Notable events of 2019 in

webcomics Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be ...

Events

Awards

Aurora Awards The Aurora Awards (french: Prix Aurora-Boréal) are a set of primarily literary awards given annually for the best Canadian science fiction or fantasy professional and fan works and achievements from the previous year."Literary glow of Auroras lure ...

, "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 The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

, "Best Webcomic" won by

Sophie Yanow Sophie Yanow (born 1987) is an artist and graphic novelist from California. Work In 2011 she moved to Montreal, Quebec for an artist residency at La Maison de la Bande Dessinée, where she became a member of the Colosse comics. With Colosse she ...

's ''The Contradictions'' *

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that wer ...

, "Digital Book of the Year" won by Ngozi Ukazu's ''

Check, Please! ''Check, Please!'' is a multi-Emmy Award winning restaurant review program that began on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The show's popularity inspired spin-offs in several other markets. A San Francisco version of the show, ''Check, P ...

'' *

Ignatz Awards The Ignatz Awards recognize outstanding achievements in comics and cartooning by small press creators or creator-owned projects published by larger publishers. They have been awarded each year at the Small Press Expo since 1997, only skipping ...

, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Hannah Blumenreich's ''Full Court Crush'' *

Next Manga Award The is an annual award for manga series presented by Kadokawa Corporation's '' Da Vinci'' magazine and Niconico streaming website. It is divided into two categories: one for print manga, and one for web manga. Overview The award was originally ...

, "Web Manga" won by

Tatsuya Endo is a Japanese manga artist. Endo is best known for creating ''Tista'', ''Gekka Bijin'' and ''Spy × Family'' manga series among other works. The latter work has been serialized in the ''Shōnen Jump+'' magazine since 2019 and has reached a miles ...

's ''

Spy × Family ''Spy × Family'' (stylized as ''SPY×FAMILY'' and pronounced "Spy Family") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The story follows a spy who has to "build a family" to execute a mission, not realizing that t ...

'' *

Reuben Awards The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the ...

, "Online Comics": Short Form won by

Dorothy Gambrell Dorothy Gambrell is a cartoonist who writes and draws the online comic strip ''Cat and Girl'' in addition to the blog ''very small array''. Her work has appeared in the literary journal Backwards City Review and the Anton Chekhov anthology The Oth ...

's ''Cat and Girl'', Long Form won by Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh's '' Barbarous'' *

Ringo Awards The Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Ringo Awards, are prizes given for achievement in comic books. They are named in honor of artist Mike Wieringo and they were founded by the Reisterstown, Maryland-based Ca ...

, "Best Webcomic" won by

The Nib The Nib is an American online daily comics publication focused on political cartoons, graphic journalism, essays and memoir about current affairs. Founded by cartoonist Matt Bors in September 2013, The Nib is an independent member-supported p ...

Webcomics started

* January 17–April 11 — ''

Save Me Save Me may refer to: Film and television * ''Save Me'', a 1994 film starring Lysette Anthony * ''Sauve-moi'' (''Save Me''), a 2000 French film directed by Christian Vincent * ''Save Me'' (film), a 2007 American film directed by Robert Cary * ' ...

'' by

Big Hit Entertainment Big Hit Music (; formerly Big Hit Entertainment) is a South Korean music label established in 2005 by Bang Si-hyuk. It was re-branded and re-structured into an independent label under Hybe Corporation (formerly Big Hit Entertainment Co., Ltd. ...

Studio LICO A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial desi ...

* February 1 — ''Joe vs Elan School'' by Joe Nobody * February 24 — ''

Cursed Princess Club ''Cursed Princess Club'' was a weekly webtoon written and illustrated by LambCat. The strip began publishing on February 24, 2019 on Webtoon and ended on March 4, 2024. The strip was published in seasons, of which there are four, and during thes ...

'' by LambCat * March 22 — ''#Killstagram'' by Ryoung * March 25 — ''

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* April 9–September 17 — ''STARCROSS'' by

Dean Haspiel Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967 in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his '' American Splendor ...

* April 11 — ''Pixie Trix Comix'' by

Gisele Lagace Gisele or Gisèle may refer to: Persons * Gisele (given name) * Gisele, mononym of Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen See also * Giselle (disambiguation) ''Giselle'' is a ballet. Giselle may also refer to: * ''Giselle'' (film), a film based on the ...

, Dave Lumsdon, and T Campbell * August 13 — ''

Crossdressing Pandemic ''Crossdressing Pandemic'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series by Mikuzu Shinagawa. Kill Time Communication serialized it in their web magazine ''Comic Valkyrie'' from August 13, 2019, to July 12, 2021, and collected it across two ' ...

'' by Mikuzu Shinagawa * August 14 — ''Alien Salesmen'' by Finn Suillivan * August 24 — ''Ghost Theater'' by

* August 24 — ''Hellbound'' by Yeon Sangho and Choi Gyuseok * October 25 — ''The Remarried Empress'' by Alphatart, HereLee, and Sumpul * October 31 — ''Fangs'' by

Sarah Andersen Sarah Andersen is an American cartoonist and illustrator, and the author of the webcomic ''Sarah's Scribbles''. Biography Andersen graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2014. While attending MICA, she started drawing th ...

* December 26 — ''

I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend into a Girl ''I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend into a Girl'', known in Japan as ''Koisuru (Otome) no Tsukurikata'', is an ''otokonoko'' romantic comedy manga series by Azusa Banjo, published by Ichijinsha in ''Comic Pool'' and in collected ''tankōbon' ...

'' by Azusa Banjo * December – '' Senpai wa Otokonoko'' by Pom

Webcomics ended

* ''

No Need for Bushido No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

'' by Alex Kolesar & Joseph Kovell, 2002 – 2019 * ''

Noblesse The concept of the Scottish Noblesse, a class of nobles of either peerage or non-peerage rank, was prominently advocated for by Sir Thomas Innes of Learney during his tenure as an officer of arms. Innes of Learney believed that Scottish armige ...

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Son Je-ho A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current co ...

and Lee Kwang-su, 2007 – 2019 * '' Ménage à 3'' by

& Dave Lumsdon, 2008 – 2019 * ''

Denma ''Denma'' () is a South Korean webtoon written and illustrated by Youngsoon Yang (Yang Yeong-soon), colored by Seunghee Hong (Hong Seung-hee). Started on 8 January 2010, this manhwa was released on Naver WEBTOON, where it continues to be pu ...

'' by Yang Yeong-soon, 2010 – 2019 * ''Dents'' by

Beth Behrs Elizabeth Ann Behrs (born December 26, 1985) is an American actress known for her starring role as Caroline Channing in the CBS comedy series ''2 Broke Girls''. The show ran for six seasons and earned Behrs praise and nominations for the Teen ...

, Matt Doyle & Sid Kotian, 2016 – 2019 * ''Days of Hana'' by Seok-woo, 2017 – 2019 * ''Gaus Electronics'' by Gwak Baek-soo, 2011 – 2019 * ''Refund High School'' by Croissant and

, 2018 – 2019 * ''

Cheshire Crossing ''Cheshire Crossing'' is a fantasy webcomic written and originally illustrated by Andy Weir from 2006 to 2008, and later illustrated by Sarah Andersen for Tapas from 2017 to 2019. The latter version was published as a graphic novel by Ten ...

'' (2nd version) by

Andy Weir Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist and former computer programmer. His 2011 novel '' The Martian'' was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for ...

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