It's that time of year again! The 24 Hour Comic Challenge is fast approaching - this international event, now in it's 8th year, will be held October 1st - 2nd, 2011.
The Challenge is simple; you have 24 hours to create a 24 page comic - this means writing, drawing, lettering, all in one 24 hour period. This is the 5th year that the Challenge has been hosted in Spokane, and this time there will be two locations available for local participants.
The Comicsmiths' Guild will be hosting the Challenge, in a location that should be very convenient for those in the Spokane Valley area or coming from across the border in Idaho. You can RSVP at the Facebook event page: 24 Hour Challenge - Spokane Valley
The Valley Challenge will run from 8 am Saturday to 8 am Sunday, and will be held at:
Otis Orchard Community Church (Annex Bldg.)
23304 E Wellesley, Otis Orchards, WA 99027
In addition, Merlyns will be hosting the event downtown, starting at 10 am Saturday morning on the 1st and ending at 10 am the following Sunday. For more information you can check out their website at Merlyns.biz and RSVP at the Facebook event page: 24 Hour Challenge at Merlyns
Guild members will be in attendance at both locations, and there will be additional activities for attendees - we'll have updates on activities as more information becomes available. This is a kid-friendly, all-ages, event and all are welcome!
If you'd like to find more information about the Challenge, and 24 Hour Comics in general, please see the official website: 24 Hour Comics Day
Showing posts with label 24 Hour Challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 24 Hour Challenge. Show all posts
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
CSG Anthology Volume 1 available online!
The Comic Smiths' Guild Anthology is now for sale online through IndyPlanet!
Within the next two weeks, we will be getting our anthology in the comic shops in and around Spokane, Washington as well! Keep an eye out for us!
Within the next two weeks, we will be getting our anthology in the comic shops in and around Spokane, Washington as well! Keep an eye out for us!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
24 Hour Comics Challenge in our local paper!
Here's a link to our local freebie paper, The Inlander, with a great article about this year's event:
http://www.inlander.com/spokane/article-15676-superhumans.html
Last, but not least, Jeremy Whittington and ally do an impromptu reading of his 4 page story in the upcoming Comicsmith's Guild Anthology. His story is called Super M.O.D.E.L.s
http://www.inlander.com/spokane/article-15676-superhumans.html
Last, but not least, Jeremy Whittington and ally do an impromptu reading of his 4 page story in the upcoming Comicsmith's Guild Anthology. His story is called Super M.O.D.E.L.s
Saturday, October 2, 2010
24 Hour Challenge is Here!
Today's the day! The Comicsmiths' Guild will be downtown at Merlyns from 10am Saturday to 10am Sunday, doing our best to each create a full 24 page comic, start to finish, in 24 hours.
There will be refreshments for participants, raffles for awesome prizes and even a Spider-Man pinata! Are you up to the Challenge?
More information here: 24 Hour Comic Book Day
There will be refreshments for participants, raffles for awesome prizes and even a Spider-Man pinata! Are you up to the Challenge?
More information here: 24 Hour Comic Book Day
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Weekly Sketches - Spider-man by Jeremy Whittington
New to the guild, I'm playing catch-up with the weekly character sketches!
Spider-man in the black costume!
Link to my deviantArt page: http://jeremywhittington.deviantart.com/
Spider-man in the black costume!
Link to my deviantArt page: http://jeremywhittington.deviantart.com/
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Weekly Sketches - Spider-man by Peter Foglesong
For the upcoming 24 Hour Challenge event, I'm drawing up some pics to use as coloring pages for younger kids who aren't up to drawing a comic. Last year I did some Star Wars characters, and this year I'm going for superheroes.
I'm planning on adding a background to this one, but I figured I'd go ahead and post it now, as it can also double for my contribution as this week's #comicsmithsguild Weekly Sketch.
Link back to my deviantArt page: http://piotrov.deviantart.com/
I'm planning on adding a background to this one, but I figured I'd go ahead and post it now, as it can also double for my contribution as this week's #comicsmithsguild Weekly Sketch.
Link back to my deviantArt page: http://piotrov.deviantart.com/
Weekly Sketches - Spider-man by Erik Thompson
I did this for the Comicsmiths' Guild's group sketch. Hopefully if I don't screw up, people will be able to catch this one on their site also.
Basically I started with a very small sketch and scanned it into the computer and transferred it onto paper in light blue. Then I inked it with a ballpoint pen, and shaded it with both cool gray and warm gray copic markers.
Link back to my deviantArt page: http://madatom.deviantart.com/
Weekly Sketches - Spider-man by Matt Nelson
So the CSG had a meeting about 24 Hour Comics Day tonight following the Street Fair Sketch thingy, and we also decided we'd try to start doing a weekly character draw. This week's was Spider-Man. So here we go. I kind of like this though the legs came out wonky.
Link back to my deviantArt page: http://mattwnelson.deviantart.com/
Weekly Sketches - Spider-man by Jesse Acosta
The Guild has decided to do weekly character sketches, similar to that of ComicTwart. Last week we chose Spider-Man. Here's mine!
Here's a link back to my deviantArt page as well: http://nomadikk.deviantart.com/
Others in the Guild have also drawn Spidey, hopefully they will upload to the blog shortly!
Here's a link back to my deviantArt page as well: http://nomadikk.deviantart.com/
Others in the Guild have also drawn Spidey, hopefully they will upload to the blog shortly!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Upcoming Events
A few updates to let you know where we'll be in the next month...
- This Saturday, the 11th, is the Sustainable September Main Street Fair. Members of the Guild will be set up outside of Merlyns drawing sketches for kids. The Fair runs from 1-6 pm.
- The next Guild meeting is on September 19th, at Merlyns at 3 pm. We'll be mainly discussing plans for the upcoming 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge.
- September 25th is the Jet City Comic Show in Seattle, and a few Guild members will be there individually. Nathan O'Brien will be in Artist Alley, Levi Skeen will be at the Strange Aeons booth alongside frequent collaborator and friend to the Guild Ben "1314" Hansen, and Erik Thompson will be at the Micro Brew Comics booth.
- The 24 Hour Challenge starts on October 2nd at 10 am and runs until the following morning. It'll be hosted at Merlyns, and everyone is welcome. More information about the event is available at the official 24 Hour Comic Site and we also have a Facebook Event Page.
- This Saturday, the 11th, is the Sustainable September Main Street Fair. Members of the Guild will be set up outside of Merlyns drawing sketches for kids. The Fair runs from 1-6 pm.
- The next Guild meeting is on September 19th, at Merlyns at 3 pm. We'll be mainly discussing plans for the upcoming 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge.
- September 25th is the Jet City Comic Show in Seattle, and a few Guild members will be there individually. Nathan O'Brien will be in Artist Alley, Levi Skeen will be at the Strange Aeons booth alongside frequent collaborator and friend to the Guild Ben "1314" Hansen, and Erik Thompson will be at the Micro Brew Comics booth.
- The 24 Hour Challenge starts on October 2nd at 10 am and runs until the following morning. It'll be hosted at Merlyns, and everyone is welcome. More information about the event is available at the official 24 Hour Comic Site and we also have a Facebook Event Page.
Friday, August 27, 2010
24 Hour Comic Day is Coming! Oct. 2nd 2010
Can you draw 24 pages in 24 hours? 24 Hour Comics Day is a nation wide event, and we are fortunate enough that Merlyn's is hosting a location for Spokane for it's FOURTH YEAR! This is a big event for artists and comic fans alike! Come down and what you can draw and how long you can last. Prizes, food, activities, a piñata, cake, art supplies, raffles, movies, and more! All ages and skill levels welcome!
Saturday, October 2nd - 3rd, 10am - 10am. Merlyn's Comics and Games. W 17 Main St. Spokane, Washington.
Our facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148480541840557
The official 24hr Comics Day website: http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/
Photos from last year to entice you!
Last year's poster
about 9:45am, right before the big event!
Artists working away!
Even kids are joining in on the fun!
Many of the awesome prizes from last year. Comics, art supplies, paper, shirts, and more!
Our yummy cake donated by Yoke's Fresh Market! Thanks again!
Zephan Osiris and Nathan O'Brien, founder of Spokane ComiCon!
The Last Supper
Concentrate Peter, you only have 12 hours left!!!!
That page looks blank! Work harder!!!
Conventions aren't happening in the fall, so this is a perfect time for comic and art fans to have fun and get their comic fix! Come down, and of course you can always email the guild if you have any questions: comicsmithsguild@gmail.com
Saturday, October 2nd - 3rd, 10am - 10am. Merlyn's Comics and Games. W 17 Main St. Spokane, Washington.
Our facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148480541840557
The official 24hr Comics Day website: http://www.24hourcomicsday.com/
Photos from last year to entice you!
Last year's poster
about 9:45am, right before the big event!
Artists working away!
Even kids are joining in on the fun!
Many of the awesome prizes from last year. Comics, art supplies, paper, shirts, and more!
Our yummy cake donated by Yoke's Fresh Market! Thanks again!
Zephan Osiris and Nathan O'Brien, founder of Spokane ComiCon!
The Last Supper
Concentrate Peter, you only have 12 hours left!!!!
That page looks blank! Work harder!!!
Conventions aren't happening in the fall, so this is a perfect time for comic and art fans to have fun and get their comic fix! Come down, and of course you can always email the guild if you have any questions: comicsmithsguild@gmail.com
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
CSG Anthology 2011
Just a small update for everyone. Just wanted to let you know we haven't been hibernating all summer, in fact we are madly working on an upcoming anthology for the humble Comicsmiths' Guild. Our deadline looms at August 20th, so there is still a month to put it together. The artists are clamoring to show off their talents with a 2 - 4 page short story each of their liking. Currently we have two submissions in, but word from the trenches is that there will be more pages coming our way.
Once compiled, we will be mailing it off to the printers. We hope for a late September/early August release. Perhaps we can do something like a release party or something. It will be nice to have a comic that all of us have worked on together; a product we can share at our comic events throughout the year.
Our meeting will be this 3pm, Sunday, the 25th of July at Merlyns in Spokane, WA. We will be discussing the anthology as well as the next 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge! All of us are stockpiling on stimulants to make it once again. This will be the 4th year for the challenge in Spokane, and because of the 24hr challenge we all met and founded the guild.
That's all for now, stay tuned friends!
Once compiled, we will be mailing it off to the printers. We hope for a late September/early August release. Perhaps we can do something like a release party or something. It will be nice to have a comic that all of us have worked on together; a product we can share at our comic events throughout the year.
Our meeting will be this 3pm, Sunday, the 25th of July at Merlyns in Spokane, WA. We will be discussing the anthology as well as the next 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge! All of us are stockpiling on stimulants to make it once again. This will be the 4th year for the challenge in Spokane, and because of the 24hr challenge we all met and founded the guild.
That's all for now, stay tuned friends!
Thursday, October 8, 2009
24 Hour Comic Wrap-Up
A big thanks to everyone that came out and supported the 3rd year of this event! It was our biggest turn out yet. By mid-afternoon, we had 24 people participating.
Thank you to our sponsors - without you guys we would not have had:
1. A place for the event
2. Supplies on hand
3. Full bellies and caffeine buzzes
4. Prizes to give away
Speaking of the prizes, you can come down and pick up your raffle prizes at Merlyn's on the 18th. Why the 18th you ask? Because that is the next meeting for the Comicsmiths' Guild! The Guild was spawned out of last year's 24hr challenge, and meets every 3rd Sunday at Merlyns from 3-6 pm.
We do a lot more than just hangout and talk shop. If you've caught us at different store functions or conventions, and wondered how are they doing that and can I get in on the action, come down to the meetings and learn how. All artists and writers are welcome.
There were a lot of pictures taken over the 24 hours of the challenge - they're up on members' Facebook pages, and we'll be re-posting a bunch of them on our deviantArt page as well. Several members have already posted up their 24 Hour Comics - they're posted below and we'll be adding links to them here as more become available. If you participated and your comic is posted on-line, please send us a link!
Thank you to our sponsors - without you guys we would not have had:
1. A place for the event
2. Supplies on hand
3. Full bellies and caffeine buzzes
4. Prizes to give away
Speaking of the prizes, you can come down and pick up your raffle prizes at Merlyn's on the 18th. Why the 18th you ask? Because that is the next meeting for the Comicsmiths' Guild! The Guild was spawned out of last year's 24hr challenge, and meets every 3rd Sunday at Merlyns from 3-6 pm.
We do a lot more than just hangout and talk shop. If you've caught us at different store functions or conventions, and wondered how are they doing that and can I get in on the action, come down to the meetings and learn how. All artists and writers are welcome.
There were a lot of pictures taken over the 24 hours of the challenge - they're up on members' Facebook pages, and we'll be re-posting a bunch of them on our deviantArt page as well. Several members have already posted up their 24 Hour Comics - they're posted below and we'll be adding links to them here as more become available. If you participated and your comic is posted on-line, please send us a link!
Monday, September 28, 2009
Are You Up To The Challenge?
Just a reminder that the 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge is fast approaching! The big day is less than a week away, and we want to encourage anyone who is considering attending to please RSVP, as we are expecting a big turnout and need to make sure there is enough table space available for everyone.
If you're interested, you can RSVP at:
Also, last Sunday (the 20th) was our monthly Guild meeting, which was a BBQ at member Erik Thompson's home. A big "Thank You!" to Erik and his father for hosting the meeting and cooking! The food was great and the meeting was a lot of fun!
If you're interested, you can RSVP at:
- Merlyns' Forums
- The Spokane 24 Hour Comic Challenge on Facebook
- The Spokane 24 Hour Comic Challenge on MySpace
Also, last Sunday (the 20th) was our monthly Guild meeting, which was a BBQ at member Erik Thompson's home. A big "Thank You!" to Erik and his father for hosting the meeting and cooking! The food was great and the meeting was a lot of fun!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Street Fair Wrap-Up
The Comicsmiths' Guild wants to extend a big thank you to everyone who came down to the Main Street Fair on Saturday! A big thanks also to John and the crew from Merlyns for hosting us for the fair, as well as the upcoming 24 Hour Comic Book Challenge.
We were there talking up the 24 Hour Challenge, which seemed to generate quite a bit of interest, and this year will hopefully have our biggest turn-out yet! If you are interested in participating, please check the links to the right for more info and let us know. We're trying to get an approximate head count beforehand, so we can determine the amount of space we'll need. Thanks!
Below you'll find some pictures of the Guild at the Main Street Fair, and also a few of the sketches done by members:
We were there talking up the 24 Hour Challenge, which seemed to generate quite a bit of interest, and this year will hopefully have our biggest turn-out yet! If you are interested in participating, please check the links to the right for more info and let us know. We're trying to get an approximate head count beforehand, so we can determine the amount of space we'll need. Thanks!
Below you'll find some pictures of the Guild at the Main Street Fair, and also a few of the sketches done by members:
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