2015 in webcomics

Notable events of 2015 in webcomics.

Events

 * Randall Munroe of xkcd released a collection of illustrations called Thing Explainer on 24 November, based on his comic "Up Goer Five".
 * Chris Onstad of the webcomic Achewood resumed to posting new comics on December 24, after 20 months of hiatus.

Awards

 * Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin's The Private Eye.
 * Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Brian Vaughan and Marcos Martin's The Private Eye.
 * Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Lilli Carré's The Bloody Footprint.
 * Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Webcomic Creator" won by Nicole Chartrand (Fey Winds).
 * Reuben Awards, "Online Comics"; Short Form won by Danielle Corsetto's Girls with Slingshots, Long Form won by Minna Sundberg's Stand Still, Stay Silent.
 * Cartoonist Studio Prize, "Best Web Comic" won by Winston Rowntree's Watching.
 * Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Kari Maaren's It Never Rains.
 * Cybil Awards, "Young Adult Graphic Novel" won by ND Stevenson's Nimona.
 * WEBTOON's Webtoonist Day, "Webtoonist of the Year" won by Oh Seong-dae's Tales of the Unusual.

Webcomics started

 * March &mdash; Super Secret by eon
 * March 5 &mdash; Space Boy by Stephen McCranie
 * March 6 &mdash; ShootAround by suspu
 * March 16 &mdash; Newman by John Ulrich
 * April 1 &mdash; Yumi's Cells by Lee Dong-geun
 * April 1 &mdash; Out-Of-Placers by Valsalia
 * April 3 &mdash; Never Satisfied by Taylor Robin
 * May &mdash; Girl's World by Morangg
 * May — Fantome-Stein by Beka Duke
 * May 14 — How to Love by Alex Norris
 * May 16 &mdash; Spirit Fingers by Han Kyoung-chal
 * April 6 &mdash; Sleepless Domain by Mary Cagle
 * June 1 &mdash; Oh! Holy by Ahyun
 * June 24 &mdash; Sword Interval by Benjamin Fleuter
 * August 15 &mdash; Mask Girl by Mae-mi and Hee-se
 * August 31 &mdash; Cyberforce by Marc Silvestri
 * September 13 — Gosu by Giun Ryu and Mun Jeong Hoo
 * October — Finnish Nightmares by Karoliina Korhonen
 * December 13 &mdash; Eggnoid by Archie The RedCat
 * December 26 &mdash; These Memories Won't Last by Stu Campbell
 * Acception by Coco “Colourbee” Ouwerkerk
 * Time Prisoners by Bai Xiao
 * Urbanlore by Kaveri Gopalakrishnan and Aarthi Parthasarathy

Webcomics ended

 * 319 Dark Street by David Wade, 2004 – 2015
 * Girls With Slingshots by Danielle Corsetto, 2004 – 2015
 * The Private Eye by Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martín, 2013 – 2015