Archie Comics is one of the first major comic book companies to launch
its characters into Web3, and its inaugural NFT collection is inspired
by The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
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 nonfungible
token (NFT) collections. Laura Braga and Vincezo Federici, the artists
behind the 80-year-old franchise, partnered with Palm NFT Studio, to
create a new blockchain-based writer’s room called the "Archiverse:
Eclipse."
According
to the company, the Archiverse intends to empower Archie Comics fans to
author the brand's future through generative storytelling. Its writer’s
room invites fans to create and submit new storylines for their
characters. The creators of selected submissions will be directly
rewarded and granted story credits from future comic series
integration.
Archie CEO Jon Goldwater said in a statement that
since the success of the television adaptation of Archie characters in
"Riverdale" and the emergence of blockchain technology, "we knew we had
to find the right partner and platform to introduce Archie 3.0. We
cannot 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 drop of a PFP project inspired by "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," a series
published by an imprint of Archie Comics called Archie
Horror. Archieverse: Eclipse NFTs will comprise 6,666 generative
characters and 3,000,000,000 outcomes will be released on May 16th, the
night of a Blood Moon, and challenge collectors to crack an "ominous"
prophecy.
When it comes to writer's rooms, traditionally made up of
show-runners, producers and TV writers, a blockchain writer's room
differs in that only NFT holders can access and participate in content
creation. The largest one at the moment belongs to Jenkins the Valet,
the "eyes and ears" of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Cointelegraph spoke to Jenkins about what it takes to portray Apes and Mutants in an upcoming book penned by New York Times best-selling author Neil Strauss.
As
for carrying out large-scale intellectual property (IP) licensing in
the NFT space, Palm NFT Studio is no Web3 rookie. It 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 cowl NFTs. Matt Mason, the
chief content officer at Palm NFT Studio spoke to Cointelegraph about
how "emblematic IP can operate as digital social objects by fostering
authentic fan participation and community." He added that the Bat Cowl
Collection invites DC universe fans to create their own unique
identities and have access to exclusive rewards.
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