American comic book publisher Archie Comics, known for its iconic Riverdale characters, is leveraging the blockchain to develop fan-generated art and stories, as well as Archie-inspired NFT collections. Laura Braga and Vincezo Federici, the artists behind the 80-year-old franchise, have partnered with Palm NFT Studio to create a new blockchain-based writers room called "Archiverse: Eclipse."
According to the company, Archiverse is intended to empower Archie Comics fans to be the authors of the brand's future through generative storytelling. Their writers room invites fans to create and submit new stories for their characters. The creators of the selected submissions will be directly rewarded and given story credits from the future integration of the comic series.
Archie CEO Jon Goldwater said in a statement that since the success of the television adaptation of the Archie characters in "Riverdale" and the rise of blockchain technology, "we knew we had to find the right partner and platform to Introducing Archie 3.0; we can't wait." to introduce the gang to a whole new audience in a whole new way."
The world of Archie 3.0 will be heralded by an NFT release of a PFP project inspired by "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina", a series published by an Archie Comics imprint called Archie Horror. Archieverse: Eclipse NFT will comprise 6,666 generative characters and 3,000,000,000 results will be released on May 16, the night of the Blood Moon, challenging collectors to decipher a "sinister" prophecy.
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When it comes to writers' rooms, traditionally made up of TV showrunners, producers, and writers, the blockchain writers' room differs in that only NFT holders can access and participate in content creation. The biggest right now belongs to Jenkins the Valet, the "eyes and ears" of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Cointelegraph spoke with Jenkins on what it takes to portray apes and mutants in an upcoming book by New York Times bestselling author Neil Strauss.
When it comes to large-scale intellectual property (IP) licensing in the NFT space, Palm NFT Studio is no Web3 newbie. He recently launched an NFT project with Warner Bros. Consumer Products' DC Comics known as "The Bat Cowl Collection”, a drop of 200,000 unique 3D-rendered Batman NFTs. Matt Mason, Chief Content Officer of Palm NFT Studio, spoke with Cointelegraph about how “flagship IP can function as digital social objects by fostering authentic fan engagement and community.” He added that the Bat Cowl Collection invites fans of the DC Universe to create their own unique identities and gain access to exclusive rewards.
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