JOSH’S MIDJOURNEY (7)

By: Joshua Glenn
November 23, 2022

HILOBROW’s Josh Glenn has been experimenting, recently, with Midjourney, an AI-generated art-making tool. We are pleased to share with you a few Josh-prompted MJ creations.

JOSH’S MIDJOURNEY: TOTORO-ZELIG | RUNNING LINES | GORILLAS vs. ROBOTS | RUN DMC AT THE BEACH | ASTRONAUTS AMONG US | DANGEROUS VISIONS | GENIUS OF WORKS | MASHUPS | TANTALIZING TEXTURES | MOSHPITS | WTF.


GENIUS OF WORKS

Sometimes, just to get a sense of what MJ’s general impression of an artist is, I’ll put in a straightforward prompt…. The results remind me of the Romantic notion of an artist’s “genius” — which is to say her inherent and irrational ability, that inspiration by which she is possessed.

“Comic in the style of Steve Ditko” (8/18/22). Click for larger version.

“Wally Wood comic” (9/22/22). Click for larger version.

“very detailed panel from a 1950s Carl Barks Comic book featuring Donald Duck” (9/5/22). Click for larger version.

“full page comic by Jack Kirby” (9/5/22). Click for larger version.

“Middle Earth drawn by Ed Gorey” (9/7/22). Click for larger version.

“Comic strip by Mike Mignola” (10/20/22). Click for larger version.

“Led Zeppelin album cover” (9/21/22). Click for larger version.

“Middle Earth drawn by Steve Ditko” (9/22/22). Click for larger version.

“Grateful Dead logo drawn by Jack Kirby” (9/22/22). Click for larger version.

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MORE FURSHLUGGINER THEORIES BY JOSH GLENN: SCHEMATIZING | IN CAHOOTS | JOSH’S MIDJOURNEY | POPSZTÁR SAMIZDAT | VIRUS VIGILANTE | TAKING THE MICKEY | WE ARE IRON MAN | AND WE LIVED BENEATH THE WAVES | IS IT A CHAMBER POT? | I’D LIKE TO FORCE THE WORLD TO SING | THE ARGONAUT FOLLY | THE PERFECT FLANEUR | THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY | THE REAL THING | THE YHWH VIRUS | THE SWEETEST HANGOVER | THE ORIGINAL STOOGE | BACK TO UTOPIA | FAKE AUTHENTICITY | CAMP, KITSCH & CHEESE | THE UNCLE HYPOTHESIS | MEET THE SEMIONAUTS | THE ABDUCTIVE METHOD | ORIGIN OF THE POGO | THE BLACK IRON PRISON | BLUE KRISHMA | BIG MAL LIVES | SCHMOOZITSU | YOU DOWN WITH VCP? | CALVIN PEEING MEME | DANIEL CLOWES: AGAINST GROOVY | DEBATING IN A VACUUM | PLUPERFECT PDA | SHOCKING BLOCKING.

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Art, Uncanny