Forget supervillains—the single greatest threat to the comic book universe is already here, and it’s not a character. It's code. A firestorm erupted on Avonetics after a professional comic artist sounded the alarm, calling AI a direct “threat to livelihood,” and the resulting conversation has exposed the terrifying battle for the soul of the industry. On one side, creators and fans see a dystopian future where profit-hungry publishers use AI to slash budgets, ax human artists, and churn out soulless, algorithm-generated content to meet insane deadlines. They warn that the integrity and collaborative magic of comic creation are on the chopping block. But a growing faction argues this is just inevitable progress. They claim artists must adapt or die, learning to leverage AI as a powerful tool before they are made obsolete by it. Some even controversially suggest that the average consumer won't be able to tell the difference—or simply won't care. This explosive debate from Avonetics goes deeper, tackling the looming copyright nightmare, the potential for specific roles like inkers and colorists to be wiped out first, and the ultimate question: is this the end of comic art as we know it? The battle lines have been drawn. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.