Notable events of 2009 in webcomics.
Events
New England Webcomics Weekend was first held March 20–22.
Awards Eisner Awards, "Best Webcomic" won by Carla Speed McNeil's Finder. Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Scott O. Brown, Steve Ellis, and David Gallaher's High Moon. Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Cayetano Garza's Year of the Rat. Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding WebComic Creator/Creative Team" won by Cameron Stewart, creator of Sin Titulo. Cybils Awards for Young Adult Books, "Graphic Novel" won by Tom Siddell's Gunnerkrigg Court: Orientation. Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Kaja Foglio, Phil Foglio, and Cheyenne Wright's Girl Genius, Volume 8.
Webcomics started
January 14 — Forming by Jesse Moynihan January 21 — Doc and Raider by Sean Martin February 1 — Amalgam by Maya Zankoul April 13 — Homestuck by Andrew Hussie April 18 — Kiwi Blitz by Mary Cagle July 13 — One-Punch Man by One July 6 — The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman July — Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh August 15 — Drive: the scifi comic by Dave Kellett September 4 — Guilded Age by T Campbell, Erica Henderson and Phil Khan September 21 — Bad Machinery by John Allison October 31 — Death-Day by Sam Hiti and Joseph Midthun October — La Morté Sisters by Tony Trov, Johnny Zito and Christine Larsen December 25 — Axe Cop by Malachai Nicolle and Ethan Nicolle Countryballs by Falco Fok_It by Joonas Rinta-Kanto Writer J by Oh Seong-dae
Webcomics ended The Pain – When Will It End? by Tim Kreider, 2000 – 2009 Scary Go Round by John Allison, 2002 – 2009 Ugly Hill by Paul Southworth, 2005 – 2009 Problem Sleuth by Andrew Hussie, 2008 – 2009 Oh My Gods! by Shivian Montar Balaris, 2002 – 2009 DAR by Erika Moen, 2003 – 2009
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