Last month, I asked Bitmobbers to try their hand at developing a webcomic with the Bitmob Writing Challenge Comics Zone. While creating a written article for everyone to read takes a degree of self-confidence, posting a combination of words and pictures takes a lot of courage as well -- especially if you're not confident in your art skills. So, for your viewing pleasure, here’s an art gallery of our brave entrants.

Note: Some of the comics are only one image, so please click the links show your support to the creators.

What Happened to the Good Ol' Days by Jason Sigler

Jason touches on how far the "gamers are nerds" stereotype has gone. Say what you want about casual gaming; it's better to be a gamer now than in the '80s. Back then you had to beat the bully at a local martial-arts tournament to get people to stop picking on you.

A Better God of War: Ghost of Sparta Marketing Campaign by Derreck Lucas and Mitch Dyer

Derreck and Mitch teamed up to hawk goods for the upcoming God of War: Ghost of Sparta. I'd like them to revisit the concept sometime: With products like Halo Mountain Dew, Sonic the Hedgehog Snuggies, and a Street Fighter 4 mirror available, surely they can find more things to put Kratos's face on.

Burger Time: Mutant Food Gone Wild! by Jeff Seybert

I am happy to see that half of the people who did the challenge are first-time posters. I knew the turnout for Comics Zone might be lower than usual, but it's nice that it attracted new members. Click the title to read about how Jeff came up with his Burger Time idea.

Deserted Island by Chris Hoadley

This sample was my second time drawing a comic this way. In the end, I didn't heed my own warning about having everything settled before doing the comic, so it didn't come together the way I wanted. I'll do better next time.

I hope the people who did this challenge realized how much effort goes into making these comics. I took around two weeks to draw my 10-page sample, and I'm still not happy with the results. Compare this to One Piece author Eiichiro Oda. He wrote and drew 30 pages every week for 10 years -- with assistants -- and never took any significant breaks. And American creators often work on several projects across several formats all at the same time. It's obvious why comic authors are angry over Internet piracy.

If you don’t see your entry here, please let me know. Since Bitmob 2.0 started, I been unable to find tags on stories, so I could have missed last-minute submissions. Also, don’t forget to check out this month’s challenge, Concept Album!