24 Hours From Q-Town: HOURS 7 & 8

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

Our old friend Jim Lynch from Wonderfunders http://www.wonderfunders.com/ dropped by to shower us with gifts.

He bought a $50 gift certificate from Kaboom Test Labs and—

Eloy won!

Then Jim left to go get some more prizes. He returned with 5, count `em 5, $10 gift certificates to URBAN Hot Dog, right next door to Kaboom Test Labs. How convenient!

We did a rapid fire drawing and here are the results:

Carsten, Sarah, Nathan, Aliina, and Ben!

Then, Jim left yet again and returned with 3 $20 bills, which were promptly won by Austin, Stephen, and Jesse!

And then, more stuff happened, but more of that next hour.

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOURS 5 & 6

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

Here’s Ben showing Andy how easy it is to ink with the cintiq and Adobe Photoshop. If I were an artist (which I am, by no stretch of the imagination), and I had a coupla thousand bucks, I would definitely get one!

We had another raffle and afterward, I realized that we have not been posting pictures of the winners like we did in the past, so here they are. After all, that’s all part of the drama and pathos that IS 24 Hour Comic Day:

Here’s Garrad with his copy of “The Salmonella Chronicles”.

Sarah and Julie both won gift certificates from Big Adventure Comics https://www.facebook.com/bigadventurecomics in Santa Fe.

Tristan won a Lobo Anime and Comics gift certificate.

Made another trip around the floor and here’s how things are going…

That’s it for now kids.

Be well,

Your pal,

Chuck

2013 24HCD at The New England Institute of Art

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Jason Wiser

We opened our doors to artists and students from throughout the Boston area. We had 45 people registered at the start. 35 Checked in. Here is our starting pic from orientation at 11:30pm, with everyone raring to go!

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOUR 4

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

Sometime during Hour 3, Andy Kuhn, world famous artist (Google him) dropped by. He’s been a friend and supporter of 7000 BC longer than I have. He checked out Ben Girven’s cintiq drawing tablet. Andy’s always been a pen, ink, and paper kind of guy, but he seems to be very interested. Ben told me that he increased his productivity tremendously since he invested in the cintiq, and I’ve heard that from other artists, too.

Jeff (that’s Jeff behind Andy) just told me that we have 26 people creating comics. Good turnout!

And now…

PROGRESS!

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOURS 2 and 3

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

We’re coming to you from Kaboom Test Labs West.

We have many more folks to thank, like f’rinstance:

Trader Joe’s in Uptown, Albuquerque, who just let us run through the store and pick what we wanted.

http://www.traderjoes.com/stores/index.asp?q=87110

Winning Coffee, who provided a veritable vat of coffee, and another vat of hot water and all the fixin’s, on the fly, Jeff said, since we gave them the wrong date. They graciously supported our needs anyway. Winning has been a long time friend of 7000 BC, sometimes letting us hold our monthly meetings there.

http://www.winningcoffeeco.com/

Lobo Anime and Comics, my personal Local Comic Shop for the last 8 years. Henry donated 10 ea. $10 gift certificates for us to award as raffle prizes, and he didn’t even ask me to sign for them. You can also pick up our 7000 BC member’s comics at the shop, too.

http://www.loboanime.com/

Twin Suns Comic Books & Gaming Center, who gave us a $20 gift certificate wrapped around a Monster energy drink (that will come in handy for the lucky winner). Thanks to Josh and Drew Allred, the aforementioned twin sons and owners.

http://twinsunscomics.com/

We also have a satellite contingent of comic artists, Mike, Nathan, and Jeff, who are at an undisclosed location but are sending me pictures of their progress. Here they are, from left to right, Mike, Nathan, and Jeff:

And now for some more pics from here:

Stay tuned, kids!

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

2nd Annual 24HCD down @ Cold Lake Public Library

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Lyall Wood

MIDWAY Point!!!

Appears like the youthful energy has an endless supply… but there is always room for a good massage!

This comic was created by a 13 yr old ; it was their first 24HCD!!! Completed in apprx. 7hours

So….the countdown has ended and the Blastoff has just occurred. Can’t wait to see what happens at the end of this event. If your feeling is the same as mine, let these photos appease your anticipation for a moment.

4 Hours have Passed, 20 to Go

The Start of the 2nd Annual 24 HCD @ Cold Lake Public Library in Cold Lake, Alberta Canada.

2nd Annual 24HCD. Let the fun of imagination BEGIN!!!

24 Hours From Q-Town: HOUR 1

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

And we’re OFF!

Here’s the 21st Century Electronics Corner.

And here’s the rest of the happy revelers.

I’ll be running around taking pictures of all the creativity and getting them to you as soon as I can.

Ben has posted a U-Stream video (with audio) that will be running for the entire 24 hours, so if you just don’t have enough to do, you can watch us here:

http://bit.ly/17a7yQJ

We’ve some more entrants.

None of this would be possible without the generosity of our sponsors:

Kaboom Test Labs, who gave us a place to sweat (to quote Deep Purple in “Smoke on the Water”…) check them out here!

`http://kaboomtestlabs.com/

Jason’s Deli, who provided us with delicious sandwiches, chips, and pickles to fuel our quest.

http://www.jasonsdeli.com/

There are more, but I just realized that we are an hour in and I haven’t posted yet!

Back soon with hour 2…

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

24 Hours From Q-Town: 2013

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

We’ll all be here, will you? If you’re here in Albuquerque, come join us at Kaboom Test Labs West! http://kaboomtestlabs.com/

See youse then!

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

Join us in Vermont for our 7th year!

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Kristin

We have returned to our roots: Artists’ Mediums at 300 Cornerstone Drive, in the more “pastoral” part of Williston, VT. And there’s still room for a few more artists! Artists of all abilities welcome, visit our info page for more details. Call (802) 879-1236 or (800) 255-1290 to sign up.

24 Hour Comics Day also overlaps with Vermont’s Fall Open Studio tour, which the four of us employees at Artists’ Mediums are also participating in. Therefore, a weekend full of art, art, art.

We’ll be open for 31 hours, from 10 a.m. Saturday the 5th through 5 p.m. Sunday the 6th.

There’s a raffle for participants, as well as tasty snacks provided by local shops. Plus, we’re having a nice BIG stock-up supply sale at the store all weekend long.

http://vtmakeart.com

Coming Soon: 24 Hours From Q-Town, 2013 Edition

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Chuck Larntz

Hi Kids!

Chuck here, from 7000 BC in Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM, letting you know that we will be doing it again, this time from a new venue, Kaboom Test Labs Comic Shop’s West Side location at 10250 Cottonwood Park Road, Suite E, in beautiful Rio Rancho, New Mexico. You can contact the 7000 BC website at www.7000bc.org for further details and the like.

If you’re in town, come by and see us, and if you’re not in town, check out my thrilling(?) play-by-play (or rather, page-by-page) commentary right here as we bring you all the spectacle and glory that is 24 Hour Comic Day from Albuquerque, New Mexico!

The fun begins at noon, October 5th, till noon, October 6th.

See you then!

Be Well,

Your pal,

Chuck

President, 7000 BC, Independent Comics in New Mexico