Notable events of 2014 in webcomics.

Events

Naver Corporation globally launched WEBTOON on July 2. Namco Bandai subsidiary ShiftyLook shut down in March.

Awards Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Matthew Inman's The Oatmeal. Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug. Ignatz Award, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Evan Dahm's Vattu. Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Jayd Aït-Kaci and Christina Strain (The Fox Sister). Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Ryan Pagelow's Buni, Long Form won by Jeff Smith's Tuki: Save the Humans. Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Emily Carroll's Out of Skin. Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Peter Chiykowski's Rock, Paper, Cynic. Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Randall Munroe's "Time".

Webcomics started

January 1 — Eth's Skin by Sfé R. Monster January 6 — Harpy Gee by Brianne Drouhard January 31 — Demon by Jason Shiga February 12 — unTouchable by massstar April 13 — Paradox Space by Andrew Hussie and various others May — Pepper&Carrot by David Revoy June 15 — Sanitary Panels by Rachita Taneja August 13 — Tahilalats by Nurfadli Mursyid August–December — No Girlfriend Comics by Brandon Sheffield and Dami Lee October 19 — Devil's Candy by Clint Bickham and Priscilla Hamby November — The Royal Existentials by Aarthi Parthasarathy November 20 — Lookism by Taejun Pak Congqian Youzuo Lingjianshan by Guowang Bixia and Zhuhua and Junxiaomo. Bugcat Capoo by Yara Princess Maison by Aoi Ikebe Witchy by Ariel Ries

Webcomics ended Pictures for Sad Children by Simone Veil, 2007 – 2014 Brawl in the Family by Matthew Taranto, 2008 – 2014 Gunshow by KC Green, 2008 – 2014 Nimona by ND Stevenson, 2012 – 2014

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