24 Hour Comics Day sponsors sought

April 23rd, 2005

We had 70 event locations in 29 U.S. states and 5 Canadian provinces plus France, Germany, the Netherlands, Serbia, and Thailand.

What is a 24 hour comic?

It's a challenge: one cartoonist tries to create a full 24 page comic, normally months of work, in 24 straight hours.more info

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.

24 Hour Comics FAQ
24 Hour Comics Day event locations
Start time chart
Books of 24 Hour Comics
24 Hour Comics Day blog
Sending in your comic
Random story seeds
Host a 24 Hour Comics Day event
Sponsor 24 Hour Comics Day
Promote 24 Hour Comics Day on your website
Information for the press

We'd like to thank
for providing their rice sembei snack treats, and to

for providing coffee for some of this year's 24 Hour Comics Day locations!

Interested in supplying food, drink, or art supplies for 24 Hour Comics Day? Click here

We're looking for sponsors for 24 Hour Comics Day 2005. We're not looking for cash, but we are looking for companies willing to provide goods and services to some or all of the host sites. We are specifically looking for:

Snack food: as a 24 hour event, a lot of snacking tends to take place
Soft drinks
Energy drinks
Meals: this would be a good sponsorship for regional or larger restaurant chains. (Individual restaurants that want to provide meals should email us, and we'll try to hook you up with an individual event site; you won't be part of the national publicity, but the local event host may be able to offer their own promotional possibilities.)
Art supplies and tools
Transportation services: helping get sleepy cartoonists back home
Photocopy services: this would help stores submit copies of the resulting stories for the official records. Some stores might also want to offer copies of the locally-produced comics for sale.

We are open to other types of products and services that would help make the events comfortable, entertaining, or successful.

First off, you will be exposing your product not only to the cartoonists participating at the event sites and to the hosts, but also to those visiting the event sites. Most events are held at comic book stores, and the 24 hour nature of the event means that at least part of the event will be during open stores hours (and many stores choose to remain open for 24 hours during the event.) And while we cannot guarantee press coverage, we will note that some of 2004's 24 Hour Comics Day events were covered with TV, print, and even movie documentary coverage, so there is a chance for some product visibility. Your product will be associated with an energetic and creative event.

Sponsors offering support to a substantial portion of the event sites will receive mention in press releases issues by 24 Hour Comics Central, and will have their logo and a web link put on the 24HourComics.com website.

Drop a line to sponsors@24hourcomics.com and let us know what you would like to offer. We'll be glad to answer whatever questions you have.