You’re probably familiar with Rorschach from Watchmen, but let’s take a look at the true origins of where the character came from. “The streets are extended gutters and the gutters are full of blood and when the drains finally scab over, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder […]
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Brian Michael Bendis Calls AI Art A “S*** Nightmare” And Invokes Comic Industry Legends Jack Kirby And Steve Ditko To Attack Midjourney
The subject of AI art and AI writing has been a touchy one for those in the mainstream comic industry and the mainstream media. Many mediocre talents feel threatened that they won’t be able to compete with AI-generated work, and rightfully so. Now, a list has been published of artists Midjourney used to scrape to […]
Steve Ditko Estate Settles Lawsuit With Marvel Comics Over Ownership of Spider-Man, Doctor Strange And Other Comic Book Characters
In 2021, the Steve Ditko estate filed suit against Marvel Comics for copyright claims on Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, and associated characters. In effect, in conjunction with other creators like Stan Lee’s brother Larry Lieber among others, they terminated the copyright agreements with Marvel for the characters. The suit was resolved this week in […]
Ditko On Heroism and Truth
I found this video of Steve Ditko speaking as to what a hero is and should be, on ideals and truth, and how important those ideals are to story. I’d never heard Ditko’s voice before, and though he’s obviously not an orator or salesman like Stan Lee while reading this script, his ideas are what’s […]
