List of webcomic awards
This article provides a list of notable awards for webcomics and some of the winners from each year.
Many webcomics artists have received honors for their work. In 2006, Gene Luen Yang's graphic novel American Born Chinese, originally published as a webcomic on Modern Tales, was the first graphic novel to be nominated for a National Book Award.[1] Don Hertzfeldt's animated film based on his webcomics, Everything Will Be OK, won the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Jury Award in Short Filmmaking, a prize rarely bestowed on an animated film.[2]
Webcomic artists have also won comic awards from organizations that generally honor print comics, such as the Ignatz Awards and Eisner Awards, and there are awards, such as the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, which are given only to webcomics.
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[edit] Awards from organizations that generally honor print comics
[edit] Eagle Awards
The Eagle Award is a series of awards for comic book titles and creators. They are awarded by UK fan voting for work produced during the previous year.
| Favourite Web-based Comic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2009 [1] | FreakAngels[3] | Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield | www.freakangels.com |
| 2007 [2] | The Order of the Stick | Rich Burlew | www.giantitp.com |
| 2006 [3] | Penny Arcade | Jerry Holkins (writer) and Mike Krahulik (artist) | www.penny-arcade.com |
| 2005 [4] | Supernatural Law | Batton Lash | www.webcomicsnation.com |
| 2004 [5] | PvP | Scott Kurtz | www.pvponline.com |
| 2000 [6] | Sluggy Freelance | Pete Abrams | www.sluggy.com |
[edit] Eisner Award
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, commonly shortened to the Eisner Award, is a prize given for creative achievement in American comic books. In 2003, Justine Shaw's Nowhere Girl received a nomination for an Eisner award in the "best new series" category, while Shaw was nominated for "talent deserving of wider recognition", making her the first webcomic artist to be nominated for an Eisner.[4]
| Best Digital Comic (2005 – 2008), Best Webcomic (2009 – …) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2010 | Sin Titulo | Cameron Stewart | [7] |
| 2009 | Finder | Carla Speed McNeil | www.shadowlinecomics.com |
| 2008 | Sugarshock! | Joss Whedon (writer) and Fábio Moon (artist) | website is offline |
| 2007 [8] | Sam & Max: The Big Sleep | Steve Purcell | www.telltalegames.com |
| 2006 [9] | PvP | Scott Kurtz | www.pvponline.com |
| 2005 [10] | Mom's Cancer | Brian Fies | www.momscancer.com (webcomic itself is offline) |
[edit] Harvey Awards
The Harvey Awards, named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) and coordinated by the publisher Fantagraphics, are given for achievement in comic books. The Harveys were created as part of a successor to the Kirby Awards which were discontinued after 1987.
| Best Online Comics Work | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2009 [11] | High Moon | David Gallaher, Steve Ellis and Scott O. Brown | www.zudacomics.com |
| 2008 | The Perry Bible Fellowship | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.pbfcomics.com |
| 2007 [12] | The Perry Bible Fellowship | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.pbfcomics.com |
| 2006 [13] | American Elf | James Kochalka | www.americanelf.com |
[edit] Ignatz Awards
The Ignatz Awards are intended to 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 since 1997, but skipped a year in 2001 due to the show's cancellation after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Recipients of the award are determined by the votes of the attendees of the annual Small Press Expo.
| Outstanding Online Comic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2009 [14] | Year of the Rat | Cayetano Garza | www.magicinkwell.com |
| 2008 [15] | Achewood | Chris Onstad | www.achewood.com |
| 2007 [16] | Achewood | Chris Onstad | www.achewood.com |
| 2006 [17] | The Perry Bible Fellowship | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.pbfcomics.com |
| 2005 [18] | The Perry Bible Fellowship | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.pbfcomics.com |
| 2004 [19] | American Elf | James Kochalka | www.americanelf.com |
| 2003 [20] | American Elf | James Kochalka | www.americanelf.com |
| 2002 [21] | Bee | Jason Little | www.beecomix.com |
[edit] Shuster Awards
| Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title(s) | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2009 [22] | Sin Titulo | Cameron Stewart | www.sintitulocomic.com |
| 2008 [23] | Looking for Group Least I Could Do |
Ryan Sohmer (writer) and Lar deSouza (artist) | www.lfgcomic.com www.leasticoulddo.com |
| 2007 [24] | April & May & June Kanami Penny Tribute |
Dan Kim | manga.clone-army.org manga.clone-army.org manga.clone-army.org |
[edit] Awards given only to webcomics
[edit] Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
From 2001 until 2008, the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards were given out, with voting rights granted only to online cartoonists. Because of the large number of categories, such as “Best Art”, “Best Writing”, “Best Gag Comic” and “Best Newcomer”, only the winners of the main category “Best Comic” shall be listed here. The following articles provide complete listings of all nominees and winners in each year:
- 2008 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2007 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2006 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2005 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2004 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2003 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2002 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
- 2001 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards
| Best Comic (2001 – 2002), Outstanding Comic (2003 – …) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2008 [25] | Girl Genius | Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio | www.girlgenius.net |
| 2007 | The Perry Bible Fellowship | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.pbfcomics.com |
| 2006 | The Perry Bible Fellowship | Nicholas Gurewitch | www.pbfcomics.com |
| 2005 [26] | Scary Go Round | John Allison | www.scarygoround.com |
| 2004 [27] | Count Your Sheep | Adrian Ramos | www.countyoursheep.com |
| 2003 [28] | Nowhere Girl | Justine Shaw | www.nowheregirl.com |
| 2002 [29] | Megatokyo | Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston | www.megatokyo.com |
| 2001 [30] | Boxjam's Doodle | Adam Burke | www.boxjamsdoodle.com |
[edit] Other awards
[edit] Weblog Awards
| Best Comic Strip | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Creator(s) | Website |
| 2008 [31] | xkcd | Randall Munroe | www.xkcd.com |
| 2007 [32] | xkcd | Randall Munroe | www.xkcd.com |
| 2006 [33] | Least I Could Do | Ryan Sohmer (writer) and Lar deSouza (artist) | www.leasticoulddo.com |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bosman, Julie. (October 12, 2006). "National Book Award Finalists Chosen". The New York Times, Pg. E2
- ^ De Benedetti, Chris. "Bay Area films keep it real at Sundance festival". Oakland Tribune. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070116/ai_n17130219/pg_2/. Retrieved 2007-01-16.[dead link]
- ^ "2010 Eagle Award winners". Comics Beat. 2010-10-30. http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/10/30/2010-eagle-award-winners/. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Price, Matthew (April 18, 2003). "DC leads in nominations; Norman artist in race for award". The Daily Oklahoman, p. 21D.
