Editing Webcomic (section)

==Webcomics collectives==
In March 1995, artist Bebe Williams launched one of the first webcomics collectives, [[Art Comics Daily]].<ref name="New York Times">Peterson, Iver (October 28, 1996). "The Search for the Next 'Doonesbury". ''[[The New York Times]]'', Pg. D9</ref> Newspaper comic strip syndicates also launched websites in the mid-1990s.

Other webcomics collectives followed, with many launching in the next decade. In March 2000, [[Chris Crosby (webcomics)|Chris Crosby]], Crosby's mother Teri, and other artists founded  [[Keenspot]].<ref name="sanfrancisco">Yim, Roger. (April 2, 2001). "DOT-COMICS: Online cartoons skip traditional syndication and draw loyal fans on the Internet". ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. Pg. D1</ref><ref name="detroit">Newman, Heather. (February 2, 2001). "See You In The Funny Pixels Michigan Cartoonists Draw On Web Sites To Find Readers". ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''. Pg. 1H</ref> In July 2000, [[Austin Osueke]] launched [[eigoMANGA]], publishing original online [[manga]], referred to as  "webmanga".

In 2001, the subscription webcomics site [[Cool Beans World]] was launched. Contributors included UK-based comic book creators [[Pat Mills]], [[Simon Bisley]], [[John Bolton (illustrator)|John Bolton]], and [[Kevin O'Neill (comics)|Kevin O'Neill]], and the author [[Clive Barker]].<ref name=Martin>{{cite web
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In March 2001, [[Shannon Denton]] and Patrick Coyle launched [[Komikwerks]].com serving free strips from comics and animation professionals. The site launched with 9 titles including Steve Conley's ''[[Astounding Space Thrills]]'',  Jason Kruse's ''[[The World of Quest]]'', and [[Bernie Wrightson]]'s ''The Nightmare Expeditions''.

On March 2, 2002, [[Joey Manley]] founded [[Modern Tales]], offering subscription-based webcomics.<ref name="alameda">Ho, Patricia Jiayi (July 8, 2003). "Online comic artists don't have to play panel games". ''[[Alameda Times-Star]] (Alameda, CA)''</ref> The Modern Tales spin-off [[serializer]] followed in October 2002, then came [[girlamatic]] and Graphic Smash in March and September 2003 respectively.

By 2005, webcomics hosting had become a business in its own right, with sites such as [[Webcomics Nation]].<ref name=WashPost>Walker, Leslie (June 16, 2005). "Comics Looking to Spread A Little Laughter on the Web". ''[[The Washington Post]]'', p. D1.</ref>

Traditional comic book publishers, such as [[Marvel Comics]] and [[Slave Labour Graphics]], did not begin making serious digital efforts until 2006 and 2007.<ref name="PWcomicsweek">{{cite web|title=Publishers Look to Digital Comics |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6393781.html |access-date=2007-05-02 |author=Soponis, Trevor |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127001532/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6393781.html |archive-date=January 27, 2007 }}</ref> [[DC Comics]] launched its web comic imprint, [[Zuda Comics]] in October 2007.<ref name="Newsarama">{{cite web|title=PERAZZA ON THE LAUNCH OF ZUDACOMICS.COM|url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134710&highlight=zuda|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305085613/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134710&highlight=zuda|archive-date=March 5, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The site featured user submitted comics in a competition for a professional contract to produce web comics. In July 2010, it was announced that DC was closing down Zuda.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ron |last=Perazza |url=http://zuda.blog.dccomics.com/2010/07/01/the-future-of-zuda/ |title=The Future of Zuda |work=The Bleed |publisher=[[DC Comics.com]] |date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=July 1, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>