Conceived by fine-artist and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist Carson Grubaugh, this deluxe edition collects all five issues of a groundbreaking comic series, the first entirely illustrated by Artificial Intelligence. Through four interwoven experiments, Grubaugh utilized Midjourney AI to reinterpret an essay by C.S. Lewis, envision a satirical dystopian future, illustrate an AI-generated script, and create graphics for an essay by Luciano Floridi, a prominent philosopher and AI ethics advisor. These elements, both humorous and unsettling, offer a chilling glimpse into a future where human passions have lost their significance. This deluxe hardcover edition features exclusive content, including a rare reprint of the Dall-E 2 variant of issue #1, where the entire interior was re-illustrated using Dall-E 2. It also includes two philosophical essays by Grubaugh, written between 2007 and 2018, which inspired the project and predicted the content apocalypse driven by AI. Accompanying the project are long-form discussions on the ethics and impact of AI art with notable guests, available on Living The Line's YouTube channel. This unique project is poised to hold a significant place in the history of comics and art, marking a pivotal moment in the evolution of artistic expression.
