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24-Hour Comic Challenge Returns to Philadelphia!
Ever wonder how long it takes to make a comic book? Your average monthly comic book can have as many as five different people working on it: a writer, a penciller, an inker, a colorist, and a letterer. And if all these tasks are performed by just one person, a 24-page comic can take three months to produce. But that’s for sissies. Because on Saturday, October 1st at 12 noon at Atomic City Comics on 638 South Street, six brave (and quite possibly insane) local comics artists will attempt the impossible. Each one will endeavor to create his or her own complete 24-page comic book, from scratch, in just 24 hours. October 1st is the official international date for the Challenge this year, meaning comics artists in shops all around the world will be joined in the spirit of tackling the impossible as they strive to complete this excruciating endeavor.
Creative sparks will fly as the store remains open all night long for this cartoonist’s crucible. There will be laughter, there will be sweat, there will be caffeine, there will be sugar, and there may very well be tears. What there will not be is any sleep whatsoever for the following seven intrepid 24-Hour hopefuls:
Pete Stathis, the organizer of the event, and the writer/artist of the graphic novel series, Evenfall. www.evenfallcomic.com
Raphael Tiberino, local painter and cartoonist, of the ever-popular Ellen Powell Tiberino Museum in Powelton Village. www.tiberinomuseum.org
Steven Peters, creator of Awakening Comics, and contributing writer/artist to Cerebus Readers In Crisis.
Kelly Phillips, of the Philly Comix Jam, and Secret Prison contributing artist
Scott R. Johnston, a veteran of The Peekaboo Revue and the 48 Hour Film Project
Shawn Dubin, Shawn Dubin illustrator of the Dreary and Naughty series,www.shawndubin.com
Atomic City Comics owner Daryll Jones and employee Joe Turner have been very enthusiastic in their support of the 24-Hour Comic event. Select items will be on sale during the Challenge, (including the artists’ own prints, zines, and comics).
History: The 24-Hour Comic Challenge was created in 1990 by comics theoretician Scott McCloud, author of the indispensable Understanding Comics. His 24-Hour comic achievement was quickly followed by many other famous comic creators including Neil Gaiman, Kevin Eastman, Dave Sim, and Erik Larsen. To date, thousands of 24 Hour Comics have been created around the globe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wi
Pete Stathis has taken the challenge three times before, finishing all three times at around 23 and a half hours. Last year, only four of the six challengers succeeded. Says Stathis, “It’s an amazing challenge that every cartoonist should take at least once in their life. I’m proud to see it returning to Philadelphia for the second year running. I hope it’s the start of a new tradition in the Philly comics community.”
[...] created? Come on down to Atomic City Comics on South Street in Philadelphia on October 1st for the 24-Hour Comic Challenge. The owner of Atomic City Comics, Daryll Jones, and employee Joe Turner, have gotten together 6 [...]
Too bad comics fans in Philly are dwindling in terms of number.