24 Hours From Q-Town: Hour 5

Hi Kids!

So I had Jake and Anna stroll about and take some pics so youse all can see what’s happening…

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The world famous comic creator, Stephen McCranie,

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And Michael

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His daughter, Phoebe

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And the swell folks at Urban Hotdog provided prizes for our next two winners:

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The first winner was our lovely Julie…

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And then the lovely Stephen…

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We’ll be back in a few minutes.

Your pal,

Chuck

 

24 Hours From Q-Town 2014: Hour 4

Hi Kids!

Our pal (and former president of 7000 BC), Paul Ziomek dropped by and brought us more prizes from The Southwest University of Visual Arts.

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The first was a 24 page Bristol Board tablet and it went to Charles.

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Then a few minutes later, Julie chose another ticket and Maggie won a 12 piece Prismacolor art marker set.

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These are some serious prizes that impress even the most discriminating artiste’!

Thanks Paul and SUVA for bringing some “class” to this affair!

Your pal,

Chuck

 

 

24 Hours From Q-Town 2014: Hours 1 and 2…

Hi Kids!

Kinda got a late start, as it’s now 12:47 as I type this so I’m gonna have to condense Hours 1 and 2.

So here we go!

We have the Trader Joe’s Tiki Guy BAG O’ PRIZES!!!

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And here’s what’s inside…

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Thanks to all of our sponsors who donated prizes for our periodic raffle drawings. You’ll hear more about them later.

But most importantly, thanks to Gene Bustamante and the crew here at KABOOM Test Labs.

And here’s the starting crew.

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Almost time for Hour 3, so we’ll see you then!

Your pal,

Chuck

 

24 Hours From Q-Town 2014 Edition

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Hi Kids!

We’re back, and I’ll be blogging live every hour (more or less–might have to snooze sometime) for 24 hours from the Game Room of KABOOM Test Labs on the west side of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (that’s where Q-Town comes in: Boston is also known as Beantown, Kansas City as Cow Town, Chicago is Chi-town, the list goes on. When we moved here in 1987, I thought that Albuquerque is the only town I ever heard of with two Q’s in it, so I came up with Q-Town–way more info than you really need, but there it is…).

But I digress…

Anyway, we’ll all be here just like we have been since 2008 (practically a tradition, eh?) keeping you updated on the progress of our participants with photos, and the winners of our periodic raffle drawings, and which of our sponsors were good enough to supply us  with their support, especially KABOOM Test Labs, who once again have been gracious enough to give us a place to play for the full 24 hours.

So come on back and check in often. We’ve got some really cool stuff planned, and you don’t want to miss out on any of the excitng goings on, especially around 2 in the morning, when things start to get weird.

See you in a couple of days,

Your pal,

Chuck

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOUR 24 and BEYOND

Hi Kids,

It’s all over but the shouting, and we’re all too tired to do any shouting anyway.

Jeff says he’ll finish, but now he’s adding 3-D accoutrements to his pages.

NEWS FLASH!!!! Better late (not really late, with 2 minutes to spare) than never, Jeff has completed the oddest, most unwieldly, 24 Hour Comic in history!

The Redneck Zombie saga (all 3 chapters) has finally come to a close.

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So there you have it. Another successful 24 Hour Comic Book Day.

Our thanks go to Gene and the crew at Kaboom Test Labs West, for being such gracious (and trusting) hosts. We simply could not have done this without you!

Also to you who have attempted to follow us both here and on Ben’s Live UStream feed. We’ll have time lapse photography of the whole event soon.

Until next year…

Be Well, Kids!

Your pal,

Chuck

Addendum: We received the last two entries from our previously undisclosed location, another segment of the Coconuts vs. Soap saga, but I’m afraid I’m more confused now than ever!

Oh well, mine is but to post, not to interpret.

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Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOUR 23

Hi Kids!

One more hour to go and another 24 Hour Comic Day will be “In the can”, as they say.

We bade farewell to Julie.

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The big news of this hour is that Aliina has finished, maintaining her perfect record for the 7th year in a row. She holds the 7000 BC record for the most finishes, a record she will probably maintain, since nobody in 7000 BC has ever done that.

Here’s her comic “MUSES”. It’s a bit risque’…

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Aside from that, not a lot going on…

One more hour to go.

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOUR 20

Hi Kids!

Daybreak over 24 Hour Comic Day.

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You know today, Sunday, October 6, 2013, marks the second day of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the most photographed annual event in the world! Hundreds of hot air balloons and balloonists (and tourists, thank God) converge on our little town every year and put on quite a show.

Here’s another photograph, albeit not a very good one because we are sort of far away here at Kaboom Test Labs West.

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While I was out celebrating the dawn, Zach finished his comic and he chose the Twin Suns gift certificate.

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And that’s all for HOUR 20.

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck