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May 5th, 2008 1:27 PM

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Vote for Kleid's ACTION, OHIO at Zudacomics.com

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What if the Silver age of comic books was created to distract us from the existence of real superhumans hiding in the heart of America?

This month, artist Paul Salvi and I explore these questions in Action, Ohio, a tale of heroes, villains, deception, murder and comic books, appearing 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 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 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. Read. Register. Vote for ACTION, OHIO before May 30th. All it costs is a moment of your time: http://www.zudacomics.com/node/438

2) Head to the production blog at http://actionohio.blogspot.com or friend 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.

ACTION, OHIO: This May, discover that superheroes are a cowardly lot.

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

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