Today is 24 Hour Comic Book Day

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October 3rd, 2009 2

Doctor Popular writes:

Today is 24 Hour Comic Book Day, meaning artists all over the world will be attempting to write and draw their own 24 page comics in 24 consecutive hours. Nearly 40 artists will be attempting the challenge in San Francisco and we’ll be live broadcasting the entire time… if you like watching people drawing.

To learn more about 24hcbd check out 24hourcomicsday.com.
Each SF location will have it’s own stream, you can see them embedded on blog.missioncomicsandart.com and comicoutpost.blogspot.com

2 thoughts on “Today is 24 Hour Comic Book Day”

Steve Hoefer says:

October 3rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm

I recently did a 60 comics in 60 days challenge and it took me more than an hour just to draw a tiny 4-panel strip. Doing at least a page an hour shows the talent and dedication (and tinge of madness) that these guys have.

Can’t wait to see what they come up with!

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Today is 24 Hour Comic Book Day

By Gareth Branwyn