Notable events of 2006 in webcomics.
Events
Platinum Studios purchases website DrunkDuck, with the purpose of publishing comic books online before creating physical releases. Webcomics collective ACT-I-VATE debuted in February.
Awards Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards, "Outstanding Comic" won by Nicholas Gurewitch's The Perry Bible Fellowship. Clickburg Webcomic Awards, won by Liz Greenfield, Stephan Brusche, and Daniel Merlin Goodbrey. Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Nicholas Gurewitch's The Perry Bible Fellowship. Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Batton Lash's Supernatural Law. Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Scott Kurtz' PvP. Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by James Kochalka's American Elf. Weblog Awards, "Best Comic Strip" won by Ryan Sohmer and Lar deSouza's Least I Could Do.
Webcomics started
January 5 — The Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava January 22 — San Antonio Rock City by Mitch Clem January 27 — The Jimi Homeless Experience (webcomic) by J.F. Kinyon February 9 — minus by Ryan Armand February 8 — The New Adventures Of Queen Victoria, by Pab Sungenis February 13 — Married to the Sea by Drew and Natalie Dee March 1 — Planet Karen by Karen Ellis April 16 — Fission Chicken by J.P. Morgan April 18 — Tonari no 801-chan by Ajiko Kojima April – Rice Boy by Evan Dahm June — Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir July 19 — Lackadaisy by Tracy Butler July — What the Duck by Aaron Johnson September 20— Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich November 6 — Looking For Group by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza November 11 Skin Deep by Kory Bingaman December 7 — Erfworld by Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi December 25 — Last Blood by Bobby Crosby and Owen Gieni The Sound of Heart by Jo Seok
Webcomics ended Doctor Fun by David Farley, 1993 – 2006 Narbonic by Shaenon K. Garrity, 2000 – 2006 Anima: Age of the Robots by Johnny Tay, 2003 – 2006 Sokora Refugees by Semaui and Melissa Dejesus, 2004 – 2006 Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman by Christopher C. Livingston, 2005 – 2006
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