Hourly comics day, is a yearly event on February 8th where people around the world draw a comic panel or page for every hour they are awake. Anyone can participate, but the event is very popular in the English-speaking indie comics world.
2026’s edition is the 20th anniversary of the event!
I’ve been wanting to do this for years, and it looks like I’ll be doing it today. If you want to do it too here’s a template you can use, you might need 2-3 pages depending on how many hour’s you’re awake.
If you participate, you can share your worth here (even if it’s after Feb 8)
You can share it on social media here:
Yes! You can do it even if it’s not Feb 8, let today be your hourly comics day whenever today is.
Yes! You can skip hours, many draw a panel every 2 hours or every 4 hours.
Maybe you even want to make it hourly comics week, go for it!
Yes! It can be about anything, feel free to interpret the prompt.
Here’s some prompts to get you started:
PS: nobody owns hourly comics day it’s just a bunch of comics lovers making comics and sharing it, it’s the best.
I slept through the 8th, I think, but I've never been one to stick to dates... I shall declare 2/11 my day!
Thank you for the reminder, Adam! I’ve been wanting to do it, but I always miss it! Can’t wait to see yours :)