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Carson resident Rico Gloria sketches out the next page of his comic book Thursday afternoon during the 24-hour Comic Book Day challenge hosted by The Comic Bug in Manhattan Beach. Photo by Esther Kang
Gloria evaluates his sketch. Photo by Esther Kang
Los Angeles resident Josh Harper gets ready to start the next page of his comic book. Photo by Esther Kang
Colored pencils at the ready. Photo by Esther Kang
Participants take on the challenge to finish a comic book in 24 hours. Photo by Esther Kang
Participants take on the challenge to finish a comic book in 24 hours. Photo by Esther Kang
Manhattan Beach resident Andrew Gosch studies his sketch. Photo by Esther Kang
Participants take on the challenge to finish a comic book in 24 hours. Photo by Esther Kang
Gardena resident Ralph Miranda appears hard at work. Photo by Esther Kang
Participants take on the challenge to finish a comic book in 24 hours. Photo by Esther Kang
Artist Jeff Peters, a Playa del Ray resident, works on his comic in solitude. Photo by Esther Kang
Peters shows off the finished cover of his comic book. Photo by Esther Kang
Sustenance at the ready. Photo by Esther Kang
Several dozen local comic lovers and artists convened at The Comic Bug on Saturday and Sunday to take on a lofty challenge: to complete a 24-page comic book in 24 hours. Officially known as the 24-hour Comics Day, the event is held worldwide and annually challenges thousands of artists. This is the seventh year that the Manhattan Beach comic shop has hosted the gathering, which kicked off Saturday noon and concluded Sunday noon. “I’m trying to become a comic book artist so this is helping me crank work out,” said Rico Gloria, a Carson resident. “If I’m in my room I can’t focus.”
