Hi Kids!

Well, true to form, Jeff finished right at the wire again. I think he’s done this 5 of the last 6 years I’ve been doing this, and Boy Howdy! this comic is a beaut! Seriously, I think he finished at 11:58… I so hope he does this one in full color for publication…

It’s called “Hear There Be” and it’s destined to be another Jeff Benham fine art classic.

Well, just see for yourself!

And with that, that’s that.

Thanks again to all of our sponsors. You all made this a top notch event and we couldn’t have done it without you!

And an especially enthusiastic THANK YOU to our pal, Gene Bustamante, and the crew at KABOOM Test Labs for giving us a permanent home for the future 24 Hour Comics Days.

See you all next year, right here!

Your pal, and all of us at 7000 BC,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

The field has narrowed to three:

Jeff

Joey

and Nathan

That’s all for now!

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Sun’s up. So are we, some of us, anyway…

Here are the last folks standing (figuratively–actually we’re sitting)…

Julie:

Ryk:

Jeff:

Gabe:

Kayla:

Joey:

And while all this was going on, Joey won the final $20 bill from Wonderfunders!

Finally, Ryk finished! Here he is with his creation, “The Ballad of Joseph Rathammer”, just as he was about to walk out the door.

And that’s all for Hour 21.

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Not that this is a race or anything…

However, we still have competitors…

And we had another drawing and Jake won a $20 cash prize from Wonderfunders!

He’s thrilled!

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Here’s something you don’t see everyday, unless you’re in Albuquerque for The International Balloon Fiesta, that is…

05:46: Right about now, the folks are flocking to the International Balloon Fiesta. Ironic that I would post this picture three hours ago, before I took a little nap…

And whilst I was sleeping, Zach went and finished his comic, making him the

FIRST TO FINISH!

Here he is with his finished comic, “A Day to Remember”.

And, as the FIRST TO FINISH, he wins a Fantastic Four trade paperback from our pals at Astro-Zombies!

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

This is the quiet time but we’re still givin’ stuff away.

Austin won another SkeleTrek figure, this one is Capt. Kirk from Comic Warehouse.

And Tristan won the other TWIN SUNS gift certificate.

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

11 hours (more or less) to go.

Not a lot happening but progress is continuing…

Hour 15, coming soon…

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Here’s the field at midnight. It has thinned considerably…

Oh, and we had another raffle drawing and Eloy won a copy of Yesterday and maybe tomorrow too, cowritten by our own Jeff Benham. This a beautiful book. I call it visual poetry…

And then we had another raffle and the strangest thing happened. We have two remote workers, Aliina, who has participated every year AND FINISHED! and Elizabeth, who is working with 3D animation tools and not a portable setup. Alas, Aliina is unable to attend due to illness, but she’s with us in spirit. So anyway, we drew two tickets for prizes from Comic Warehouse, both STAR WARS Annuals, and Aliina won the first one, and Elizabeth won the second one! What do you suppose the odds are THAT would happen? Here’s Jeff holding their prizes.

And so it goes…

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Spent the last couple of hours socializing and taking more pics of work in progress.

More visuals, less words…

We had a couple of raffle drawings and…

Zach won a Star Trek SkeleTrek action figure from our friends at Comic Warehouse:

Phoebe won a hardcover copy of WOLVERINE Contagion from Lobo Anime & Comics:

And Rob won a $10 gift Certificate from our pals at TWIN SUNS

Meanwhile work goes on…

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

We’re back (actually we never left), but it’s the thing to say…

More stuff is happening.

Stephanie and her son Eason brought Green Chile Quiche, YUM!

Our pals (and board members) Ben Girven, Jenn and John Myers just brought PIZZA hand made by Ben! That’s him in the back behind his creations…

Next time, more work in progress!

Your pal,

Chuck