title: 2012 in webcomics
text: # 2012 in webcomics
  
  Notable events of 2012 in webcomics.
  
  ## Events
  
  * Chang Kim launches Tapastic in October 2012.
  * Andrew Hussie's Hiveswap becomes the most successful webcomic-related Kickstarter project of all time, raising over US$2,000,000.
  
  ### Awards
  
  * Eagle Awards, "Favourite Web-Based Comic" won by Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's FreakAngels.
  * Eisner Awards, "Best Digital Comic" won by Mike Norton's Battlepug.
  * Harvey Awards, "Best Online Comics Work" won by Kate Beaton's Hark! A Vagrant.
  * Ignatz Awards, "Outstanding Online Comic" won by Jillian Tamaki's SuperMutant Magic Academy.
  * Joe Shuster Awards, "Outstanding Web Comics Creator" won by Emily Carroll.
  * Reuben Awards, "On-Line Comic Strips" won by Jonathan Rosenberg's Scenes from a Multiverse.
  * Aurora Awards, "Best Graphic Novel" won by Tarol Hunt's Goblins.
  * Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story won by Ursula Vernon's Digger.
  
  ### Webcomics started
  
  * January 2 — Polar by Victor Santos
  * January 25 — As the Crow Flies by Melanie Gillman
  * January 25 — O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti
  * March 14 — The Young Protectors by Alex Woolfson
  * April 18 — Mob Psycho 100 by One
  * May 21 — Snarlbear by Natalie Riess
  * June 17 — Junior Scientist Power Hour by Abby Howard
  * June — Nimona by ND Stevenson
  * July – August — The Cliff by Oh Seong-dae
  * August 8 — Thunderpaw: In the Ashes of Fire Mountain by Jen Lee
  * September 5 — About Death by Sini and Hyuno
  * September 25 — Framptown by Josh Roepe
  * The Property Of Hate by Sarah Jolley
  * Ability by Son Jae-ho and Lee Gwang-su
  * Ava's Demon by Michelle Czajkowski
  * It's Geek 2 Me by Francis Cleetus
  * MediaEntity by Emilie Tarascou and Simon Kansara
  * Misaeng by Yoon Tae-ho
  * Strong Female Protagonist by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag
  * Soul Cartel by Kim Eun-hyo and Kim Yeong-ji
  * Yarichin Bitch Club by Ogeretsu Tanaka
  
  ### Webcomics ended
  
  * Theater Hopper by Tom Brazelton, 2002 – 2012
  * Rob and Elliot by Clay and Hampton Yount, 2004 – 2012
  * Sin Titulo by Cameron Stewart, 2007 – 2012
  * Along with the Gods by Joo Ho-min, 2010 – 2012
  * Bucko by Jeff Parker and Erika Moen, 2011 – 2012
  * Artifice by Alex Woolfson, 2011 – 2012
  