SCAD students are invited to join the Sequential Art department and guest judge, Alumni Mentor Sage Coffey, for a scary-fun day of narrative improvisation, creative camaraderie, and peculiar prizes!
Participants will have 12 hours to create a complete 12-page comic inspired by this year’s spooktacular theme: CRYPTIDS!
The challenge begins promptly at 12 PM. Participants should arrive at least 15 minutes early, with their favorite drawing materials in hand and ready to work. Bring a friend: This event is open to students of all majors!
SO...Gather your supplies, summon your favorite cryptid, and let’s make something memorable as a community!
CHALLENGE GUIDELINES
- Follow the theme: CRYPTIDS. Whether you tell a day-in-the-life story from Mothman’s perspective, create a modern take on the Jersey Devil, or invent your own cryptozoological critter, your story should clearly respond to the theme.
- Planning ahead is allowed. You may prepare story outlines and/or rough thumbnails before the event, but work on the comics pages may not be begin until the start of the challenge.
- Create a 12-page comic with a minimum of 30 panels.
- Stories should be created in a standard print-page format.
- Work may be created digitally, traditionally, or with a combination of both modalities.
- You may use the provided page template or your own.
- Final comics must be submitted as a PDF by 12 AM.
- Only completed comics will be submitted for judging. When the slide whistle blows, pencils down!
SPEED LINES TIPS
The goal is to create a complete, polished, editor-ready story in just 12 hours. Work strategically!
- Choose the size, style, and process that give you the best chance of finishing.
- Black and white, grayscale, traditional, and digital approaches are all welcome.
- Keep it moving. Don’t overwork any one stage or page.
- Prioritize clear storytelling and a complete narrative.
- Remember: finished is better than perfect.
- Most importantly, HAVE FUN!
PRIZES
- Top Prize: The Comical Cryptid Bundle (Epson Printer and a curated stack of comics)
- 2nd Place: The Artist Alley Bundle (Portfolio carrying case, bristol board, and drawing materials)
- 3rd Place: The Bundle Bee (SCAD swag galore)
- Top-secret, totally-serious, and sensible prizes will also be distributed during bouts of spontaneous trivia...We hope you've been studying up on comics history and cryptozoology!
