong-geun * April 1 — ''Out-Of-Placers'' by Valsalia * April 3 — '' Never Satisfied'' by Taylor Robin * May — ''Girl's World'' by Morangg * May — '' Fantome-Stein'' by Beka Duke * May 14 — ''How to Love'' by

Alex Norris Alexander James Jordan Norris (born 4 February 1984) is a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Nottingham North, and was first elected at the 2017 general election. Early life and career Norris ...

* May 16 — ''Spirit Fingers'' by Han Kyoung-chal * April 6 — ''Sleepless Domain'' by Mary Cagle * June 1 — ''Oh! Holy'' by Ahyun * June 24 — ''Sword Interval'' by Benjamin Fleuter * August 31 — '' Cyberforce'' by

Marc Silvestri Marc Silvestri (born March 29, 1958) is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He serves as CEO of both Top Cow Productions and Image Comics. Early life Marc Silvestri was born on March 29, 1958 in Palm Beach, Florida.Rosenberg, ...

* October — '' Finnish Nightmares'' by Karoliina Korhonen * December 13 — ''Eggnoid'' by Archie The RedCat * December 26 — '' These Memories Won't Last'' by Stu Campbell * '' Acception'' by Coco “Colourbee” Ouwerkerk * '' Time Prisoners'' by Bai Xiao * ''Urbanlore'' by

Kaveri Gopalakrishnan Kaveri Gopalakrishnan is an Indian independent comics maker, illustrator, and art director based in Sydney, Australia. She is most notable for her interactive illustration ''"On The Roof"'' that was featured in the Women's Day 2018 Google Dood ...

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Aarthi Parthasarathy Aarthi Parthasarathy is an Indian filmmaker and webcomic creator. Having grown up in Mumbai and living in Bengaluru, Parthasarathy is known for creating the webcomic '' Royal Existentials'' and writing for the webcomic ''Urbanlore''. Parthasar ...

Webcomics ended

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319 Dark Street ''319 Dark Street'' is a webcomic written and drawn by David Wade. It began in June 2004 and concluded in 2015. The story follows Amanda "The bitch with a bob" Kayne, a former boxer who must deal with multiple attempts on her life. The webcomic i ...

'' by David Wade, 2004 – 2015 * '' Girls With Slingshots'' by Danielle Corsetto, 2004 – 2015 * '' The Private Eye'' by

Brian K. Vaughan Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series '' Y: The Last Man'', '' Ex Machina'', '' Runaways'', ''Pride of Baghdad'', ''Saga'', and '' Paper Girls''. Vaughan was a ...

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Marcos Martín Marcos Martín may refer to: * Marcos Martín (cartoonist) (born 1972), Spanish comic book artist * Marcos Martín (footballer) (born 1968), Spanish footballer {{hndis, Martin, Marcos ...

, 2013 – 2015

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