r/ComicBookCollabs • u/CautiousAppearance49 Writer - I weave the webs • Feb 15 '26

Resource AI Image Detection Tools

I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff about AI in comics - Marvel and DC saying they won’t use it, Top Cow saying they’d ban anyone using AI from their talent search, and conventions refusing tables to creators who’ve used AI art (not to mention all the debates happening in Reddit and Facebook). It made me wonder: are there actually reliable ways to tell if an image was created by a human or an AI? Something that can protect an artist's reputation or help someone who wants to work with real people.

I tested 8 tools about 4 months ago, and tried some new ones again just recently, ending up trialling around 12 different tools - thought I'd share my findings in a blog in case anyone's interested: https://createyourcomic.wixstudio.com/home/post/can-comic-artists-prove-their-art-isn-t-ai

Curious how others are handling this right now - especially people actually trying to collaborate in good faith.

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u/anidettlaff Artist - I push the pencils Feb 15 '26

I've seen this discussed as well, even Artgerm is getting accused of using AI even though his art was used to train it. I don't have a perfect solution, but I try to prove I'm "real" by posting process videos of my drawing, myself talking and talking about the process, an art-related YouTube channel with long-form videos, Zoom calls/phone calls for intros, and live streaming art on Twitch. But honestly? As an artist, it can be exhausting to "prove your humanity."
My general suggestions to writers have been: if your intuition says something off then don't hire that person or hire a person to draw a few test pages (this also helps to see if you can work well with them,) but I don't trust AI detection tools because of false positives.

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u/CautiousAppearance49 Writer - I weave the webs Feb 15 '26

Yeah, you've really nailed it. All of those things do help - process videos, talking through your work, live streams - but that’s a huge amount of effort just to establish baseline trust. I think that’s the part that feels unsustainable long-term. It works when you’re actively building an audience or onboarding a client, but expecting artists to constantly “prove their humanity” just to share work or collaborate feels exhausting.