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There's still one episode left, but the big finale for Tsurune S2 was clearly this week. The titledrop, closure to many arcs, the cast naturally reaching the message that the whole show has gestured toward, and the end of a competition. And what an end that is

Lol, AI slop has a Wikipedia entry now.

GenAI doesn't empower people to be creators, it's true aim is to disempower the act of creation and turn everyone into passive consumers. And even that is being automated with all the bot accounts out there. It's a pathetic state of things. Say no to GenAI slop!

I was thinking about making my own thread on these two specific panels haha. they took so much time! for a simul it's a lot of work, but it makes all the difference!!! 🫶🐛

Everyone working in comics could benefit from cross training; writing, coloring, editing…everything. Just enough to understand the fields that aren’t your focus. Creative teams could benefit from that kind of informed communication. Could avoid a lot of frustrations too.

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A reminder that small press/indie comic creators may use Blambot's indie fonts (those listed with a $0 license option), free of charge in print or in webcomics--even if you're making money with your projects!

Incredible fonts!

Either way (I do hope to update this thread), the main takeaway is that the viral nature of such a video highlights recurring patterns in the mechanisms surrounding China-related news on here. Whether about social credit, a supposed Xi Jinping chatbot, or cyberpunk Chongqing, the

Did you know that for Nujabe's version of "Ordinary Joe" that's not a sample of Terry Callier's old track, it's a new recording! I love that Nujabes helped repopularize Terry Callier to my generation!

Nujabes is my all-time favourite too! Definitely gonna give all the music mentioned in this thread a listen too!

Just realized that Frieren’s depiction of demons is a pretty good illustration of what AI could be like. When asked why a demon girl called out for mother when they don’t have any, it said—“That’s simple, it stops humans in their tracks”. It doesn’t need meaning to manipulate.

Manga lettering, like composting in animation, is a job that's often overlooked despite its importance to translating a work of art. I spoke with some manga letterers about what the job entails and challenges the mostly freelance pool of typographers face. gizmodo.com/being-a-manga-…

Great article on the importance of manga lettering! gizmodo.com/being-a-manga-…

This may be hard to hear, but we are losing the AI copyright battle. Not because the law doesn’t favor creators - it clearly does. But because governments are seriously considering changing the law. Despite the many, many protests from creators, we are losing. We are losing

Don't give in to despair. Things can get better. Think about the things you can control. Take action on them. Whatever bit of power you have over your life, wield it with courage and things will improve. Small steps add up to great distances. You can do it.

idk what this entails but the idea of having any of my Viz series being potentially trained on Orange's A/i model is really nasty to think about. if that's even a possibility. the best way to keep souless A/i lettering out of manga is by blasting any A/i releases in the future.

We're back to Brazil to see the Curupira with Rodrigo Ortiz Vinholo, rolinmari.bsky.social Aileen😅! kickstarter.com/projects/paulc…