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Comic panel scene in a dark bar with a pale, tattooed man — AI art by @panos

@panos · 5/28/2026

Syberia (The Beginning of a comic-book series) (This will go in a blog, I just thought to post it here first. Not many people will see it, anyway. Have some patience and read through all six pages of the story)

Comic panel scene in a dark bar with a pale, tattooed man at a table surrounded by armed guards.
A moody, cinematic comic page set in a dim tavern where a burly, tattooed man sits at a table with a group of intimidating enforcers. The artwork uses gritty, desaturated tones to convey tension, with speech balloons advancing a dark plot about town leadership and loyalties. The sequence builds suspense as characters weigh threats and secrets in a neo-noir style.

Tags: noir comic, bar scene, crime drama, mafia mythos, suspenseful dialogue, dark artwork, intimidation, town mayor, enforcers, tattooed character, gangster comic, cinematic panels, neo-noir, street gang, interrogation scene

A dark, cinematic comic strip featuring male characters in a dim tavern, mid-conversation across multiple panels.
A moody, noir-style comic panel sequence depicting tense dialogue between rugged men in a dim tavern. The artwork uses warm browns and deep shadows to emphasize mood, with close-up shots of the principal character and varying expressions that convey tension, memory, and diplomacy. This scene hints at a backstory involving a woman named Kate and reveals themes of loyalty, identity, and consequence.

Tags: comic strip, graphic novel, noir art, dark cinema, tavern scene, character dialogue, close-up portrait, dramatic storytelling, digital art, fan art, moody lighting, cinematic panels, tension and memory, backstory, emotional confrontation

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Comments

breljoset

This is excellent work, if this is the first set of the series I'll be continuing to follow it!

archangeltara

WOW this is fantastic LOVE it I hope they find Kate too

panos

Thank you again!! This and eventually all my various different stories comic strips will go into blogs. It is the natural place for them and the have a chance to recoup some of the cost. The most consuming aspect of this Bobbie, is not the credits - it is the TIME it takes to make them!!!! The thing about speech bubbles stems is very upsetting for me. It confuses the reader and subtracts from easy reading. Thank you again for the appreciative words & tip. In fact, as soon as I sort through today's messages, I'll o work on a blog for this - some additional images & comic-strips. I hopo I will publish it within the next 2 days

panos

Thank you very, VERY much for coming back and reading through this "labour of love" of mine! Glad you liked it! The thing about the speech bubble stems is major!! Even I get confused as to who talks, and I wrote the damn thing!!! Unfortunately, despite gradually ironing out faults in comic-strip creation by experience, this particular one seems insurmountable. I WILL put these in a blog - along with added material (in fact most of my other strips will go into blogs) if not for nothing else than these cost AWFULLY!!!

panos

Thank you VERY much for your very, very generous tip! I'm very gla you like this. It is a labour of love for me, a story that I love decades npw and that I dare to give it my own sequel. I believe they will find her, for the same reason they believe it: Because tey believe God that helped them survive the war will help them find her too, because they believe love, friendship and kindness is its own reward and good people will prevail in the end

panos

@DavidP (part 2) ...I would be GREATLY surprised!!! 50 likes from 50 people who read it is preferable to me than 500 from people who haven't. Of course, OK, mainly this was done for my friends here, like you, me, my resident vampire woman - who also loves the games - and a certain bespectacled guy who makes his appearance here. (He still hasn't seen it. I guess he will, within the weekend and I keep it as a surprise)🙂So, after making the 50 likes per day number & getting the credits...not much use for a great popularity.

Bobbie

Understanding how difficult AI art models can be, I am happy to wade through the ambiguity of the speech bubbles to enjoy the content. I, for one, will try to tip your posts more often when I can to help offset the cost of making them. I will also make sure I clap 20 times for every one of your blogs. The brilliance of your storytelling should not bankrupt you. Hopefully more people will join in, in addition to your usual benefactors. Finally, sorry if I sound a little too fangirly.

CaylaCatz

yeah, i think the bubbles pointing to the wrong person is the biggest problem with making comic book pages right now. I "cheat" with Alice. Almost everyday, I have to fix one or two speech pointers using Photoshop. . It's a pain but I feel better. Someone told me about a free one so I might try that and show how to use it if I learn how. I think often with AI there is one tiny thing we want to fix.

panos

Thank you very much for you very generous tip, Bobbie! I am very glad when friends like so much my work -and in particluar this one. This is a story I have in my mind for decades!! Ever since we played the hames so long ago. it is a project of love form e andnow with the comic-book function of GPT-2 I finally have the means to do it as it should be done!

faerierealm

Okay, I came back to read it, and it's quite engaging! Unfortunately, GPT often points the stem of the speech bubble at the wrong person. I'm still able to infer who's supposed to be talking, but it would be great if there were an app just to fix stem direction haha. Also, you should consider dropping these into a blog because the blogs reward more credits. Nice work! @panos