''The Black Cherry Bombshells'' is a

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from DC imprint

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, created by

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and

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, illustrated by Sacha Borisich and colors by John Dallaire. It was selected as winner of Zuda's March 2008 competition. In 2014, the rights to the series returned to the creators and was re-released by South Fellini.

Synopsis

Violent girl gangs fight for supremacy in a dark future where all men have been mutated into flesh-eating

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s. In

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, the Black Cherry Bombshells, led by the outcast Regina, are gaining a reputation as tough

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. This does not sit well with a powerful, local crime boss, a woman called The King.

Reception

''The Black Cherry Bombshells'' was nominated for a

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in 2009 for Best Online Comic Work.The Harvey Awards
(official site)

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External links

* Zuda Comics titles 2008 webcomic debuts 2000s webcomics 2010s webcomics American webcomics Webcomics in print DC Comics undead characters Zombies in comics {{webcomic-stub