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🏳️‍🌈🎵🎮📝📽️🎭 once i figure out how to actually finish writing a book it's so over for all of you
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AND THAT'S #HOURLYCOMICSDAY 2026 IN THE BAG‼️‼️‼️
A two-panel comic titled 11pm-12am. Panel 1: I ZOOM into frame with glinting eyes, ready to leap for my laptop. "EVERYTHING ABOUT COMICS TODAY AND I HAVEN'T READ TODAY'S WEBCOMIC UPDATES" Panel 2: I sit happily at my laptop. "webbed comics my beloved ❤️ My Sunday updating faves! -White Noise, by Adrien Lee -Darths & Droids, by The Comic Irregulars -Dumbing of Age, by David Willis" WE DID IT!! :D
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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#HourlyComicsDay LAST PUSH LAST PUSH‼️
A two-panel comic titled 10pm-11pm. Panel 1: I hold a hand to my chin. "Who would I pick as my favorite Pokémon if I was in a Super Bowl ad?" A thought bubble includes several Pokémon: Rowlet, Toxtricity, Shaymin, Darkrai, Cutiefly, Togekiss, Fuecoco, and Clodsire. Panel 2: The Seahawks logo and the Olympic rings. "Oh the Seahawks won lol. Back to the Olympics!"
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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#HourlyComicsDay the end is in sight....!
A two-panel comic titled 9pm-10pm. Panel 1: I sit at a table with a pencil and paper. "Time to catch up on comics! We're nearly there!" Panel 2: I take a garbage bag outside, where a house across the street still sparkles. "Taking out the garb— Wow, the neighbors still have their Christmas lights up."
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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#HourlyComicsDay catching up once again
A series of three two-panel comics, titled with hour spans. 6pm-7pm Panel 1: A football. "FOOBAW!!" Panel 2: Two football-shaped platters filled with meats and cheeses, plus a slice of Detroit style pizza and a plate of nachos. "Dinner is pretty casual." 7pm-8pm Panel 1: I stand smiling with a water bottle in my hand. "I remember I have a brand-new water bottle from Christmas. And a trove of stickers I haven't put on anything." Panel 2: An "I VOTED" sticker with a werewolf ripping its shirt off. BOOM! A moogle sticker. POW! A Dragonite sticker. WHAZAM! An actual Poké Ball sticker slapped on the paper, not a drawing of one. GOLLY! 8pm-9pm Panel 1: I stand in front of a TV. "I knew this. The world knew this. It bears repeating:" Panel 2: A close-up of my face in a much more detailed anime style. I'm blushing, my eyes are wide, and my mouth has fallen open. Shoujo bubbles fill the background. "BAD BUNNY IS HOT. 🔥"
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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I'M NOT BUILT FOR THIS MUCH SPORTS TELEVISION #HourlyComicsDay
A two-panel comics, titled 5pm-6pm. Panel 1: An outdoor shot of my house, as I roll a garbage can to the curb. "Took the garbage to the curb after the team skating, so I won't have to tonight in the dark." Panel 2: The panel is split in half diagonally. In the top left half, I slump, exhausted. "Me, tired from the sports excitement." In the bottom right half, I launch back up, aghast and indignant. "Me, realizing the Super Bowl is still tonight."
February 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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obviously congrats to the us team on the gold too, and japan for silver!!! if drawing the georgians hadn't made me insane i would be giving ilia a red mage rapier as we speak #HourlyComicsDay
A two-panel comic, titled 4pm-5pm. Panel 1: I bow my head with a single tear and hold my hands together in prayer, with a Georgian flag background. "RIP Georgia, I'll be rooting for you in the individual events." Panel 2: One of the stoat mascots of the Milan-Cortino Olympics and a small Italian (not that you can tell in black and white) flag. "I love when Olympians get to medal in their home countries, though, so congrats, Italy! I want one of those plushes they're all getting SO bad."
February 8, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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ilia malinin's free skate costume makes him look like a jrpg character
Ilia Malinin in the middle of his free skate routine. His skintight black costume has veins of gold across the torso and up the arms to the hands, with a blue-purple core on his chest. His blond hair whips around him.
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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#HourlyComicsDay
A two-panel comic, titled 3pm-4pm. Panel 1: "I won't lie, I spent most of this on that drawing of the Georgian skaters." Panel 2: An extreme close-up of an uneasy smile with a twitching eye. "...It's made me a little crazy."
February 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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why have i done this to myself #HourlyComicsDay
A two-panel comic, titled 2pm-3pm: Panel 1: A drawing of Anastasiia Metelkina embracing Luka Berulava from behind on the ice after their Olympic skate. "Georgia's pair skate made me cry." Panel 2: I hold my head in my hands. "WHY CAN'T THEY ALL GET MEDALS"
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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#HourlyComicsDay
A series of two two-panel comics, each titled with an hour. 12pm-1pm Panel 1: I eat a slice of pizza in the kitchen while brooding. "I EATA DA PIZZA #DETROITSTYLESWEEP" Panel 2: I continue brooding while cooking on the stove. "I COOKA DA RAMEN. Shrimp flavor (but I added stuff)" Next to the stove is an assortment of ingredients, labeled: sesame seeds, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, clams. 1pm-2pm Panel 1: I sit at the table with my ramen, my brooding dissipating as I remember something. "I EATA DA—oh wait hang on I gotta put on the Olympics." Panel 2: The camera moves behind me at the table as I watch the TV. "It's the pairs skating part of the team competition. The US and Canadian performances are beautiful."
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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#HourlyComicsDay
A series of three two-panel comics, each titled with an hour. 9am-10am Panel 1: I sit at a table, still tired, with a bowl, cereal (an arrow helpfully labeling it Apple Cinnamon Cheerios), and milk. "Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal." Panel 2: I adjust and prepare to tie a necktie. "No time for comics! Gotta get ready for the day!" 10am-11am Panel 1: I'm wearing a suit and tie and smiling. "Church can vary in quality from week to week. Today's just okay." Panel 2: I stand in front of a music stand, waving my arms and singing. "One thing that's always good is leading the music." 11am-12pm Panel 1: NEVER Panel 2: MIND
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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made one (1) comic last night and all day so far i've been running to catch up 😵‍💫 #HourlyComicsDay
Feb 8 2026 A series of three two-panel comics, each titled with an hour. 12am-1am Panel 1: A smiling cartoon self-portrait. "It's my second year participating in ⭐❤️HOURLY COMICS DAY!!!🌜⭐" Panel 2: I'm standing in front of a bathroom mirror in the middle of brushing my teeth when my eyes bug out and my shoulders jump in realization. "...Which I only remembered to start as I was getting ready for bed." 1am-2am Panel 1: I'm lying in bed with my phone. "First comic down, that's enough scrolling... Time to sleep!" Panel 2: I glance off to the side. "..." And then keep scrolling on my phone. 8am-9am Panel 1: A 🎶dinging chime🎶 interrupts a black panel. Panel 2: A closeup of my tired eyes as music continues playing. "UGH."
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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i love the olympics
A screenshot of a Tumblr post from March 2014: me watching the Olympics: oh wow, that was impressive! announcer: ANOTHER DISASTROUS MISTAKE!
February 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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LIZARD DOWN‼️‼️‼️
A smiling cartoon star with balloons and party poppers.
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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i'm going to be on the news if this thing doesn't chill the FUCK out
Mega Rayquaza.
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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Laura Bailey and Ashley Johnson sit with their heads in their hands in despair.
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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please
A battle ballot for Fire Emblem Heroes's tenth Choose Your Legends event; all seven votes are for Tsubasa & Caeda.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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and the last two pages! looking forward to this year's hourly comics!!!
A series of three scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 3pm-4pm Panel 1: An image of me with an arrow indicating a transition to a second image of me. "FINALLY OUT OF MY PAJAMAS!" The difference in the drawings is negligible; I go from pants and a short-sleeved shirt to pants and a long-sleeved shirt. Panel 2: I am once again on my laptop, busily clicking my mouse. "🌺 Spreadsheets and lists ♥️ 🎶 Lists and spreadsheets 😊" 4pm-5pm Panel 1: The Akira slide! "I almost pulled off an Akira slide on my way to work." Panel 2: I am in the Peter Griffin death pose on a glistening sidewalk with my bike fallen ahead of me. "...Almost. (black ice on sidewalk)" 5pm-9pm Panel 1: I'm wearing a face mask and carrying a box past store shelves. "RETAIL DRUDGERY" Panel 2: I'm standing behind a cash register, raising a hand. "Doing our best on a sale weekend when the company hasn't been sending us product..." Two scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 9pm-10pm Panel 1: I lean against my front door in relief, wearing a coat, face mask, gloves, and a headband. My backpack is on the floor beside me. "Home from work!" Panel 2: I stand smiling in front of a stove with a pot on one of the burners. "Cooking some instant mi goreng." 10pm-11pm Panel 1: I'm splayed in a leap for joy. "FIRE EMBLEM!" Portraits of Eikþyrnir and Sharena from Fire Emblem Heroes: "CYL9 WINNERS!!" Panel 2: I clap my hands to my cheeks in awe, looking at a portrait of Tsubasa from Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. "And next year... Tsubasa could possibly win!" 11pm-12am One panel has been outlined, but is empty.
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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I CAN'T BELIEVE I NEVER FINISHED POSTING MY HOURLY COMICS DAY COMICS. WELL ONE YEAR LATER HERE YOU GO
A series of three scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 12am-1am Panel 1: A back view of me sitting in front of a laptop. "Oops I'm still awake! Reading on my laptop! Panel 2: A close up of me resting my face on one hand, my brow furrowed, with a blanket thrown sloppily over my shoulders. "I am weirdly reluctant to drape this blanket around myself properly. 1am-2am Panel 1: I look up, startled. "I remember that it's Hourly Comics Day, and I'm trying to get back into art!! also I fixed the blanket" Panel 2: The chair in front of the laptop is empty. "I swear I'll get to bed after I scribble this out. (1:39am)" 2am-3am Panel 1: A top-down view of me lying in bed, holding a phone up with squinting eyes. "Just a liiittle more scrolling..." Panel 2: I am passed out with little X's for eyes, and my phone is plugged in beside me. A series of three scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 9am-10am Panel 1: I blearily open my eyes in bed. "🎵 When I wake up 🎵 🎵 In my own pink world 🎵" Panel 2: I stand smiling at breakfast laid out on a table: a box of Life cereal, a jug of milk, and a bowl. "Breakfast time! Cinnamon Life > other Life flavors" 10am-11am Panel 1: I look at my phone. "Catching up on social media!" Panel 2: I frown. "...Why are there so many different #hashtags for Hourly Comics Day?" 11am-12pm Panel 1: A YouTube video pulled up on a laptop screen. "Watching some videos about this year's Tonys and Oscars!" Panel 2: The top of my head peeks over the top of the laptop. "It's so fun learning about the beef people have in communities you're not super involved with." A furious speech bubble comes from the laptop: "DIANE WARREN! 💢" A series of three scribbled cartoon two-panel comics, each titled with an hour-long span. 12pm-1pm Panel 1: I sweep the floor around a table. "Lemme clean the kitchen a little. I can get to be kind of a slob." Panel 2: I hold a DVD contemplatively. "...I've got Wolfwalkers out from the library. Let's watch it instead of sitting and scrolling." 1pm-2pm Panel 1: I sit on a couch, watching a TV. Panel 2: The human form of Mebh and the wolf form of Robyn from Wolfwalkers. "...This is really good. Like, I knew that going in. But still." 2pm-3pm Panel 1: I sit smiling on the couch. "*basking in post-movie glow*" Panel 2: My stomach rumbles and my eyes widen in dismay. "I NEED FOOD."
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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The Giver was part of our eighth grade curriculum, and it stuck with me like few required reading books did.
The Giver, by Lois Lowry.
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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still can't BELIEVE i found this on ebay!!
The title page of The Book of Queer Mormon Joy, signed by contributors Eli McCann, Bob Rees, Kerry Spencer Pray, Troy Williams, Skyler, Alma Frances Pellett, and [one more I can't make out 😔].
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
The title screen for Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy for the Gameboy Color. One of the boards in Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy.
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Your gaming style: Action 41% Role playing 28% Music 12% Shooting 7% Party 7% Fighting 5%
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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You played 28 games and 251 hours this year! Games cycling across the top and bottom of the image: Pokémon Café Remix The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Pokémon Violet Super Mario Party Jamboree Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE Encore Nintendo Switch Sports Camper Van: Make it Home Etrian Odyssey III HD Sayonara Wild Hearts Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Pokémon Unite Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM