2019 in webcomics

Notable events of 2019 in webcomics.

Events

Awards

• Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Kari Maaren's It Never Rains
• Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Lauren Weinstein's Being an Artist and a Mother
• Eisner Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by Sophie Yanow's The Contradictions
• Harvey Awards, "Digital Book of the Year" won by Ngozi Ukazu's Check, Please!
• Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Hannah Blumenreich's Full Court Crush
• Next Manga Award, "Web Manga" won by Tatsuya Endo's Spy × Family
• 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
• Ringo Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by The Nib

Webcomics started

• January 10 — Printernia Nippon by Maigo
• 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
• 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
• August 17 — A Smart and Courageous Child by Miki Yamamoto
• 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
• 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
• December 15 — The Boxer by Jung Ji-Hoon
• December 22 — Cultural Exchange with Game Center Girl by Hirokazu Yasuhara
• December 26 — I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend into a Girl by Azusa Banjo

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

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