Notable events of 2005 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

* Clickburg, the first webcomic exhibition, was held in the Netherlands. *The

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 ...

, the most prestigious comics ceremony, introduced a "Best Digital Comic" category. *

Joey Manley Joey Manley (July 1965 – November 7, 2013) was an American LGBT fiction author, web designer, and webcomics publisher. Manley wrote the successful LGBT novel ''The Death of Donna-May Dean'' in 1992. He moved to San Francisco in 2000 in order t ...

launches

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, wh ...

, a hosting and automation service for webcomics. *

Naver Corporation The Naver Corporation is a South Korean internet conglomerate headquartered in Seongnam that operates the search engine Naver. Naver established itself as an early pioneer in the use of user-generated content through the creation of the online ...

launched

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 ...

in South Korea, as

Line Webtoon Webtoon (stylized in all caps) is a South Korean webtoon platform launched in 2004 by Naver Corporation. As the name suggests, it is a platform for posting webtoons, compact digital comics in South Korea. The platform first launched in Korea as ...

. *The first edition of blog BD festival Festiblog was held in Paris. *

Uclick Uclick LLC was an American corporation (a division of Andrews McMeel Universal) selling "digital entertainment content" for the desktop, the web and mobile phones. Uclick operated several consumer websites, including the comic strip and editoria ...

launches online comic distribution portal

GoComics GoComics is a website launched in 2005 by the digital entertainment provider Uclick. It was originally created as a distribution portal for comic strips on mobile phones, but in 2006, the site was redesigned and expanded to include online strips ...

. *The business model of

Modern Tales Modern Tales was a webcomics subscription service active from 2002 to 2012. Joey Manley was the website's publisher and original editor. The site featured a roster of approximately 30 professional webcomic artists. Shaenon Garrity, one of the s ...

changed drastically, incorporating an

online advertising Online advertising, also known as online marketing, Internet advertising, digital advertising or web advertising, is a form of marketing and advertising which uses the Internet to promote products and services to audiences and platform users. ...

strategy, effectively making all archives freely available.

Awards

* Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by John Allison's ''

Scary Go Round ''Scary Go Round'' is a webcomic by John Allison. Running from 2002 to 2009, it is set in the fictional North Yorkshire town of Tackleford and follows university students battling fantasy and science fiction threats to the town. The comic was ...

''. * Clickburg Webcomic Awards, won by Han Hoogerbrugge,

Jean-Marc van Tol Jean-Marc van Tol (born 6 July 1967, Rotterdam) is a cartoonist. He is the winner of the 2004 Stripschapprijs for '' Fokke & Sukke'', with John Reid and Bastiaan Geleijnse Bastiaan Geleijnse (born 8 March 1967, Utrecht) is a Dutch cartoonist a ...

, and Geza Dirks. *

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 Nicholas Gurewitch's ''

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 ...

''. *

, "Best Digital Comic" won by Brian Fies' ''

Mom's Cancer ''Mom's Cancer'' is an autobiographical webcomic by Brian Fies which describes his mother's fight against metastatic lung cancer, as well as his family's reactions to it. ''Mom's Cancer'' was the first webcomic to win an Eisner Award, winning in ...

''. *

Eagle Awards The Eagle Awards were a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They were awarded by UK fans voting for work produced during the previous year. Named after the UK's ''Eagle'' comic, they were launched in 1977 for comics released in ...

, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by

Scott Kurtz Scott R. Kurtz (born March 15, 1971) is an American webcomic artist. Known for creating the daily online comic-strip ''PvP'', Kurtz is among the first professional webcomic creators. Career Kurtz was born to a Catholic household in Watsonville, ...

's '' PvP''.

Webcomics started

* January 1 — '' Le blog de Frantico'' by Frantico * January 12 — '' Courting Disaster'' by

Brad Guigar Brad Guigar (born April 9, 1969) is an American cartoonist who is best known for his daily webcomic ''Greystone Inn'' and its sequel ''Evil Inc.'' Early life Brad Guigar was the eldest of five children and grew up in Bad Axe, Michigan. He atte ...

* January 17 — '' Shortpacked!'' by David Willis * January 24 — ''

Aoi House ''Aoi House'' is a harem original English-language (OEL) manga series written by Adam Arnold, with art by Shiei, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. The story follows the misadventures of two down-on-their-luck college guys named Alexis ...

'' by

Adam Arnold Adam Arnold (born April 5, 1981) is an American comic book creator. His works include the OEL manga/webcomic ''Aoi House'' and the supernatural comedy series spinoffs ''Vampire Cheerleaders'' and '' Paranormal Mystery Squad''. Career Arnold sta ...

and Shiei * January 26 — '' Cyanide & Happiness'' by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Matt Melvin, and Dave McElfatrick * February 2–July 28 — ''

Salamander Dream ''Salamander Dream'' () is an original graphic novel by Hope Larson, her first, released by AdHouse Books in 2005. The story about a young girl and a magical salamander was inspired by Larson's youth playing in nature, and it was originally releas ...

'' by

Hope Larson Hope Raue Larson (born 1982) is an American illustrator and cartoonist. Her main field is comic books. Biography Larson grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and attended Carolina Day School.Anne Fitten Glenn"Graphic Insight" ''Mountain Xpress'' ...

* February 6–April 15 — '' Magical Adventures in Space'' by

Jeffrey Rowland Jeffrey J. Rowland (born May 22, 1974) is the author and artist responsible for ''Wigu'' and '' Overcompensating'', two popular webcomics. Originally from Locust Grove, Oklahoma, Rowland now lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he continu ...

* February 21 — '' Boots and Pup'' by John Yuskaitis * March — '' Inherit the Earth'' by Allison Hershey * April 4 — ''

Gunnerkrigg Court ''Gunnerkrigg Court'' is a Science fantasy, science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and eight volumes of the still continuing comic have been published in print format b ...

'' by Tom Siddell * April 18 — ''

Girl Genius ''Girl Genius'' is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic won the Hugo Award for Best Graph ...

'' by

Phil Foglio Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art. Early life and career Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his family to ...

and

Kaja Foglio Kaja Foglio (born January 12, 1970) is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for ''Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones'', a series which went ...

* April 26 — ''

Whispered Apologies Ryan North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer and computer programmer. He is the creator and author of ''Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl''. ...

'' by various authors * May 1 — '' Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman'' by Christopher C. Livingston * May 1 — '' TIN The Incompetent Ninja'' by David Stanworth * May 23 — '' Starslip Crisis'' by

Kristofer Straub Kristofer is a masculine first name. It is a variant of the name Christopher. People Kristofer Notable people with the name Kristofer include: *Kristofer Åström, Swedish singer-songwriter * Kristofer Berglund (born 1988), Swedish professi ...

* May 23 — '' Ugly Hill'' by Paul Southworth * May 30 — ''

Evil Inc. Brad Guigar (born April 9, 1969) is an American cartoonist who is best known for his daily webcomic ''Greystone Inn'' and its sequel ''Evil Inc.'' Early life Brad Guigar was the eldest of five children and grew up in Bad Axe, Michigan. He att ...

'' by

* June 1 — '' Happy Hour'' by Jim Kohl and Phil Kriser * June 5 — '' Templar, Arizona'' by

Spike Trotman Charlie Spike Trotman, also known as C. Spike Trotman, (born November 18, 1978) is an American cartoonist and publisher known for creating the long-running web comic '' Templar, Arizona'', and for publishing the ''Smut Peddler'' anthologies of w ...

* June 8 — ''

Dresden Codak ''Dresden Codak'' is a webcomic written and illustrated by A. Senna Diaz (formerly Arryn Diaz). Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science an ...

'' by Aaron Diaz * June 26 — ''

Goblins A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on t ...

'' by Tarol Hunt * June — '' Timing'' by

Kang Full Kang Full (or Kang Pool, ) is the pen name of Kang Do-young (born December 7, 1974), a South Korean webtoon artist. Though he had no formal training in art or writing, Kang launched a website in 2002 to display his comics. Kang's webtoons quick ...

* July 4 — '' Wally and Osborne'' by Tyler Martin * July 10 — ''

Multiplex Multiplex may refer to: * Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make * Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain * Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company * Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measu ...

'' by Gordon McAlpin * August — '' Crying Macho Man'' by Jose Cabrera * September 29 — ''

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 ...

'' by

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 ...

* November 17 — ''

Dueling Analogs ''Dueling Analogs'' (a pun on the Dual Analog Controller) is a webcomic by Steve Napierski (also the creator o''The Outer Circle''. The website was launched on November 17, 2005, and new comics were posted every Monday and Thursday. ''Dueling Ana ...

'' by Steve Napierski * November 30 — '' Raruto'' by Jesús García Ferrer (JesuLink) * December 5 — '' Winger'' by Carson Fire * December 9 — ''

Sam & Max ''Sam & Max'' is an American media franchise about Sam and Max, a pair of anthropomorphic vigilante private investigators. The characters, who occupy a universe that parodies American popular culture, were created by Steve Purcell in his yout ...

'' by Steve Purcell * ''¡Eh, tío!'' by Sergio S. Morán * '' Finder'' by Carla Speed McNeil * '' Jesus and Mo'' by Mohammed Jones

Webcomics ended

* ''

Argon Zark! ''Argon Zark!'' is a webcomic, created by cartoonist and web site designer Charley Parker. The strip, drawn using a graphics tablet and computer graphics software, first appeared in June 1995. A collection, billed as a "Dead Tree Souvenir Edition ...

'' by Charley Parker, 1995 – 2005 * '' Roomies!'' by David Willis, 1997 – 2005 * ''

Greystone Inn Brad Guigar (born April 9, 1969) is an American cartoonist who is best known for his daily webcomic ''Greystone Inn'' and its sequel ''Evil Inc.'' Early life Brad Guigar was the eldest of five children and grew up in Bad Axe, Michigan. He att ...

'' by

, 2000 – 2005 * '' Buttercup Festival'' by Elliot G. Garbauskas, 2002 – 2005 * '' Queen of Wands'' by Aeire, 2002 – 2005

References

{{Webcomics Webcomics by year