Dublin's 24 hour comics day 2008 event will take a place on October 18th/19th 2008 at the Central Hotel in Dublin. The event will start at noon on the saturday and finish at noon on the sunday. More info to follow shortly meanwhile check out the reports from last years event below to see what to expect.

What is 24 Hour Comics Day?
It's an international celebration of comics creation. Cartoonists all over take the challenge of trying to create a 24 page comic story in 24 straight hours. Many gather at special events in comic book shops, schools, and other locations.

Whats happening at the Dublin 24 hour comics day this year?


Draw Comics

Come lock yourself in a room with strangers for 24 hours and draw comics! Ok we don't actually lock the doors but we do draw comics for 24 straight hours. The details for this year's 24 hour comics day are as follows. It will take place in Dublin at the Central Hotel [across the road from Sub City] on October 18th to 19th. Drawing begins at noon on saturday and will continue to noon on sunday. It is free to take part.

People are welcome to come and attempt the full 24 hours or just part of the 24 hours. It is open to people at all skill levels and all ages. Don't worry if all you draw is stickmen, this event is about getting people drawing and creating. People are also encouraged to drop in and look around, talk with the artists and read/buy some indie comics.

Read Comics

We are expanding the reading table that proved to be a hit last year. A table in the room will be set up with a selection of mini comics, zines, self published comics with a big focus on Irish-made comics. Space allowing we will aim to have a kids friendly comic selection in one area and a section for the more mature themed comics. So if you don't have time to draw comics but might have half an hour to spare, come in and read some comics.

Buy/Sell Comics

For those who have comics that aren't part of the Free Irish Comics day, we invite them to sell their comics at the small press table at 24 hour comics day. The table selling these comics will run from 1pm saturday until 8pm saturday evening [it will not run on the sunday]. There is no charge for people leaving their comics to sell on the table but you must be free to come pick up your unsold comics and or money before 24 hour comics day finishes on the Sunday. The table is for indie press comics only (this means no posters, prints, buttons, stickers etc). Please email cliodhnaATztoicalDOTcom with 24 hour comics in the subject for further information.

Check this site for information on Irish Free Comic Day running on the same day Irish Free Comic Day

Belfast based artists take part in 24 hour comics day at Catalyst Arts

Check the thread on Boards
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Theres a FAQ for the event here. its a rough FAQ so keep checking back as we improve it over the next couple of months.

24 hour comics dot com for the offical scoop on whats happening in the world of 24 hour comics.

Last year's poster can be seen at this link.
Check out some of these reports of the 2006 Day

Fysh
Ztoical
Bob Byrne

You can contact the organisers at this email
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