Chimp Champ News

Downtown Comics would like to congratulate James Ratcliffe and Chuck Gratner for successfully completing the 24 Hour Comic Challenge! Chuck finished in just over 23.5 hours, while James finished with exactly 8 minutes to spare. I will post the final pages in the AM, as I need to shut down the laptop and let it cool down -- also, everyone here at DTC Castleton is in dire need of sleep!

I would also like to thank Outback Steakhouse again for their support, as well as Bawls Guarana Energy Drink. S… Continue

Whoo-boy! The drawing hands are gettin' sore, the bags under our eyes grown ever heavier and our resolve is tested to the limit as we close in on hour 23 of our 24 Hour Comics Challenge!

Riveting, no?

If not, then you really should have been here. Samantha Kyle and Lee Cherolis have returned to usher us accross the finish line. Chuck is on his 24th page! James is hot on his heels, now inking his 22nd page. I am tired...

That said, an awesome time has been had by all. Stay tuned for the sevent… Continue

Wow! Time flies when you're deliriously tired!

It is almost hour nineteen of our inaugural Comics Challenge and the guys are still chuggin' along on their respective comic projects. Chuck now on page twenty while James is finishing up page seventeen of his opus. These guys are recharged on Starbuck's and ready to see this through to the bitter end! The photo albums have all been updated and you can see their latest pages there. The store will be reopening in approximately ten minutes so come on… Continue

As of this writing, we are now an hour and a half past the halfway point of the 24 Hour Comics Challenge. Chuck and James are neck-and-neck, each on page 12. We have just under 11 hours left to go and spirits are high; even if energy levels are not quite so... I have also updated the photo albums in the sidebar again, so please check those out.


As a reminder, our 24 Hour sale is still going on through 5PM today when both the Challenge and the store will come to a close, so please stop in and s… Continue

Well, Folks, we've just entered hour eight of our 24 Hour Comic Challenge! James and Chuck are still going strong - check out the featured photo albums in the sidebar of the DTC front page to chart their progress.

Sadly, Samantha Kyle had to leave us, but not before knocking out an impressive eight pages of pencil work in just under seven hours. We'd like to thank Sam, again, for stopping by and Lee Cherolis (of Indy Webcomics), as well. Lee did a rather "creative" sketch of myself and a bottle… Continue