Eisner/Ringo award winning writer/creator Chuck Brown

February 22, 2026·37 min·2 clips

Chuck Brown says AI should help simulate black holes, not swallow artists’ livelihoods.

The opener has some ad clutter. Once the interview settles, the host checks in on the Bitter Root movie and lets Chuck explain that the project is still stuck in the waiting game. Legendary optioned it around 2019 or 2020. Chuck also brings up Ryan Coogler, Proximity Media, and Virginia King before the conversation leaves Hollywood limbo behind. Kickstarter becomes the better shop talk. The campaign apparently funded in about three minutes, which lets the host talk comics momentum without turning the segment into a victory lap. The sharper turn is AI. Chuck describes seeing a Kickstarter with four or five campaigns behind it, full of generated art, moving covers, and Star Wars-like mashup energy. The annoying part is that it looked good. His answer is practical, but not exactly relaxed: keep making art, keep collaborating, and hire real artists as best he can. The host ties that worry back to Disney. Chuck is not shocked by the thought of more AI-backed movie material, especially when profit is sitting right in the middle of it. Then they lighten up. The host brings up Chuck's spot in the Dynamite Disney villains line and his work on Scar, which he says he read and really enjoyed. Chuck leans into villain stories, carefully at first, because the subject can get heavy fast. The close feels like a comics livestream in the best messy way. Another creator contact comes up, the host promises to loop Chuck in next time, and there is one last push toward the Kickstarter. Seven days are left. For Disney villains fans, the campaign is framed as one to grab while it is live.

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