Creative AI and Abstract Comics

Finished a project titled "42" that mixes abstraction, narrative and some representational imagery. It applies creative artificial intelligence (machine learning) in the form of style transfer to build many of the layered collages that form the backbone of the panels. I also used glitch video, abstract photography and traditional ink drawings as inputs into the process. There is even a well hidden 3D fractal. The work narrates a meeting of two individuals in 42 panels, counting down to the meaning of life, the universe and everything.

A few non representational panels below, you can see the full project here.

Comic by John McConnochie

Abstract Sequential Art Blog

Hello, I have been working on my blog and now have four comics books to share. I hope that you like them. Thanks, Kym.   Please go to https://abstractsequentialart.com

Found Forest Floor

For Small Press Day 2016, I've collected some of the pages from the book I'm working on for Abstract Editions and called it 'Found Forest Floor'. I've printed off a few versions in various grades of quality and individuality to give out at the various London stores I'll be scooting between on the day, but there's a freely available PDF version for download here: LINK

Here's some of the pages included. Maybe of note is that where for the past few years I've been recreating pre-existing pages for the most part the pages in Found Forest Floor are all my own work, in that I've dictated the page layout and flows etc. Although having said that I've just noticed that the first two pages I've selected as previews here are reworkings, from 'Doc Dino' and 'The Complete Don Quixote' respectively, which is almost embarrassing.