Do a Powerbomb creator Daniel Warren Johnson illustrates the scary future of corporate consolidation

By Matt Leone | Dec. 12, 2022

As part of Polygon’s The Next 10 special issue, where we’re looking at the future of the things we cover, we reached out to some of our favorite artists and asked them to envision what games and entertainment will look like in 10 years. Comic writer/illustrator Daniel Warren Johnson is featured here.Do a Powerbomb, Murder Falcon, ExtremityWith an illustration he calls “An Illustration of the Dark Side of Consolidation”, ), he shows us how to see it. Content Killers.

“In the future, corporations have not only gained a monopoly on food, goods, and medical care, but story as well,” he says. “Art is gone. Content is now the new king. Commodified content has been made to improve lives and the bottom line. Fiction is no longer honest. In small parts of the globe, however, storytellers are still out there sketching, drawing and writing. Comics have been, and always will be, the great equalizer.”

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