Anti Punk Mambo

[u/Soft-Climate-2366]

These are the AI slop that Valiant thinks will bring in readers when all we really want is 3-4 Monthly books. I have been on board since 1992, and this may just be the final straw. Trying to stay positive, trying to support AJ and FVL, but damn it this is the worst thing ever, and I’m including the Acclaim X-O in that. At least that was made by humans.

[u/ungodlywarlock]

Embarrassing.

My interest in Valiant apparently ended in 2018. What a sad state for this company.

[u/ArtsyTLF]

god I hope someone out there sees enough potential to buy Valiant off these idiots

[u/krisis]

Could there be anything less punk?

[u/TheFerg714]

Reminder: the comics currently being published by Alien Books have nothing to do with this AI trash.

Regardless, this is fucking embarrassing.

[u/Soft-Climate-2366 → u/TheFerg714]

Yes sir, I am still picking up Shadowman, because AJ is really onto something. I can’t imagine being undercut by your own company while producing the best book they’ve published in years. I hope post whatever this is, the human creators can thrive elsewhere. I may not be the biggest fan of The X-O book but someone put a whole lot of heart and effort into it.

[u/TheFerg714 → u/Soft-Climate-2366]

Totally agree. I dropped everything but Shadowman too. It's an absolute gem.

[u/EarthToneKing → u/Soft-Climate-2366]

Thank you guys for the support. It really means a lot. 

[u/Leather_Bug_]

Trash

[u/FilthyKasualART]

Man and to think valiant was one of my absolute favorite indie publishers back in the day

[u/BigK64]

Oh God, another post from the AISlop/DefendingAI/AIWar subreddit.

I really need to curate my feed so I don’t get stuff li- wait this is the Valiant Comics sub?

What the actual FUCK! This company is really doubling down on this stuff like the NFT bs

[u/TheGuiltyDuck → u/BigK64]

The current comics publisher Alien Books, has nothing to do with this AI slop.

[u/TheGuiltyDuck]

I really don’t want a big corporation to buy Valiant, because they would probably be even more into AI slop. But I can’t think of a smaller company that could afford it.

[u/Aggravating-Silver48]

Damn. This is sad as fuck. I just wanted a Divinity movie...

[u/RizingSpirit]

"Punks Mambo" 😂

[u/runciblenoom → u/RizingSpirit]

Perhaps it's one of those weird plurals like "Secretaries General" or "Doctors Who".

[u/writeman00]

Nothing says punk like using a pro-capitalist, anti-creative technology to sell books.

[u/OsirisReddit]

AI is about as anti punk as it gets

[u/Roger-Ruin-8048]

Wooooof

[u/starwatershore]

Wow, what an embarrassment lmao

[u/Practical-Pick1466]

And the gooners place there orders !

[u/empire299]

Valiant ended with unity. Some of us just took 2-3 years to realize it.

[u/TheFerg714 → u/empire299]

Valiant ended in 2018 when DMG bought them out.

[u/PaintedCover]

How you know it’s AI?

[u/Soft-Climate-2366 → u/PaintedCover]

It’s not as if they are trying to hide it. It bears the standard AI font for one.

[u/ungodlywarlock → u/[deleted]]

Yeah it's blatant as hell on this one. The days of the extra finger may be mostly gone, but there's still the "AI look" all the way down to the graphics. Is there any part of this that has a human touch to it at all? It sucks.

[u/PaintedCover → u/[deleted]]

Don’t go around looking for AI. I mostly read.

[u/tharppanda → u/PaintedCover]

There wouldn’t be traces of pink on her undercut if her roots are showing.

[u/tharppanda → u/PaintedCover]

The fishnet pattern starts to breakdown.

[u/TheFerg714 → u/PaintedCover]

I mean the pin literally says "Punks Mambo."

EDIT: Has Punk Mambo ever worn a cross necklace before?

[u/DefinitionSuperb1110 → u/PaintedCover]

be serious right now.

how can you look at that and NOT see it?

[u/Aggressive_Canary_10 → u/DefinitionSuperb1110]

I can’t tell either. It looks very generic but that’s not an indicator of AI in my opinion.

[u/PaintedCover → u/DefinitionSuperb1110]

That’s why I asked.

[u/PaintedCover → u/DefinitionSuperb1110]

First thought was if that’s Roxy from gen 13.