2003 in webcomics

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Notable events of 2003 in webcomics .

Events

Jackie Lesnick's Girly ran from 2003 to 2010.

• Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade founded Child's Play. ^{[1] [2]}

Awards

• Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Justine Shaw's Nowhere Girl . ^[3]
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by James Kochalka's American Elf. ^[4]
• Justine Shaw's Nowhere Girl becomes the first webcomic to be nominated for an Eisner Award. ^[5]

Webcomics started

• January 1 — A Modest Destiny by Sean Howard
• February 1 — Dinosaur Comics by Ryan North
• February 7 — A Softer World by Joey Comeau and Emily Horne
• February 10 — Least I Could Do by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza
• February — Idiot Box by Matt Bors
• March — Digger by Ursula Vernon
• April 6 — Girly by Jackie Lesnick
• April 20 — No Rest for the Wicked by Andrea L. Peterson
• May — Wondermark by David Malki
• June 30 — Badmash by Sandeep Sood, Nimesh Patel, and Sanjay Shah
• June 30 — The Right Number by Scott McCloud
• August 2 — Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques
• August 4 — Loxie & Zoot by Stephen Crowley
• September 25 — The Order of the Stick by Rich Burlew
• September — Smithson by Shaenon K. Garrity et al.
• Anima: Age of the Robots by Johnny Tay
• El Listo by Xavier Àgueda
• Hetalia: Axis Powers by Hidekaz Himaruya
• Inverloch by Sarah Ellerton
• Li'l Mell and Sergio by Shaenon K. Garrity et al.
• Unspeakable Vault (Of Doom) by François Launet

Webcomics ended

• Leisure Town by Tristan A. Farnon, 1997 – 2003
• Makeshift Miracle by Jim Zubkavich, September 10, 2001 – March 4, 2003
• Zombie and Mummy by Olia Lialina and Dragan Espenschied, 2001 – 2003

References

1. Maragos, Nick (2005-11-07). "Will Strip for Games". 1UP . p. 4. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
2. Atchison, Lee (2008-01-28). "The Third Age of Webcomics, Part Three". Sequential Tart.
3. "2003 Winners and Nominees". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04.
4. "2003 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPX. 2003-10-01.
5. Price, Matthew (2003-04-18). "DC leads in nominations; Norman artist in race for award". The Daily Oklahoman.