2006 in webcomics

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 &mdash; The Dreamland Chronicles by Scott Christian Sava
 * January 22 &mdash; San Antonio Rock City by Mitch Clem
 * January 27 &mdash; The Jimi Homeless Experience (webcomic) by J.F. Kinyon
 * February 9 &mdash; minus by Ryan Armand
 * February 8 &mdash; The New Adventures Of Queen Victoria, by Pab Sungenis
 * February 13 &mdash; Married to the Sea by Drew and Natalie Dee
 * March 1 &mdash; Planet Karen by Karen Ellis
 * April 16 &mdash; Fission Chicken by J.P. Morgan
 * April 18 &mdash; Tonari no 801-chan by Ajiko Kojima
 * April – Rice Boy by Evan Dahm
 * June — Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir
 * July 19 &mdash; Lackadaisy by Tracy Butler
 * July &mdash; What the Duck by Aaron Johnson
 * September 20&mdash; Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich
 * November 6 &mdash; Looking For Group by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza
 * November 11  Skin Deep  by Kory Bingaman
 * December 7 &mdash; Erfworld by Rob Balder and Jamie Noguchi
 * December 25 &mdash; 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
 * Mac Hall by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd, 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