Will Sliney: 'Perfect' AI makes children stop drawing but it's okay to make mistakes

Will Sliney made his name as the Marvel illustrator drawing Spider-Man from Ballycotton. Now the Cork superhero is back with his animation directorial debut – and Art Force, his new range of toys designed to show children the power of art

Will Sliney holding a figurine based on his new short as the orchestra at the Cork School of Music records the live soundtrack for the animation in the background. Picture: Chani Anderson

For Will Sliney, the line itself might be a little corny, but as a testament to the power of comic books, it works perfectly.

“There’s this line in Batman when they ask him why does he wear a mask? He is like, look, as a person you can only do something, but behind the mask, you can kind of become an icon…”