Friday, October 9, 2026

QR Code made out of mirrors (Art roundup)







Question for any authors who have had recent contract dealings w/ Must Read Magazines & ASIMOV’S. Have they asked you to surrender copyright of your stories to them? They want me to create new cover art & they want to own copyright of the art. Seems like a pretty outrageous rights grab.

— John Picacio (@johnpicacio.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM

That's well out of order! There was discussion of the contracts from the new owners a while back - bsky.app/profile/paul...

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— carlydraws (@carlydraws.bsky.social) October 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
(Another artist's comments)



🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/

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— John Picacio (@johnpicacio.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 8:24 AM




















































Fell down a Ron Francis rabbit hole after seeing this post earlier. Sublime

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— Ian McQue (@ianmcque.bsky.social) September 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM


























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— tucker (@tuckeryart.bsky.social) September 12, 2026 at 5:46 AM


















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— Comics Covers (@comicscovers.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 9:09 AM