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!

Comics, Storytelling, Gourmet Toast, and Your Brain - A 7000 BC Special Event

Comics, Storytelling, Gourmet Toast, and Your Brain | Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT | Online | Pay-What-You-Can 

Explore the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle!  Our brains rely on images and stories to frame our understanding of the world. 

What's really going on in there?

Don't our cognitive processes work the same?

Can our brains really sync up?

How would we even find out?

Explore these questions and more!

Good stories climb inside us and affect us psychologically, emotionally, and even physically.

This presentation explores how storytelling functions in the brain. The lecture will be followed by a brief workshop in which we'll create comics using techniques based on what the lecture has revealed.

This is a Pay-What-You-Can Event. 

Registration is required.  Click to register through Eventbrite.

• Suggested Donation $25
  
• Teens and Adults
• Saturday, April 29, 2023
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Workshop materials are simple - pen (preferably dark) and paper or digital equivalent.
• Scholarships available. Email jeff@7000bc.org

7000 BC's Between the Panels Comics Workshops, our series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are on a break and will return in the fall.

In the meantime, we are presenting three Special Events - lectures on assorted comics topics that culminate in brief comics workshops built on the lecture topics. If you would like to receive an email about upcoming Special Events or the full 16-week course this Fall, please email info@7000bc.org.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Comics Censorship, Bannings, and Burnings - A 7000 BC Special Event

Comics Censorship, Bannings, and Burnings | Saturday, April 29, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM MDT | Online | Pay-What-You-Can

 

Comic Strips, Comic Books, and Graphic Novels have faced censorship in stores, libraries, Congress and elsewhere since their inception.

What have those challenges been?

Where did they come from?

How have they shifted with legal, societal, and technological currents?

Explore these questions and more!

From The Yellow Kid's personal rights and the weighing of the First Amendment to the flight of underground Air Pirates and the Drama of today's Mauses, we'll lay out the whole raucous and cautionary tale. Then we'll pull it all together in a brief workshop about comics censorship.

This is a Pay-What-You-Can Event.

Registration is required.  Click to register through Eventbrite. 

• Suggested Donation $25
  
• Teens and Adults
• Saturday, April 29, 2023
• 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Workshop materials are simple - pen (preferably dark) and paper or digital equivalent.
• Scholarships available. Email jeff@7000bc.org

7000 BC's Between the Panels Comics Workshops, our series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are on a break and will return in the fall.

In the meantime, we are presenting three Special Events - lectures on assorted comics topics that culminate in brief comics workshops built on the lecture topics. If you would like to receive an email about upcoming Special Events or the full 16-week course this Fall, please email info@7000bc.org.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - The Gestalt of It All

Between The Panels Comics | Lecture/Workshop | Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | In-Person & Online | FREE!

7000 BC goes HYBRID!

This year's final Between the Panels is streaming LIVE from Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos!

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Comics)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?
•  Did you know monsters have controlled the evolution of comics?  Independent comic book creators from 7000 BC will guide you through a who's who of the monsters in, around, and behind comics over the past century, revealing how their presence has shaped the comics industry.  Then we'll jump in with pen in hand, wrestle your personal creative demons, pin 'em to the page, and give them a stern talking to about who makes the comics in this relationship.
  

Between the Panels - The Gestalt of It All
A Comics Lecture & Workshop
Teens and Adults
Saturday, December 10, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Online Via Eventbrite
In-Person at Mesa Public Library
2400 Central Ave
Los Alamos, NM 87544
All materials provided.
This event is FREE!

This is the last Between the Panels Comics Workshop for 2022.  We will return in January.
Questions?  Email Jeff.

 

BETWEEN THE PANELS, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are here 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. 

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.

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?!!

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, December 3, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | 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., Dec. 3, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

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., Dec. 10, 2022 - FINAL WORKSHOP!

• A Special FREE Hybrid Event at Mesa Public Library (Los Alamos) and Online!
  
• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Show and Tell)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - The Cantina at the End of Storytelling

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, November 26, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | 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., Nov. 26, 2022

• The Cantina at the End of Storytelling (One-Upmanshipping with MacGuffins)
• One shoe is all you need to make a fine MacGuffin Jam and serve it up to be forgotten in a never-ending tale.

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., Dec. 3, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022 - FINAL WORKSHOP!

• A Special FREE Hybrid Event at Mesa Public Library (Los Alamos) and Online!
  
• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Show and Tell)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - Caught Up in the Moment

 

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, November 19, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | 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., Nov. 19, 2022

• Caught Up in the Moment (Time in, Around, and Between Panels)
  
• Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana — and comics time flies like nothing else.

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., Nov. 26, 2022

• The Cantina at the End of Storytelling (One-Upmanshipping with MacGuffins)
• One shoe is all you need to make a fine MacGuffin Jam and serve it up to be forgotten in a never-ending tale.

Sat., Dec. 3, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

• A Special FREE Hybrid Event at Mesa Public Library (Los Alamos) and Online!
  
• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Show and Tell)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - You Call That A Comic?

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, November 12, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | 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., Nov. 12, 2022

• You Call That A Comic? (Theme Showing Itself as Format)
  
• The container that is your book.  How can it reveal your ideas?

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., Nov. 19, 2022

• Caught Up in the Moment (Time in, Around, and Between Panels)
  
• Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana — and comics time flies like nothing else.

Sat., Nov. 26, 2022

• The Cantina at the End of Storytelling (One-Upmanshipping with MacGuffins)
  
• One shoe is all you need to make a fine MacGuffin Jam and serve it up to be forgotten in a never-ending tale.

Sat., Dec. 5, 2022

• Prince Joe Versus the Evil Wizard of Grammaria  (How Storytelling Functions in the Brain)
  
• Exploring the psychological, emotional, and physical effects of a good story, found on the bread aisle.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Special Comics Event - The Gestalt of It All

Between The Panels Comics | Lecture/Workshop | Saturday, December 10, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | In-Person & Online | FREE!

7000 BC goes HYBRID!

This year's final Between the Panels is streaming LIVE from Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos!

Sat., Dec. 10, 2022

• The Gestalt of It All (History, Monsters, and Comics)
  
• Monsters have controlled the evolution of comics.  What have we wrought?
•  Did you know monsters have controlled the evolution of comics?  Independent comic book creators from 7000 BC will guide you through a who's who of the monsters in, around, and behind comics over the past century, revealing how their presence has shaped the comics industry.  Then we'll jump in with pen in hand, wrestle your personal creative demons, pin 'em to the page, and give them a stern talking to about who makes the comics in this relationship.
  

Between the Panels - The Gestalt of It All
A Comics Lecture & Workshop
Teens and Adults
Saturday, December 10, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Online Via Eventbrite
In-Person at Mesa Public Library
2400 Central Ave
Los Alamos, NM 87544
All materials provided.
This event is FREE!

This is the last Between the Panels Comics Workshop for 2022.  We will return in January.
Questions?  Email Jeff.

 

BETWEEN THE PANELS, 7000 BC's series of pay-what-you-can online comics workshops, are here 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. 

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.

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?!!

BETWEEN THE PANELS will return in January!  Stay safe, be well, and make comics!

Between the Panels Comics Workshops - Turning Over A New Leaf

Between The Panels Comics Workshops | Saturday, November 5, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM MST | Online | 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., Nov. 5, 2022

• Turning Over A New Leaf  (The Importance of Page Turns)
  
• Breathing life into the desire to see the next page.

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., Nov. 12, 2022

• You Call That A Comic? (Theme Showing Itself as Format)
  
• The container that is your book.  How can it reveal your ideas?

Sat., Nov. 19, 2022

• Caught Up in the Moment (Time in, Around, and Between Panels)
  
• Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana — and comics time flies like nothing else.

Sat., Nov. 26, 2022

• The Cantina at the End of Storytelling (One-Upmanshipping with MacGuffins)
  
• One shoe is all you need to make a fine MacGuffin Jam and serve it up to be forgotten in a never-ending tale.

Stay safe, be well, and make comics!