Hourly Comics 2022: A Totally Incomplete Round-Up

Every February 1st, artists around the world spend their time documenting their days as part of Hourly Comics Day. And every year, I forget it’s coming up and end up realising days later. So, no change this year. But still well worth taking a look at some of the great comics that came up on the radar…

The premise is simple, a comic an hour for every hour you’re awake… or often every hour you can manage to get one done.

And here are some of the results this year… quite a lot of Wordle in here!

That’s Lucy Knisley‘s art as a perfect introduction, and it was Knisley who won Hourly Comics Day – but then again, she always seems to…

Always brilliant… the wonderful Joe Decie –

Rachel Smith –

Lizz Lunney –

Hugh Raine –

Neil Slorance – having a bad day… and that’s okay.

Jenny Clements –

Tess Thompson – starting early…

Shivana Sookdeo –

Kayla Miller –

Maaike – doing the Wordle thing –

Mike Dawson –

Missa –

Alex Krokus –

AshlingDraws –

Diana Huh –

Lily Allen –

Melissa Capriglione

Hailey McLaughlin – hourly comics with a difference… the year is 1258

Sage Coffey –

Alex Graudins –

Savanna Ganucheau –

 

Mich – taking the shortcut route…

Same with Jane –

 

Maddi – and many, many cartoonists will empathise…

And finally, Isa Hanssen manages to sum up my surprise to the whole thing… Every. Damn. Year.

And now just a couple of old faves…

Sarah McIntyre –

And of course… the wonderful Evan Dorkin…