2005 in webcomics

Notable events of 2005 in webcomics .

Events

Randall Munroe's stick-figure webcomic xkcd has grown in popularity since its launch in 2005.

• 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

1. Chivers, Tom (2009-11-06). "The 10 best webcomics, from Achewood to XKCD". The Telegraph.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Manley, Joey (2005-07-29). "Webcomics Nation is Open for Business". Talkaboutcomics.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15.
5. Acuna, Kristen (2016-02-12). "Millions in Korea are obsessed with these revolutionary comics -- now they're going global". Business Insider .
6. Mimran, Olivier (2015-08-10). "Le Festiblog est mort, vive We Do BD !". 20minutes.fr .
7. Manley, Joey (2005-12-31). "Burns Takes Over — Modern Tales Will be (Mostly) Free!". Talkaboutcomics. Archived from the original on 2006-06-20.
8. "2005 Winners and Nominees". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04.
9. "Drie Webcomics Bekroond". Myx  [ nl ]. 2005-07-01. Archived from the original on 2007-10-27.
10. "2005 Ignatz Award Recipients". SPX. 2005-10-01.
11. "2005". The Eagle Awards. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.