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The next incredible event is
October 3rd - 4th, 2009.
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20th as space is limited!
THE EVENT IS
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On October
3rd, 2009,
cartoonists around the world will face the 24 hour comics
challenge. To help these cartoonists, some comic book
stores, educational institutions, libraries, businesses, and
comics clubs will host special 24 Hour Comics Day events.
They'll provide cartoonists with a space to work, access to
food and drink, and camaraderie.
Recent news from the
24 Hour Comics
Day blog (click on the titles for the full entries):
For more information,
please continue to check
http://www.24hourcomicsday.com.
For further inquiries, please contact ComicsPRO's
Communications Coordinator Amanda Fisher at
24hcd@comicspro.org.
Interested in
supplying food, drink, or art supplies for 24 Hour Comics Day?
Click here
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ComicsPRO
announces this year's date for 24 Hour Comics Day (24HCD) will be
Saturday October 3rd. Additionally, registration is now open to become an
official host site for 24HCD. For information and registration, please
visit the brand-new website at
http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/
24 Hour Comics Day is an annual challenge for cartoonists to produce a
24-page comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 consecutive
hours. ComicsPRO, the comic book specialty retailer trade organization,
recently assumed the organizational reins for 24HCD with the
enthusiastic endorsement of the event's founder, Nat Gertler, publisher
of About Comics.
Over the years, the 24 Hour comic book challenge has thwarted and
rewarded such comics luminaries as Scott McCloud, Dave Sim, Neil Gaiman,
Kevin Eastman and many others. On 24 Hour Comics Day, creators of all
ages and levels of skill and experience gather at one of the
participating sites to encourage each other in completing this creative
comics marathon.
On August 31st, 1990, Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), originator
of the 24 Hour comic concept, completed his first creative marathon. On
April 24th, 2004 Nat Gertler organized the first 24HCD bringing together
legions of participants all over the world in this annual event. In the
years since, thousands have tried and many have succeeded in creating
their own 24 hour comics.
"Organizing 24 Hour Comics Day furthers the mission of ComicsPRO," said
Rick Lowell of Casablanca Comics in Portland Maine, who is also a
ComicsPRO board member. "By opening our stores to this 24HCD marathon,
we're attracting attention to the amazing comics medium while also
providing spaces for cartoonists to show their works in progress to all
interested viewers. We hope you'll sharpen your pencils for all the
action on October 3rd for 24 Hour Comics Day!"

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What is a 24 hour comic?
It's a challenge: one
cartoonist tries to create a full 24 page comic, normally months
of work, in 24 straight hours.
- What is 24 Hour
Comics Day? It's
an international celebration of comics creation. Cartoonists all
over take the challenge of trying to create a 24 page comic
story in 24 straight hours. Many gather at special events in
comic book shops, schools, and other locations
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