Marvel Studios Founder Says Web3 Has ‘Same Seed’ of His Early Marvel Days

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AUSTIN, Texas – The early days of Marvel Studios, self-funded and unbiased from Hollywood’s principal manufacturing homes, reminds David Maisel of those early days of Web3, the visionary behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe stated on stage on the Consensus 2023 pageant on Friday.

Maisel not too long ago launched Mythos Studios, which minted the Ekos Genesis Artwork Assortment earlier this month. The challenge options unique artwork from the late comedian guide artist Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald, who’re identified for his or her work throughout Marvel and DC comics.

“I feel there’s a lot noise that now we have,” he stated. “In our lives, there are such a lot of pulls on our time, so many distractions, that for one thing new to interrupt by means of … there must be a visible identification to it and a primal feeling from it. And artwork does that for me.”

In Maisel’s opinion, a part of the enjoyment of Web3 and digital artwork is the flexibility for it to be shared.

“You do not have to simply go to the museum or go to any person’s dwelling,” Maisel stated. “I hope this exhibits a vote of confidence from somebody who hasn’t been within the area. I actually need to share this artwork and the chances round it.”

Whereas the NFT market has been turbulent over the past six months, Maisel says there’s nonetheless an underlying worth in artwork that goes past costs.

“The query ‘why’ comes from the identical seed that was in me for Marvel,” Maisel stated. “I do not suppose I might do [Web3] if I did not have that very same ardour.”

A Dutch public sale for Mythos Studios’ Ekos Genesis Artwork Assortment kicks off on Could 2 and 10 a.m. PT.