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The weird influence of H.G. Wells on Guerrilla Games’ Horizon franchise – Destructoid

Our Techno-Utopian Nightmare Artificial intelligence has become an unavoidable trend, and with that comes an explosion of possibilities and fears. Though A.I. promises to free the masses from the suffering of alienated labor, it also threatens to render many redundant. In some sense, the blessing and curse of A.I. is that it may become too good, painfully exposing just how inadequate our biological modes of being are. In Guerrilla Games’ Horizon franchise, A.I. appears as both the villain and the hero, illustrating the…

Wonder Woman’s H.G. Peter Covers Invisible Scarlet O’Neil, at Auction

| Famous Funnies #81 features the comic book debut of early female comic superhero Invisible Scarlet O'Neil. The character was created by Russell Stamm for a comic strip that debuted in 1940 via the Chicago Daily Times and its syndicate. Notably, the cover of her first comic book appearance in Famous Funnies #81 was drawn by H.G. Peter, who would soon co-create Wonder Woman. According to researchers, as World War II progressed the character was also used in some contexts in response to publisher directives from the…