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Two rugged survivors in a fiery, post-apocalyptic scene — AI art by @panos

@panos · 5/15/2026

The Exclusion Zone: Romantic Moments (a story in comic book form) bonus: A comic book page coming from Somewhere Far, Far Away Ash by @Sealine Holt by @Unleashed QT: Romance (and its hazards....)

Two rugged survivors in a fiery, post-apocalyptic scene near a ferris wheel, with a tense, cinematic mood.
A 10-panel post-apocalyptic storyboard featuring a rugged male survivor and a charismatic female in a dark, moody wasteland. The sequence blends action and tension with dialogue-driven moments, saturated with blue and orange tones, conveying danger, romance, and grit in a dystopian setting.

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Dark comic panel featuring a rugged man and a screaming woman in a ruined city with a ferris wheel.
A moody, post-apocalyptic digital comic strip in multiple panels. The tense dialogue between a wary man and a furious woman unfolds against a desolate urban backdrop with a distant ferris wheel, using blue-gray tones and cinematic lighting to heighten suspense and drama. This series of panels emphasizes thriller vibes, confrontation, and survival in a fractured city landscape.

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Two characters, a rugged man and a fierce woman, in a ruined cityscape across dramatic comic panels.
A dramatic comic page set in a post-apocalyptic city, featuring a rugged man and a defiant woman as they trade tense dialogue across dark, cinematic panels. The moody lighting, urban decay, and distant Ferris wheel create a brooding atmosphere, culminating in a high-energy rooftop moment that hints at confrontation and alliance in this graphic novel scene.

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A dark fantasy comic page with four panels showing tense dialogue among adventurers in a glowing, steampunk-inspired dungeon.
A vivid fantasy comic page depicting tense dialogue among a group of adventurers—an older wizard, a skilled mechanic, and their companions—inside a dim, gear-filled lair. Rich, warm colors, dynamic expressions, and motion lines emphasize suspense and confrontation, making it ideal for fans of action-packed graphic novels and steampunk storytelling.

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Comments

Sealine

Fantastic! I love that you made this into a comic. So much fun 😄

panos

Thank you, David! Yes, the prompt was mostly dialogue. Unfortunately, the AI included the names of yhhe people speaking in the word balloons in the last two - I don't know why it did that. I prompted the first and the last panels specifically as to what they would show.

panos

Thank you very much! (This reminds me: I postted a blog yesterday, explaining some things about the Exclusion zone world. People were asking questioms. I can't remember if you were one of them. if so, the link is in yesterday's EZ post. If not,, ignore this. 🙂)

CaylaCatz

omg! She got you up there! on the ferris wheel! You love her sooo much! That's love. And really? Cat is mean! I hope you carry a large supply of healing potions with you on that ship. Looks like you're going to need it!

DavidP

Lovely. I assume you prompted in the dialogue specifically. Good idea to include a set of images for more pages of the graphic novel!

JMN

Great pacing, Panos. I really enjoyed reading this. The cell where Amalia is smiling after Stargazer was like "Nope!" was perfect comedic timing 🤣

Unleashed

Holy Crap that's awesome! If you drink the vodka BEFORE you climb up, it'll help! Amazing comic, I'm impressed.

panos

<sigh> The things I do for Love.... (Damn vampire, always getting her way...) {Naah, I must admit I looked hilarious, there 😄}

TheBard

Easy to ignore problem with heights, if you can transform into a bat, if you fall 🦇 women😒 ... 😁👍

panos

Aahh, they just want things going always their way... 😃😄 (Damn, it's HIGH up here!!!)