Forbes spoke about the Korea-owned Webtoon company, which is making use of AI technology, but interestingly enough, their spokesman says: Lee then touched on the big theme of CES 2024: the seemingly inevitable advance of AI into consumer technology. “We really believe that human creators are the very best storytellers, and sometimes great technology – yes, AI – provides great tools,” said Lee ..read more

It's been a while since I'd noticed any news about far-left comics writer Marz, but now, he's journeyed to India to attend Bengaluru's convention and was interviewed by The Hindu, where what's told is predictably at a superficial level, and offers nothing truly challenging: “I try to tell a story that I would be interested in reading. While writing a character, I try not to worry about the ..read more

For this post, I thought of adding 2 panels I found from Roy and Dann Thomas' mid-80s DC contribution, Infinity Inc, which show a Hector Hall and Lyta Trevor/Kosmatos different from the questionable portrayal in the disgraced Neil Gaiman's pretentious 1989-96 Sandman series: These panels, from near the beginning and end of Infinity Inc, show the twosome far differently from how it appeared in ..read more

Adventures in Poor Taste spoke with social justice advocate Aaron about his new Absolute Superman series, and predictably, he gave hints what kind of ideological perspective it's built upon. Not to mention that from the artwork I've seen so far, it makes Lois Lane look quite unattractive, not unlike the My Adventures With Superman cartoon where Lois is drawn as a short-haired tomboy. First, the ..read more

The Miami Herald interviewed the manager of A&M Comics, previously spoken about a few years ago, which has until now been able to remain in business with little difficulty compared to other stores that haven't. At the start, they tell how this is a store built on collectible items: While his family planned to get lunch and prepare for their trip, Berger had other ideas. A Yelp search showed ..read more

If anyone's looking for a better example of a political comic, in this recent AP Wire report, they tell of a project by the Philippine government to combat China's propaganda: The Philippines launched a comic book on Friday to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea. The 40-page comic book, titled “The ..read more

Cosmic Book News reports on a LGBT propaganda comic that was being printed with USA tax dollars in Peru, which Donald Trump has now wisely withdrawn funding for: It’s learned President Donald Trump’s new DEI policies have impacted the comic book community. According to House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.), under President Biden’s administration, Biden DEI policies were funding a ..read more

The New York Daily News reports that disgraced novelist and comics writer Gaiman is now facing a lawsuit from at least one of his accusers in court, and so too is Amanda Palmer: Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife were sued in a set of federal cases filed in New York, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts on Monday, alleging the bestselling author violently raped and sexually abused the ..read more

The AFP/Times of Israel reports about a former contributor to Charlie Hebdo, the satirical weekly that was attacked by jihadists a decade ago, who's now won an award for a WW2-set comic: A graphic novel about a painting looted by the Nazis wins the prize for best comic book at the prestigious International Comics Festival in Angouleme, southwest France. Its author, “Luz,” is a former cartoonist ..read more

Tech Crunch reports the film and comics writer David Goyer's developed a science fiction franchise using blockchain and AI technology, titled Emergence, which looks like another concept where readers can participate in story creation: While the adoption of IP (intellectual property) blockchain and tokenization of assets is still in its early stages, more creatives in the entertainment industry ..read more