First off a little press-release regarding a Zuda comic called “Action, Ohio”. From what I’ve seen, there’s a pretty cool retro-flair to it, so I am glad to post this. Before that (check for it after the cut) another bit of news about an online graphic novel.

G.L. Nelson wants you to visit his action/adventure comic, The Sergeant and Professor Skeary Winslow. It’s a full color graphic novel by G.L. Nelson is currently updated weekly but will soon be updated Mondays and Thursdays. Be sure to visit his hub-page for his other projects.

Okay, onto the Zuda news.

This month,  Paul Salvi and I present “Action, Ohio”, a tale of
heroes, villains, deception, murder and comic books,  at
Zudacomics.com, DC Comics’ online webcomic competition. Each month,
Zuda’s editors select ten comics to compete against each other.
Readers vote for their favorite, often going as far as to campaign and
sing its praises and the comics which receives the most votes at the
end of the month wins a DC Comics publishing contract to continue the
story on the Zuda site for the rest of the year. The only way to see
your favorite comic continue is to vote, the only way to vote is to
head to http://www.zudacomics.com/node/438 and register.

ACTION, OHIO is the story of Detective Andrea Bruce, a Detroit
policewoman who doesn’t believe in heroes. But when a teenager dies
stopping a fire with amazing abilities and the coroner suspects foul
play, Andrea discovers a secret town of superheroes while tracking his
killer. In the sixties, men responsible for the birth of Silver Age
comic books found a town riddled with the fallout of the atomic age
and invented fictional characters based on its residents to divert the
world from their existence: If America thought super heroes were
fictional beings, it wouldn’t go looking for them. Supported by an
aging group of heroes, Andrea tries to hide Action from the world but
as a town founded on policies of non-involvement begins to crack and
Andrea digs into the underbelly of a town that’s imprisoned itself to
save the world, she begins to wonder: if Action, Ohio is a town of
comic book heroes, then where are the villains? Andrea, an outsider
with no use for heroes, must choose between solving her case and
opening a Pandora’s Box of evil closed forty years ago, or putting
aside her vendetta to ensure that the sleepy little town hiding from
the citizens of the world doesn’t reach out, ignite and destroy them.

How can you help?

1) Click over to http://www.zudacomics.com/node/438. Read. Register.
Vote for ACTION, OHIO before May 30th. All it costs is a moment of
your time: http://www.zudacomics.com/node/438 - don’t forget to send
this link around to EVERYONE you know and urge them to do the same!

2) Head to the production blog at http://actionohio.blogspot.com or
join www.myspace.com/actionohio where you can find early sketches,
behind the scenes commentary and web banners, web flyers and
promotional materials you can use in spreading the word.

3) Once you’ve voted, make us your favorite then leave a comment and
let the team know what you thought!

You *do* have to be a registered Zuda user to vote, comment, and
favorite (it’s an easy process), so head on over today and put the
democratic process to good use this month.

Thanks!

Neil

Links:
www.zudacomics.com/node/438
www.actionohio.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/actionohio
www.rantcomics.com
www.paulsalvi.com

Tags: Action, G.L. Nelson, Ohio, Online Graphic Novel, Paul Salvi, Retro, The Sergeant and Professor Skeary Winslow, Zuda

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