24 hour comic
A 24-hour comic is a comic that comprises 24 pages and is created within 24 hours.
Scott McCloud is considered to be the inventor of the term . He completed the first 24-hour comic on August 31, 1990, in a kind of creative contest with Stephen R. Bissette , who completed his first 24-hour comic on September 5 of the same year.
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McCloud set the rules for 24-hour comics as follows:
- There can only be 24 hours between the beginning and the end of the entire project. This includes both the actual drawing and the writing of the story. Required materials such as canvas, paper, paint, but also any reference works, may be provided in advance. A meal or sleep break is not deducted from the 24 hours.
- Only one person may be involved in the creation process.
- The scope must be 24 pages. If the comic is created in the form of a computer graphic that does not correspond to the usual, uniform arrangement of a printed page, 100 individual images ( panels ) must be used.
- If the 24 hours pass without the comic being completed, there are two ways of proceeding with the work. If you finish work immediately without completing the work, you follow the “Gaiman” variant, named after Neil Gaiman's first 24-hour comic. If you continue to work, you follow the "Eastman" version, named after Kevin Eastman's first 24-hour comic.
McCloud recognizes both variants as "honorable failure" and such failed projects are also published on its website.
- To be officially recognized as the writer of a 24-hour comic, one must submit a copy to McCloud.