2008 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
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The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
is an annual award voted on by web cartoonists themselves. The nominations ballots for the 8th annual award cover webcomics active in 2007 and were emailed to pre-registered voters by 7 January 2008 and closed those submissions on 23 January 2008. The nominees were announced on 3 February, and voting on those finalists had commenced on 8 February.
Voting ended on 8 March 2008, and MegaCon
had announced that they would host the 2008 awards and that WCCA would present the winners in a live ceremony.. The ceremony was presented by The Committee's Live Presentation Director of Ceremonies, Mark Mekkes, accompanying him was Tim “JT” Shea and Scott Gallatin, which were covering the event for their podcast, The Gigcast, a popular webcomic-themed podcast. The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards had an online ceremony as well. Including the talent of several artists, each presentation was designed as a separate webcomic strip, announcing the nominees and winner, for each category.
There are 18 categories for the 2008 awards, with divisions for art and writing,. The total categories for 2008 were reduced from the 26 that had been present in the 2007 awards, primarily due to the Committee dropping the "genre categories" from the list. The Committee's 2008 Chairman, Frank "Damonk" Cormier, had stated, on The Webcomic Beacon, that the Committee had received a high amount of feedback to limit the categories. When people were voting on the 2007 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, they were also asked what new genres, or categories, they thought should be included. Cormier explained, "We had a lot of people voting for 'no new genres', in fact, 'abolish the genres completely'."
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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 annual award voted on by web cartoonists themselves. The nominations ballots for the 8th annual award cover webcomics active in 2007 and were emailed to pre-registered voters by 7 January 2008 and closed those submissions on 23 January 2008. The nominees were announced on 3 February, and voting on those finalists had commenced on 8 February.
Voting ended on 8 March 2008, and MegaCon
MegaCon
MegaCon, short for Mega Convention, is a large convention that caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, gaming, and multi-genre community, occurring between late February and early March at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA.An attendee will find over of exhibit...
had announced that they would host the 2008 awards and that WCCA would present the winners in a live ceremony.. The ceremony was presented by The Committee's Live Presentation Director of Ceremonies, Mark Mekkes, accompanying him was Tim “JT” Shea and Scott Gallatin, which were covering the event for their podcast, The Gigcast, a popular webcomic-themed podcast. The Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards had an online ceremony as well. Including the talent of several artists, each presentation was designed as a separate webcomic strip, announcing the nominees and winner, for each category.
There are 18 categories for the 2008 awards, with divisions for art and writing,. The total categories for 2008 were reduced from the 26 that had been present in the 2007 awards, primarily due to the Committee dropping the "genre categories" from the list. The Committee's 2008 Chairman, Frank "Damonk" Cormier, had stated, on The Webcomic Beacon, that the Committee had received a high amount of feedback to limit the categories. When people were voting on the 2007 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, they were also asked what new genres, or categories, they thought should be included. Cormier explained, "We had a lot of people voting for 'no new genres', in fact, 'abolish the genres completely'."
Outstanding Comic
Presented by Dylan Meconis of Quirky Bird- Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment...
by PhilPhil FoglioPhilip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:...
and Kaja FoglioKaja FoglioKaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.-Early life and education:Born in...
- Winner - AchewoodAchewoodAchewood is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court. Another address used in the strip is 11...
by Chris Onstaad - Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch
- The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Newcomer
Presented by Sheryl Schopfer of Deer Me- Octopus PieOctopus PieOctopus Pie is a webcomic written and drawn by Meredith Gran. It focuses on the misadventures of two 20-something women living in Brooklyn, New York. It is currently scheduled to update every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Around 430 strips have been published so far...
by Meredith Gran - Winner - Bear and Kitten by Andy and Angie
- Pictures for sad childrenPictures for sad childrenPictures for Sad Children is a webcomic by John Campbell which began in 2007. The comic, first focusing on the adventures of Paul, "who is a ghost," has since branched out to introduce other characters, such as Gary, whom Paul is forced to train at a call center after Paul initially lost his job...
by John Campbell - The Dreamer by Lora Innes
- The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Artist
Presented by Sergio Torres of Naivety Incarnate- Tracy J. Butler of LackadaisyLackadaisyLackadaisy is a webcomic created by artist Tracy J. Butler. Set in a Prohibition-era 1927 St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats, the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered...
- Winner - Aaron DiazAarón DíazAarón Díaz Spencer is a Mexican actor, singer, and model.-Biography:Aarón Díaz was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother and lived for several years in Palo Alto, California...
of Dresden CodakDresden CodakDresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by Aaron Diaz. Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology... - Dylan Meconis of Family Man
- Nicholas Gurewitch of The Perry Bible FellowshipThe Perry Bible FellowshipThe Perry Bible Fellowship is a newspaper comic strip and webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper The Daily Orange. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or...
- Phil FoglioPhil FoglioPhilip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:...
of Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment... - Sarah Ellerton of The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
Outstanding Layout
Presented by David McGuire- CopperCopper (comic)Copper is a comic strip by Kazu Kibuishi that has enjoyed both webcomic and print appearances.- History :The web comic began in April 2002 in a much larger than usual square format. Except for the first strip, the comic is in color....
by Kazu KibuishiKazu KibuishiKazu Kibuishi is an American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for being the creator and editor of the comic anthology Flight and for creating the webcomic Copper. He is also the author and illustrator of the ongoing Amulet series...
- Winner - Atland by Nate Piekos
- Dresden CodakDresden CodakDresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by Aaron Diaz. Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology...
by Aaron DiazAarón DíazAarón Díaz Spencer is a Mexican actor, singer, and model.-Biography:Aarón Díaz was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother and lived for several years in Palo Alto, California... - Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Use of Color
Presented by Dominique Ferland- Dresden CodakDresden CodakDresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by Aaron Diaz. Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology...
by Aaron Diaz - Winner - Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment...
by PhilPhil FoglioPhilip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:...
and Kaja FoglioKaja FoglioKaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.-Early life and education:Born in... - Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - 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 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...
and 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"... - The Perry Bible FellowshipThe Perry Bible FellowshipThe Perry Bible Fellowship is a newspaper comic strip and webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper The Daily Orange. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or...
by Nicholas GurewitchThe Perry Bible FellowshipThe Perry Bible Fellowship is a newspaper comic strip and webcomic by Nicholas Gurewitch. It originated in the Syracuse University newspaper The Daily Orange. The comics are usually three or four panels long, and are generally characterized by the juxtaposition of whimsical childlike imagery or... - The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Black and White Art
Presented by Bryant Paul Johnson of Tragi-Comix- LackadaisyLackadaisyLackadaisy is a webcomic created by artist Tracy J. Butler. Set in a Prohibition-era 1927 St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats, the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered...
by Tracy J Butler - Winner - Crowfeathers by Amy "SageBrush" Watson
- Digger by Ursula Vernon
- Octopus PieOctopus PieOctopus Pie is a webcomic written and drawn by Meredith Gran. It focuses on the misadventures of two 20-something women living in Brooklyn, New York. It is currently scheduled to update every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Around 430 strips have been published so far...
by Meredith Gran - The Adventures of Dr. McNinjaThe Adventures of Dr. McNinjaThe Adventures of Dr. McNinja is a webcomic written and drawn by Christopher Hastings, and inked formerly by Kent Archer and since 2010 by Hastings himself . Published three times a week on its own website, it features the fictional adventures of a character named Dr. McNinja, a...
by Chris HastingsThe Adventures of Dr. McNinjaThe Adventures of Dr. McNinja is a webcomic written and drawn by Christopher Hastings, and inked formerly by Kent Archer and since 2010 by Hastings himself . Published three times a week on its own website, it features the fictional adventures of a character named Dr. McNinja, a...
(and Kent ArcherThe Adventures of Dr. McNinjaThe Adventures of Dr. McNinja is a webcomic written and drawn by Christopher Hastings, and inked formerly by Kent Archer and since 2010 by Hastings himself . Published three times a week on its own website, it features the fictional adventures of a character named Dr. McNinja, a...
) - Three Panel Soul by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd
Outstanding Photographic Comic
Presented by Kane Lynch of Myth and Madness- A Softer WorldA Softer WorldA Softer World is a thrice weekly webcomic by Canadians Joey Comeau and Emily Horne. It first came online on February 7, 2003. Early comics had been published, intermittently, in zine form. With the launch of the website, the comic has gained wider recognition, most notably when Warren Ellis...
by Emily Horne and Joey ComeauJoey ComeauJoey Comeau is a Canadian writer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is best known for writing the text of the webcomic A Softer World and for his novels Lockpick Pornography and Overqualified. His work is difficult to classify by genre...
- Winner - Alien Loves PredatorAlien Loves PredatorAlien Loves Predator is a webcomic written by Bernie Hou. It spoofs the Alien vs. Predator franchise. Reversing the adversarial relationship depicted in the comics, games, books and movies, ALP presents an Alien and a Predator as friends and roommates in modern-day New York City.The first issue...
by Bernie Hou - Dark RedDark RedDark Red is a fantasy-based plot-driven webcomic. It is produced using photographs of actors and actresses which are then processed using a variety of photoshop techniques. Although the comic is available on the web, it draws strongly from paper comics in its execution, in particular in the way it...
by Lynn French and Joanna McKenzie - Legostar Galactica by D.M. Jeftinija
- Twisted Kaiju TheaterTwisted Kaiju TheaterTwisted Kaiju Theater or TKT is a photo-based comedic webcomic by Sean McGuinness created on August 11, 2000. McGuinness created Twisted Kaiju Theater when inspired by a humorous photo comic-strip appearing in ToyFare called Twisted Toyfare Theater...
by Sean McGuinnessSean McGuinnessSeán McGuinness , also known as John McGuinness, was an Irish Republican who was elected to Dáil Éireann but did not take his seat and was later disqualified....
Outstanding Character Rendering
Presented by Fesworks of The Shifter Archive- LackadaisyLackadaisyLackadaisy is a webcomic created by artist Tracy J. Butler. Set in a Prohibition-era 1927 St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats, the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered...
by Tracy J. Butler - Winner - Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - Scary Go RoundScary Go RoundScary Go Round was a webcomic set in the fictional West Yorkshire town of Tackleford, England, and written by John Allison. Scary Go Round was named one of the best webcomics of 2004 by The Webcomics Examiner. The Sunday Times describes it as "postmodern Brit horror" that is "subtle and stylishly...
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... - The Dreamland ChroniclesThe Dreamland ChroniclesThe Dreamland Chronicles is an all-ages fantasy webcomic and comic book series created by Scott Christian Sava with 3D computer graphics.-Plot summary:...
by Scott Christian Sava - The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Environment Design
Presented by Adam Holwerda of Empty Headbox- Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment...
by Phil and Kaja Foglio - Winner - Atland by Nate Piekos
- Dresden CodakDresden CodakDresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by Aaron Diaz. Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology...
by Aaron DiazAarón DíazAarón Díaz Spencer is a Mexican actor, singer, and model.-Biography:Aarón Díaz was born in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico to a Mexican father and an American mother and lived for several years in Palo Alto, California... - Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Website Design
Presented by Vladimir Bazan Estrada of Ihooky- LackadaisyLackadaisyLackadaisy is a webcomic created by artist Tracy J. Butler. Set in a Prohibition-era 1927 St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats, the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered...
by Tracy J. Butler - Winner - Atland by Nate Piekos
- Octopus PieOctopus PieOctopus Pie is a webcomic written and drawn by Meredith Gran. It focuses on the misadventures of two 20-something women living in Brooklyn, New York. It is currently scheduled to update every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Around 430 strips have been published so far...
by Meredith Gran - 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
Outstanding Use of The Medium
Presented by John Campbell of pictures for sad childrenPictures for sad children
Pictures for Sad Children is a webcomic by John Campbell which began in 2007. The comic, first focusing on the adventures of Paul, "who is a ghost," has since branched out to introduce other characters, such as Gary, whom Paul is forced to train at a call center after Paul initially lost his job...
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- Dresden CodakDresden CodakDresden Codak is a webcomic written and illustrated by Aaron Diaz. Described by Diaz as a "celebration of science, death and human folly", the comic presents stories that deal with elements of philosophy, science and technology, and/or psychology...
by Aaron Diaz - Winner - 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 - Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava
- 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 - xkcdXkcdxkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe. The comic's tagline describes it as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." It has been recognized in such mainstream media as The Guardian and The New York Times....
by Randall MunroeRandall MunroeRandall Patrick Munroe is an American webcomic author and former NASA roboticist as well as a programmer, best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd...
Outstanding Writer
Presented by Tony Piro of Calamities of Nature- KajaKaja FoglioKaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.-Early life and education:Born in...
and Phil FoglioPhil FoglioPhilip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:...
of Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment...
- Winner - Chris Onstad of AchewoodAchewoodAchewood is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court. Another address used in the strip is 11...
- Spike of Templar, ArizonaTemplar, ArizonaTemplar, Arizona is a webcomic written and drawn by Charlie "Spike" Trotman. It was named as by The Webcomics Examiner. Nominated for the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award in the categories Outstanding New Character Design, Outstanding Environment Design, Outstanding Character Writing,...
- Sarah Ellerton of The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
- Tom Siddell of Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
Outstanding Character Writing
Presented by Lee Bretschneider of Wheelchair Romeo- Templar, ArizonaTemplar, ArizonaTemplar, Arizona is a webcomic written and drawn by Charlie "Spike" Trotman. It was named as by The Webcomics Examiner. Nominated for the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award in the categories Outstanding New Character Design, Outstanding Environment Design, Outstanding Character Writing,...
by Spike - Winner - AchewoodAchewoodAchewood is a webcomic created by Chris Onstad in 2001. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots, and pets. Many of the characters live together in the home of their owner, Chris, at the fictional address of 62 Achewood Court. Another address used in the strip is 11...
by Chris Onstad - Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment...
by PhilPhil FoglioPhilip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:...
and Kaja FoglioKaja FoglioKaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.-Early life and education:Born in... - LackadaisyLackadaisyLackadaisy is a webcomic created by artist Tracy J. Butler. Set in a Prohibition-era 1927 St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats, the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered...
by Tracy J. Butler - Questionable ContentQuestionable ContentQuestionable Content is a slice-of-life webcomic written and drawn by Jeph Jacques. It was launched on August 1, 2003. Jacques currently makes his living exclusively from QC merchandising and advertising, making him one of the few professional webcomic artists...
by J. JacquesJeph JacquesJeph Jacques writes and illustrates the webcomic Questionable Content. He was born in Rockville, Maryland, and graduated from Hampshire College with a degree in music... - The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Long Form Comic
Presented by Jonathon Dalton- The Order of the StickThe Order of the StickThe Order of the Stick is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role-playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of adventuring heroes...
by Rich BurlewRich BurlewRich Burlew is an author, game designer, and graphic designer best known for The Order of the Stick webcomic. He has written several works for Wizards of the Coast's game Dungeons and Dragons...
- Winner - Girl GeniusGirl GeniusGirl Genius is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company, Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment...
by PhilPhil FoglioPhilip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:...
and Kaja FoglioKaja FoglioKaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.-Early life and education:Born in... - Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - Templar, ArizonaTemplar, ArizonaTemplar, Arizona is a webcomic written and drawn by Charlie "Spike" Trotman. It was named as by The Webcomics Examiner. Nominated for the 2006 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award in the categories Outstanding New Character Design, Outstanding Environment Design, Outstanding Character Writing,...
by Spike - The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton
Outstanding Short Form Comic
Presented by Brian Brown of Bellen!- Perry Bible Fellowship by Nicholas Gurewitch - Winner
- 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 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...
and 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"... - 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 - Three Panel Soul by Ian McConville & Matt Boyd
- xkcdXkcdxkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe. The comic's tagline describes it as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." It has been recognized in such mainstream media as The Guardian and The New York Times....
by Randall MunroeRandall MunroeRandall Patrick Munroe is an American webcomic author and former NASA roboticist as well as a programmer, best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd...
Outstanding Single Panel Comic
Presented by John Cob- xkcdXkcdxkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe. The comic's tagline describes it as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." It has been recognized in such mainstream media as The Guardian and The New York Times....
by Randall Munroe - Winner - The Book of Biff by Chris Hallbeck
- BunnyBunny (webcomic)Bunny is a daily webcomic by Lem , the pseudonym of a Welsh artist named Huw Davies. Launched in August 2004, Bunny follows the gag-a-day formula, with no true plotline...
by H. Davies - 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... - Savage ChickensSavage ChickensSavage Chickens is a webcomic created by Canadian cartoonist Doug Savage. It is a single panel comic drawn on yellow sticky notes, oftentimes featuring alternative humor. Savage Chickens has existed for more than four years and it contains at least a thousand comics to this date. The is...
by Doug Savage
Outstanding Comedic Comic
Presented by Bryan Chojnowski of Muffin Time- 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 Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik - Winner - Beaver and SteveBeaver and SteveBeaver and Steve was a webcomic by James Turner. The comic, which debuted on 10 September 2004 and continued since on a semi-weekly basis until going on indefinite hiatus per 20 June 2008, chronicled the bizarre and humorous escapades of Steve, a green reptilian creature, and the eponymously-named...
by James TurnerJames TurnerJames Turner was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1802 to 1805. He later served as a U.S. senator between 1805 and 1816.... - Dinosaur ComicsDinosaur ComicsDinosaur Comics is a constrained webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. It is also known as "Qwantz", after the site's domain name, "qwantz.com". The first comic was posted on 1 February 2003, though there were earlier prototypes. Dinosaur Comics has also been printed in two collections and in a...
by Ryan NorthRyan NorthRyan M. North is a Canadian writer, computer programmer, and occasional songwriter who is the creator and author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-creator of Whispered Apologies and Happy Dog the Happy Dog.... - The Order of the StickThe Order of the StickThe Order of the Stick is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role-playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of adventuring heroes...
by Rich BurlewRich BurlewRich Burlew is an author, game designer, and graphic designer best known for The Order of the Stick webcomic. He has written several works for Wizards of the Coast's game Dungeons and Dragons... - xkcdXkcdxkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe. The comic's tagline describes it as "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." It has been recognized in such mainstream media as The Guardian and The New York Times....
by Randall MunroeRandall MunroeRandall Patrick Munroe is an American webcomic author and former NASA roboticist as well as a programmer, best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd...
Outstanding Dramatic Comic
Presented by Mike May of Stock Footage- Gunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg CourtGunnerkrigg Court is a science-fantasy webcomic created by Tom Siddell and launched in April 2005. It is updated online three days a week, and the first volume of the comic was published in print format by Archaia Studios Press and Titan Books...
by Tom Siddell - Winner - Crowfeathers by Amy "SageBrush" Watson
- The Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix RequiemThe Phoenix Requiem is a fantasy webcomic written and drawn by Sarah Ellerton, author and artist of Inverloch, which takes place in a setting similar to Victorian-era England. The comic's first pages were published on September 27, 2007, and the final pages were published on March 16, 2011...
by Sarah Ellerton