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This is a complete and up to date list of every creative team that has competed in Zuda, DC Comic's web comic imprint

Imprint

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, thus far.

Instant Winners

Bayou by Jeremy Love
The Night Owls
The Night Owls
The Night Owls is a twice weekly webcomic by Peter and Bobby Timony appearing every Tuesday and Thursday on DC Comics Zuda imprint.It was selected as Zuda's Instant Winner in December, 2007....

by Peter Timony and Bobby Timony
Street-Code by Dean Haspiel
Dean Haspiel
Dean Edmund Haspiel is an American comic book artist. He is known for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his American Splendor series as well as the graphic novel The Quitter. He has been nominated for numerous Eisner Awards, and won a 2010 Emmy Award for TV design work.-Early...
The Imaginary Boys by Carlos López Bermúdez
I Rule The Night by Kevin Colden
Bottle of Awesome by Andy Belanger and Ian Herring
La Morté Sisters
La Morté Sisters
LaMorté Sisters is a webcomic from DC imprint Zuda Comics, created by Tony Trov, Johnny Zito and Christine Larsen. It was selected as Zuda's Instant Winner in October, 2009.- Synopsis :...

by Tony Trov
Tony Trov
Tony Trov is an American writer, film maker, musician and artist best known for the serialized comic Moon Girl.-Early life:Tony Trov is a native of Philadelphia PA and graduated from Girard Academic Music Program in 2001...

, Johnny Zito
Johnny Zito
Johnny Zito is a writer, film maker and artist best known for his serialized comic Moon Girl.-Early life:Johnny Zito is a native of Philadelphia PA and graduated from Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in 2000...

& Christine Larsen

November 2007

The first set of contestants was announced on Newsarama

Newsarama

Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the American comic book industry.-History:Newsarama began in Summer 1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic-book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In these short messages. Doran shared...

Alpha Monkey by Bobbie Rubio and Howard M. Shum
This American Strife by J. Longo
Battlefield Babysitter by Matthew Humphreys
Matthew Humphreys
-Filmography:* Bar Karma *We Fight to Be Free *The Good Shepherd *Chapter 27 *Obsessed -External links:...
Black Swan by Mulele Jarvis
Dead in the Now by Corey Lewis
Corey Lewis
Corey Sutherland Lewis is an American comic book creator. He is primarily known as the creator of Sharknife, published by Oni Press. Other works include PENG for Oni, and providing back-up comic strips for the Darkstalkers and Street Fighter comics for UDON...
The Dead Seas by Pop Mhan
Pop Mhan
-Biography:Pop Mhan was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and immigrated to the United States at the age of three. He joined Wildstorm Productions in San Diego and studied sequential art under Jim Lee...
The Enders by Tim Smith III
High Moon
High Moon
High Moon is an award-winning werewolf western webcomic series, developed in 2004 with a debut in 2007 as a part of Zuda, DC Comics' webcomic imprint. The first season concluded on July 8, 2008. Season two ran from August 16 to November 25, 2008...

by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis
Steve Ellis (comics)
Steve Ellis is an American comic book artist and illustrator who has worked for Wizards of the Coast DC Comics, Wildstorm, White Wolf, Moonstone Books, and Marvel Comics.-Early life and education:...

(winner)
Leprenomicon by Greg DelCurla and Fernando Ruiz
Raining Cats and Dogs by Sho Murase

December 2007

Adventures of Maxy J Millionaire by Paul Maybury
Paul Maybury
Paul Maybury is an award winning illustrator and comic book artist living in Austin, Texas.-Biography:Maybury worked for the city of Boston under Mayor Menino as a muralist for several years before pursuing a career in comics....
Araknid Kid by Josh Alves
Avast Ye by Kevin Cygan and Daniel H. Irving
Development Hell by Carlos Ruiz
Frankie by Manny Trembley
Ponbiki Z by Alberto Rios
Pray for Death by Nicholas Doan and Daniele Serra (winner)
The Crooked Man by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Sara Bechko
The Mundane Overrated Misadventures of Spudman by Rory McConville
Word of Power by Marc Sylvanus

January 2008

As announced on Newsarama

Newsarama

A Spelunker’s Guide to the City by Gary Epting
Untrue Tales by Sam Little
Urbis Faerie by Robert Burke Richardson, Martin Morazzo, Carolina Cesare, Robt Snyder
Supertron by Sheldon Vella (winner)
Thomas: Agent of Chaos by L. Jamal Walton (writer/letterer), Mike Imboden (writer) and Steve Musgrave (artist)
Pieces of Eden by Seth Sherwood (writer/colorist) and Diego Tripodi (artist)
The Legend of the Fool King by Alexander Kanaris-Sotiriou
Demons in the Closet by John Zakour
John Zakour
John Zakour is an American science-fiction and humor writer.-Biography:Zakour was born in upstate New York, in 1957. He attended the State University of New York at Potsdam where he received a BA in computer science...

(writer) and Amy Watson (artist)
Danetropolis by David Daneman
Absurdity At Its Best by Victor Bonilla

February 2008

As announced on Newsarama

Newsarama

Everyone Laughs at the Crocodile Man by Steve Steiner
Joe Comics by Chachi & Gabe Hernandez
Mountains of Dusk by Mani Magalhaes
The Passenger by Alexandre Vidal
Reno by Dan Thompson
Road by Eddie Sharam (winner)
Starfish by Miguel Angel Sanchez
Strangle/Switch by Kevin Colden
Kevin Colden
Kevin Colden is an Eisner Award-nominated, Xeric Grant winning American comic book writer and artist. Primarily known as a webcomics artist, his work has been published in print by Zuda Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Alternative Comics, and Top Shelf Productions.-Early life:Colden graduated...
Teachers by Gabe Ostley
Will Wrestle: For Science by Jim Dedieu, Geoff Beaulieu, & Alex Donnard

March 2008

As announced on Newsarama

Newsarama

Among the Silver Stars by Chris Wichtendahl & Ariel Iacci
The Black Cherry Bombshells
The Black Cherry Bombshells
The Black Cherry Bombshells is a webcomic from DC imprint Zuda Comics, created by Johnny Zito and Tony Trov, illustrated by Sacha Borisich and colors by John Dallaire. It was selected as winner of Zuda's March 2008 competition.- Synopsis :...

by Johnny Zito
Johnny Zito
Johnny Zito is a writer, film maker and artist best known for his serialized comic Moon Girl.-Early life:Johnny Zito is a native of Philadelphia PA and graduated from Saint Joseph's Preparatory School in 2000...

, Tony Trov
Tony Trov
Tony Trov is an American writer, film maker, musician and artist best known for the serialized comic Moon Girl.-Early life:Tony Trov is a native of Philadelphia PA and graduated from Girard Academic Music Program in 2001...

, Sacha Borisich
Sacha Borisich
Sacha Borisich is an American comic artist best known for her work on the serialized comic The Black Cherry Bombshells. The comic won DC Comics online Zuda Comics competition for March 2008. Borisch cites the animation style used by Hanna Barbera as an influence, as well as Tex Avery and Chuck Jones...

& Alex Bruno (winner)
Day of Prey by Ramon Cavalcante
Laura’s Bazaar by Axel Medellin
The Litterbox Chronicles by Wes Molebash
Little Inventor' by Igor Noronha

Rojo Fernandez: Son of Wind by Gabriel Bautista

Sam & Lilah by Jim Dougan & Hyeondo Park

Tiempo by Mario Espinoza

Yuletide by Tony Tobin

April 2008

Agent Happydeath by Spencer Platt

Suckerpunch by Russel Paul Daff

Feuerkind by Steven Michael Robert Wilbur

Streetpunx by Leon Govender

Punchboys by Ahmad Rashad Doucet

Super Seed by Tyler James Vogel

Melody by Ilias Kyriazis (winner)

The Erebus Effect by Henry Espiritu, Ravuth Vann

May 2008

Action, Ohio by Neil Kleid
Neil Kleid
Neil Kleid is a U.S. cartoonist raised in Oak Park, Michigan, now living in Bronx, New York. He has received a 2003 Xeric Award grant for his graphic novella Ninety Candles ....

E by Kerry P. Talbott

Hannibal Goes to Rome by Brendan McGinley and Mauro Vargas

Celadore by Canaan Grall (winner)

Children of Bighand by Rudy Dean Guara

Golden by Troy Bowen

Colonel McTaggart by Steve Steiner

The Mean Model by Charlie Podrebarac

Robodeath
Robodeath
Robodeath is a sci-fi comic created by Azurek Studios. It has been a Zuda Comics competitor during the month of May 2008.-Credits:*Created by Azurek Studios Italy 2008, 60 Zuda panels, color*Illustrations Stefano Cardoselli*Script Marco Della Verde...

by Azurek Studios

June 2008

Dual by Michael Walton (winner)

Cursed Planet by R.G. Llarena

Sam P.I. by John Zakour
John Zakour
John Zakour is an American science-fiction and humor writer.-Biography:Zakour was born in upstate New York, in 1957. He attended the State University of New York at Potsdam where he received a BA in computer science...

Mister Crimson by Seth M. Sherwood and Diego Tripodi

Love, Lust, and a Giant Turtle by Neil Holan

Psychopath: A Love Story by Matthew Petz

Mime by Manny Trembly

S. Type by Alexander Diochon

Red Ice by Scott O. Brown
Scott O. Brown
Scott O. Brown is an American writer, letterer, publisher, editor, and production manager. Scott has been responsible for publishing top-tier creators like Amin Amat, Mal Jones, Drew Gilbert, Antony Johnston, Steven Grant, and Jamie Delano....

Sharks+Shrinks by Gary Epting

July 2008: Zuda Invitational

Joe Comics by Gabe Hernandez and Chachi Hernandez

Dead in the Now by Corey Lewis

The Mundane Overrated Misadventures of Spudman by Rory McConville

Re-Evolution
Re-Evolution
Re-Evolution is a webcomic series by Gus Higuera and Juan Felipe Salcedo published on DC Comics' Zuda Comics site. The strip placed second in the monthly Zuda competition in April 2008. In July 2008 the strip was invited back to compete in the first annual Zuda Invitational, winning first place...

by Gustavo Higuera (winner)

The Crooked Man by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Sara Bechko

Teachers by Gabriel Mark Ostley

Araknid Kid by Josh Alves

Brave Ulysses' by Adam C. Moore
Untrue Tales by Sam Little
Reno by Daniel J. Thompson

August 2008

Gulch by Matt White and Gabe White (winner)
Furiku Buredu by Jim Dedieu
Vic Boone by Shawn Aldridge and Jeff Winstead
The Harvest War by Kevin Manklow and Andrew Egan
Junk by Justin Jordan and Sami Makkonen
Shock Effect by John Lang and Ian Daffern
To The Red Country by Philip Willey
The Adventures of Rocki Gilbraltar by Brendon Fraim and Brian Fraim
Rhandom Escape by Matthew Daniel Loux
The Stuffed Animal Sagas by Tom Kelley

September 2008

Unconscious Life by Anthony Peruzzo
Blood Hunter by Loren Meyer (winner)
Problems by Alexander Diochon
Middle-Aged Monster by Steve Steiner
My Daddy's a Super-Villain by Scott O. Brown and Jamie Roberts
Dash Steel: Freelance Adventurer by William Orr
My Pet Human by Harry Pujols
The Fighting Stranger by Adam J. Monetta
Janggar: Son of the Steppe by Steve Bialik
Hopeless Youth by Jesse Hanna

October 2008

Guest judges: Bobby Timony and Peter Timony

Mathema by Amy Pearson
Hammer Sound by Evan Bryce and Doug Wagner
Azure by Daniel Govar (winner)
Alone by Daniel Furman
Terrestrial by BW Swartz
World of Chi: Chronicles by Lewis Walker
Path Nine by Dan Pevar
Azurius Pluma by Gabriel Bautista Jr.
Skullgoyle by Dan Taylor
Ladybug Murders by Paul Salvi

November 2008

Daily Comic by Chuck Harrison
Extracuricular Activities by Rory McConville (winner)
Screaming Eagles by Michael San Giacomo
Baby Monsters by Steve Broom
Blood Covenant: Revelations by Lucky Herman Tjandra
Hijos de P by Amancay Nicolas Nahuelpan Bustamante
Marshall by Andres Barrero and Felipe Martinez
Planet X by Trey Causey
Rumors of War by Justin Jordan and John Bivens
Work is Not in Progress by Diego Borriello

December 2008

A Single Soul by Nancy Leslie and Daniel Furman
Aeon of the Dead (now Devil's Wake
Devil's Wake
Devil's Wake is a webcomic from DC imprint Zuda Comics, created by Dean Hsieh. Originally titled Aeon of the Dead, it was selected as winner of Zuda's December 2008 competition.-Synopsis:It's been thirteen years since the Last Pandemic...

) by Dean Hsieh
Dean Hsieh
Dean Hsieh is an American musician and comic book creator who is currently writing and drawing Devil's Wake through Zuda, DC Comic's web comic imprint.-Comics:...

(winner)
Angus Frump Kills Christmas by Steve Bialik
Bleed by Adam Atherton and Luiza Dragonescu
Caztar by Luc Poets
Hellbreak by Radek Smektala and Janusz Ordon
Non-Exertus 12 by Spencer Platt
Juliette: Worst Vampire Ever by Cedric Poulat
The Accountants by Rob Osbourne
Tri-Boro Tales by Keith Miller and Chuck Collins

January 2009

Lasers Dragons and Lies by John Zakour
John Zakour
John Zakour is an American science-fiction and humor writer.-Biography:Zakour was born in upstate New York, in 1957. He attended the State University of New York at Potsdam where he received a BA in computer science...

and John Dallaire
John Dallaire
John Dallaire is an American artist best known for work on the serialized comic The Black Cherry Bombshells on Zuda Comics. He has also done art for Lasers Dragons and Lies with John Zakour and Intergalactic Law: Grey Squad with Lisa Fary on Zuda as well as Intergalactic Law on Pink Raygun where he...
Legacy of the Wanderer by Mark Cecere and Randy Humphries
Lifespan by Shannon Cronin and Christopher Steininger
Love the Dango! by Amber D. Stone
Maladroits by Glen Walker
Project: WarHawk by Dan Thompson
Safe Inside by Zerocalcare (winner)
Sea Dogs of Mars by Christopher John Beck and Keri Woodward
The Devil's Cross by Antonio Vazquez Galvez and Ana Belen Nuñez Villalta
We Make Clouds by Michael Farah and J. Longo

February 2009

Azz's Inferno by Thane Benson
Doctor Immortalis by Jason D and Michael Nelsen of 50 Foot Robot Studios
Fire and Water by Federica Manfredi
Gravedust by Jeff Mason
Indie by Jericho Vilar
Ninjas from Ibiza: Clubbin' to Death by Francesco Biagini
Operation: Nazi U by Kevin Dzuban
Part-Time Magic by Greg Kinman
Splitting Atoms by Siddharth Kotian
The Hammer by Sam Little, Gabe Ostley, Rob Berry, and Steve Steiner (winner)

March 2009

Children of Armageddon by Chris Meeks
Deadly by James Fosdike (winner)
Doorman Bill by Diego Flavio Tripodi
Dracula vs. Santa by Melissa DeJesus and Ed Power
Kharon: Scourge of Atlantis by Jim Shelley and Pierre Villeneuve
Lani, The Leopard Queen by Geof Isherwood
Maintaining Bohemia by Buster Moody and Harold Sipe
Panda Force by Sean Causley
The Dirty Mile by James Smith III
The Rejects by Nate Frisoli and Walter Ostlie

April 2009

Cancer Troop 4 by Gabriel Bautista
Earthbuilders by Axel Medellin Machain (winner)
Intergalactic Law: Grey Squad by Lisa Fary & John Dallaire
John Dallaire
John Dallaire is an American artist best known for work on the serialized comic The Black Cherry Bombshells on Zuda Comics. He has also done art for Lasers Dragons and Lies with John Zakour and Intergalactic Law: Grey Squad with Lisa Fary on Zuda as well as Intergalactic Law on Pink Raygun where he...
Mecha-Simian by Rich Lovatt
Myth by Michael Loniewski
Pirate Eye by Robert Gervais
Spy6teen by Tim Simmons
The Kind You Don't Bring Home to Mother by Ryan Estrada
The Rise and Fall of the Penguin by Harry Pujols

May 2009

Amber Hale, Supermodel by Daren Strange, Lewis Walker & Josh Howard
Josh Howard (artist)
Josh Howard is the writer/artist of the American comic book series Dead@17 published by Image Comics , Black Harvest published by Devil's Due, and the Lost Books of Eve published by Viper Comics. Howard is also a regular columnist for the Wizard website.-External links:*-Interviews:* * * * * *...
Beertown B'hoys by Steve Bialik
Clandestino by Amancay Nicolas Nahuelpan Bustamante
Cubicles by Walter Christopher Ostlie
Flowing Wells by Andrew Dimitt
Freak City by Mackenzie Michael Schubert
Gone Zombie by Stephen Thor
Lily of the Valley by Adam Atherton & Luiza Dragonescu (winner)
OPSEC by James Alexander Bott & Dean
Sides by Alexander Diochon

June 2009

Fallen Hunter by Wai Kwong Chan
Kogoshii by Danny Donovan and Gigi
Quick by Thane Frederick Benson
Scarecrow Spookshow by Aidan Casserly
Sidewise by Dwight L. MacPherson and Igor Noronha (winner)
Sketch Me, Deadly by David Gerard Miley
Small Lives by Marco Palombelli
The Corpse Carries A Gun by Matthew Petz
The Last Werewolf by SEDNA-STUDIO
The Urban Adventures of Melvin Blank by Bill Williams and Thom Zahler

July 2009

9th Year by Alberto Lanzillotti & Manuel Bracchi
Assignment by Anthony Peruzzo & Justin Jordan
Bloody Pulp by Jeff McComsey & Jorge Vega
Children's Games by Erik Valdez y Alanis
Interrogation Control Element by Tyler James, Damian Couceiro, Paul John Little & Steve D Forbes
Metropolitan Siege by Eric & Chris Zawadzki
RockStar by Aluísio Cervelle Santos (winner)
The Adventures of Mr. Simian by John Bivens
The Ares Imperative by Steve Ekstrom, Mikael Bergkvist & Jesse Turnbull
Vigilante Granny by Don Kunkel, Rian Miller & CPWilsonIII

August 2009

A Stinking Corpse by Daniel Furman
Absolute Magnitude by Robert Burke Richardson, Martin Morazzo & chinadoll (winner)
Antique Books by Scott Boyce
Arctic by 00ghost00
Bow & Arrow Detective Agency by George Gousis & Antonis Vavagiannis
Cards Kill by Jason Chiu & Leah Liu Robekka Art Studio
If You See The Hills by Sal Field
Octane Jungle by Morgan Luthi & Mike L. Kinshella
Physikon by Alexander Drummond Diochon
Rogue Royal by Chris Garret

September 2009

Goldilock by Adam Lucas (winner)
Zamir by Pablo Zych
WheelJack Union by Mike Odum
The Symptoms by William Sliney & Dave Hendrick
Marked by Fernando Pinto
Revenge of the Homicidal Pumpkins by Shannon Cronin, Iwan Nazif & Lisa Moore
Incarna by David Gunawan
Tessyleia 2.0 by Marc Borstel
Mystery Jungle by Diego Cordoba
My T-Shirt Fairy Tale by Adrian Ramos

October 2009

Pluck by Gabe White
Gabe White
Gabriel Allen White is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in the major leagues from -. He gave up Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn's final hit of his career, on October 6, 2001, while playing for the Colorado Rockies.-External links:...

, John Amor & Matt White
Matt White
Matthew White is an Australian former professional road racing cyclist and former directeur sportif for ....

(Winner)
Where Evils Dare by Tony Lee
Tony Lee
Tony Lee is a British comics writer, screenwriter, audio playwright and novelist.-Early life:Lee was born in Hayes, Middlesex in England...

& Stefano Martino
Doc Monster by David Flora
Evil Ain't Easy by Seth Wolfshorndl
Impure Blood by Nathan Lueth & Nadja Baer
ShockPopTerror! by Jean-Michel Ringuet
A Polar Nightmare by Amancay Nicolas Nahuelpan Bustamante
Old Cthulhu's On The Rise by Daniel Tollin
Fly Me From The Moon by Gabriel Bautista
Blitz by Ted Dawson

November 2009

In Maps & Legends by Niki Smith and Michael Jasper (Winner)
Children of the Sewer by Benito Gallego (the best)
Peabody & D'Gorath by Mark D Penman
Model Student by Joe Bowen
Little Earth People by Christopher Lewis and Joe Pekar
Brother of Bronze Hammer by Andrew Alexander
Slam McCracken by Greg Woronchak
Big Ups: A Space Adventure by Christina Boyce and Justin King
Molly and the Amazing Door Tree by Mark Murphy
Witch Phase by Bryan Golden

December 2009

One Hit Knock Out by Maximo V. Lorenzo
Maximo V. Lorenzo
Maximo Vitaly Lorenzo , is an American artist for comic books and illustrations.- Biography :Lorenzo started his comic book career in 2004, winning a placement for writing and illustrating "Hellbender" for Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga Issue 4 competition...

(Winner)
Villain by Gregory Smallwood
Unseen Tribe by Luciano Vecchio
The House Always Wins by Josh Hechinger and John Bivens
SubSuelo by Alfredo Rodríguez and Gabriel Rodríguez
Ayanna by Wai Kwong Chan
Mark Wolfchild by Li Shi Peng and David LeVack
Daemon's Sphere by Andrew Hartmann and Gill Saxon
Goop Jr. by Mike Robinson
Jason and the Argonauts Redux by Barry Keegan

January 2010

Beyond The Borderlands by Brian McLachlan
Candy From Strangers by Jim Rodgers and Byron Jackson
Iron Sam by David Dumeer
NewBot by Chuck Harrison
Pavlov's Dream by Shari Chankhamma and Bicyclefish
Phantom Sword by Nick Edwards
Road Monster by Nicolás Raúl Sánchez Brondo and Diego Cortés
The Thunderchickens by William Dean Blankenship Jr. and Chad Boudreau
War Of The Fallen by Quinton J. Bedwell
War Of The Woods by Matthew Petz

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