2008 in webcomics

Notable events of 2008 in webcomics.

Events

• The website of Plan Nine Publishing went down.

Awards

• Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Phil and Kaja Foglio's Girl Genius.
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Chris Onstad's Achewood.
• Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Rich Burlew's The Order of the Stick.
• Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Joss Whedon and Fábio Moon's Sugarshock!.
• Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Nicholas Gurewitch' The Perry Bible Fellowship.
• Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza (Least I Could Do and Looking for Group).
• The Weblog Awards, "Best Comic Strip" won by Randall Munroe's xkcd.

Webcomics started

• January 1 — Hitlercito by Tormentas and Alejandro Cavallazzi
• January 22 — Yehuda Moon and the Kickstand Cyclery by Rick Smith
• February — Welcome to Convenience Store by Ji kangmin
• February 15 — FreakAngels by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield
• February 27 — ' by Rob Chestney and Alex Sanchez
• February — Garfield Minus Garfield by Dan Walsh
• March 1 — The Black Cherry Bombshells by Tony Trov and Johnny Zito
• March 10 — Problem Sleuth by Andrew Hussie
• April 1 — Truth Serum by Jon Adams
• April 23 — Super Effective by Scott Ramsoomair
• May 16 — Ménage à 3 by Gisele Lagace and Dave Lumsdon
• June 13 — Brawl in the Family by Matthew Taranto
• July 26 — Oglaf by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne
• July — Order of Tales by Evan Dahm
• July — XDragoon by Felipe Marcantonio
• September 4 — Gunshow by KC Green
• September 21 — Johnny Wander by Ananth Panagariya and Yuko Ota
• October 19 — Sandra and Woo by Oliver Knörzer and Puri Andini
• December 27 — The Meek by Der-Shing Helmer

• Ozy and Millie by D. C. Simpson, 1998 – 2008
• Casey and Andy by Andy Weir, 2001 – 2008
• The original Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir, 2006 – 2008
• minus by Ryan Armand, 2006 – 2008
• Rice Boy by Evan Dahm, 2006 – 2008
• ' by Josh Neufeld, 2007 – 2008

Notable publications

• June 2 — Loss by Tim Buckley

References