David Allison
@chimpchomp.bsky.social
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
I hate when this happens
December 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I hate when this happens
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Every year for Hanukkah I like to share panels from this special holiday comic I edited when I was on staff at Marvel. There remains a dearth of specifically Hanukkah stories in comics and this one only ever appeared in print once.
Every year I am proud to share and celebrate the light of Hanukkah:
Every year I am proud to share and celebrate the light of Hanukkah:
December 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Every year for Hanukkah I like to share panels from this special holiday comic I edited when I was on staff at Marvel. There remains a dearth of specifically Hanukkah stories in comics and this one only ever appeared in print once.
Every year I am proud to share and celebrate the light of Hanukkah:
Every year I am proud to share and celebrate the light of Hanukkah:
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The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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Superman vs Skalibak
December 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Superman vs Skalibak
Me if Bluesky existed in 1998, although tbh it probably would have been about Vandal Hearts
Final Fantasy Tactics has me possessed
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Me if Bluesky existed in 1998, although tbh it probably would have been about Vandal Hearts
Hot take: most artists try too hard, this Ditko Thing is perfect
My favorite iteration of the thing is whenever he looks like a muppet so Steve ditko nailed it in this drawing
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hot take: most artists try too hard, this Ditko Thing is perfect
Who doesn’t love traditional Thanksgiving rebar
One’s gotta go
November 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Who doesn’t love traditional Thanksgiving rebar
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The Busy World of Doctor Who
February 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Busy World of Doctor Who
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PRE-ORDER LIKE THE WIND!!!
Reminder: @evandorkin.bsky.social's dairy duo, the worst fans that ever lived, and the rest of his absurdities conjoin in Nerd Inferno: The Essential Evan Dorkin, coming in April! Pre-order: https://bit.ly/3IwzQnI
A new omnibus collecting Milk and Cheese, The Eltingville Club, and Dork!
A new omnibus collecting Milk and Cheese, The Eltingville Club, and Dork!
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
PRE-ORDER LIKE THE WIND!!!
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November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social you know what to do
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social you know what to do
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It’s really devastating to see the devaluation of so many things (reading, writing, critical thinking) that I have always thought were paramount.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A.I. Threatens Our Ability to Understand the World
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It’s really devastating to see the devaluation of so many things (reading, writing, critical thinking) that I have always thought were paramount.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
A wonderful relic from the golden age of games journalism
this essay on the masochism of the Angry Video Game Nerd is still one of my favorite things i've ever written www.otherstrangeness.com/2025/10/26/y...
You Can’t Go Home Again: The Legacy of the Angry Video Game Nerd - Other Strangeness — merritt k
This piece originally appeared in 2018 at ZEAL. Permit me, if you will, to take you back to the past. Way, way back a dozen years ago — before major gaming sites made comedy a key part of their video ...
www.otherstrangeness.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
A wonderful relic from the golden age of games journalism
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Honk if you love this Honker, who clearly gets a lot of love.
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Honk if you love this Honker, who clearly gets a lot of love.
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TALK TO "MY DOCTOR" LOL - dashare.zone ADMIN
April 6, 2025 at 12:04 AM
TALK TO "MY DOCTOR" LOL - dashare.zone ADMIN
RIP to an unreal one
Tilly Norwood has died
October 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
RIP to an unreal one
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Important to note that Jane Goodall would not have lived so long had that fateful bite not given her the monkey powers
October 2, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Important to note that Jane Goodall would not have lived so long had that fateful bite not given her the monkey powers
It makes me happy that sometimes, despite everything, the internet is still good
September 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It makes me happy that sometimes, despite everything, the internet is still good
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Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
D and it’s not even close.
For the rest of your life, you can only eat food from one of these regions. Which do you choose?
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
For more maps: brilliantmaps.beehiiv.com/s...
September 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
D and it’s not even close.
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one of the clearest signs you're dealing with a strong and principled political movement is when they want to make it illegal to make fun of them
September 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
one of the clearest signs you're dealing with a strong and principled political movement is when they want to make it illegal to make fun of them
RUTH WILSON?!? MATT BERRY?!? NOOOO!!!
Oooooof. Yeah, that one hurts.
The buried lede here is Matt Berry
September 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
RUTH WILSON?!? MATT BERRY?!? NOOOO!!!