Category: Inking Comic Pages

24 Hour Comics Day 2010 – Ralph Contreras

24-Hour Comics Day 2010

This October (The 2nd & 3rd) I participated for the 3rd time in 24-Hour Comics Day! The idea is to come up with a 24-page comic with no preconceived ideas when coming to the table! Since I’ve completed the challenge before, I had a good idea of how tough it could be. Ka-Blam!  I was able to finish again minutes before the deadline of 24 hours. It was a fun struggle and I have a great feeling of accomplishment for finishing it.

Here’s my comic entitled “Survival”. The whole comic was penciled, inked, and lettered by me in 23 hours and 45 minutes. Toward the end, I did a few double pages and my art isn’t as tight as it was in the beginning.  But I think I did pretty well. I even have two stories going on from two different characters intertwined together. -Shazam!

This blog post was originally published on my other website Comic Book Graphic Design and has now been migrated here to RSC Arts, Ralph’s Art Blog.

24 Hour Comics Day 2009 – Santa Fe, NM

24 Hour Comics Day 2009 – Santa Fe, NM

This year I participated in the annual 24-Hour Comic. The challenge is to create 24 pages of a comic book within 24 hours. This was the second time I’ve done it. I really had a great time doing it too. At times it felt like I wasn’t going to finish, but I did…..with 3 minutes to spare (WhaZa!). It has been a very popular and fun exercise for both writers and artists. The idea is to come up with no preconceived notions of what you’re going to create, and make a 24-page comic!

So here it is, my 24-Hour Comic entitled “infiltration” written, penciled, and inked by me Ralph Contreras in 24 hours and 57 minutes on October 3rd to 4th, for the 2009 24-Hour Comics Day! I did my pages with widescreen panels, I think it adds a significant element to the storytelling.

This blog post was originally published on my other website Comic Book Graphic Design and has now been migrated here to RSC Arts, Ralph’s Art Blog.

24 Hour Comic 2008 – Santa Fe, NM

24 Hour Comic 2008 – Santa Fe, NM

I created this comic book in 23 hours with the help of my girlfriend (she inked the pages) for 24 Hour Comic 2008.

This was the first year I participated in the 24 Comic Book Day. The goal was to create a full 24-page comic book in 24 consecutive hours. It was organized by 7000 BC and True Believers our local comic shop. There were over 20 artists who drew their own comics. We all met at Warehouse 21. A great community center for youth and the arts here in Santa Fe. There was even a small exhibition showcasing the comics we created.

I had a blast doing this and will definitely take part again this year. I can’t wait!

This blog post was originally published on my other website Comic Book Graphic Design and has now been migrated here to RSC Arts, Ralph’s Art Blog.