Artificial intelligence and comics

Inteligencia artificial y cómic

This week I came across several allusions to this comic, some of them humorous about machines taking work away from cartoonists, and curiosity made me search for what it was about. "The world's first comic book completely illustrated with AI is here .... and it's terrifying". That's what its creators say. It will ... Read more

Franquin VS Dupuis for Gaston Lagaffe's right to "death"

Franquin VS Dupuis for Gaston Lagaffe's right to "death"

There have always been lawsuits, lawsuits and lawsuits over copyright issues, but this case is special because what is being defended now is an author's wish for his character to die with him. André Franquinthe creator of Gaston Lagaffe (1924-1997) said at the time that he did not want his character to survive ... Read more

Brevas #76

Brevas

George Perez dies On 6 May last, the cartoonist George Pérez passed away, so he announced it Constance Eza in different social network accounts, including the one of FB of the author. George was suffering from pancreatic cancer and had been inactive since 2019. In December 2021 he announced that the disease had ... Read more

Torpedo 1936 Integral 5th Edition

Torpedo 1936 Integral 5th Edition

This text does not contain any links or paid promotional text. The publications quoted here have been purchased with money that was in my pocket. Following my sweet plan of revenge of recovery of the comics i got my hands on this must-have volume that came out on 24 February. This gem, 5th ... Read more

Roundtable, comics and housing activism

Roundtable, comics and housing activism

Submitted by Xavi Franch. Wednesday 23 February, at 18.30h, at the Jaume Fuster Library (Plaça de Lesseps, 20). The Jaume Fuster Library is organising, together with the FAVB, the El Coll Civic Centre, and the District of Gràcia a round table with neighbourhood activists and cartoonists who will meet to talk about the ... Read more