If you’ve ever read comics, you’ll know that this market is partly based on the following questions: variant cover Drawn by different artists to entice collectors to snap up any issue they can. This is especially true for Marvel DC Comicsnow the latter finds itself completely pulling some of these variants.
Last week, DC released its full solicitation for this month Septembermany pointed out the lack of cover Francisco Martina. He has been a regular variant artist for the publisher for many years and you may have seen his cover work batman and D is deceased,etc. eagle eye comic book fan It was later noticed that something didn’t seem right about some of his work, and it was eventually determined that he was using generative artificial intelligence on his covers, as you can see below what he did for it Action Comics #1069.
The accusations quickly spread online, and Martina’s actions sparked outrage from many quarters. artist Inside comic community. genetic artificial intelligence remains It’s a point of contention for those entertainment industrymany believe that its use will allow companies or clients to avoid paying them for using the technology, or simply outright stealing previously published work for their own purposes. Adi GranovThe Marvel artist, best known for his work with Iron Man, went a step further and called him a “serial plagiarist” who “has spent his entire career taking photos of other people’s art (including mine) into whatever you want to call it. for the way his ‘works’ are achieved. […] Not only is he a hack, but he’s not good enough to cover up a glaring mistake on one of the most iconic symbols in all of pop culture.
At the time of writing, all three of Mattina’s September covers – including one for the above action comics, and two others Superman #18 and Batman: The Brave and the Bold #17– has been taken down, a new cover by a different artist will be announced later. (He previously revealed July’s cover Brave and Bold #15 Will be replaced by Khary Randolph. question. Back in March, artist Nobita’s cover came under similar attack, as Andrea Sorrentino The closest to him at the time batman question. io9 contacted DC at the time, and a spokesperson emphasized that the company “has a long-standing policy that all artwork must be the original work of the artist.” Nobita’s cover was later replaced has been linked to the work of other artists and has made no further comment on the matter.
Companies across industries are looking at how to incorporate genAI into their processes, and in the most public cases – like Marvel Studios secret invasion introduceor generate art in devil’s night-The reaction was quite negative. For a medium that focuses on visuals, using it to create a cover featuring an iconic character is a bad move in many ways, and it’s now another thing fans have to deal with on a monthly basis.
[via CBR]
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