Comic-Con: More details on Zuda

Zuda Comics web site is making its Comic-Con debut, in advance of its October launch.

DC's director, creative services, Ron Perazza, says a few projects developed in house will be ready at launch, when submissions will start being accepted. The first submitted work will begin to appear about a month later, he says.

Perazza says there are plenty of advantages to webcomics creators for going with Zuda. "You're working with a major publishing partner," he says. "You don't have to do everything." That includes promotion and the intricacies of running a website.

DC promoted the site at the show with postcards that people can draw something on to create a giant webcomic. (The first one on the site comes from Jim Lee.)

The interface for the site was unveiled at a Comic-Con party Friday night. We were unable to attend, but those who did see it were impressed and said it worked well.

Still, making the grade at Zuda will require a strip to have something special. "We're not looking at this as an amateur thing," he says. And those who successfully pitch the site will get solid support from the company. Contracts for the deal will go online soon, but it's been clarified on the site that ownership for comics selected for the site will remain with the creators. "It's a good deal for a lot of people," Perazza says.