AI is Hurting Comics—and Making You Dumb
Generative AI slop has sadly become mainstream and is quickly encroaching the realm of comic books. As someone who writes about comics, I genuinely worry about writers and artists who are being robbed and their works being mimicked without consent, compensation, or respect to copyright.
Top 5 Lessons Learned from Writing about Indie Comics
Today marks the anniversary of the Pages and Panels site. After more than 70 single issue reviews, dozens of interviews and small press spotlights, and hundreds of cups of coffee, this past year has brought a lot of lessons.
COVID-19 and Comics
COVID-19 rocked the world and one unlikely side-effect was a surge in new comic readers. Some industry experts use the pandemic as a reference point for critical growth in comic book sales, but how long can this metric serve as an indicator for long-term growth?