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

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

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

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