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I may come across as dismissive but most people don't care for abstract or portrait-y art. I know I don't. What I appreciate is comic books. With the amount of

I may come across as dismissive but most people don't care for abstract or portrait-y art. I know I don't. What I appreciate is comic books. With the amount of computer tools available today, comic books are way more beautiful than two or three decades ago. Some of the most gorgeous art I've seen is in comic books. DALL-E can't replicate that and I doubt any AI can (or will be able to) draw exactly what some writer is envisioning in their brain. So artists aren't going anywhere.

pornel 4y ago
Why not? DALL-E can already emulate comic book style. With more tweaks and training I imagine it could be made pretty good at it. DALL-E2 is much more precise and coherent than DALL-E1 was, and I see no reason why we wouldn't get an improved DALL-E3/4/5. I bet it's only a matter of time when it can create an ok-quality full comic book based on a textual script. And perhaps the script could even be generated by GPT-like AI too.
skybrian 4y ago
I expect we will see lots of indie comic books made using these tools, and perhaps this kind of comic will ironically be seen as less corporate and more authentic? XKCD is doing fine with minimal art, because it’s about the writing. Other writers will make comics very different in style, without having to settle for minimalism. Very long, story-driven comics will be more feasible for amateurs to make in a shorter time. Instead of drawing a few pages a week (which is a lot of work), they could write and illustrate a short chapter. More labor-intensive comics that are more about gorgeous artwork than story will probably still be around, but a smaller niche than before.
- IceWreck 4y ago
  I was thinking of Marvel/Star Wars/DC comics instead of webcomics like XKCD but yeah youre right. These tools will lead to a boom in webcomics and memes where precision isnt important. The superheroesque traditional comics will be harder to replicate with this.
emporas 4y ago
Comic book computer generation is not here yet, but if you want my opinion, it is coming soon. I don't see any reason why we cannot create a cartoon octopus call it Octofred, use it as a character and embed it in a story.
- IceWreck 4y ago
  Yeah well try to sell it at 4 dollars an issue.

pornel 4y ago

Why not? DALL-E can already emulate comic book style. With more tweaks and training I imagine it could be made pretty good at it. DALL-E2 is much more precise and coherent than DALL-E1 was, and I see no reason why we wouldn't get an improved DALL-E3/4/5. I bet it's only a matter of time when it can create an ok-quality full comic book based on a textual script. And perhaps the script could even be generated by GPT-like AI too.

skybrian 4y ago

I expect we will see lots of indie comic books made using these tools, and perhaps this kind of comic will ironically be seen as less corporate and more authentic? XKCD is doing fine with minimal art, because it’s about the writing. Other writers will make comics very different in style, without having to settle for minimalism. Very long, story-driven comics will be more feasible for amateurs to make in a shorter time. Instead of drawing a few pages a week (which is a lot of work), they could write and illustrate a short chapter. More labor-intensive comics that are more about gorgeous artwork than story will probably still be around, but a smaller niche than before.

IceWreck 4y ago
I was thinking of Marvel/Star Wars/DC comics instead of webcomics like XKCD but yeah youre right. These tools will lead to a boom in webcomics and memes where precision isnt important. The superheroesque traditional comics will be harder to replicate with this.

emporas 4y ago

Comic book computer generation is not here yet, but if you want my opinion, it is coming soon. I don't see any reason why we cannot create a cartoon octopus call it Octofred, use it as a character and embed it in a story.

IceWreck 4y ago
Yeah well try to sell it at 4 dollars an issue.