blackUnicorn.org » graphic essay http://blackunicorn.org Art Projects, Doodles and Rants by Veronica Guzzardi Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:01:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 My 24-Hour Comic (pdf) and some thoughts http://blackunicorn.org/2009/07/16/my-24-hour-comic-pdf-and-some-thoughts/ http://blackunicorn.org/2009/07/16/my-24-hour-comic-pdf-and-some-thoughts/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:01:10 +0000 veronica http://blackunicorn.org/?p=366 On Thursday (9 July), the first day of a six-day vacation from work, I woke up at 5:30am, had some breakfast, and by about ten after six I was on my way to writing this comic. I didn’t have a story planned, I just set pen to paper and started, and 21-ish hours later I had written a comic book. Here it is:

Download My 24-Hour Comic (12.5mb PDF)

The experience of this marathon comic project was everything I hoped it’d be. It was exhausting and exhilarating at the same time, and I came out of it different. These graphic essays are more meditation than tight thesis, but whatever they are, and in spite of any flaws I’m intensely proud to have done them.

After I finished I hobbled to bed and stayed there until afternoon, then hopped in a car to drive to Berkeley for a wedding. I haven’t really drawn anything since this, which I think is in part to regain some equilibrium. But I’m feeling very enegized about doing more. Not just more comics, but more art in general.

But this is all the stuff I talk about in the comic itself. So give it a read- it’s a big pdf, so make sure you’ve got some time to let it load.

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