(Animas). The event was the "scariest" 24-hour comics challenge — the castle is known as a famous paranormal tourist spot. In 2017, Malaysia hosted another hardcore 24 hour comic challenge set in Taiping Zoo and Night Safari on 8-9 April 2017, Perak, Malaysia. The event was the first ever international 24 hour comic challenge held in a zoo or safari and featured comic artists from India and Indonesia. Taiping Zoo is the oldest zoo in Malaysia and is one of the major zoological parks in Malaysia. It covers 34 acres (14 ha) and exhibits 1300 animals representing 180 species of amphibians, mammals, and reptiles. It also has a night safari. Similar challenges The International 3-Day Novel Contest started in Vancouver in 1977 and now happens all over the world every Labour Day Weekend. The 24-hour comics idea inspired similar challenges in other art forms: 24 Hour Plays — a group of playwrights/actors script and perform a full play by the end of 24 hours 48 Hour Film Project — a group of filmmakers/actors script and perform a film by the end of 48 hours 24 Hour RPG project — started in 2003; asks designers to produce a playable tabletop role-playing game in 24 hours, and holds frequent "Grand Events" which assign a theme and a time window for designers to compete Books Five books of 24-hour comics have been published: 24 Hour Comics (About Comics, 2004; ) presents nine comics selected by Scott McCloud. 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2004 (About Comics, 2004; ) presents selections from the 2004 event, edited by Nat Gertler. 24 Hour Comics All-Stars (About Comics, 2005; ) presents comics by several professional cartoonists, edited by Nat Gertler. 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2005 (About Comics, 2005; ) presents selections from the 2005 event, edited by Nat Gertler. 24 Hour Comics Day Highlights 2006 (About Comics, 2007; ) presents selections from the 2006 event, edited by Nat Gertler. References External links The 24-hour Comic - McCloud's original page for the project 24-hour Comics Index - McCloud's list of 24-hour comics (incomplete and no longer updated) 24HourComicsDay.com - Information about the annual event. The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum: 24 Hour Comics Day archive 24 hours Comic Vienna — the Vienna, Austria event Pekan Kartun 2015 - 24 hour comics challenge — the Malaysian event Croatian 24-hour day — the Croatian event Italian