2012 in webcomics

Notable events of 2012 in webcomics.

Events

• Chang Kim launches Tapastic in October 2012.
• Andrew Hussie's Hiveswap becomes the most successful webcomic-related Kickstarter project of all time, raising over US$2,000,000.

Awards

• Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's FreakAngels.
• Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.
• Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant.
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Jillian Tamaki's SuperMutant Magic Academy.
• Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Web Comics Creator" won by Emily Carroll.
• Reuben Awards, "On-Line Comic Strips" won by Jonathan Rosenberg's Scenes from a Multiverse.
• Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Tarol Hunt's Goblins.
• Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Ursula Vernon's Digger.

Webcomics started

• January 2 — Polar by Victor Santos
• January 25 — As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
• January 25 — O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti
• March 14 — The Young Protectors by Alex Woolfson
• April 18 — Mob Psycho 100 by One
• May 21 — Snarlbear by Natalie Riess
• June 17 — Junior Scientist Power Hour by Abby Howard
• June — Nimona by ND Stevenson
• July – August — The Cliff by Oh Seong-dae
• August 8 — Thunderpaw: In the Ashes of Fire Mountain by Jen Lee
• Ability by Son Jae-ho and Lee Gwang-su
• Ava's Demon by Michelle Czajkowski
• It's Geek 2 Me by Francis Cleetus
• MediaEntity by Emilie Tarascou and Simon Kansara
• Misaeng by Yoon Tae-ho
• Strong Female Protagonist by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Lee Knox Ostertag
• Soul Cartel by Kim Eun-hyo and Kim Yeong-ji
• Yarichin Bitch Club by Ogeretsu Tanaka

Webcomics ended

• Theater Hopper by Tom Brazelton, 2002 – 2012
• Rob and Elliot by Clay and Hampton Yount, 2004 – 2012
• Sin Titulo by Cameron Stewart, 2007 – 2012
• Along with the Gods by Joo Ho-min, 2010 – 2012
• Bucko by Jeff Parker and Erika Moen, 2011 – 2012
• Artifice by Alex Woolfson, 2011 – 2012

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