In This Month’s Zuda Comics Competition, Hypergeek Endorses In Maps & Legends!

Zuda Comics is a web imprint of DC Comics. Every month Zuda holds a competition where creators are invited to submit an eight-page strip, to be voted on by readers of the website. At the end of the competition period, the comic which wins the popular vote becomes a new ongoing series, and the creators are given a contract with Zuda Comics.

This month there are several great entries into the competition, all by wonderfully talented writers and artists. It was an incredibly tough decision to choose who to vote for, but in the end I chose to go with In Maps & Legends, which is a strip written by Michael Jasper, with artwork by Nikki Smith.

In Maps & Legends tells the story of a woman named Kait, who doesn’t know why she gets up in the middle of the night to carve a map onto the wall of the spare room of her apartment. Before she can finish it, though, a strange man named Bartamus shows up at her place in the middle of a wintry night, claiming to be from another, dying world that desperately needs Kait’s help.

In Maps & Legends is currently ranking at number #1 in the Zuda charts, and I know that backing the clear winner is a little clichéd, but I did read all the other submissions, and this is the one that stuck in my mind must clearly. The series seems to have lots of long-term potential, as this first eight-page story is jam packed full of mystery and intrigue that made me want to see more of how this unfolds. The series was also the clear winner in terms of it’s artwork, which really took my breath away!

I am endorsing In Maps & Legends in this month’s competition, and I urge you to follow this link, and vote on the comic to win.

Remember, voting closes at noon on Monday November 30th, so make sure to vote sooner, rather than later