Ah, the first day of February! A day when many comic artists look at their social media feeds and exclaim “Oh crap, Hourly Comic Day is TODAY?!” As the name might suggest, Hourly Comic Day is when people post a comic following their day, hour by hour. Some artists choose to take notes on another day and draw them up on 1st, others post quick panels throughout the day, and some choose to wait until the end of the day to post a collection of their hourly comics. For 2019 Hourly Comic Day, I’ve rounded up a small smattering of posts from the day. These come from published pros, independent artists, longtime participants, and creatives posting their art for the first time publicly.
For me, the wonderful thing about Hourly Comic Day isn’t how interesting or polished the comics are, but rather that folks choose to participate in a giant group art project and share a bit of their lives with the world. Most of our day-to-day lives are full of mundane moments and boring tasks that we don’t really talk about. Personally, I think there is something truly comforting and beautiful about someone creating a tiny piece of art centered around those mundane moments. Isn’t it wonderful to know it’s not just your cat that meows like crazy in the middle of the night? Or how so many of us derive pleasure from the simple act of boiling water and making a hot drink in the morning? To everyone who participated in the 2019 Hourly Comic Day, thanks for letting us into your day. I loved it.
I’m going… to do my best…#hourlycomicday pic.twitter.com/7apfNZaPYy
— Heather F R ☃️ (@heatherfranzen) February 1, 2019
View this post on InstagramThe next 3+ hours probably won’t get made until after lunch, but it’s a strong start. Never done this before!
View this post on InstagramHourly comic day ! Wohoo! #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2019
View this post on InstagramJust caught up on hourlies!! Here’s my morning batch. #hourlycomicday #hourlies #hourlycomicday2019
View this post on InstagramPremière partie de ma participation au #hourlycomicday, un challenge qui consiste à faire une BD en dessinant une case par heure de la journée… Pour l’instant je trouve ça hyper dur mais j’essaye de rien lâcher ! Je poste en story au fur et à mesure et ici en plusieurs parties. #hourlycomicday2019 #bd #cartoon #comic #cartoonist #diary #hourlycomics
View this post on InstagramMás #hourlycomicday que hice durante el desayuno… #hourlycomicday2019
9am and cats again #hourlycomicday2019 #hourlycomicday #breakfast pic.twitter.com/DZsYSQSx2v
— Lorraine Ansell (@lol_ansell) February 1, 2019
View this post on InstagramTilly is a snow fanatic 🌨 probably won’t be able to do so many hourlies as I need to work on my animatic ;-; #hourlycomicday #journalcomic #hourlycomicday2019 #comics #snowday #eurasier
View this post on Instagramit’s #hourlycomicday2019 !!! wow!!!!! i have uni so like. nothing extra interesting happening… 「#hourlycomicday #sketchbook #ink #art #drawing #highlighters #doodles」
View this post on InstagramTumbled Dry – Hour 7 – Helping hands are invaluable #hourlycomicday. More #MissJacylls & #MissJacyllsMenagerie #comics to come! #hourlycomicday2019 #comicstrip #ToddlerLife #Parenting #Toddlers
On comic #3 of #HourlyComicsDay, I finally remembered to write 2019 instead of 2018. pic.twitter.com/JKPXX8VE3L
— shing yin khor (@sawdustbear) February 1, 2019
11AM #hourlycomicday pic.twitter.com/59VxVppXKl
— Laura Bishop (@emeraldreverie) February 1, 2019
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— Cassie Zwart (@lunchbagmonster) February 1, 2019
View this post on InstagramThe thrilling adventures continue! #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2019
A mystery #HourlyComicDay pic.twitter.com/2Yc43TVrsK
— Sarah Hopkins (@sarahmhop) February 1, 2019
View this post on Instagram#hourlycomicday
#hourlycomicday 1pm to 2pm pic.twitter.com/Z6qS8M7wOd
— JOY SAN (@sexytuna) February 1, 2019
View this post on Instagramanother batch for ya #hourlycomicday
View this post on Instagram1:30pm. #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2019 #hourlycomics
View this post on InstagramHourly Comics, part 3! #hourlycomicday2019 #hourlycomicday
i was a little productive #hourlycomicday pic.twitter.com/nfLuSCOo4a
— amie 🔸 commissions open! (@ameetoe) February 2, 2019
2-4pm. Welcome to my brain. #HourlyComicDay #hourlycomicday2019 pic.twitter.com/JaE2ZlWnc7
— Raina Telgemeier (@goraina) February 2, 2019
Have you ever written a word so many times it stops looking like a real word? #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2019 pic.twitter.com/iVsidtOnH1
— Morrighan Corbel (Commissions Open!) (@MorrighanCorbel) February 1, 2019
a very good book #HourlyComicsDay pic.twitter.com/FuiQz6QOkZ
— 🦐 exhuasted crustacean 🦐 (@hellaorion) February 1, 2019
WOWOWOW #HourlyComicDay2019 pic.twitter.com/6EdiVINxgn
— SAD TOOT !!! 🎺 (@jeperbees) February 2, 2019
Bless my very patient friends #hourlycomicday pic.twitter.com/azLkETD366
— Melanie Gill Man (@melgillman) February 2, 2019
View this post on Instagram6pm – 9pm #hourlycomicday
This is probably why I’m so good at dnd honestly #hourlycomicday pic.twitter.com/LPqy3KY2xG
— Sarah Hopkins (@sarahmhop) February 2, 2019
8pm! River dale with Mom + a dumb joke about shrimp pic.twitter.com/MpE9LEXq7K
— Vron 🌻 (@anuanew) February 2, 2019
It was the chocolate kind pic.twitter.com/0j48R4Rkep
— Hugbox 🌿 (@jessizabarsky) February 2, 2019
wahhh one more! im getting sleepy xD#hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2019 #cooking pic.twitter.com/n6iGW9mhXJ
— Cup of Kona (Commissions OPEN) (@ckkona_art) February 2, 2019
..and that’s it for my #hourlycomicday2019!! There wasn’t anything special afterward. I just came back home and resumed work🤷🏻♀️ Thanks for keeping track of my comics, y’all!#hourlycomicday #hourlycomic #hourlies2019 #hourlycomics #cartoon #drawing #animation #sketch #doodle pic.twitter.com/mLVYal80k5
— LYNN PARK (@Lynnimation) February 2, 2019
I took a break from watching HxH, have another piece for #hourlycomicday 🛁✨ pic.twitter.com/qSQHwsfDQY
— 🐝 (@miraidaisy) February 2, 2019
View this post on Instagramfinal hourlies! Thanks for reading!! #hourlycomicday
??????????? #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicday2019 pic.twitter.com/tpKi5BgBP6
— julie ☀️ (@julietherobot) February 2, 2019
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— Aiken (@aikenbacons) February 2, 2019
#hourlycomicday2019 #hourlycomicday part 5: last comic before bed! pic.twitter.com/2u8pUUsTLz
— Elle Skinner – ECCC FF11 (@elle_skinner) February 2, 2019
help #hourlycomicday #comics pic.twitter.com/zmGhRXMu3x
— lim (@limpachu) February 2, 2019
View this post on Instagramtoday hourly comic day! и я решила попробовать.. удивилась что очень мало сплю оказывается.. 🤔 а ещё впервые за неделю вышла на улицу #salen_hourlycomicday#hourlycomicday2019#hourlycomicday#hourly_comic_day2019#hourly_comic_day#drawing#characterdesign#drawthisinyourstyle#penandink#illo#illustration#illustrator#illustrationartists#characterdesign#иллюстратор#365daysofart
Last one before #hourlycomicday ends! Goodnight y’all – I highly recommend clicking on the hashtag and checking out all the other artists in the Twittersphere with BOMB art.
Shoutout to @TillieWalden for the inspiration 💙 pic.twitter.com/9qmxBTWu6V
— Laura Gao ✌️ (@heylauragao) February 2, 2019
And finally, my own belated and very heartfelt contribution:
View this post on InstagramA belated contribution to #hourlycomicday. It was just 8 hours of me scrolling through the hashtag, being happy.
Take a look at our 2018 Hourly Comic Day roundup here!
Source : 2019 Hourly Comic Day: A Roundup
