I’ve been lax in posting new comics to Patreon over the past few weeks, but I have been absorbed in my new project, the Vortex graphic novel, trying to keep to my self-imposed quota of two pages a week (I’m now at page 40). I will be posting work in progress presently when I get more comfortable with where I am on my schedule.

Something else comics-related is looming on the horizon. 24 Hour Comic Day is traditionally the first Saturday in October. To draw a 24 Hour Comic, the cartoonist stays awake for an entire day, drawing one page an hour, until the following morning. If I draw one this year, it would be my 24th (did I mention that I appear to be the record holder for most 24 Hour Comics drawn?)

It’s been two years since my last 24 Hour Comic, which was a benefit for Hipbone Studio. I am considering whether to do another one this year as a benefit for Democratic candidates, chiefly Kamala Harris, but also those crucial down-ballot races which will determine control of the House and Senate. Once again, this election is the most crucial in our lifetime, democracy is on the ballot, etc. etc. Supporters typically pledge a dollar a page, but some pledge more.
One factor inclining me to climb this particular mountain again is some interesting numerology. Since this 24 hour comic would be my 24th, it leads me to the concept of a plan for what I might draw.

I’m thinking to title the next story This Fabulous Century, and make it a history of the past 24 years, devoting one page to each year in the 21st century (actually, that would make for 25 pages because if you start with 2000 there are 25 years up to and including 2024, but I’ll figure out something). It would be a challenge to fit this into my busy schedule, but this occasion with its convergence of 24s- year, page count, and number in the sequence- will never happen again, and of course, this IS the most significant election in our lifetime.

To tip the scales, I’m taking the numerology one step further. If I can reach the level of 24 supporters willing to pledge at the level of at least one dollar per page, I’ll go ahead. This would raise the grand total of $576, enough to tip the vote in a close race! I’ll also take it on if I can get fewer than 24 contributors, but raise at least $576. 24 hour comic day is Saturday October 5th 2024. I’ll give it until September 28th, one week from the date, to decide. Send an email through this site if you want to be a part of comics history. Supporters get a signed hard copy of the finished comic, or a file if you don’t have room on your shelves.