Well i come from a different perspective, i wanted to enter the contest but couldn't find an artist in time so i didn't have anything to enter lol. I'd like to think i would have at least gotten an honorable mention. I did, however, help out on a comic as proofreader and IT got an honorable mention. So there's that. Hopefully by the time they do another contest i've got an artist to work with.
As far as i'm concerned, and the creators of the comic i edit are, just keep going. Even if not enough people liked it to get you some money or recognition, theres still some people that liked it. Reading those comments from fans really does brighten the day a little. Hell, just as proofreader on this comic i have a few fans, so that's awesome to me! Then there's always, even if you do not want to do it for the fans, do it for yourself. You went into this hoping to make money, knowing it was a long shot, but you wouldn't have entered a comic contest unless you wanted to make comics. So yeah, have fun with it.