Predictions for 2023

<p>It's the first show of our SIXTH YEAR of podcasts! As we head into 2023, we're going to make some bold predictions of what the next 365 days have in store.</p><p><strong>ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...</strong></p><ul><li>Patreon will use new features to slowly entice people away from the Founder's level</li><li>TikTok will be banned in the US</li><li>Clip Studio will unveil such amazing features that no one will complain about the paltry subscription price</li><li>Webtoons  will become a major player in print publishing</li><li>Twitter will complete its fade from its position of prominence</li><li>DC comics will implode</li><li>No one will be using Mastodon</li><li>GPT 3.5 will be used for brainstorming and co-writing scripts using AI writing</li><li>We'll see the first AI writing-art webcomic... and it will be good</li><li>Copyright law will catch up to AI art</li><li>Blockchain is going to be reintroduces with new branding/marketing</li><li>Original art will become more valuable.</li></ul><p><strong>You get great rewards when you</strong> <a href="http://patreon.com/comiclab"><strong>join the ComicLab Community on Patreon</strong></a></p><ul><li><strong>$2 —</strong> Early access to episodes</li><li><strong>$5 —</strong> Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.</li></ul><p>Brad Guigar is the creator of <a href="https://evil-inc.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Evil Inc</strong></a> and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3uXUXVm" target="_blank">The Webcomics Handbook</a>. Dave Kellett is the creator of <a href="https://sheldoncomics.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Sheldon</strong></a> and <a href="https://drivecomic.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Drive</strong></a>.</p><p>Listen to ComicLab on...</p><ul><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/comic-lab/id1331204679?mt=2"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3xJpaHpmwUWCG1sH9CLzGl"><strong>Spotify</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.google.com