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