Spiderman NFT sells for 12.75 ETH as Marvel comic artists land on Ethereum
With great rarity apparently comes great value. An Ethereum-based Spiderman NFT just sold for $25k as Marvel comics enter the blockchain realm. A unique Spiderman drawing by Marvel comics artist Adam Kubert has sold for 12.75 Ether (ETH) ($25,000) after being turned into a non-fungible token on the Ethereum blockchain. Kubert’s piece is one of 25 unique artworks expected to be launched as NFTs by several Marvel artists, including Dan Panosian, Matteo Scalera, Dave Johnson, Andy Kubert and Eric Canete, as announced on Feb. 15.The NFTs are to be sold on Portion.io, a platform that allows....
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The comic book publishing giants want to maintain sole control of their intellectual property in the NFT space. Marvel and DC seem to be breaking away from the established tradition of allowing creators and artists to sell original prints of published works due to their reported plans for entry into the nonfungible token (NFT) space.According to Bloomberg, the two comic book staples have barred artists from selling NFTs of the characters they create for the company.Both Marvel and DC reportedly have designs on leveraging their vast collection of comic book art in the expanding NFT scene,....
Marvel Entertainment has announced the company is stepping into the realm of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company and the popular comic book creator explains that Marvel fans will be able to buy “official Marvel NFT digital collectibles, digital comic books and more.” Marvel to Release NFT Digital Comics and Collectibles via the Veve App The comic book and film giant Marvel Entertainment is getting into NFTs according to a press statement released on Thursday. The announcement notes that Marvel aims to launch digital collectibles,....
Last March, the comic book publisher DC Comics told freelancers that intellectual property (IP) and characters owned by DC Comics were off-limits in regards to freelancers leveraging the IP for non-fungible token (NFT) asset sales. A recent report indicates that Marvel Comics has also told freelance artists that the sale of NFT products featuring Marvel’s IP is off-limits as well.
DC Comics and Marvel Tell Freelance Artists to Hold Off on Auctioning NFTs Featuring Company’s IP
A report published on Friday shows that the world’s largest comic book publisher....