Reading Local: Portland

Each month Zuda Comics, a DC Comics online imprint, holds a competition involving 10 comics, with the winner of the competition receiving a year long contract to continue.  Winners are determined by the number of votes their comics receive from the sites registered users, in addition to a mix of other factors like how many views the comic receives, its rating, and comments left.

This month you have a chance to vote for the Portland tandem of Shawn Aldridge (writer) and Rich Fuscia (artist), whose comic Island, Alone is among the 10 competitors.  Island, Alone as described by Aldridge is “sort of in the vein of Harryhausen, Victorian Gothic literature, with a little Lovercraft and EC comics.”  The story follows the misadventures of “John,” who finds himself lost and alone on a hostile island.

So take a moment and help these local creators out by clicking over to Zuda and casting your vote.  Your vote could determine whether or not they receive the year-long contract. Read the rest of this entry »