Hourly Comics Day, the annual challenge where creators commit to making and posting a comic every hour for an entire day, has a new organizer and a new date, beginning this year.
The Cartoonist Cooperative has taken over the event and its website, following its lapse by the event’s founder, Simone Veil. Veil founded the event in 2006, making this year the event’s 20th anniversary.
Traditionally the day has been held on Feb. 1, but the Coop has decided to move it to Feb. 8 to avoid conflicts with the start of the U.S.’s Black History Month, which marks its 100th anniversary in the United States this year.
“In prior years, Black cartoonists have noted that when social media and blogs are saturated with posts from non-Black cartoonists focusing on their daily lives, it can make the first day of this important month feel like an afterthought,” the announcement on the site read. “As Feb 1st was an arbitrarily chosen date, there is no reason it cannot be changed, particularly given the anniversary.”
It’s a fun day to follow on social media, so be sure to check your favorite platform on Feb. 8 using the hashtag #HourlyComicsDay. You can see some of my favorites from 2025 here. For more information, visit the event’s website.
