Events
- 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
- Princess Maison by Aoi Ikebe [12]
- Congqian Youzuo Lingjianshan by Guowang Bixia and Zhuhua and Junxiaomo.
- 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