Notable events of 2008 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

*The website of Plan Nine Publishing went down.

Awards

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

Phil Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...

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 ...

's ''

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 ...

''. *

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 Chris Onstad's '' Achewood''. *

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

Rich Burlew Rich may refer to: Common uses * Rich, an entity possessing wealth * Rich, an intense flavor, color, sound, texture, or feeling ** Rich (wine), a descriptor in wine tasting Places United States * Rich, Mississippi, an unincorporated comm ...

's '' The Order of the Stick''. *

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 Joss Whedon and

Fábio Moon Fábio Moon is a Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on ''Casanova''. He is the twin brother of fellow comic book artist Gabriel Bá. Career Fábio has been writing comics for almost 15 years, and has been published in France, I ...

's '' Sugarshock!''. *

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 Nicholas Gurewitch' ''

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 ...

''. *

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 Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza ('' Least I Could Do'' and ''

Looking for Group ''Looking for Group'' is a fantasy-themed Canadian webcomic written by Ryan Sohmer and drawn by Lar DeSouza. The comic follows the adventures of Cale'Anon (an elven hunter) and Richard (an undead warlock), as well as their companions. Since its ...

''). * The Weblog Awards, "Best Comic Strip" won 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 ...

's ''

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 ...

''.

Webcomics started

* January 1 — '' Hitlercito'' by Tormentas and Alejandro Cavallazzi * January 22 — '' Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery'' by Rick Smith * February — ''

Welcome to Convenience Store ''Welcome to Convenience Store'' () is a South Korean webtoon created by Ji Kang-min. The webtoon began in February 2008 and received an award at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival that same year. A paperback version was relea ...

'' by Ji kangmin * February 15 — ''

FreakAngels ''FreakAngels'' is a post-apocalyptic webcomic created in 2008 by Eagle Award-winning writer Warren Ellis and artist Paul Duffield, and published in book format by Avatar Press. The plot focuses on twelve 23-year-old psychics living in Whitecha ...

'' 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 * February 27 — '' Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace'' by Rob Chestney and Alex Sanchez * February — '' Garfield Minus Garfield'' by Dan Walsh * March 1 — ''

The Black Cherry Bombshells ''The Black Cherry Bombshells'' is a webcomic from DC imprint Zuda Comics, created by Johnny Zito and Tony Trov, illustrated by Sacha Borisich and colors by John Dallaire. It was selected as winner of Zuda's March 2008 competition. In 2014, the ...

'' by

Tony Trov Tony Trov (born Anthony Trovarello 1983) is an American film maker, comic book creator and musician best known for the independent horror comedy '' Alpha Girls''. Early life Tony Trov is a native of Philadelphia PA and graduated from Girard Acad ...

and

Johnny Zito Johnny Zito (born John-Paul Zito 1982) is a writer, film maker and artist best known for horror comedy '' Alpha Girls''. Early life Johnny Zito is a native of Philadelphia and graduated from Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in 2000. Afterwards, h ...

* March 10 — ''

Problem Sleuth ''MS Paint Adventures'', abbreviated ''MSPAdventures'' or ''MSPA'', was a website and collection of webcomics written and illustrated by Andrew Hussie. According to some estimates, ''MS Paint Adventures'' was the largest collection of comics on ...

'' by

Andrew Hussie Andrew Hussie (born August 25, 1979) is an American author and artist. He is best known as the creator of ''Homestuck'', a multimedia webcomic presented in the style of a text-based graphical adventure game, as well as other works in a similar ...

* April 1 — ''

Truth Serum "Truth serum" is a colloquial name for any of a range of psychoactive drugs used in an effort to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. These include ethanol, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, ...

'' by Jon Adams * April 23 — '' Super Effective'' by Scott Ramsoomair * May 16 — '' Ménage à 3'' by Gisele Lagace and Dave Lumsdon * June 13 — '' Brawl in the Family'' by Matthew Taranto * July 26 — ''

Oglaf ''Oglaf'' is a sexually explicit comedy webcomic produced by Australians Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne. Authors and publication ''Oglaf'' is produced by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne,' though this is not stated anywhere on the comic's website; r ...

'' by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne * July — ''Order of Tales'' by Evan Dahm * July — '' XDragoon'' by Felipe Marcantonio * September 4 — '' Gunshow'' by KC Green * September 21 — '' Johnny Wander'' by Ananth Panagariya and Yuko Ota * October 19 — ''

Sandra and Woo ''Sandra and Woo'' (german: link=no, Sandra und Woo) is a comedy webcomic written by a German author, Oliver Knörzer, and drawn by an Indonesian artist, Puri "Powree" Andini. It is published in English and German. The first strip was put online ...

'' by Oliver Knörzer and Puri Andini * December 27 — '' The Meek'' by Der-Shing Helmer

Webcomics ended

* ''

Ozy and Millie ''Ozy and Millie'' is a daily comic strip that ran from 1998 to 2008, created by Dana Simpson (originally published under D.C. Simpson). It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphized animals, centering on Ozy and Millie, two young fo ...

'' by D. C. Simpson, 1998 – 2008 * The original ''

Cheshire Crossing ''Cheshire Crossing'' is a fantasy webcomic written and originally illustrated by Andy Weir from 2006 to 2008, and later illustrated by Sarah Andersen for Tapas (syndicate), Tapas from 2017 to 2019. The latter version was published as a graphic ...

'' by

Andy Weir Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist and former computer programmer. His 2011 novel '' The Martian'' was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award fo ...

, 2006 – 2008 * '' minus'' by Ryan Armand, 2006 – 2008 * ''Rice Boy'' by Evan Dahm, 2006 – 2008 * '' A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge'' by

Josh Neufeld Josh Neufeld (born August 9, 1967) is an alternative cartoonist known for his nonfiction comics on subjects like Hurricane Katrina, international travel, and finance, as well as his collaborations with writers like Harvey Pekar and Brooke Gladsto ...

, 2007 – 2008

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