2003 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
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The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
is an award voted on by web cartoonists themselves. This was the first year that artists were invited to submit "introductions" for the awards, creating an online awards ceremony.
Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards are annual awards in which online cartoonists nominate and select outstanding webcomics. The awards have been held since 2001, were featured in a The New York Times column on webcomics in 2005, and have been mentioned as a tool for librarians.The WCCA represent a...
is an award voted on by web cartoonists themselves. This was the first year that artists were invited to submit "introductions" for the awards, creating an online awards ceremony.
Outstanding Comic
- Nowhere GirlNowhere GirlNowhere Girl is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie in 1982. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them have been completed thus far; plans to complete the comic have been shelved by the author,...
— by Justine Shaw (Winner) - MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - SinfestSinfestSinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip as a webcomic appeared on January 17, 2000, although the very first strip appeared in print on October 16, 1991 in the UCLA newspaper, Daily Bruin, while Ishida attended UCLA. A new strip...
— by Tatsuya Ishida - Something PositiveSomething PositiveSomething Positive or S*P is a webcomic by R. K. Milholland, which debuted on December 19, 2001. The comic is characterized by a cynical tone and off-beat humor, including its portrayals of geeks, gamers, and goths....
— by R. K. MilhollandR. K. MilhollandRandal Keith Milholland, better known as R. K. Milholland, is the author of several webcomics: Something Positive, New Gold Dreams, Midnight Macabre, Classically Positive and Super Stupor.-History:...
Outstanding Newcomer
- Anne Frank Conquers The Moon Nazis — by Bill Mudron (Winner)
- Errant StoryErrant StoryErrant Story is the latest webcomic by writer and artist Michael Poe. Notable for the complexity of its characters, its complicated and often unexpected storylines and continually improving art style, Errant Story has been running for more than 6 years and 37 chapters through the end of . Errant...
— by Michael PoeMichael PoeMichael Poe is a webcomic artist best known for his four webcomics Babylon Jones, Exploitation Now, Errant Story and Does Not Play Well with Others.He majored in art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.-References:...
(Winner) - Elf Only Inn — by Josh Sortelli
- Trilokan — by Suburi Y
- Weirdism — by Liz Groenveld & Norna Ross
WCCA Advancement of Webcomics Award
- Joey ManleyJoey ManleyJoey Manley is best known as the founder and publisher of the webcomics site Modern Tales, as well as numerous other web-specific entertainment properties. These properties include the subscription webcomics sites Serializer, Girlamatic, and Graphic Smash, and the webcomics hosting service...
of Modern TalesModern TalesModern Tales is a webcomics site launched on March 2, 2002 by Joey Manley, the Modern Tales publisher, and approximately 30 professional cartoonists, such as Dorothy Gambrell, author of the popular webcomic Cat and Girl and James Kochalka, the award-winning creator of Fancy Froglin...
(Winner) - Chris CrosbyChris CrosbyChristopher Charles Crosby is the co-founder of Keenspot along with Darren Bleuel and Nathan Stone. He draws and writes the webcomic Superosity and writes for Sore Thumbs, which Owen Gieni illustrates. He currently resides in Cresbard, SD.-Superosity:Superosity is a daily comic strip by Crosby...
of KeenspotKeenspotKeenspot is a webcomics portal founded in March 2000 by cartoonist Chris Crosby , Crosby's mother Teri, cartoonist Darren Bleuel , and Nathan Stone.-History:... - Teri Crosby of KeenspotKeenspotKeenspot is a webcomics portal founded in March 2000 by cartoonist Chris Crosby , Crosby's mother Teri, cartoonist Darren Bleuel , and Nathan Stone.-History:...
- Scott McCloudScott McCloudScott McCloud is an American cartoonist and theorist on comics as a distinct literary and artistic medium...
of scottmsccloud.com - Thomas "volte6" Squires of Drunkduck
- Robb Tanner of Fright NightFright Night# "Fright Night" – 3:45# "You Can't Hide from the Beast Inside" – 4:14# "Good Man in a Bad Time" – 3:41# "Rock Myself to Sleep" – 2:57# "Let's Talk" – 2:52# "Armies of the Night" – 4:34...
and Comixpedia - The Entire Comixpedia Crew
Outstanding Art
- Mac HallMac HallMac Hall is a webcomic which was created through a bet between the creator Ian McConville and a friend who claimed he "couldn't make a comic like Penny Arcade". After the fifteenth comic, McConville was joined by Matt Boyd who began to write the comic.Mac Hall follows the exploits of a group of...
— by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner) - Chopping BlockChopping BlockChopping Block is a webcomic by Lee Adam Herold, hosted on Keenspot. It chronicles the exploits of Butch Reginald Mann, a hockey mask-wearing serial killer who is equal parts Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Ziggy...
— by Lee Adam Herold - Demonology 101Demonology 101Demonology 101 is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004.It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society...
— by Faith Erin HicksFaith Erin HicksFaith Erin Hicks is a Canadian webcomic and comic artist and writer and animator living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.She is best known for her webcomic Demonology 101.-Biography:... - MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - Scary-Go-Round — by John AllisonJohn Allison (artist)John Allison is the writer and artist of the webcomics Bobbins , Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery . John described Scary Go Round as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It started off as a comic about barmaids Tessa and Rachel, then it became more about Shelley Winters and her bizarre...
- Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Mac HallMac HallMac Hall is a webcomic which was created through a bet between the creator Ian McConville and a friend who claimed he "couldn't make a comic like Penny Arcade". After the fifteenth comic, McConville was joined by Matt Boyd who began to write the comic.Mac Hall follows the exploits of a group of...
— by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner) - E-Merl.com — by Daniel Merlin GoodbreyDaniel Merlin GoodbreyDaniel Merlin Goodbrey is an English writer and online pioneer known for his work in webcomics and the British small press.-Biography:Goodbrey became well known as a contributor to Women in Refrigerators....
- Electric Sheep Comix — by Patrick FarleyPatrick FarleyPatrick Sean Farley is a freelance illustrator and Web page designer working out of Portland, Oregon.- Biography :Patrick Farley is the creator of comics under the anthology "Electric Sheep Comix". Scott McCloud cites him as an early pioneer of the webcomics movement...
- Kid Radd — by Dan MillerDan MillerDan Miller may refer to:* Dan Miller , Middleweight fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship* Dan Miller , former Premier of British Columbia* Dan Miller , former member of the U.S...
- Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - Real LifeReal Life (webcomic)Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and published on weekdays, the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Greg and his friends ....
— by Greg Dean
Outstanding Writing
- Demonology 101Demonology 101Demonology 101 is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004.It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society...
— by Faith Erin HicksFaith Erin HicksFaith Erin Hicks is a Canadian webcomic and comic artist and writer and animator living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.She is best known for her webcomic Demonology 101.-Biography:...
(Winner) - Fans! — by T Campbell
- It's Walky! — by David Willis
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals...
Outstanding Original Digital Art
- Scary-Go-Round — by John AllisonJohn Allison (artist)John Allison is the writer and artist of the webcomics Bobbins , Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery . John described Scary Go Round as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It started off as a comic about barmaids Tessa and Rachel, then it became more about Shelley Winters and her bizarre...
(Winner) - A Modest DestinyA Modest DestinyA Modest Destiny is a pixel art webcomic created by Sean Howard, will start its 5th chapter in the Fall of 2011, as said on the AMD home page. The first strip appeared on January 1, 2003; it ended in July 2005, but as of Sept, 2006 new strips were once again being made. It began releasing...
— by Sean Howard - Diesel SweetiesDiesel SweetiesDiesel Sweeties is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III . The comic began in 2000, originally hosted at robotstories.com...
— by R Stevens - Real LifeReal Life (webcomic)Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and published on weekdays, the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Greg and his friends ....
— by Greg Dean - 8-Bit Theatre — by Brian ClevingerBrian ClevingerBrian Clevinger is an American writer best known as the author of the webcomic 8-Bit Theater and the Eisner-nominated print comic Atomic Robo...
Outstanding Use of Flash
- Homestar RunnerHomestar RunnerHomestar Runner is a Flash animated Internet cartoon. It mixes surreal humor with references to retro pop culture, notably video games, classic television, and popular music.The cartoons are nominally centered on the title character, Homestar Runner...
— by The Brothers ChapsThe Brothers ChapsThe Brothers Chaps are Michael "Mike" Chapman and Matthew "Matt" Chapman, creators of the Homestar Runner series of animated cartoons. The brothers are originally from Indiana, but now live in Atlanta, Georgia.-Matthew Chapman:...
(Winner) - Kung Fool — by H.S. Kim.
- Outside the Box — by Brendan Cahill
- Secret of Mana Theatre — by Sprite Monkey
- Vicious Souvenirs — by John Barber
Outstanding Use of Infinite Canvas
- Fans! — by T Campbell (Winner)
- Magic Inkwell — by Cayetano Garza Jr
- Pup — by Drew WeingDrew WeingDrew Weing is an American comic book and webcomic creator who is perhaps best known for his infinite canvas webcomic Pup on Serializer. In their review of serializer.net, The Comics Journal wrote: "Pup is a real charmer, a beautifully drawn and colored , funny and honest-to-God webcomic, It's far...
- When I Am KingWhen I Am KingWhen I am King is a wordless infinite canvas webcomic by Swiss artist demian5 about an Egyptian king's travels through a desert. It has an unusual visual style that makes heavy use of oranges and reds, uses arrows to emphasize horizontal movement, and has occasional GIF animation.-Reception:When I...
— by Demian5 - Whimville — by Cayetano Garza Jr
Outstanding Website Design
- Nowhere GirlNowhere GirlNowhere Girl is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie in 1982. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them have been completed thus far; plans to complete the comic have been shelved by the author,...
— by Justine Shaw (Winner) - Mac HallMac HallMac Hall is a webcomic which was created through a bet between the creator Ian McConville and a friend who claimed he "couldn't make a comic like Penny Arcade". After the fifteenth comic, McConville was joined by Matt Boyd who began to write the comic.Mac Hall follows the exploits of a group of...
— by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd - MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - RPG WorldRPG WorldRPG World was a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
— by Ian J
Outstanding Black and White Art
- Demonology 101Demonology 101Demonology 101 is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004.It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society...
— by Faith Erin HicksFaith Erin HicksFaith Erin Hicks is a Canadian webcomic and comic artist and writer and animator living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.She is best known for her webcomic Demonology 101.-Biography:...
(Winner) - Chopping BlockChopping BlockChopping Block is a webcomic by Lee Adam Herold, hosted on Keenspot. It chronicles the exploits of Butch Reginald Mann, a hockey mask-wearing serial killer who is equal parts Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Ziggy...
— by Lee Adam Herold - Errant StoryErrant StoryErrant Story is the latest webcomic by writer and artist Michael Poe. Notable for the complexity of its characters, its complicated and often unexpected storylines and continually improving art style, Errant Story has been running for more than 6 years and 37 chapters through the end of . Errant...
— by Michael PoeMichael PoeMichael Poe is a webcomic artist best known for his four webcomics Babylon Jones, Exploitation Now, Errant Story and Does Not Play Well with Others.He majored in art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.-References:... - MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - SinfestSinfestSinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip as a webcomic appeared on January 17, 2000, although the very first strip appeared in print on October 16, 1991 in the UCLA newspaper, Daily Bruin, while Ishida attended UCLA. A new strip...
— by Tatsuya Ishida
Outstanding Character Design
- Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi (Winner)
- Fans! — by T Campbell
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - PvPPvPPvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100,000 unique visitors per day . On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series.-Themes:...
— by Scott Kurtz - RPG WorldRPG WorldRPG World was a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
— by Ian J
Outstanding Composition
- Mac HallMac HallMac Hall is a webcomic which was created through a bet between the creator Ian McConville and a friend who claimed he "couldn't make a comic like Penny Arcade". After the fifteenth comic, McConville was joined by Matt Boyd who began to write the comic.Mac Hall follows the exploits of a group of...
— by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner) - Fans! — by T Campbell
- Kagerou — by Fireball
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - Pup — by Drew WeingDrew WeingDrew Weing is an American comic book and webcomic creator who is perhaps best known for his infinite canvas webcomic Pup on Serializer. In their review of serializer.net, The Comics Journal wrote: "Pup is a real charmer, a beautifully drawn and colored , funny and honest-to-God webcomic, It's far...
Outstanding Environment Design
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the...
(Winner) - Errant StoryErrant StoryErrant Story is the latest webcomic by writer and artist Michael Poe. Notable for the complexity of its characters, its complicated and often unexpected storylines and continually improving art style, Errant Story has been running for more than 6 years and 37 chapters through the end of . Errant...
— by Michael PoeMichael PoeMichael Poe is a webcomic artist best known for his four webcomics Babylon Jones, Exploitation Now, Errant Story and Does Not Play Well with Others.He majored in art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.-References:... - Jack — by David HopkinsDavid Hopkins (comic artist)David Hopkins is a webcomic artist who works in the realm of furry cartoon comics and webcomics. He has created several independent storylines, some of which he has stated he plans to integrate some time in the future.- The Artist :...
- Kagerou — by Fireball
- Makeshift MiracleMakeshift MiracleMakeshift Miracle is a surreal fantasy coming-of-age story created by Jim Zubkavich suitable for young teen readers.The story was originally serialized online 3 pages per week as a web comic from September 2001 through to March 2003.In February 2002 Makeshift Miracle became one of the launch...
— by Jim Zubkavich - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - Scary-Go-Round — by John AllisonJohn Allison (artist)John Allison is the writer and artist of the webcomics Bobbins , Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery . John described Scary Go Round as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It started off as a comic about barmaids Tessa and Rachel, then it became more about Shelley Winters and her bizarre...
Outstanding Line Art
- SinfestSinfestSinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip as a webcomic appeared on January 17, 2000, although the very first strip appeared in print on October 16, 1991 in the UCLA newspaper, Daily Bruin, while Ishida attended UCLA. A new strip...
— by Tatsuya Ishida (Winner) - MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - PvPPvPPvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100,000 unique visitors per day . On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series.-Themes:...
— by Scott Kurtz - Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi
Outstanding Use of Color
- Mac HallMac HallMac Hall is a webcomic which was created through a bet between the creator Ian McConville and a friend who claimed he "couldn't make a comic like Penny Arcade". After the fifteenth comic, McConville was joined by Matt Boyd who began to write the comic.Mac Hall follows the exploits of a group of...
— by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd (Winner) - Cascadia — by Clio Chiang
- Kagerou — by Fireball
- Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - Scary-Go-Round — by John AllisonJohn Allison (artist)John Allison is the writer and artist of the webcomics Bobbins , Scary Go Round and Bad Machinery . John described Scary Go Round as "a comic that I've been making since 2002. It started off as a comic about barmaids Tessa and Rachel, then it became more about Shelley Winters and her bizarre...
Outstanding Character Development
- College Roomies from Hell!!!College Roomies from Hell!!!College Roomies from Hell!!! or CRFH!!! as it is known to fans, is a webcomic strip by Maritza Campos-Rebolledo. Running since January 1, 1999 and featuring a new comic strip every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday , College Roomies from Hell!!! depicts the lives of six college students attending an...
— by Maritza Campos (Winner) - Demonology 101Demonology 101Demonology 101 is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004.It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society...
— by Faith Erin HicksFaith Erin HicksFaith Erin Hicks is a Canadian webcomic and comic artist and writer and animator living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.She is best known for her webcomic Demonology 101.-Biography:... - Fans! — by T Campbell
- It's Walky! — by David Willis
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Sluggy FreelanceSluggy FreelanceSluggy Freelance is a popular, long-running daily webcomic written and drawn by Pete Abrams. The comic has over 100,000 daily readers and premiered on August 25, 1997...
— by Pete Abrams
Outstanding Long Form Comic
- Small Stories (Same Difference) — by Derek Kirk Kim (Winner)
- Demonology 101Demonology 101Demonology 101 is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004.It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society...
— by Faith Erin HicksFaith Erin HicksFaith Erin Hicks is a Canadian webcomic and comic artist and writer and animator living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.She is best known for her webcomic Demonology 101.-Biography:... - It's Walky! — by David Willis
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Nowhere GirlNowhere GirlNowhere Girl is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie in 1982. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them have been completed thus far; plans to complete the comic have been shelved by the author,...
— by Justine Shaw - RPG WorldRPG WorldRPG World was a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
— by Ian J - Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi
Outstanding Short Form Comic
- Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals...
(Winner) - Chopping BlockChopping BlockChopping Block is a webcomic by Lee Adam Herold, hosted on Keenspot. It chronicles the exploits of Butch Reginald Mann, a hockey mask-wearing serial killer who is equal parts Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Ziggy...
— by Lee Adam Herold - PvPPvPPvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100,000 unique visitors per day . On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series.-Themes:...
— by Scott Kurtz - Saturday Morning Breakfast CerealSaturday Morning Breakfast CerealSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal is a humorous webcomic by Zach Weiner. SMBC is "at heart a geek comic, but it nevertheless addresses a broad range of topics, such as love, relationships, economics, politics, religion, science, and philosophy." It has been featured on a variety of websites and...
— by Zach WeinerZach WeinerZachary 'Zach' Alexander Weinersmith , is the author and illustrator of the webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal , currently residing in California... - SinfestSinfestSinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip as a webcomic appeared on January 17, 2000, although the very first strip appeared in print on October 16, 1991 in the UCLA newspaper, Daily Bruin, while Ishida attended UCLA. A new strip...
— by Tatsuya Ishida
Outstanding Story Concept
- Return To SenderReturn to Sender"Return to sender" is a common phrasing used when undeliverable mail is processed to be sent back to the indicated return address. It may also refer to:* "Return to Sender" , a 1962 Elvis Presley song...
— by Vera BrosgolVera BrosgolVera Brosgol is a cartoonist and a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She lives in Portland, Oregon and works for Laika Entertainment House where she does storyboards and concept art for their animation productions...
(Winner) - Fans! — by T Campbell
- It's Walky! — by David Willis
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - RPG WorldRPG WorldRPG World was a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
— by Ian J
Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic
- Commander Kitty — by Scotty Arsenault (Winner)
- Funny Farm — by R. Smith
- Jack — by David HopkinsDavid Hopkins (comic artist)David Hopkins is a webcomic artist who works in the realm of furry cartoon comics and webcomics. He has created several independent storylines, some of which he has stated he plans to integrate some time in the future.- The Artist :...
- Ozy and MillieOzy and MillieOzy and Millie is a webcomic, created by D. C. Simpson, which debuted in January 1997. The comic was part of Keenspot from 2001 to 2003, going independent for several years before returning to Keenspot in November 2006. It follows the adventures of assorted anthropomorphized animals...
— by David Craig Simpson - Sabrina Online — by Eric W. Schwartz
- VG CatsVG CatsVG Cats is a webcomic written and drawn by Canadian cartoonist Scott Ramsoomair. Published on its own website, it features the adventures of a pair of anthropomorphic cats, who often play the roles of characters in popular video games that are parodied in the strip. Strips are usually presented in...
— by Scott Ramsoomair
Outstanding Dramatic Comic
- Nowhere GirlNowhere GirlNowhere Girl is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie in 1982. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them have been completed thus far; plans to complete the comic have been shelved by the author,...
— by Justine Shaw (Winner) - Clan of The Cats — by Jamie RobertsonJamie RobertsonJamie Robertson is a film score composer from England.Born in Essex Jamie studied music from a very young age. With a theatrical background from just 10 He grew up knowing his love of music was to aim for film, TV and Radio....
- Demonology 101Demonology 101Demonology 101 is an online graphic novel written and drawn by Faith Erin Hicks from August 1999 to June 2004.It tells the story of Raven, a 16-year-old demon being raised by a human in ordinary human society...
— by Faith Erin HicksFaith Erin HicksFaith Erin Hicks is a Canadian webcomic and comic artist and writer and animator living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.She is best known for her webcomic Demonology 101.-Biography:... - Fans! — by T Campbell
- Jack — by David HopkinsDavid Hopkins (comic artist)David Hopkins is a webcomic artist who works in the realm of furry cartoon comics and webcomics. He has created several independent storylines, some of which he has stated he plans to integrate some time in the future.- The Artist :...
- MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi
Outstanding Fantasy Comic
- Errant StoryErrant StoryErrant Story is the latest webcomic by writer and artist Michael Poe. Notable for the complexity of its characters, its complicated and often unexpected storylines and continually improving art style, Errant Story has been running for more than 6 years and 37 chapters through the end of . Errant...
— by Michael PoeMichael PoeMichael Poe is a webcomic artist best known for his four webcomics Babylon Jones, Exploitation Now, Errant Story and Does Not Play Well with Others.He majored in art at the Savannah College of Art and Design.-References:...
(Winner) - The Circle Weave — by Indigo Kelleigh
- Clan of The Cats — by Jamie RobertsonJamie RobertsonJamie Robertson is a film score composer from England.Born in Essex Jamie studied music from a very young age. With a theatrical background from just 10 He grew up knowing his love of music was to aim for film, TV and Radio....
- Elf LifeElf LifeAlfheim, formerly known as Elf Life, is a fantasy webcomic by Carson Fire that is hosted on Keenspot. It debuted on June 14, 1999 and ran until December 21, 2004. Three spin-offs followed the original series: Elf Life: Babes in the Woods, Elf Life: Wedding Night, and Sprite Life...
— by Carson Fire - RPG WorldRPG WorldRPG World was a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
— by Ian J
Outstanding Gaming Comic
- Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals...
(Winner) - MegatokyoMegatokyois an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, debuting on August 14, 2000, and then written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since July 17, 2002. Gallagher's style of writing and illustration is heavily influenced by Japanese manga. Megatokyo is freely available on...
— by Fred Gallagher & Rodney CastonRodney CastonRodney Caston is an American systems engineer, freelance writer and author currently living in Dallas, Texas. He is the co-creator and original writer of the popular comic book series Megatokyo and an active member of the Libertarian Party. He is a former employee of Linden Lab, makers of the... - PvPPvPPvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100,000 unique visitors per day . On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series.-Themes:...
— by Scott Kurtz - Real LifeReal Life (webcomic)Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and published on weekdays, the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Greg and his friends ....
— by Greg Dean - RPG WorldRPG WorldRPG World was a webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey that took place in the environment of a RPG. While much of the humor and story-telling focused on parody of console role-playing game clichés and tropes the story was also meant to stand on its own...
— by Ian J
Outstanding Gag Comic
- SinfestSinfestSinfest is a webcomic written and drawn by Japanese-American comic strip artist Tatsuya Ishida. The first strip as a webcomic appeared on January 17, 2000, although the very first strip appeared in print on October 16, 1991 in the UCLA newspaper, Daily Bruin, while Ishida attended UCLA. A new strip...
— by Tatsuya Ishida (Winner) - Chopping BlockChopping BlockChopping Block is a webcomic by Lee Adam Herold, hosted on Keenspot. It chronicles the exploits of Butch Reginald Mann, a hockey mask-wearing serial killer who is equal parts Jason Voorhees, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, and Ziggy...
— by Lee Adam Herold - Penny ArcadePenny Arcade (webcomic)Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. The comic debuted in 1998 on the website loonygames.com. Since then, Holkins and Krahulik have established their own site, which is typically updated with a new comic...
— by Mike KrahulikMike KrahulikMike Krahulik is the artist for the popular webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder with Jerry Holkins of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals. He goes by the online moniker "Jon Gabriel" or "Gabe"...
& Jerry HolkinsJerry HolkinsKeith Gerald "Jerry" Holkins né Parkinson is the writer of the webcomic Penny Arcade and co-founder of Child's Play, a multimillion dollar charity that organizes toy drives for children's hospitals... - PvPPvPPvP, also known as Player vs Player, is a webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz, with around 100,000 unique visitors per day . On February 1, 2007, it became the subject of its own animated series.-Themes:...
— by Scott Kurtz - Real LifeReal Life (webcomic)Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and published on weekdays, the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Greg and his friends ....
— by Greg Dean
Outstanding Reality Comic
- Nowhere GirlNowhere GirlNowhere Girl is an adult fiction webcomic by Justine Shaw, named after a song written by British futurist band B-Movie in 1982. The comic was originally planned to be in five parts, but only two of them have been completed thus far; plans to complete the comic have been shelved by the author,...
— by Justine Shaw (Winner) - Real LifeReal Life (webcomic)Real Life is a webcomic drawn and authored by Greg Dean. Begun on November 15, 1999 and published on weekdays, the comic is loosely based around the real lives of Greg and his friends ....
— by Greg Dean (Winner) - American ElfAmerican ElfAmerican Elf is an online comic strip diary created by award-winning cartoonist James Kochalka.Many critics consider these strips to be Kochalka's most significant work. American Elf has won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic Series and Outstanding Online Comic.-Style:Each strip usually...
— by James KochalkaJames KochalkaJames Kochalka is an American comic book artist and writer, and rock musician. His comics are noted for their blending of the real and the surreal... - Mac HallMac HallMac Hall is a webcomic which was created through a bet between the creator Ian McConville and a friend who claimed he "couldn't make a comic like Penny Arcade". After the fifteenth comic, McConville was joined by Matt Boyd who began to write the comic.Mac Hall follows the exploits of a group of...
— by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd - The Journal Comic — by Drew WeingDrew WeingDrew Weing is an American comic book and webcomic creator who is perhaps best known for his infinite canvas webcomic Pup on Serializer. In their review of serializer.net, The Comics Journal wrote: "Pup is a real charmer, a beautifully drawn and colored , funny and honest-to-God webcomic, It's far...
Outstanding Romantic Comic
- Boy Meets Boy — by K. Sandra (Winner)
- AvalonAvalon (webcomic)Avalon was a webcomic by Josh Phillips set in the fictional city of Avalon, Ontario, Canada. It focused on a group of high school students, and while it was originally gag-a-day, it evolved into a coherent, long-term story with realistic characters...
— by Josh PhillipsJosh PhillipsJosh Phillips may refer to:*Josh Phillips , American actor*Josh Phillips, author of the webcomic Avalon*Josh Phillips , English musician*Josh Phillips , American murderer... - College Roomies from Hell!!!College Roomies from Hell!!!College Roomies from Hell!!! or CRFH!!! as it is known to fans, is a webcomic strip by Maritza Campos-Rebolledo. Running since January 1, 1999 and featuring a new comic strip every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday , College Roomies from Hell!!! depicts the lives of six college students attending an...
— by Maritza Campos - Eat The Roses — by Meaghan Quinn
- It's Walky! — by David Willis
- Sabrina Online — by Eric W. Schwartz
- Strings of Fate — by Jen W. Tochi
Outstanding Science Fiction Comic
- Schlock MercenarySchlock MercenarySchlock Mercenary is a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Howard Tayler. It follows the tribulations of a star-travelling mercenary company in a satiric, mildly dystopian 31st-century space opera setting...
— by Howard TaylerHoward TaylerHoward V. Tayler is the award-winning creator of the hugely successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University...
(Winner) - Fans! — by T Campbell
- It's Walky! — by David Willis
- Saturnalia — by space coyote
Outstanding Superhero/Action Comic
- It's Walky! — by David Willis (Winner)
- The Adventures of Captain Mooki — by Tysseling
- Fans! — by T Campbell
- Gaming Guardians — by Graveyard Greg & C Wilson Trull
- Sparkling Generation Valkyrie YuukiSparkling Generation Valkyrie YuukiSparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki is a webcomic by Kittyhawk. It won a Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards for "Best Superhero Comic" in 2004 and was nominated in again in 2005 and 2006. This category was eliminated in 2008...
— by Kittyhawk - Supermegatopia — by The Brothers Grinn