2019 in webcomics

Notable events of 2019 in webcomics .

Events

Awards

• Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Kari Maaren's It Never Rains ^[1]
• Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Lauren Weinstein's Being an Artist and a Mother ^[2]
• Eisner Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by Sophie Yanow's The Contradictions ^[3]
• Harvey Awards, "Digital Book of the Year" won by Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please! ^[4]
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Hannah Blumenreich's Full Court Crush ^[5]
• Next Manga Award, "Web Manga" won by Tatsuya Endo's Spy × Family ^[6]
• Reuben Awards, "Online Comics": Short Form won by Dorothy Gambrell's Cat and Girl, Long Form won by Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh's Barbarous ^[7]
• Ringo Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by The Nib ^[8]

Webcomics started

• January 10 — Printernia Nippon by Maigo ^[9]
• January 17–April 11 — Save Me by Big Hit Entertainment & Studio LICO
• February 15 — Kuchibeta Shokudō by Bonkara
• February 24 — Cursed Princess Club by LambCat
• March 25 — Spy × Family by Tatsuya Endo
• April 3 — Takahashi from the Bike Shop by Arare Matsumushi ^[10]
• April 9–September 17 —STARCROSS by Dean Haspiel
• April 11 — Pixie Trix Comix by Gisele Lagace, Dave Lumsdon, and T Campbell
• July 18 — The Girl Downstairs by Min Song-a
• August 13 — Crossdressing Pandemic by Mikuzu Shinagawa ^{[11] [12]}
• August 17 — A Smart and Courageous Child by Miki Yamamoto ^[13]
• September 17 — 15 Minutes Before We Really Date by Perico
• September 27 — Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love! by Mamakari
• October 24 — See You Tomorrow at the Food Court by Shinichirō Nariie ^[14]
• October 26 — Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again by Kagiri Araido
• October 30 — Wataridori to Katatsumuri by Makoto Takatsu
• October 31 — Fangs by Sarah Andersen
• November 15 — Viral Hit by Park Tae-Jun and Kim Jung-Hyun
• December 7 — Senpai wa Otokonoko by Pom ^[15]
• December 15 — The Boxer by Jung Ji-Hoon
• December 22 — Cultural Exchange with Game Center Girl by Hirokazu Yasuhara ^[16]
• December 26 — I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend into a Girl by Azusa Banjo ^{[17] [18]}

Webcomics ended

• Noblesse by Son Je-ho and Lee Kwang-su, 2007 – 2019
• Ménage à 3 by Gisele Lagace & Dave Lumsdon, 2008 – 2019
• Denma by Yang Yeong-soon, 2010 – 2019
• Dents by Beth Behrs, Matt Doyle & Sid Kotian, 2016 – 2019
• Cheshire Crossing (2nd version) by Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen, 2017 – 2019

References

1. "sfadb: Aurora Awards 2019". www.sfadb.com.
2. "Announcing the Winners of the Seventh Cartoonist Studio Prize". Slate . April 16, 2019.
3. McMillan, Graeme McMillan (July 20, 2019). "Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter .
4. "2019 Winners". The Harvey Awards.
5. Chiu-Tabet, Christopher (September 15, 2019). "2019 Ignatz Awards Winners Announced". Multiversity Comics.
6. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network . Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
7. "CONGRATULATIONS TO 2018 DIVISIONAL AWARD-WINNERS". National Cartoonists Society. May 21, 2019.
8. "Ringo Awards | The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards". Ringo Awards.
9. 生体プリンターから出てきた謎生物との暮らし「プリンタニア・ニッポン」新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 11, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
10. アラサーOLと年下のヤンキー、不器用な2人の恋物語「自転車屋さんの高橋くん」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 4, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
11. "国民的女装ブーム、到来！女装男子だらけの男子校を描く「女装パンデミック」". Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 2019-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
12. "女装パンデミック = Crossdressing Pandemic 1". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
13. 山本美希が生まれてくる子を思う夫婦描いた新連載「かしこくて勇気ある子ども」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 17, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
14. Shinichirō Nariie [@_71416] (October 24, 2019). フードコートで女子高生が喋るだけ(1/3) (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 27, 2024– via Twitter.
15. "漫画「先輩はおとこのこ」ってどんな作品？「アニメ化してほしいマンガランキング」第3位に輝いた"男の娘"が主人公のラブコメをご紹介". Nijimen (in Japanese). 2021-04-07. Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
16. ゲーセンで少女と異文化交流する話. Pixiv (in Japanese). December 22, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
17. "万丈梓「恋する（おとめ）の作り方」1巻発売、記念PVに小野友樹＆桑原由気". Mynavi News (in Japanese). 2020-09-11. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
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