As effects of the coronavirus are rippling through the economy, including at bricks and mortar stores, comic book writers and artists are rallying online to offer activities for those staying at home. They are offering scripting lessons, art activities and even posting some of their own public service announcements.

And on Tuesday, Diamond Comic Distributors announced that it was allowing stores to sell new issues immediately, instead of having to wait until Wednesday, traditionally the day new comic books come out. Morgan Perry of Boom! Studios was using Twitter, meanwhile, to compile a list of retailers who were resorting to curbside pickups, home delivery, or snail mail.

Among the creative opportunities for those staying home is an effort by the artist Will Sliney, who is based in Ireland. He began using his Twitter account last week to encourage kids to draw. “I’m going to set an art challenge each day and I’d love to see the drawings that people do,” he announced on the first day, on which he asked participants to draw Spider-Man. On Tuesday, the challenge was to draw a favorite Irish person. (Sliney drew the Irish rugby player Peter Stringer.)