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24 HOUR COMICS DAY PRESS RELEASE
ComicsPRO Opens Registration for 24 Hour
Comics Day 2008
ComicsPRO announces this year's date for 24 Hour Comics Day (24HCD) will be
Saturday October 18. 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 18 for 24 Hour Comics
Day!"
ComicsPRO will continue to add resources to the 24 Hour Comics Day website.
Participating artists, host sites, and all other interested parties are asked to
bookmark the site and check it regularly!
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.
Please check back for more information. |
