Hi Kids!

Here we are at the halfway point: HOUR 12! Is it me, or does it seem to be going faster this year?

Oh well.

As promised, here’s the treat I spoke of last hour:

I’m posting the email Deimosa sent me after I sent her one to see if she would be joining us remotely this year…

Hi everyone,

I wish I was going to be there with you guys! But, to make up for my absence, I wrote about doing 24 hr comic book day with 7000BC in my blog post today for Scholastic:

http://oomscholasticblog.com/post/graphic-novels-education-and-24-hr-comic-book-day

Have fun this weekend!!

All the best,

Deimosa

Omigosh! I just read her article. It was wonderful! Good on ya, Kid!

We are so proud that we could have been instrumental in your progression through life. Thank you for sharing!

I remember that comic you referenced in your article. It was good! At least I thought so. It was a fascinating account of how The Underground Railroad used to used quilts to communicate to escaping slaves when it was safe to move on. I still think about it sometimes. In fact, I still have the pictures:

This also demonstrates what we at 7000 BC are always saying to budding artists, namely you don’t have to be Norman Rockwell or Leonardo da Vinci to tell a story with sequential art.

Not being any kind of artist (even stick figures), I have chosen this blog as my contribution to 24 Hour Comics Day.

So, I hope you enjoyed that interlude. We’ll have more pictures next hour.

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Well, lookie (or is it “looky”? According to the internets, either is correct, I think) there, almost halfway!

And another drawing makes a winner out of Antonio!

Displaying an action pose, he chose a Lobo Anime &Comics $10 gift certificate.

Wondering how everyone else is doing? Me too. Let’s see…

Speaking of Antonio…

Meanwhile, from an undisclosed location (again–see 2013), Mike Dean is working remotely with New Hamsterdam (hee hee!)…

Looks like there may be some quaffing going on!

And back at SHARED UNIVERSE, we see…

Mark is about half done, right on track, as usual for Mark!

Aliina laying down on the job (heh heh)…

And Mike powers on…

That’s all for 11.

Got a special treat for you from an old friend, Deimosa, who was with us back in the day before she moved to New York to follow her dreams…

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Back with our creators working in an almost eerie silence… Usually gets like that about this time of the evening.

Let’s see what they’re up to.

Still not sure what Matt and Melody are doing.

More with Antonio’s big hand.

Looks like Hannah enjoys her work.

And Aliina’s on track.

No idea what Mark is doing, but he’s doing it! Looks like an elephant in the top panel on the page next to the lamp.

That’s it for HOUR 10.

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

Can you believe it, 9 hours! More than a third of the way to the big finale!

Austin, Tristan, Mia, and Eloisa have departed. Bye, Kids!

Now there are 6…

Here’s how they’re doing:

Looks like Mark’s got a bunch of pages penciled…

Matt’s got some intricate work going on. Not sure what it is yet…

Melody has a fantasy theme? We’ll see how it develops.

Apparently Mike’s heroine guerilla zombie fighter is named Hannah, and I love what he did with the UNDEAD line drawings.

And on to the next page… Mike “The Machine”, onnaccounta he’s turning out such high quality stuff, eh?

Antonio’s character is getting a BIG HAND…

While Aliina is working away. As usual, no idea what she’s doing…

And speaking of Aliina, she was the next winner of our raffle! She chose the REDFOX collection from Old West Comics & Games.

Which brings us to HOUR 10…

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

You recall I said I would continue our tour of the Fabulous Prize Table with Margaret from Old West Comics & Games, whose boundless generosity made us so happy.

Well, here’s what she gave us!

The REDFOX comics are British, and have interesting design layouts, different from traditional American comics. The others are all vintage comics, and one, The Art of Jack Bradbury, is an in depth look at this master craftsman’s technique and drawing style.

In addition, came these:

Three VHS videotapes, two classic animes, and an animated X-Men adventure.

Thanks so much, Margaret!

We also had another drawing, and this time Melody was the big winnah! She chose the Astro-Zombies gift certificate for $10.

And Mike has finished two pages:

Looks like some Guerrilla girl zombie action going on. My favorite is the center panel on the first page, where we’re looking at the girl through the hole she just blew in the zombie’s head.. Very clever, Mike!

And thus completes HOUR 8…

Back for HOUR 9.

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

As promised, an in depth tour of our Fabulous Prize Table!

Let’s start with an overview:

Now for the particulars…

The Golden Age ALL-WINNERS graphic novel (check out the artists and even Mickey Spillane–WHAT?) who contributed to this classic volume. Also, a $10 Astro-Zombies gift certificate!

Our new pals at Age of Comics gave us 3 $10 gift certificates and 4 really swell posters, 3 by the great Skottie Young, and an Invincible IRON MAN poster.

Our pal Henry at Lobo Anime & Comics gave us 3 $10  gift certificates.

Likewise, our pals, Josh and Drew, the twin sons at Twin Suns Comics and Games contributed 3 $10 gift certificates.

Next, we’ll have Margaret from Old West Comics & Games, but her generosity was so abundant, I’m saving it for next hour!

See youse then!

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

One word, PIZZA!!! Jim Lynch, from WonderFunders bought us all PIZZA! from my favorite pizza place, Giovanni’s!

www.giovannispizzaalbuquerque.com/

It was consumed.

I know I promised an in depth tour of our fabulous prize table, but it will have to wait for HOUR 7…

I know, right? The anticipation is killing you?

Your pal,

Chuck

Hi Kids!

We had a drawing and Matt won a $25 SHARED UNIVERSE gift certificate, donated by Jim Lynch of WonderFunders.

Matt was delighted.

Now for some progress pics:

Here’s Mark and Antonio.

Mark, one of our oldest (not age-wise but most times participating) creators. He’s managed to finish almost every time for 4 years. No easy feat, that.

Tristan, Eloise, and Mia in a creative space…

Here’s Matt and the top of Melody’s head. They’re just getting started.

Matt, on the left, and Mike.

Here’s what Mike’s working on…

And lastly, moi, at 24HCD Command Central.

Next hour, a detailed account of our fabulous prize table!

Your pal,

Chuck