Building an original superhero universe with my son. Comics, AI-assisted animation, and how it's made. Live Saturdays 10:30am PT. Free comic ↓

Los Angeles, CA
Joined May 2016
Introducing @wickedbrowncow. Smooth jazz, R&B, and a little blues, delivered by a velvet-voiced crooner who just happens to be a man-cow. The songs are about love, life, and coming out on top when the odds are stacked against you. The singer has hooves. So yes, this is a gag. But it's a gag I had a lot of fun making. Music has always given us larger-than-life personas, and cartoons have always given us animals with more style than the rest of us. I figured, why not put the two together and see what happens? I wrote these songs to be real, and then I handed them to a cow in a nice suit. And honestly? That's what this is about. Having fun with AI through art and music alike. Not everything has to be serious to be worth making. Sometimes you build something just because it makes you smile, and you hope it does the same for somebody else. The music was made with @suno AI, and I hope you enjoy it. Turn the lights down, pour yourself a tall glass of milk, or something stronger, and let WBC take you somewhere smooth. If all goes well, maybe you'll be seeing, and hearing, more of Wicked Brown Cow. I put it all together using ChatGPT. Did you know, you can build and host websites via @ChatGPT? Exciting times! wicked-brown-cow-cool-breeze…
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Thanks @JayysLab for the tip. Rendered a previz with only camera move and cuts and it gave me a much better result. No primitive geometry required.
You can also use Claude Sonnet 5.5 to render 3D previs. Tried it the other day with really great results. Then I used ChatGPT's Fal.ai connector to render using Seedance 2.5. Prompt in comments... Thanks to @UnnThanh for sharing!
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You can also use Claude Sonnet 5.5 to render 3D previs. Tried it the other day with really great results. Then I used ChatGPT's Fal.ai connector to render using Seedance 2.5. Prompt in comments... Thanks to @UnnThanh for sharing!
For the cost, Wan 3.0 does great with animation and using 3D Blender Previs as reference. Made on @runwayml. Save 25% on Runway with GLENN25: app.runwayml.com/ (affiliate code, I take a cut)
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Claude Prompt: create a low-poly reference video using basic shapes of a mighty hero flying into a powerful heroe's landing on the rooftop of a tall skyscraper. You may need to specify aspect ratio. I have a skill in Claude that tells it to render as 16:9 for any video request.
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Happy 73rd birthday! @RenieDraws 😄
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FACTS!
Surround yourself with people who see a flying car and say, "Awesome!" Not people who see a flying car and say, "It's not actually flying" or "I don't see the point." This post is not about cars :)
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This is funny. Hopefully, not prophetic.😆
I hope one day my AI will miss my stupid little prompts 😅
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Name three PERFECT movies. No argument. No explanation. Just three flicks you think are perfect. Awakenings Independence Day Godzilla Minus One
Name three PERFECT movies. No argument. No explanation. Just three flicks you think are perfect. JAWS IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE CASABLANCA
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Alphatron | Super Galactic Fantastic Dimension retweeted
I am very happy to share with you, our first trailer for the documentary about yours truly, "Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There." I would love to know what you think. - Don youtu.be/7rWzQ0iVNYo
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Nonsense. Christian Bale and Ben Affleck killed it as Batman. Val Kilmer and Keaton were dope as well. Adam West is legendary for the time period, and became iconic himself.
There’s never been a good live-action comic-book Batman. 🦇Adam West: 1960s camp 🦇Michael Keaton: Tim Burton’s idea of Batman 🦇Val Kilmer/George Clooney: a flamboyant gay man’s idea of Batman 🦇Christian Bale, then Robert Pattinson: gritty, realistic noir Batman that has no place in a DC universe with Atlantis, Amazons, aliens, and magic 🦇Ben Affleck: closest, but very Zack Snyder 🦇James Gunn: (n/a) Every Batman depiction on the big screen has been either filtered by a filmmaker with his own particular strong aesthetic and style (rather than “let’s put the comic on the screen”), or is a functional street-level vigilante who can’t possibly exist in a universe with Qwardians or white Martians. Batman: TAS nailed it. I want that, but live-action, and I want it in my lifetime, please.
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That is one of the reasons I switched to using Fal.ai, with no monthly subscription required, I just pay for credits directly. Then I leverage ChatGPT for image generation and to connect to Fal for video renders. So I only pay a monthly for ChatGPT, which has multiple use cases for me, not just video. Going Open Sources is my next move.
Yesterday, I pointed out how expensive creating with AI is becoming. Quite a few people replied with the same advice: “Buy a powerful computer, run open-source AI models locally, and stop paying for credits.” And it got me thinking. Are we becoming too dependent on subscription-based AI tools when there are open-source alternatives we could be exploring? Of course, powerful hardware isn’t cheap either, and not everyone is technically savvy. But I’m genuinely curious. For those of you using open-source AI, what has your experience been like, and would you recommend it to other creators?
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Paramount+ renewed Avatar: Seven Havens for two more seasons and ordered a Kuruk prequel at NYCC. It would seem that animation is the last corner of streaming still handing out multi-season universe commitments. It's cheaper per hour than live action, and the fandom shows up for it. deadline.com/2026/10/avatar-…
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If you can imagine it, you can describe it. If you can describe it, you can make it. This is our reality now for ALL artists, pro and novice alike and it is beautiful!
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What if you say 'Super Artificial Intelligence?' It still has the 'Super' part.
JUST IN: Trump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence instead of Super Intelligence is “THE ENEMY!”
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Exciting times!
It’s honestly incredible to see a film that was made with AI being posted by Fandango. Years in the making and the moment is here. This will open the door for so many AI filmmakers. Congrats to @GossipGoblin on the success.
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Nuf said.
My final review of LANTERNS: Everyone knows that I love Green Lantern and approached this project as a viewer with enthusiasm and credulity. I am not a reactionary bigot. My bigotry emerges slow and deliberately as all of the evidence slithers in. And at that point, could it be called bigotry? I dare say not. I loved watching LANTERNS. I am not going to knock off points for it not being precisely what I would expect from a Green Lantern show. I’m not going to attack it’s budgetary constraints and limits. I’m game for whatever these folks are capable of putting on. I watched carefully, week after week, enjoying guessing at the mystery. Listening closely to dialogue and gleaning clues from it. I was a good audience for LANTERNS. I needed to watch all 8 episodes before rendering my verdict, because this has to be a matter of story and character. I have done so, without prejudice or malice. And here it is: You failed. It shouldn’t have been hard to drag these characters through the hell you put them through and have them come out better for it by episode eight, but instead you tarnished and destroyed them. All of them. Even the Manhunters are reduced by this show. John is a selfish, villanous asshole. Kerry is a monstrously stupid and cowardly murderer, the Guardians are either weird schemers or absent entirely, Guy is a pussy and Hal…why did you need to murder him in such a hollow and meaningless, deeply depressing and sick way? There is something deeply wrong with your entire writing room. I cannot believe James Gunn of GOTG fame could allow this sick nightmare to coexist with his typically fun superhero films. All of you should be ashamed for this profound failure. People told me you hated Hal Jordan. I thought that was a stupid notion…but I think they were actually correct. That mental illness led you to destroy the terrific John Stewart, too. In trying to demote Hal, you killed John’s decency, loyalty and his soul. I’m so sad about this result. Ask anyone. I loved watching the show and believed you stick the landing. Hal’s father stuck his landing better. God have mercy on your souls. 1/10 stars. Pure evil, but Kyle Chandler was a revelation. Bless him.
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Ben Affleck says he used AI "for lots of things" in his new Netflix film and won't say where, comparing it to a magician not explaining tricks. That framing only works while the audience can't tell. The moment they can, undisclosed becomes the story. Yet, by the time a mainstream audience can tell, will they even care? Will it be considered a detriment, a bonus, or just be a wash? Over the years, how many have become numb to the use of VFX, and generally, are only truly impressed by it when it is well hidden? Could this be the same outcome with AI? worldofreel.com/blog/2026/10…
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