A GROUP of illustrators have challenged themselves to create a comic in just 24 hours at an event in Falmouth next week.

The Falmouth 24hr Comic takes place at The Poly on Tuesday and will see each illustrator make a 24-page comic.

Throughout the day visitors will be able to see the artists working, view the results and have a go at creating their own timed comic.

The 24hr Comic idea was the brainchild of American cartoonist, Scott McCloud in 1990 and the challenge has since been taken up by thousands of professional and amateur artists worldwide.

Organised by three recent University College Falmouth graduates, Tom Sharpe, Phil Rushworth and Cally Gibson, the event will be the first major incarnation of this project in Cornwall.

The artists are not allowed to prepare any work before the event ensuring the comic is inspired entirely by the story they will be given on the day about Falmouth.

Visitors will be able to challenge themselves to produce their own timed comic from 10am until 10.30pm on Tuesday - space and material provided.

All of the results will be displayed at The Poly and could even make it onto The Falmouth 24hr Comic blog.

The Falmouth 24hr Comic challenge begins at 10.30am in the Daniell Room at The Poly, Falmouth, and open to the public until 10.30pm on Tuesday.

The exhibition of final work is open until Saturday from 10am to 5pm, with a follow up exhibition at The Soup Gallery, Truro, in December.