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PW Beat: Webcomics among top stories of 2008

Heidi MacDonald’s PW Beat, one of the best comic resources on the net, asked several creators what the biggest story of 2008 was, and what stories will be big in 2009. Unsurprisingly, digital comics came up numerous times. Here’s a sampling:

Peggy Burns, Associate publisher, Drawn and Quarterly

The 2008 Weblog Award Finalists!

Happy 2009! As we ring in the new year, here’s a friendly reminder of the 2008 Weblog Awards. Finalists have been announced, and the voting commences in two days. Here are your nominees for Best Comic Strip:

Christmas Toon #12: Sluggy Freelance

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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to Me….

Well, what else but the one webcomic that, since 1997, has been synonymous with Christmas storylines.

Christmas Toon #11: Dinosaur Comics

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Over at Dinosaur Comics, T-Rex shares with us the secret of how to turn consumerism into positive world change with none of the work and all of the credit.

Happy Christmas Eve!

Christmas Toon #10: Cat And Girl

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Cat and Girl shows that, on Christmas, you can always get what you want … but if you try some time, you’ll find you get what you need.

Even if it’s not really a Blackberry.

Christmas Toon #9: PvP

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My stars and garters! Jingle Force Five from PvP looks awfully familiar. Is it because Professor X-Mas looks like Sigmund Freud. Yeah… that’s probably it.

The Webcomic Overlook #62: Grim Tales From Down Below

Christmas Toon #8: Sheldon

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We discover the terrible truth that Santa never Sparty’ed On with Arthur at Dave Kellett’s Sheldon.

Christmas Toon #7: Nedroid

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It’s O Henry all over again at Nedroid.com. Incidentally, I always thought the guy who bought the comb got the raw end of the deal because it would only take 1-2 months for the lady to grow her hair back.

At the End of The Year, There Will Be Lists