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Notable events of '''2002 in [[webcomics]]'''.
==Events==
[[File:SMBC comic 25 March 2008, with caption.png|thumb|right|[[Zach Weinersmith]]'s ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' went through three different incarnations in 2002 before reaching its current rendering.]]
[[File:CtrlAltDel Ethan Lucas.png|thumb|right|Tim Buckley's ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del (webcomic)|Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'' has been running since 2002.]]
*Website [[Modern Tales]] launches on March 2.<ref>{{cite news|title=The tooniverse explodes|newspaper=[[Sunday Times]]|last=O'Brian|first=Danny|date=2006-02-26|page=27[S]|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=850|publisher=Sequential Tart|title=A Brief History of Webcomics &mdash; The Third Age of Webcomics, Part One|last=Atchison|first=Lee|date=2008-01-07}}</ref>
*[[Cool Beans World]] ceased operation in May.<ref>{{cite web| last = Johnston| first = Rich| authorlink = Rich Johnston| title = All the Rage: Refried Beans| url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/rage/102178493231232.htm| publisher=[[Comics Bulletin]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810205944/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/rage/102178493231232.htm|archive-date=2011-08-10}}</ref>
*[[Jenny Everywhere]], the first [[Open-source license|open source]] super hero, was conceived on [[Barbelith]] discussion boards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2008/nov/06/jenny-everywhere|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Jenny Everywhere never went away|last=Barnett|first=David|date=2008-11-06}}</ref>
*David Stenworth launches the ''[[Snafu Comics]]'' website.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mangold|first=Stephanie|title=Web Comic Creators Take Charge|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6485953.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402030054/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6485953.html|archivedate=2009-04-02|magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=2007-10-02}}</ref>
===Awards===
*[[2002 Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards|Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards]], "Best Comic" won by [[Fred Gallagher (cartoonist)|Fred Gallagher]] & [[Rodney Caston]]'s ''[[Megatokyo]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccawards.com/2002.htm |publisher=[[Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards]] |title=2002 Winners and Nominees |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208130436/http://www.ccawards.com/2002.htm |archivedate=2009-12-08 }}</ref>
*[[Ignatz Award#Outstanding Online Comic|Ignatz Awards]], "Outstanding Online Comic" won by [[Jason Little (cartoonist)|Jason Little]]'s ''Bee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spxpo.com/2002-ignatz-award-recipients|publisher=[[Small Press Expo|SPX]]|title=2002 Ignatz Award Recipients|date=2002-10-01}}</ref>
===Webcomics started===
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* January 17 &mdash; ''ArtBomb'' anthology by [[Warren Ellis]], [[Colleen Doran]], [[Andi Watson]], Laurenn McCubbin and D'Israeli<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/2778831|title=Cultures mixed online Technology, pop comic launched on internet|date=18 January 2002}}</ref>
* January 21 &mdash; ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' by Dan Shive
* January 28 &mdash; ''[[Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]]'' by [[Zach Weiner]]
* January &mdash;  ''[[Buttercup Festival]]'' by Elliot G. Garbauskas
* February 14 &mdash; ''[[Van Von Hunter]]'' by Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch
* February 15 &mdash; ''[[PartiallyClips]]'' by [[Rob Balder]]
* February 16 &mdash; ''[[Unshelved]]'' by Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum
* February 25 &mdash; ''[[Nothing Nice To Say]]'' by [[Mitch Clem]]
* February &mdash; ''[[Saturnalia (webcomic)|Saturnalia]]'' by Nina Matsumoto
* March 7 &mdash; ''[[Oh My Gods!]]'' by Shivian Balaris
* March 11 &mdash; ''[[Pibgorn (webcomic)|Pibgorn]]'' by [[Brooke McEldowney]]
* April &mdash; ''[[Copper (comic)|Copper]]'' by [[Kazu Kibuishi]]
* May 5 &mdash; ''[[Snafu Comics]]'' by David Stanworth
* May 12 &mdash; ''[[American Elf]]'' by [[James Kochalka]]
* June 3 &mdash; ''A Miracle of Science'' by Jon Kilgannon and Mark Sachs
* June 4 &mdash; ''[[Scary Go Round]]'' by [[John Allison (comics)|John Allison]]
* June 14 &mdash; ''[[Pixel (webcomic)|Pixel]]'' by Chris Dlugosz
* July 1 &mdash; ''[[Wigu]]'' by [[Jeff Rowland (webcomics)|Jeffrey Rowland]]
* July 22 &mdash; ''[[Queen of Wands]]'' by Aeire
* August 5 &mdash; ''[[Theater Hopper]]'' by Tom Brazelton
* September 17 &mdash; ''[[NatalieDee]]'' by [[Natalie Dee]]
* October 23 &mdash; ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del (webcomic)]]'' by Tim Buckley
* October 31 — ''[[Serenity Rose]]'' by Aaron Alexovich
* November 1 &mdash; ''[[Day by Day (webcomic)|Day by Day]]'' by [[Day by Day (webcomic)#Creator|Chris Muir]]
* November 1 &mdash; ''Errant Story'' by Michael Poe
* December 8 &mdash; ''[[Fuzzy Knights]]'' by Noah J. D. Chinn
* December &mdash; ''[[Demonology 101]]'' by [[Faith Erin Hicks]]
* December  &mdash; ''[[Elsie Hooper]]'' by Robert D. Krzykowski
* ''[[Dicebox]]'' by Jenn Manley Lee
* ''[[Gods of Arr-Kelaan]]'' by Chuck Rowles
* ''[[Red String (webcomic)|Red String]]'' by Gina Biggs
* ''Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki'' by kittyhawk
===Webcomics ended===
* ''[[Bobbins (webcomic)|Bobbins]]'' by John Allison, 1998 &ndash; 2002
* ''Exploitation Now'' by Michael Poe, 2000 &ndash; 2002
* ''Yahtzee Takes On The World!'' by [[Yahtzee Croshaw]], 2000 &ndash; 2002
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