Slashdot noticed the Daily Grind contest for webcomics yesterday. Checkerboard Nightmare also commented on this contest yesterday.

I think it's an interesting idea and a clever means to some welcome publicity for several new creators (as well as the veterans) but given that Chris Crosby has posted a new installment of Superosity everyday (not just Monday through Friday) for six years running this is going to be a marathon of a contest. I sure hope Comixpedia is still around to publish the name of the winner when the contest ends.

Digital Strips has the story on a court ruling that a school could not suspend students for the publication of a webcomic on their website.

Call me cynical but I think the Daily Grind contest will go on and on and on and one of the veterans will win. From the list of the entrants (thanks to Websnark for the list!) I've picked the 8 veterans I think have the longest and most consistent updating record. Do you think one of these guys will win or one of the other entrants and if so which young upstart are you putting your money on?

* Normal Life, by Natasha Allegri
* Dada Graphics, by Lonnie Allen
* Sporecloud, by Jeff Bent
* Uncle Comics, by Joseph Bergin III
* The Bougie Daily Comic, by Robin Bougie
* The Devil's Panties, by Jennie Breeden
* TedScrawl, by Stephen Burrell
* Goodbye, Foom, by John Campbell
* The Look is More Seductive Than The Content, by Wendy Chin
* Yirmumah, by D.J. Coffman
* Superosity, by Chris Crosby
* Real Life Comics, by Greg Dean
* Toasted Pixel Comics, by Tod Emko
* Bottomless Pop, by Brian Fukushima
* The Big Three-Oh, by Philippe Gaboury
* Arthur, King of Time and Space, by Paul Gadzikowski
* I am Jamie, by Jamie Dee Galey
* Duzty Graphics, by Erik Goldsby
* A Day in the Life, by Bruce Gorr
* Housd, by Ali Graham
* Edward J. Grug III's Journal, by Edward J. Grug III
* Tacticia, by Richard Guidry
* Greystone Inn, by Brad Guigar
* Fatty, by John Hill
* Abandoned Kids, by Yu-Jay Huoh
* Chemical Comics Daily, by Tim Hulsizer
* Cortland, by Matt Johnson
* Karltoons, by Karl Kauffman
* Knights of the Old Coding, by Owen Kuhn
* PvP Online, by Scott Kurtz
* Mousewax, by Brandon Lewis
* Tasty Human Meat by Tyler Longmire
* Phil In The Blanks, by Phil McAndrew
* Chicken Head Joe, by corey McDaniel
* The Widening Gyre, by Tom McHenry
* demon_dorm_days, by Donald Noffsinger
* Daily Grind, by Michael Payne
* Sexually Transmitted Sodium, by Miles Pekala
* Dark Wanderings, by Eric Poole
* Tart Pop, by Phil Redmon
* TRU-Life Adventures, by Andrew Rotherby
* Dalton Sharp, by Dalton Sharp
* Daily Grind, by Jeff Skinner
* Funny Farm, by R. Smith
* The New Non-Stop Sketchbook, by Ive Sorocuk
* Modern Heiroglyphics, by Mike Stevens
* Frogherder, by Bryan Stone
* CaffComics, by Todd A. Sullivan
* The Filgym Cycle, by Jam Torkberg
* Secretland, by Remi Treuer
* The Secrets, by Dean Trippe
* Melonpool, by Steve Troop
* Strongman Press, by Jason Turner
* Young Adventure Friends, by Bela Whigimill
* Murder Bunny, by Scott Williams
* Todd and Penguin, by David Wright