It’s that time of year again. Time for the 24 hour comic challenge!
Here’s a post from last year’s event.
I’ve decided to make myself the inventor of a variation on Scott McCloud‘s 24 hour comic. I’m calling it the
Working Day Comic
All the rules for 24 hour comics hold with two more on top of that.
- You can only work 8 hours on the comic (IE no overtime).
- You can take up to a 1 hour break for lunch that does not count towards your 8 hours.
That’s it!
So if you’re like me and love the idea of 24 hour comics but don’t like the idea of 24 hours, or if you’re a huge fan of the effectiveness of the 8 hour work day, you might want to give my variation a try.
I will be happy to post any and all Working Day Comics that you send my way. In fact, if I get more than 3 submissions (outside of my own), I’ll start an official web site for it.
Best of luck!
October 3rd, 2007 on 10:36 pm
Do you have a set page count for the Working Day Comic?
October 4th, 2007 on 12:52 am
Like I said in the post, the same rules for 24 Hour Comics apply to Working Day Comics since a Working Day Comic IS a 24 Hour Comic (just done in less time). http://www.24hourcomics.com
So yes, the page count still needs to be 24.
You can think of a Working Day Comic as a greater challenge if you want. But honestly, I think it’s easier than trying to push yourself for 24 hours straight and also dealing with the aftermath.
24 pages in 8 hours means 20 minutes per page instead of an hour a page, so the result may be that Working Day Comics are more simplified in their rendering than 24 Hour Comics.
Thanks for the question!