Wow, holy humdingers! 3 years later! 24 Hour Comic Day!
Two years ago and then one year ago, our brave forefathers (me and a bunch of other loonies) took a historic step forward in comics everywhere. We suffered through hand cramps, back aches, and general sleepiness, to give our loved ones freedom. A freedom to wake up and do nothing but comics. As we near the anniversary of the event, it turned out that the damn thing is annual and we weren't that special to begin with.
Then we did it again and lo, it was as brutal as before.
But, we were still crazy, because we would all do it again.
For you see, once again, this upcoming Saturday, October 5th is
24 Hour Comic Day!For those of you unfamiliar with it, 24 Hour Comic Day is where an artist has to make 24 comic pages in 24 hours. Or, if you're doing an infinite canvas comic, 100 panels.
So, what does this mean to you? Well, it means on Saturday, October 5th, Void is going to participate in our very own 24 Hour Comics Brawl! You'll have your 24 Hour Deadline and you'll be paired off with other artists in Battle Royale-styled Artist Battles.
"Okay there Mr. Pitchman, spin it again!"The creator (that's you) may gather research materials and drawing tools beforehand, but cannot plan the comic's plot ahead of time or put anything on paper (such as designs and character sketches) until the 24 hours to begin. This is all original plots and thought up on the spot. Any breaks (for food, sleep, or any other purpose) are counted as part of the 24 hours. You've got your 24 hours and you're gonna stick to it! No more, no less!
And don't you work ahead of time neither, only lady-men cheat on 24 Hour Comics Day!
"I never get picked for Volleyball. It hurts my self-esteem and makes me feel bad!” Anyone can participate! No harm to anyone who wishes to participate! You will not have a hit taken to your score or rank, this is all in good fun! If you get to the 24th hour and you're not at 24 pages, that's alright, upload it anyways! We want to see your noble failure! I'll repeat that again, THIS IS NO-STRESS FUN. YOU WILL NOT LOSE SCORE OR GAIN SCORE THROUGH THIS EVENT. IF YOU DEFAULT OR DO NOT MAKE 24 PAGES, IT IS OKAY. IT IS JUST TO CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE IN 24 HOUR COMICS DAY!
“Ahh, but there's a win/loss attached to it! Explain that!”If your perfect record matters that much to you, then don't sign up with us. Make your entry a beyond battle. You can state your intent on here however and still enjoy participating in the revelry!
"Say, why are you announcing this a month in advance?"Last year had a lot of people telling me how they had wanted to participate but were unable to. This year, I'd like everyone who's interested in doing 24 Hour Comics Day have a chance to do it. Whether this means you decide to do it a weekend or two before the event or you actually take time off of work to participate.
You can do it later too, if you'd like.
"I thought you just said no working ahead of time, I don't wanna be no lady-man!"I meant working on the comic ahead of time over the course of multiple days. If your schedule doesn't match up with Void's and you decided to start earlier while adhering to the rules of 24 Hour Comics Day, that's totally fine! I encourage you to do that if it works better for you.
"Can you impart any sage advice for 24 Hour Comics Day, Rofl?"Do NOT waste time scanning. You can scan and upload the battle the next day and will be just fine. Otherwise, you're just wasting your own time setting it up. So, October 6th, upload then. Or get some sleep first, whatever your priorities are after spending 24 hours awake.
Don't stay awake waiting for the day to start, you're going to be dog-dead-tired in the middle of the day. Make sure you sleep earlier and set your alarm for about 11:50 or so.
If your pulse stops, maybe go to a hospital, don't kill yourself over some comics, that's stupid. Go for as long as you feel comfortable. Almost everyone here last time didn't reach 24 pages, but as long as you enjoy yourself, that's what's important.
I wouldn't recommend trying to do both traditional and digital! Pick one or the other and stick with it.
I can say that we all had a good time with it last year and some fun short comics were made, even if the majority were finished. So, honestly, join on in. It's a lot of fun and won't cost you anything but a day of your time.
THAT DAY IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, FOR 24 HOUR COMICS DAY!
SO SIGN UP WHY DON'T YA! 1. Charlie
2. Tofubeast
3. KENT
4. Wutata
5. Saburu
6. Slagglle
7. - - -
ALSO THE COMICS FROM YEARS PRIOR. . .
Charlie vs. Nothin vs. K E N T ^o^ vs. NRG vs. W U T A T A vs. Pocketmouse vs. Kinu vs. Magistelle vs. Thresher
MyHatsEatPeople vs. Atomicfish vs. Popokoli vs. Crafty vs. TKDZen vs. Inquisitor Galloglasses vs. Runic vs. AnimeshenAND THE COMICS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE THAT!
GOD DAMN IT ROFLQU vs. Charlie vs. oh shada vs. Mister Kent vs. JAZ vs. Orion
Slade vs. Nachte vs. endjoi vs. sixtem vs. nibbles
Mister KentAND THE COMICS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE THAT EVEN YET!!
RoflQu vs. Orange vs. Pi vs. Le Fred vs. DJ Neko vs. Ransomlikescake vs. Slagglle
Jong Bom vs. Fowlie vs. Fetus Man vs. Fushigi vs. PsychoSean vs. Mister Kent
Zsabreuser
Galvo
99 Problems and a Cat
Croi Desai vs. HR99
@ 12:30 AM Apr 23rd