24-Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of creativity! The challenge is for participants to create a complete 24-page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. It’s a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you’re capable of!
This free, all-ages event will run online 12 noon MT Saturday, October 1, to 12 noon Sunday, October 2, on Zoom.
Pre-registration is required:
Register for 24 HCD Here
Please note:
– You do not need to stay the entire time.
– Visitors are welcome.
– Be inspired and meet fellow creators!
– Have conversations when you want, work when you want.
– We will need a parent or guardian’s consent for minors.
THE 24 HOUR SCHEDULE (All times are Mountain Time)
11:30 AM — The Zoom Waiting Room will open. Registration will be available at this time.
Ongoing:
– Free Raffles every 2 hours — You must log into Zoom to be eligible for the raffles.
– Work-in-Progress Loop — Participants can email images to jeff@7000bc.org to be inserted.
– Group Comic Jam — Creator’s block? Add a panel to a comic we’ll all create together.
– Music, Videos, and Other Distractions — For those who need a little something different.
Noon — 24HCD Begins. We’ll give a brief introduction and cover the official rules.
1:00 PM — Informative and Educational Videos from Gene Luen Yang, Joe Kubert, and others.
6:00 PM — BYO Dinner Break. Take a break and chat with fellow creators. We’ll also hear from Susan Marks about Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW) and SAWgust.
8:00 PM — Tips on making comics that nourish from Space Boy creator Stephen McCranie.
2:00 AM — Video excitement. We have a few possibilities and will probably just vote on it.
8:00 AM — BYO Breakfast Burrito with possibly live and possibly even lively wake-up music from New Mexico.
Noon — All done. Go to sleep. Clean up later.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Jeff at jeff@7000bc.org or Bram at info@7000bc.org .