The artificial intelligence every day continues to surprise the world. This time, the big news is the publication of the first graphic novel generated by a bot: it is the adaptation of star makerwork of English Olaf Stapledon written in 1937.
Kevin Hess is the promoter of the graphic novel, using the Midjourney artificial intelligence tool. Taking advantage of the fact that Stapledon’s book lost its copyright due to antiquity, Hess decided to adapt it to the graphic, with images made by the bot.
The result is amazing, based on the few pages shown. The work will be available on Google Play and Amazon starting this Saturday.
This is how Star Maker was made, the first graphic novel made by artificial intelligence
Hess’s graphic novel, as explained by the Beincrypto portal, has 706 fully illustrated pages.
“My goal was to bring the visual feel of a graphic novel with an epic and sweeping story to a well-deserved and somewhat forgotten novel,” Hess was quoted as saying. Crypto. “It’s visualized for modern readers in a way that just wouldn’t have been possible until now.”
“Star Maker is my favorite novel by far, and I’ve been trying to get people to read it for years.”
“It’s kind of a unique book that turns out to be exactly the kind of thing that the art of AI can do very well at the moment. It has lush alien landscapes and simple scenes.”
The Midjourney factor for works of art
Let’s remember that Midjourney defines itself as “an independent research laboratory that explores new means of thought and expands the imaginative powers of the human species”.
By adding a few words to its beta, artificial intelligence makes amazing illustrations.
“Using traditional art methods, it would take so long that it would be hard to justify it with something other than Harry Potter or the Bible. The production costs would be outrageous,” says Hess.
In total, the graphics were made in the first six days of work. It took more time for design, lettering and error correction: in total, about 100 hours of work.
Hess hopes to work in the future with the Book of Revelation or Dante’s Divine Comedy.