24 Hour Comics Day 2024!

24 Hour Comics Day | Saturday-Sunday, October 5-6 | Noon to Noon MDT | Virtual and In-Person | All Ages | Free

24 Hour Comics Day 2024 

Saturday-Sunday

October 7-8

Noon to Noon (MDT)
 

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  
It's time for the global celebration of creativity that is 24 Hour Comics Day!

Take the challenge to create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours!

Please click here to register for 24 Hour Comics Day via Eventbrite.
You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON! 

We'll be on Zoom, Discord, and In-Person at:

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

431 Richmond Place NE

Albuquerque, NM 87106

 

 A hybrid event presented live from the church basement and online via Zoom and Discord.

 

Too far away but still want a taste of 24 Hour Comics Day?
We're partnering with Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse in Los Alamos to present a simpler 24 Hour Comics Day from Noon to 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 5th.  It's a sampling of the day that's smart enough to include Boba!

 Questions on any of this? Please contact Jeff.

And for those of you wanting even more in your weekend!

ABQ Zine Fest 13!

Saturday, October 5th

11 AM - 5 PM

Sanitary Tortilla Factory

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Meeting on June 1st

7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, June 1 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C | Albuquerque, NM

We'll be meeting again on Saturday, June 1, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).  Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Comic Book and Creator Showcase (July 20-21), Moriarty Mini Comic Convention Vol. 6 (August 3), Bubonicon (August 23-25), Atomicon (August 31), 24 Hour Comics Day (October 5-6), upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Hope to see you there!

April 2024 Meeting

7000 BC Meeting | Saturday, April 27 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C | Albuquerque, NM

We'll be meeting again on Saturday, April 27, 1:00–4:00 at the NEW Slice & Dice Pizzeria location at 2225 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite C in Albuquerque (just south of Wyoming and Menaul).  Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Atomicon, 24 Hour Comics Day, Bubonicon, upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

Hope to see you there!

20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day is Here!

24 Hour Comics Day | Now through October | Various Locations | Virtual and In-Person | All Ages | Free

In honor of the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day (In-Person and Virtual), we're partnering with the City of Albuquerque to celebrate the cultural significance of comic arts with a variety of comics events!

IT'S TIME FOR THE 20TH!

Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8, Noon to Noon
20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day
24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  
It's the 20th Anniversary for the global celebration of creativity that is 24 Hour Comics Day!  Create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours!

Please click here to register for 24 Hour Comics Day via Eventbrite.
You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON!

 

Depending where you are, there is a satellite event in Los Alamos at

Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse,

and on the East Coast, our friends at Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida are also celebrating the day!

A hybrid event presented live at the International District Branch Library in Albuquerque, NM and online via Zoom

And for those of you wanting even more in your weekend!

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

 

24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events are presented in partnership with the City of Albuquerque.

24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events Continue

24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events | Now through October | Various Locations | Virtual and In-Person | All Ages | Free

In honor of the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day (In-Person and Virtual), we're partnering with the City of Albuquerque to celebrate the cultural significance of comic arts with a variety of comics events!

 Events still to come...

Friday, September 8 @ 3:00 PM
Comics Professional Development for Librarians - Basic Level
How it feels to participate in a comics workshop, how to lead a comics workshop, and how to apply what you learn to building a collection.  Contact Jeff for more info.
An Online Presentation via Zoom

 

Saturday, September 16 @ 5:00 PM

The Evolution of Jeff Smith: From Bone to Tuki

A Live Interview, Q & A, and Free Raffle

UPDATE!  PLEASE READ!

Jeff Smith is recuperating from a cardiac arrest suffered on August 13th.  The Cartoon Books team has announced that all of Jeff's in-person appearances for the year have been cancelled.  However, because he will be attending via Zoom, this event has not yet been changed.  They are waiting for a bit to see how Jeff is doing and if he feels up to it.

If Jeff cancels, we will still have an event at DATA Charter School on Saturday, September 16th.  The new event will be an interview with Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad), who was planned to be Jeff's interviewer.  We will still have the interview with Jeff at a later date, when his health allows.

More info HERE.

Best known for the self-published comic book series Bone, multi-award winning Jeff Smith is one of the most popular cartoonists in the world.  His engaging comics storytelling can now be seen exploring the dawn of humanity in Tuki!

Jeff will be interviewed by New Mexico's own Stephen McCranie.  Stephen is the cartoonist behind Space Boy, one of the top sci-fi webcomics in the world!

Please Click here to register via Eventbrite.  You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON!

A hybrid event presented live at DATA Charter School and online via Zoom.
 

Friday, September 21 @ 5:00 PM
Comics Workshop for Teens - Mini Comics! What's the Big idea?
An 8-step method to get to the heart of storytelling in a tiny 8-page comic.
An In-Person Event at Erna Ferguson Library

 

 

Friday, September 22 @ 3:00 PM
Comics Professional Development for Librarians - Basic Level
How it feels to participate in a comics workshop, how to lead a comics workshop, and how to apply what you learn to building a collection.
An Online Presentation via Zoom

 

Friday, September 27 @ 9:15 AM
Comics Professional Development for Librarians - Advanced Level
How it feels to participate in a comics workshop, how to lead a comics workshop, and how to apply what you learn to building a collection.
An Online Presentation via Zoom

  

Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8, Noon to Noon
20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day
24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  
It's the 20th Anniversary for the global celebration of creativity that is 24 Hour Comics Day!  Create a complete 24 page comic book in 24 consecutive hours!

Please click here to register for 24 Hour Comics Day via Eventbrite.
You can attend VIRTUALLY or IN-PERSON!

A hybrid event presented live at the International District Branch Library and online via Zoom

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

 

24 Hour Comics Day Lead-Up Events are presented in partnership with the City of Albuquerque.

Comics Workshops! Displays! Education! and Jeff Smith! It's the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day!

20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day 2023 | Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Hybrid

20 Years of 24 Hours?  Yes, it's the 20th Annual 24 Hour Comics Day!  And we'll be celebrating from now through October!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  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!

 

7000 BC has partnered with the City of Albuquerque to bring you a months-long celebration of the comics medium culminating in 24 Hour Comics Day on Saturday and Sunday, October 7-8, 2023.  Get in the mood by joining us for one of our Albuquerque Library Workshops, or at our Between the Panels series of virtual Saturday morning comics workshops returning August 19th.  If you're a librarian, watch for professional development in August and September, or anyone can learn a bit about the history of comics and 24 Hour Comics Day with displays in September and October at the International District Library. Or join us September 16th, in person or virtually as we bring you Stephen McCranie (Space Boy, Mal and Chad) in a live interview with JEFF SMITH (Bone, RASL, Tuki, Yes, that Jeff Smith)!

That oughta get you ready to make some comics!  Then at Noon on October 7th, we'll begin making comics and we'll keep making them until Noon on October 8th (Mountain Daylight Time)!  We'll be there both virtually and in-person for community,  inspiration, free raffles, and support.  In-Person and Virtual Registration will be through Eventbrite beginning in late August.  We will need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.  Twelve and under require a parent or guardian be present.  Participants do not need to stay the entire time.  Meet fellow creators, be inspired, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours!

 

What's happening first?

Comics Workshop for Tweens

Taylor Ranch Branch Library

Saturday, July 29, 2023

10:30 AM  

 

How What Why Are Comics?
An introduction to what makes a comic a comic. A panel a panel. And a gutter a truly fascinating place to be!  Join us as we guide you through the fun of combining words and pictures to make your own comics in this fast-paced, hands-on workshop!

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
 

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

June 2023 Meeting

June 2023 Meeting | Saturday, June 3 | 1:00–4:00 | Slice and Dice Pizzeria | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will be holding our next meeting in one week!

Saturday, June 3 at 1:00 we'll be getting together at Slice and Dice Pizzeria at 5720 McMahon Blvd. NW Suite B in Albuquerque.

Join us for some food and drink and some much-needed catching up. Share what you've been working on or just socialize. Stay the whole time or just stop by to say hi. We'll begin with a board meeting — all are welcome — when we'll be discussing Atomicon, 24 Hour Comics Day, Bubonicon, upcoming educational offerings, and plans for the rest of the year.

24 Hour Comics Day Schedule of Events 2022!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022 Schedule | Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Virtual

It's time for 24 Hour Comics Day 2022!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  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!

 

REGISTER HERE!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022
A FREE All Ages Event
Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2
Noon-Noon MST

 

BUT WAIT!  BEFORE YOU DO THAT!!!  HERE IS...

 

The FULL SCHEDULE of EVENTS!!!

 

Thursday, September 29

5:30 PM MST

FREE

SAWgust Challenge Comics Reading 

Want to know what it's like to create a comic in 24 Hours?  Start with these readings of comics created as part of the First Annual SAWgust Challenge!

The SAWgust challenge is a NaNoWriMo-style event for comics creators, put together by our friends at the Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida.  Creators had one month to complete a comics goal of their own choosing.  Coupling the discipline of 24 Hour Comics Day with the sensibleness of regular sleeping habits, come find out what happens.

 

Use this LINK.

Saturday, October 1

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

FREE  (Pay-What-You-Can donations accepted)

Between the Panels: Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting)

It's a new type of comic once you let the letters in.

Guest Instructor Bram Meehan will lead participants through technical and conceptual approaches to the use of text in comics.  This will come in handy when you're struggling to finish the lettering on Hour 19 of your 24 Hour Comic.

Saturday, October 1

11:00 AM -5:00 PM

Abq ZineFest 11

This year's Zinefest is at The Sanitary Tortilla Factory!  Stop in, check out zines, and watch for ghost tortillas from the old Sanitary days.

And Anytime!

Hello, Print Friend

We have a new friend helping to sponsor us this year.  A Print Friend.  Based in Santa Fe, Hello, Print Friend is a podcast dedicated to the celebration and amplification of contemporary printmaking and its culture.  They've also donated a photo etching print that we'll be giving away during 24 Hour Comics Day!

 

 AND THE MAIN EVENT...

 24 HOUR COMICS DAY 2022

A FREE All Ages Event
Saturday-Sunday, October 1-2
Noon-Noon MST

Participants must register for FREE through Eventbrite which will allow you to join us on Zoom.  

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 LISTED MOUNTAIN STANDARD 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.  

 

NOON - We'll also have a visit from Emma and Esa, the hosts for the long-running 24 Hour Comics Day in Muhos, Finland.  They will be 9 hours ahead of us.  We'll see what their event is like and get a glimpse 9 hours into our own future.  Emma and Esa will be joining us a second time later in the evening as their coming to the close of their event.

 

1 PM - Informative and Educational Videos from Gene Luen Yang, Joe Kubert, and others.

6 PM - BYO Dinner Break.  An excellent opportunity to learn about the cuisine of the soon-to-be underslept.  We'll be joined by Susan Marks, who put together the SAWgust Challenge to chat about SAWgust, and the Sequential Artists Workshop.  Take a break and chat with fellow creators.

8 PM - Tips on making comics that nourish from Space Boy creator Stephen McCranie.

MIDNIGHT - Halfway through!  We'll have a second visit from Emma and Esa and see what's been completed, and what we have to share with them.

2 AM - Video excitement.  We have a few possibilities and will probably just vote on it.

8 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.

Questions on any of this? Please contact Jeff.

 Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - Picturing Words in Drawings

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, October 1, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online & Bubonicon | Pay-What-You-Can

Improve your ability to communicate through word and image.

Uncover different aspects and perspectives on the comics-making process.

Explore the essence of what makes comics unique through invigorating and contemplative workshops.

Why not tickle your brain with comics?!!

THIS WEEK:

Sat., Oct. 1, 2022 - with Guest Instructor Bram Meehan!

• Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting)
  
• It's a new type of comic once you let the letters in. 
• And then join us for 24 Hour Comics Day 2022!  More info HERE!
  

Between the Panels, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops return to enliven your 2022.  Sharpen your pencils, roll out the virtual paper and get ready to draw upon your strengths.  Join us as we explore a storytelling medium like no other.  Drop-in students are welcome! 

Registration is required.  Workshop registration is through Eventbrite.  

Pay-What-You-Can.  Suggested Donation is $25/workshop.  Need-based scholarships are available.  Email Jeff to inquire.

Once registered, you'll get a weekly invitation to upcoming workshops unless you tell us to stop.  We won't send you anything else.  We use Zoom for workshops, so you'll have to sign up for a free Zoom account here as well.

 

UPCOMING:

Sat., Oct. 8, 2022

• The Covenant of the Arc (Character Arcs and Story Arcs)
  
• Weaving the patchwork of pathways through your story.

Sat., Oct. 15, 2022

• Mini Comics!  What's the Big idea?  (A Grand Story in Eight Tiny Pages)
• An instruction manual for making your way between extremes.

Sat., Oct. 22, 2022

• The Unexpected Three-Panel Comic (Stories are Everywhere)
  
• Accidentally created a comic?  Be re-introduced to the language of comics and the landscape of our brains.
  

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022 | Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2 | Noon to Noon | All Ages | FREE | Virtual

It's time for 24 Hour Comics Day 2022!

24 Hours. 1440 Minutes. 86,400 Seconds.  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!

7000 BC takes the 19th annual 24 Hour Comics Day virtual on Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 2022.  Get in the mood by joining us for one of our Between the Panels comics workshops, any Saturday at 11:00 AM.  On October 1st, Bram Meehan will lead  Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting), covering essential skills to take your 24 Hour Comic to the next level!

At noon, the main event will begin!  We'll review the Official Rules and then we're off.  Throughout the event, we'll provide entertainment and inspiration, videos, music, free raffles every two hours, and a rotating cycle of in-progress images sent in by you, the participants.  There will be a community meal for anyone who wants to take a break  in the evening and chat a bit, and for those still hanging on in the morning there will be a BYO Breakfast Burrito.

 

Participants must register through Eventbrite which will allow you to join us on Zoom.  We will need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.  You do not need to stay the entire time.  Visitors are welcome.  Meet fellow creators, be inspired, have conversations when you want, work when you want, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours!

 

REGISTER HERE!

24 Hour Comics Day 2022
Saturday, October 1-2
Noon-Noon MST

 

Questions? Please contact Jeff.
 

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Makers Weekend - Comic & Zine Readings

Makers Weekend | Comic & Zine Readings | September 24, 2021 | All Ages | Virtual

 

Friday, September 24, 6:00 PM MST / 8:00 PM EST

COMIC AND ZINE READINGS!

Preview Makers Weekend with virtual comic and zine readings from 7000 BC, SAW, and Abq ZineFest!  Discover all of the Weekend's events, enjoy live local music from NoLa, and be there to launch the weekend's raffles.

Featuring Readings from Kevin Curley, Jessica Mills, Barry Sawicki, Meritt Penick, Karen Knighton, Kevin Rountree, Erin Fitzgerald, Kristen Loree & John Bartlit, Nathan Rackley, Nicole Morning, Jeff Benham & Annie Giannini.

 Barry Sawicki

 

To get email updates or if you know anyone who would like to participate in 24 Hour Comics Day, please share THIS LINK.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Makers Weekend feat. 24 Hour Comics Day, Abq ZineFest, and Comic & Zine Readings

Makers Weekend featuring 24 Hour Comics Day, Abq ZineFest, and Comic & Zine Readings | September 24, October 2 - 3, 2021 | All Ages | Virtual

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Makers Weekend is more than a weekend!

This year, 7000 BC has partnered with Abq ZineFest, AIGA-NM, and Sequential Artists Workshop in Gainesville, Florida to create the second virtual Makers Weekend featuring comic and zine readings, live music, a comics workshop, raffles, zinesters, groggy cartoonists, 24 Hour Comics Day 2021, Abq Zinefest 10, and more!  Keep watching this page for updates.

Friday, September 24, 6:00 PM MST / 8:00 PM EST

MAKERS READINGS!

Preview Makers Weekend with virtual comic and zine readings from New Mexico and beyond!  Meet and greet with like-minded creators, be there to launch the weekend's raffles, and discover all of the Weekend's events.  A FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT!

 

Saturday, October 2, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST / 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST

BETWEEN THE PANELS - Picturing Words in Drawings (Text and Image Interacting)

It's a new type of comic once you let the letters in.

7000 BC's comics workshop series will feature guest instructor Bram Meehan, covering essential skills to take your 24 Hour Comic to the next level!

 

Saturday, October 2, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM MST / 1:00 - 8:00 PM EST

ABQ ZINEFEST!

ABQ Zine Fest is back! Sorta. This year’s fest will be virtual PLUS a pop-up shop in downtown Albuquerque for locals to buy zines and zine fest merch. 

Saturday, October 2-3, Noon-Noon MST / 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST

24 HOUR COMICS DAY 2021! 

A variety of scheduled activities will be on Zoom, including a community dinner break hosted by 7000 BC, SAW, AIGA-NM, and Abq Zine Fest, live music, free raffles every two hours, and a rotating cycle of in-progress images sent in by participants. Join in with fellow creators, be inspired, have conversations when you want, work when you want, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours.  We'll be on Discord and Zoom for the whole event.  You do not need to participate the entire time.  24 Hour Comics Day is a FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT!

You must register through Eventbrite for 24 Hour Comics Day!  You may want to log in a few minutes early to register.  You can log in to Discord or the Zoom waiting room at anytime.  The Zoom event doors will open precisely at noon.  If you're having any problems, please email jeff@7000bc.org.  We'll need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.

For the Eventbrite link, click HERE.  Zoom is for registration, events, entertainment, and raffles!

For the Discord link, click HERE.  Discord is for hanging out and sharing!

 

To get email updates or if you know anyone who would like to participate, please share THIS LINK.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!  We'll see you there!

Makers Weekend featuring 24 Hour Comics Day and Abq ZineFest

Makers Weekend feat. 24 Hour Comcis Day and Abq ZineFest | October 2 - 4, 2020 | All Ages | Virtual

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Makers Weekend is more than a weekend!

For this year's 24 Hour Comics Day, 7000 BC has teamed up with Abq ZineFest to create an entire virtual Makers Weekend featuring readings, live music, a workshop, raffles, zinesters, groggy cartoonists, 24 Hour Comics Day 2020, and more!  Keep watching this page for updates.

Saturday, September 26, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. MT - Between the Panels Comics Workshop

We'll be hosting a special Between the Panels intro/refresher workshop on the basics of comics-making, via Zoom. You'll have to sign up with Zoom as well.  Join us again on October 10 and every Saturday through the end of the year for the entire Between the Panels workshop series.  More info HERE. 

Friday, October 2, 6:00–8:00 p.m. MT - Opening (Virtual) Party

Gather with us via Zoom. We'll have an overview of the weekend, the rules and codes of conduct for the event, opportunities to meet and talk with other participants, readings, and live music.

Saturday, October 3, noon–Sunday, October 4, noon MT 

This is it!  The Main Event!  24 Hour Comics Day 2020! We'll be on Discord and Zoom the whole time.  A variety of scheduled activities will be on Zoom, including a dinner break hosted by Abq ZineFest, live music, raffles every two hours, and a rotating cycle of in-progress images sent in by participants. Join in with fellow creators, be inspired, have conversations when you want and work when you want, and challenge yourself to make a 24-page comic in 24 hours.

You must register if you're going to participate in 24 HCD.  It's not necessary to register for the rest. Watch on Facebook, stop by Discord or Zoom to visit, watch music, or be part of the scheduled events, you can even be in the raffle while you're present without registering.

To register to participate in 24 Hour Comics Day, please email jeff@7000bc.org.  We'll need a parent or guardian's consent for minors.

Zoom login information:

https://zoom.us/j/97800416107?pwd=WVV1Y1NnWjBJOXR0SHJsTjdzVlZYZz09

Meeting ID: 978 0041 6107

Passcode: 7geP2j

Discord join link:

https://discord.gg/8Wvcvmw

To get email updates, or if you know anyone who’d like to participate, share this link to sign up for  updates: http://eepurl.com/g9u_Ej

September 2019 Meeting at Tribes Coffee House in Santa Fe

September 2019 Meeting | Saturday, September 28 | 2:00 | Tribes Coffee House | 3470 Zafarano Dr, Santa Fe, NM

Join New Mexico comics creators for an informal gathering at Tribes Coffee House on the southern end of Santa Fe on Saturday, September 28 at 2:00.

Everyone interested in making comics is welcome, send an email with any questions.

24-Hour Comics Day 2018

24-Hour Comics Day | Saturday, October 6–Sunday, October 7 | noon–noon | Lobo Anime and Comics | 1016 Juan Tabo Blvd NE | Albuquerque, NM

Be a part of 24-Hour Comics Day 2018 — accept the challenge to create 24 comic book pages in 24 consecutive hours.

Join 7000 BC at Lobo Anime and Comics for a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you're capable of.

Once again thousands of artists of all skill levels around the globe take part in this annual celebration of comics creation — everyone, regardless of experience in comics-making, is welcome, so bring your papers and pens, enjoy coffee from Winning Coffee, and join in.

This event is open to all ages (with parental permission for minors) and is free. Pre-registration is not required, but it's helpful — if you know you're going to participate, please send an email. It'll be extra helpful if you can complete and return this form when you email or when you show up at the event.

We're also looking for sponsors to donate food, drink, and prizes. Please get in touch if you're able to donate or help us find donations.

Update 1: Jeff is liveblogging the event at the 24-Hour Comics Day site.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Winning Coffee

24 Hour Comics Day 2017 at Twin Suns in Albuquerque

24 Hour Comics Day | Saturday, October 7–Sunday, October 8 | noon–noon | Twin Suns Comics and Games | 6301 Riverside Plaza NW Ste L-1 | Albuquerque, NM

Be a part of 24 Hour Comics Day 2017 — accept the challenge to create 24 comic book pages in 24 consecutive hours.

Join 7000 BC as the sun sets and rises at Twin Suns Comics and Games for a creative exercise that will test your stamina while you explore what you're capable of.

Once again thousands of artists of all skill levels from around the globe gather for this annual celebration of comics creation — Albuquerque has consistently been among the largest gatherings in the world for this international event, so bring your papers and pens, enjoy coffee from Winning Coffee, and join in for New Mexico's only 24 Hour Comics Day event.

This event is open to all ages (with parental permission for minors) and is free. Pre-registration is not required, but it's helpful — if you know you're going to participate, please send an email.

We're also looking for sponsors to donate food, drink, and prizes. Please get in touch if you're able to donate or help us find donations.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Winning Coffee
• Wolfe's Bagels

UPDATE:

Ben has been blogging updates at 7000 BC's Facebook page.

Meanwhile, Jeff here doing a quick post in honor of Chuck's retirement.  Aliina, 7000 BC's Queen of 24 Hour Comics Day, is also out this year (something about finishing her degree).  She's done the posters for years, so those tiny pages on this year's poster are her artwork from past projects.

We've been handing out raffle prizes, and the prizes are growing!  Our last raffle was for an entire set of comics to newlywed Winter.  Winter's been working on a coloring book, as seen here:
  
That's Winter with hubby and co-organizer Nathan.


Nathan's thumbnailed.

Currently, we're doing a raffle from Jim Lynch and Wonderfunders.  Jim's just handed out fifty bucks to Talon, twenty five to Olive, and twenty five to... well, there seems to be a bit of a kerfuffle with the raffle tix but we're getting it sorted it out - and it goes to Nathan!


Talon is working on his sophomore effort, having attended 24 Hour Comics Day once before, along with a very serious table neighbor.


Will has finished at least a half dozen pages since I started writing this.


Gabe's got a WWI story going.


Organizer Ben is working on work for his Patreon.


And Mike and Olive are creating some beautiful pages in full color! (sort of)

Vic bugged out early after revealing the Hulk showering, complete with shower cap and rubber ducky!

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors - international 24 HCD Organizers ComicsPro, Twin Suns, Winning Coffee, Wolfe's Bagels, and Ben Girven's Pizza Emporium!  Check out Ben's Facebook posts for more.

Oh, and one last update!  We also have two 7000 BC members working from home.  They're both taking this opportunity to work on larger projects.  Here's a panel from an earlier comic of Courtney's that's related to the current project.  She had 14 pages done by 8 pm!


And here's a panel from Elizabeth's (aka Skippy's) online comic The Champions of Sorien.  She creates her comics using 3D animation software.  She's just finished the first print volume of the Sorien saga, The Forge of St. Raphael and is spending this 24 HCD building scenery for the next chapter in the tale.


Happy 24 Hour Comics Day to all!  How'd I do, Chuck?

24 Hour Comics Day 2016 in Albuquerque at Twin Suns

24 Hour Comics Day | Saturday, October 1–Sunday, October 2 | noon–noon | Twin Suns Comics and Games | 6301 Riverside Plaza NW Ste L-1 | Albuquerque, NM

7000 BC will again host a 24 Hour Comics Day in Albuquerque — this year at Twin Suns at 6301 Riverside Plaza NW Ste L-1.

24-Hour Comics Day is an annual international celebration of comics creation. On this day, creative folks take on the 24 hour comics challenge: to create a 24 page comic book story, normally months worth of work, in 24 straight hours. All are invited to participate for the complete time, or as much as they are able. Minors are welcome with parental permission.

We're not requiring pre-registration, but it's helpful — if you know you're going to participate, please send an email.

Follow along with updates on the 24 Hour Comics Day Blog under the 7000 BC tag.

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Winning Coffee
• Wolfe's Bagels
• Ben Girven/Ego Comics
• Comic Warehouse
• Astro-Zombies
• Age of Comics
• Lobo Anime & Comics