2014 in webcomics

Notable events of 2014 in webcomics.

Events

In 2014, Ellipsis Stephens' Goblins went on hiatus as its creator suffered a nervous breakdown. Two months later, Stephens published this image.^[1]

• Naver Corporation globally launched WEBTOON on July 2.^[2]
• Namco Bandai subsidiary ShiftyLook shut down in March.^[3][4]

Awards

• Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Matthew Inman's The Oatmeal.^[5]
• Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.^[6]
• Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Evan Dahm's Vattu.
• Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Jayd Aït-Kaci and Christina Strain (The Fox Sister).^[7]
• Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Ryan Pagelow's Buni, Long Form won by Jeff Smith's Tuki: Save the Humans.^[8]
• Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Emily Carroll's Out of Skin.^[9]
• Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Peter Chiykowski's Rock, Paper, Cynic.^[10]
• Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Randall Munroe's "Time".^[11]

Webcomics started

• January 1 — Eth's Skin by Sfé R. Monster
• January 6 — Harpy Gee by Brianne Drouhard
• January 31 — Demon by Jason Shiga
• February 12 — unTouchable by massstar
• April 13 — Paradox Space by Andrew Hussie and various others
• May — Pepper&Carrot by David Revoy
• June 15 — Sanitary Panels by Rachita Taneja
• August 13 — Tahilalats by Nurfadli Mursyid
• August–December — No Girlfriend Comics by Brandon Sheffield and Dami Lee
• October 19 — Devil's Candy by Clint Bickham and Priscilla Hamby
• November — The Royal Existentials by Aarthi Parthasarathy
• November 20 — Lookism by Taejun Pak
• Congqian Youzuo Lingjianshan by Guowang Bixia and Zhuhua and Junxiaomo.
• Bugcat Capoo by Yara
• Princess Maison by Aoi Ikebe^[12]
• Witchy by Ariel Ries

Webcomics ended

• Pictures for Sad Children by Simone Veil, 2007 – 2014
• Brawl in the Family by Matthew Taranto, 2008 – 2014
• Gunshow by KC Green, 2008 – 2014
• Nimona by ND Stevenson, 2012 – 2014

References

1. Stephens, Ellipsis (2014-05-08). "I Quit". Goblinscomic.org.
2. Lee, Jun-Youb (2015-04-03). "Startup Battles Naver in English Webtoons". The Wall Street Journal.
3. Gera, Emily (2014-03-10). "Namco High studio ShiftyLook is shutting its doors". Polygon.
4. Pereyda, Rob (2014-03-10). "ShiftyLook's Next Step". ShiftyLook. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14.
5. Arrant, Chris (2014-07-26). "2014 Eisner Awards Winners (Full List)". Newsarama. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
6. "2014 Harvey Award Winners Announced". Previews World. Sep 8, 2014.
7. johnston, Rich (2014-09-23). "The Joe Shuster Awards 2014 – Full Audio". Bleeding Cool.
8. "2014 NCS Awards Winners!". National Cartoonists Society. May 26, 2014.
9. "Cartoonist Studio Prize 2014: Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny and Emily Carroll's Out of Skin win". Slate. March 7, 2014.
10. "sfadb: Aurora Awards 2014". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
11. "2014 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
12. "Princess Maison Manga About Apartment-Searching Woman Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. 2016-09-04.