Bayou, Volume 1 was also named one of the 2010 Great Graphic Novels for Teens by the American Library Association.

In July 2007, imprint was launched to publish new material featuring new characters online.

[1] The first commissioned ongoing strips and material competing for the public vote were published on October 30 the same year.

Users could vote for their favorite and the winner received a contract to continue their comic on Zuda.

The Zuda staff consisted of: Instant winners Competition winners The initial announced line-up of talent included no prominent webcomics creators, prompting Todd Allen at Comic Book Resources to opine: "[T]he vast majority of the initial creators here have already done print comics.