New Ko-fi Update!

You can read the complete [6 pages] black-and-white October episode on my Ko-fi @ Summer to Winter Ko-fi as a supporter until it's available in full color on Tumblr, ComicFury, and GlobalComix! 

Where Your Books At!?

I have 7 bookcases in my house: 3 customized units from my family's old apartment in another state, 4 in my bedroom, I bought a 3-unit entertainment center from the old furniture company, Levitz, and a recent industrial bookcase purchase we paid someone to assemble, for my bedroom. We also have computer desks and armoires that hold more books. One of the units that came with one of the computer desks holds my art tools, supplies, and other art magazines and folders.

Coin-Operated Press FurZine issue is out!

Coin-Operated Press FurZine issue is out!

https://coinoperatedpress.bigcartel.com/

FurZine is 20+ pages of Furry art, photos, poetry & prose! 

My short story, “Fall Season” & 2 of my illustrations from my ongoing cat sword & sorcery series!

[Print] 

FurZine - £6.00 - £7.00

https://coinoperatedpress.bigcartel.com/product/furzine-1 

[Digital] 

PDF - FurZine - £3.00  

https://coinoperatedpress.bigcartel.com/product/pdf-furzine

New cat story accepted!

Just in time for autumnal antics, my short story, "Fall Season"(& 2 art pieces), was accepted and will appear in the FurZine anthology! As it's a Scottish press, this will be my first overseas publication!

https://bsky.app/profile/coinoppress.bsky.social (Bluesky)

@CoinOpPress (Twitter)

Why is there a growing movement among creatives against Generative AI?

I really don't understand how dismissive some creatives are about the advent of AI. 

First, it isn't ALL of what AI represents why many creatives hate it, it is Generative AI. This is a kind of AI that gleans from existing IPs (Intellectual Properties) to make its "own" art. 

Basically, it has to "steal" in order to learn. When it plagiarizes, and because it's AI, it can steal from millions upon millions of creative works from all sorts of media and use it. 

What does this mean? It means that through a kind of piracy, creators and creatives lose out. AI artists are not the same as Generative AI. There is still a human using it as a tool. But Gen AI works alone, and steals from others to create. 

There is a global pledge growing with creatives both past and present who are signing on that they don't want the companies who use Generative AI to use their works. That means living creators are being pirated and dead creators' estates are being robbed. Also, Gen AI already steals from professionals, so what's it doing to the mid-level pros and smaller freelancers that it's supposed to help?

Companies, corporations, and other businesses that can hire artists, even digital and AI artists, are NOT HIRING THOSE ARTISTS. 

I mean, why pay someone or someone's estate for Intellectual properties when you can simply use the art your Gen AI can steal? 

Please listen to the actual complaints of living artists (even those who work with AI) and creator estates when they tell you that they are losing work because of Generative AI. 

Thank (G)o(od)ness, It's Friday TV!

For those who know me well, I love music, show tunes, musicals, commercial jingles, and especially, theme songs. And nothing tickles me more than a good theme song and/or theme music...

Back in the very late 80s to 90s, there was a programming started on Friday evenings called TGIF, or, Thank God/Goodness It's Friday. These shows were family-friendly sitcoms in a variety of genres and circumstances. 

But what made these TV shows stand out were their opening jingles/themes. It doesn't matter what part of the house one was in, if your TV was up high or could be heard, and one of those opening themes came on, you knew exactly which show was coming on! 

Perfect Strangers

Full House

Step by Step

Family Matters

Comic strips before Comic books

Happy Pride Month and Happy Caribbean-American Heritage Month!

Rethinking my early influences as I create this webcomic: 

Peanuts

Beetle Bailey

Blondie 

Bringing Up Father

Hagar the Horrible

Andy Capp

Family Circus

Little Orphan Annie

Curtis

Calvin and Hobbes

Jumpstart

Boondocks 

Brenda Starr

Rex Morgan, MD

Pogo

Doonesbury

Where I'm Coming From

This list will continue...