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MIND MGMT: The Artifact Revives the Hit Series as an NFT Comic
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“I wanted to create an original MIND MGMT comic book narrative that would explore the nature of belief and the value of ideas and their intangible nature as a way of exploring the idea of NFTs,” Kindt writes. “The best way to explore this idea was for the actual story – the MIND MGMT narrative – to become what it is about. This story is written as a MIND MGMT espionage narrative – an agent sent on a mission to retrieve a priceless artifact. There are secret codes, monk-ninjas. LOTS of monk-ninja and a teenage immortal intent on stealing this priceless artifact. This story is about the nature of belief and value while simultaneously becoming its own idea. It is both a real apple…and a drawing of an apple.”
Clearly, Kindt intends to use The Artifact as a way of commenting on the new obsession with NFT and the importance modern culture places on esoteric digital items. As the artist's statement reveals, there are no current plans to reprint The Artifact in any form, digitally or in print. Kindt is leaving it up to the winning bidder to decide what becomes of the story. In that sense, The Artifact is similar to the infamous Wu-Tang Clan record that sold to Martin Shkreli in 2015 for $2 million. As far as we know, however, Kindt isn't including a clause granting he or actor Bill Murray the right to attempt to steal it back.
“I have no intention of ever publishing MIND MGMT: The Artifact in a traditional way,” said Kindt in a statement. “The highest bidder for the auction will determine what happens next. Will they share it online? Will they read it with family and friends? Will it be erased? Does the value of an idea come from the owning of it? Or the sharing of it? That’s up to the one who possesses it. I don’t entirely know what happens next.”
This isn't quite the first time a comic has been released as a single NFT, as Omar Spahi's Xenoglyphs became the first to capitalize on what's sure to become a growing trend in the industry. However, this is easily the most high-profile example to date. NFT technology has suddenly become a source of fascination in light of a single JPG image selling for a record-breaking $69 million at auction in March 2021. However, NFT art has also drawn heavy criticism, given the enormous energy costs involved in generating these unique tokens and the resulting environmental impact.
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MIND MGMT: The Artifact is currently up for bidding, with the auction set to close on March 31.
Even if The Artifact remains locked away for eternity, there is hope the series will continue in other forms. 20th Century Fox acquired the MIND MGMT film rights in 2013, with Ridley Scott attached to produce. More recently, Universal announced a MIND MGMT TV series, with Dexter's David Cerrone serving as showrunner. It's unclear whether either project is still in active development.
Whatever the future holds for this particular franchise, Kindt remains hard at work on BRZRKR, the violent action/fantasy comic co-written by Keanu Reeves.
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Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.Netflix’s The Witcher Season 2 Adds Seven New Cast Members
Other new cast additions for season 2 include Cassie Clare (Brave New World) in the role of Phillippa Eilhart, Liz Carr (Silent Witness) as Fenn, Graham McTavish (Outlander) as Dijkstra, Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey) portraying Ba'lian, Simon Callow (A Room with A View) as Codringher, and Chris Fulton (Bridgerton) in the role of Rience, a major antagonist in the Witcher book series. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-witcher-explaining-all-the-characters-and-who-plays-them&captions=true"] These actors join the cast alongside fellow newcomers Yasen Atour playing Coen and Paul Bullion portraying Lambert, together with Agnes Born as Vereena, Basil Eidenbenz as Eskel, Aisha Fabienne Ross as Lydia, Kristofer Hivju as Nivellen, Mecia Simson as Francesca, and Kim Bodnia as Vesemir who is described as being "the oldest and most experienced witcher" in the series.The Witcher Season 2 — meet the latest cast additions:
Adjoa Andoh as Nenneke Cassie Clare as Phillippa Eilhart Liz Carr as Fenn Graham McTavish as Dijkstra Kevin Doyle as Ba’lian Simon Callow as Codringher Chris Fulton as Rience pic.twitter.com/jkvgTYMfVv — Netflix (@netflix) March 22, 2021
Returning to the cast for season 2 are Henry Cavill, who leads Netflix's Witcher saga, playing the role of Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Tom Canton, Lilly Cooper, Jeremy Crawford, Eamon Farren, Mahesh Jadu, Terence Maynard, Lars Mikkelsen, Mimî M Khayisa, Royce Pierreson, Wilson Mbomio, Anna Shaffer, and Therica Wilson-Read.
Convinced Yennefer's life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, The Witcher season 2 will pick up with Geralt taking Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent's kings, elves, humans, and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he will strive to protect Ciri from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.
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The Witcher season 2 has no premiere date yet, though season 3 expected to be announced at some point. Netflix is also working on The Witcher: Blood Origin, a six-part spin-off prequel series set 1,200 years before Geralt walked the lands of the Northern Kingdoms, and The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, an anime feature film centered around Vesemir, Geralt's close friend and mentor.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.Dragon Age 4 Executive Producer Reveals More Character Concept Art
Back in January, Dailey posted a similar piece of Dragon Age concept art featuring a helmeted archer character in a fractured world. It's not clear whether either of these new faces will show up in the forthcoming Dragon Age 4 as set characters, or if they represent player classes, but it's nice to see Bioware Austin's vision for the look of the game.@SerGoldman perfect!
Happy Friday my friends - I hope you are all staying out of the rain! Stay safe. Have a great weekend!! pic.twitter.com/ViYBms8Gng — Christian Dailey (@ChristianDailey) March 20, 2021
A recent report suggested that Dragon Age 4 will be a single-player RPG with no multiplayer. The game will be set in the land of Tevinter, as confirmed by a recently released BioWare book. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.Just wanted to say Happy New Year to everyone. I hope all are safe and well. Here's to new beginnings... pic.twitter.com/Hy22jd0swl
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