Your 2008 Invitational
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posted on June 24, 2008 - 9:24am
Ron says:
Back in April we announced the first Zuda Comics Invitational - a competition where we invite ten creators (or creative teams) from any of our previous competitions back to continue their webcomics for an additional eight screens and a second chance at becoming an ongoing series.
We asked you to send us e-mail to see which of the ten webcomics should get an invitation - and boy did you! The response was truly amazing as Zudites lobbied for their favorite webcomics. We read everything, counted the responses and then, finally, extended the invitations.
For the past few weeks the respective creative teams have been secretly writing, sketching and finishing their next eight screens - painstakingly preparing their webcomics.
On July 7th you'll see the results of those efforts; however, right now it gives me great pleasure to announce the finalists for your 2008 Invitational:
Araknid Kid
by Josh Alves
Brave Ulysses
by Adam Moore
Crooked Man
by Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Sara Bechko
Dead in the Now
by Corey Lewis
Joe Comics
by Gabe & Chachi Hernandez
Re-Evolution
by Gustavo Higuera
Reno
by Dan Thompson
The Mundane Overrated Misadventures of Spudman
by Rory McConville
Teachers
by Gabe Ostley
Untrue Tales
by Sam Little
Welcome back, guys.
Good luck!
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Rory says:
Spudman will dance for people's general entertainment if voted to the top spot He is an incredibly talented dancer y'know
posted on June 29, 2008 - 6:31pm
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mrgodon says:
rudis, if you vote for teachers you will get 10 points extra credit on the next test and one of those happy smiley face stickers on your paper. the zombies have to stand in the corner. ;p
posted on June 26, 2008 - 6:35am
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tomstan says:
a great idea and great choices! I can't wait to see these!!!
posted on June 25, 2008 - 11:35pm
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Rey says:
rudis, when deciding that... just remember, a zombie would never fail you.
posted on June 25, 2008 - 11:03pm
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Matthew Matthews says:
Good group. Too bad Starfish isn't in there though. Six of my favourites are in there!
posted on June 25, 2008 - 10:10am
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johnzakour says:
Man, I got a lot of friends in this group! Can I vote for more than one???
posted on June 25, 2008 - 7:54am
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Tyler_James says:
Interesting group. Should be good. I wonder how many of the comics chosen for a second crack at the Zuda gig were being continued anyway, and how many haven't been touched by their creators since coming up short. I know that Untrue Tales continued (and is awesome, by the way) but I haven't followed many of the others.
posted on June 25, 2008 - 7:07am
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JFx says:
WOOWWW this group is amazing, Is going to be a nice month :D
posted on June 25, 2008 - 6:49am
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Bryy_Miller says:
Darn. I'm glad I'm in Europe and away from this bloodshed.
posted on June 25, 2008 - 1:14am
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The Amazing Criswell says:
Greetings, my friends! The cosmic rays that inspire me from the Omega 523-B galaxy are being disrupted by weather balloons, clouding my visions! But I can predict that July's winner will be the one that looks the most like Bea Arthur! Farewell!
posted on June 24, 2008 - 10:21pm
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Drowemos says:
Wow I am so bad at picking the comics people will like. None of these were the ones I expected. I have no future as a submissions editor.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 10:14pm
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mrgodon says:
AWESOME! "Watcha gonna do? When the 24 inch pythons and Hulkamania destroy you!!" --WrestleMania V
posted on June 24, 2008 - 8:41pm
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Rey says:
David- It is Zombionic. (HM. well, that will officially have to go in the comic sometime down the line... [IF IT SHOULD WIN OF COURSE! HAR HAR])
posted on June 24, 2008 - 6:04pm
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Kidgloves says:
I was just over in the Explore Comics section to look at the original eight screens of everyone. Noticed a new feature(to me). If you hang over the comic icon a really nice bubble window opens up and gives you the synopsis and creator info. Pretty nifty. Kudos to Zudos, er, Zuda.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 5:22pm
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Caanan says:
Will be a hard month to vote! Argh! On the one hand, I already have instant favourites, but on the other, there'll be 8 new screens from others to grab my attention.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 4:44pm
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heathencomics says:
Congrats to Sam, Josh and everybody else involved. Good company to be in!
posted on June 24, 2008 - 4:07pm
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Santiago says:
Ohhhhh I was hoping to see more of the Litterbox Chronicles... :(
posted on June 24, 2008 - 3:33pm
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Albatross says:
so glad Dead in the Now made the cut. i'll make my vote based on the new screens, tho. probably a good idea. ;) getting more of Brave Ulysses and Reno will be nice, while i always thought Re-Evolution and Joe Comics deserved another shot... i'm just so excited!
posted on June 24, 2008 - 3:21pm
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splatted says:
Congrats to all! Can't wait to see the new screens. Go RENO!!!!!!!!!!!
posted on June 24, 2008 - 3:18pm
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David Gallaher says:
It is bigger, faster & stronger.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 2:41pm
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Margeson says:
Sweet! Araknid Kid made it! The others I voted for didn't though (wah-wah-waaaaah).
posted on June 24, 2008 - 2:12pm
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Rey says:
you guys like the new invitational header graphic? those are my beautiful feet in the PUMPS. Thanks everyone who voted for my comic in the contest. Please look forward to Dead In the Now. It is bigger, faster & stronger.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 1:57pm
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Ron says:
Chachi - Yeah, I noticed that too! Weird, huh?
posted on June 24, 2008 - 1:18pm
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ptimony says:
a lot of my favs are in the contest. so I'm not sure where my vote is gonna go! I will say this though, I won't be basing my vote on past performance, but on the next 8! Peter
posted on June 24, 2008 - 12:53pm
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grifter78 says:
Actually, now that I thought about it, I just realized "The Litterbox Chronicles" and "Action, Ohio" might not have been eligible but it still surprises me about "Battlefield Babysitter" and "Demons in the Closet".
posted on June 24, 2008 - 12:31pm
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grifter78 says:
It's interesting to me that some of the entries who finished 2nd place from past competitions didn't make it like, "Battlefield Babysitter", "Demons in the Closet", "The Litterbox Chronicles", or "Action, Ohio". While others who were 3rd or lower made it.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 12:28pm
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Argent says:
Maaaaannn... this is going to be worse than a normal month's contest. But at least we get to see the next 8 screens on all of them as our consolation prize. Good luck everyone!!!!
posted on June 24, 2008 - 12:16pm
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restif51 says:
Excellent... Gabe & Sam... last in the list...let's have two firsts at the finish.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 11:23am
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sobreiro says:
DAMN IT!! I'll have to chose between Crooked Man or Brave Ulysses? The universe really IS unfair!
posted on June 24, 2008 - 10:44am
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Alex says:
hey, 3 of my favourite comics are here. this will be a interesting month.
posted on June 24, 2008 - 10:16am
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SamLittle says:
Zamboni! Woo-hoo! Go Crooked Man! Wait...I mean...
posted on June 24, 2008 - 10:13am
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robberry237 says:
Very, very exciting line-up. Congrats to all of you! -Rob
posted on June 24, 2008 - 10:04am
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