List of monthly Zuda contestants

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

Instant Winners

• Bayou by Jeremy Love^[1]
• The Night Owls by Peter Timony and Bobby Timony^[2]
• Street-Code by Dean Haspiel
• 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 by Tony Trov, Johnny Zito & Christine Larsen ^[3]

2007 Competitions

November 2007

The first set of contestants was announced on Newsarama:^[4]

• Alpha Monkey by Bobbie Rubio and Howard M. Shum
• This American Strife by J. Longo
• Battlefield Babysitter by Matthew Humphreys
• Black Swan by Mulele Jarvis
• Dead in the Now by Corey Lewis
• The Dead Seas by Pop Mhan
• The Enders by Tim Smith III
• High Moon by David Gallaher and Steve Ellis (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
• 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

2008 Competitions

January 2008

As announced on Newsarama^[5]

• A Spelunker’s Guide to the City by Gary Epting^[6]
• 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 (writer) and Amy Watson (artist)
• Danetropolis by David Daneman
• Absurdity At Its Best by Victor Bonilla

February 2008

As announced on Newsarama^[7]

• 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
• Teachers by Gabe Ostley
• Will Wrestle: For Science by Jim Dedieu, Geoff Beaulieu, & Alex Donnard

March 2008

As announced on Newsarama^[8]

• Among the Silver Stars by Chris Wichtendahl & Ariel Iacci
• The Black Cherry Bombshells by Johnny Zito, Tony Trov, Sacha Borisich & 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
• 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 by Azurek Studios

June 2008

• Dual by Michael Walton (winner)
• Cursed Planet by R.G. Llarena
• Sam P.I. by John Zakour
• 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
• 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 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
• Extracurricular 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) by Dean Hsieh (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

2009 Competitions

January 2009

• Lasers Dragons and Lies by John Zakour and John Dallaire
• 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^[9]
• 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
• 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
• 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, John Amor & Matt White (Winner)
• Where Evils Dare by Tony Lee & 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 (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

2010 Competitions

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

References

1. Jeremy Love's Bayou Named Aa Zuda's First "Instant Winner", Newsarama, October 25, 2007
2. ZUDA COMICS NAMES THE NIGHT OWLS AS NEWEST INSTANT WINNER, Newsarama, December 14, 2007
4. First ten Zuda contestants named, Newsarama, October 24, 2007
5. ZUDA ANNOUNCES JANUARY SLATE OF CONTESTANTS
6. Amalgamated Artists joins the fray at Zuda", Storyclouds, January 7, 2008
7. ZUDA ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY SLATE OF CONTESTANTS
8. ZUDA ANNOUNCES MARCH SLATE OF CONTESTANTS

External links

• All competitors at ZudaComics.com