| Years in webcomics: | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
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| Years: | 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 |
Notable events of 2005 in webcomics.
Events
- Clickburg, the first webcomic exhibition, was held in the Netherlands.
- The Eisner Awards, the most prestigious comics ceremony, introduced a "Best Digital Comic" category. [2] [3]
- Joey Manley launches Webcomics Nation, a hosting and automation service for webcomics. [4]
- Naver Corporation launched WEBTOON in South Korea, as Line Webtoon. [5]
- The first edition of blog BD festival Festiblog was held in Paris. [6]
- Uclick launches online comic distribution portal GoComics.
- The business model of Modern Tales changed drastically, incorporating an online advertising strategy, effectively making all archives freely available. [7]
Awards
- Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by John Allison's Scary Go Round. [8]
- Clickburg Webcomic Awards, won by Han Hoogerbrugge, Jean-Marc van Tol, and Geza Dirks. [9]
- Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Nicholas Gurewitch's The Perry Bible Fellowship. [10]
- Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Brian Fies' Mom's Cancer. [3]
- Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Scott Kurtz's PvP. [11]
Webcomics started
- January 1 — Le blog de Frantico by Frantico
- January 12 — Courting Disaster by Brad Guigar
- January 17 — Shortpacked! by David Willis
- January 24 — Aoi House by Adam Arnold and Shiei
- January 26 — Cyanide & Happiness by Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Matt Melvin, and Dave McElfatrick
- February 2–July 28 — Salamander Dream by Hope Larson
- February 6–April 15 — Magical Adventures in Space by Jeffrey Rowland
- February 21 — Boots and Pup by John Yuskaitis
- March — Inherit the Earth by Allison Hershey
- April 4 — Gunnerkrigg Court by Tom Siddell
- April 18 — Girl Genius by Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio
- April 26 — Whispered Apologies 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
- May 23 — Ugly Hill by Paul Southworth
- May 30 — Evil Inc. by Brad Guigar
- June 1 — Happy Hour by Jim Kohl and Phil Kriser
- June 5 — Templar, Arizona by Spike Trotman
- June 8 — Dresden Codak by Aaron Diaz
- June 26 — Goblins by Tarol Hunt
- June — Timing by Kang Full
- July 4 — Wally and Osborne by Tyler Martin
- July 10 — Multiplex by Gordon McAlpin
- August — Crying Macho Man by Jose Cabrera
- September 29 — xkcd by Randall Munroe
- November 17 — Dueling Analogs by Steve Napierski
- November 30 — Raruto by Jesús García Ferrer (JesuLink)
- December 9 — Sam & Max by Steve Purcell
- ¡Eh, tío! by Sergio S. Morán
- Finder by Carla Speed McNeil
- Jesus and Mo by Mohammed Jones
Webcomics ended
- Argon Zark! by Charley Parker, 1995 – 2005
- Roomies! by David Willis, 1997 – 2005
- Greystone Inn by Brad Guigar, 2000 – 2005
- Buttercup Festival by Elliot G. Garbauskas, 2002 – 2005
- Queen of Wands by Aeire, 2002 – 2005
References
- ^ Chivers, Tom (2009-11-06). "The 10 best webcomics, from Achewood to XKCD". The Telegraph.
- ^ Davis, Lauren (2012-04-17). "It's Time for the Eisner Awards to Expand Their Digital Categories". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24.
- ^ a b Blake, Corey (2013-08-28). "25 Years of the Eisner Awards". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ Manley, Joey (2005-07-29). "Webcomics Nation is Open for Business". Talkaboutcomics.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15.
- ^ Acuna, Kristen (2016-02-12). "Millions in Korea are obsessed with these revolutionary comics -- now they're going global". Business Insider.
- ^ Mimran, Olivier (2015-08-10). "Le Festiblog est mort, vive We Do BD !". 20minutes.fr.
- ^ Manley, Joey (2005-12-31). "Burns Takes Over — Modern Tales Will be (Mostly) Free!". Talkaboutcomics. Archived from the original on 2006-06-20.
- ^ "2005 Winners and Nominees". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04.
- ^ "Drie Webcomics Bekroond". Myx. 2005-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.
- ^ "2005 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPX. 2005-10-01.
- ^ "2005". The Eagle Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.
