2016 in webcomics

This article presents a list of notable events of 2016 in webcomics.

Events

• On April Fools' Day, a large group of webcomic artists published their own version of the same four-panel webcomic, satirizing debates on unoriginality and joke-theft.
• In December, Chris Onstad puts Achewood on hiatus again indefinitely.

Awards

• Eisner Awards, "Best Digital/Webcomic" won by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover's Bandette.
• Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.
• Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Meredith Gran's Octopus Pie.
• Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Dave Kellett's Sheldon, Long Form won by Drew Weing's The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo.
• Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Boulet's I Want to Believe.

Webcomics started

• January — Les Culottées by Pénélope Bagieu
• January 14 — Terror Man by Han Dong-Woo and Ko Jin-Ho
• January 23 — Nano List by Min Song-ah
• March — Siren's Lament by instantmiso
• March 18–December 16 — Helios:Femina by Michelle Phan
• April 5–September 27 — The Red Hook by Dean Haspiel
• April 21 — Overwatch digital comics series by James Waugh
• May 13 — Lady of the Shard by Gigi D.G.
• May 13 — Dents by Beth Behrs, Matt Doyle & Sid Kotian
• May 24 — unOrdinary by uruchan
• June 25 — Brown Paperbag by Sailesh Gopalan
• July 15 — Otokonoko Zuma by Crystal na Yousuke
• July 26 — Webcomic Name by Alex Norris
• October 28 — Hello World! by Alex Norris
• November 15 — Adventures of God by Teo and Corey
• December 1 — Firebrand by Jessica Chobot and Erika Lewis

Webcomics ended

• Homestuck by Andrew Hussie, 2009 – 2016
• Battlepug by Mike Norton, 2011 – 2016
• Girls of the Wild's by Hun and Zhena, 2011 – 2016
• Soul Cartel by Kim Eun-hyo and Kim Yeong-ji, 2012 – 2016
• Henchgirl by Kristen Gudsnuk, 2013 – 2016
• Bastard by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan, 2014 – 2016
• Demon by Jason Shiga, 2014 – 2016
• Cyberforce by Marc Silvestri, 2015 – 2016
• How to Love by Alex Norris, 2015 – 2016

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