Dark noir comic panels showing a detective and a man at a hotel bar discussing cheating and scandal.
A moody noir scene unfolds across four comic panels in a dim hotel bar. A detective and a bartender discuss a cheating accusation, while a glamorous woman in a red dress arrives, cueing a tense, rain-soaked investigation vibe. The deep blues, warm amber lighting, and dramatic dialogue balloons create a cinematic, crime-mystery atmosphere.

Dark noir comic panels showing a detective and a man — AI art by @DavidP

@DavidP · 5/31/2026

**The Ray Flint Case Files** QT: Tell a story in 4 images https://budgetpixel.com/p/43156 --- I created the third panel image for the Hotel Lobby Mystery challenge. It begged to have a lead up and closure, so here it is. --- While these graphic novel/comic strip images (may) look impressive, they are not nearly as hard to create as you may imagine. You can read the blog @CaylaCatz wrote which explains exactly how to do it: https://budgetpixel.com/blog/using-gpt-2-to-make-a-comic-book-page

Dark noir comic panels showing a detective and a man at a hotel bar discussing cheating and scandal.
A moody noir scene unfolds across four comic panels in a dim hotel bar. A detective and a bartender discuss a cheating accusation, while a glamorous woman in a red dress arrives, cueing a tense, rain-soaked investigation vibe. The deep blues, warm amber lighting, and dramatic dialogue balloons create a cinematic, crime-mystery atmosphere.

Tags: noir, detective, hotel bar, crime comic, cheating scandal, suspense, mid-century, noir atmosphere, paper noir, dramatic dialogue, women's red dress, urban crime, mystery, whiskey scene

AI Model: GPT-Image-2

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justrob

fun. Its the story that intimidates me

JMN

tbh I like this ratio, but I'm biased [PC user]. iirc most people who are doom scrolling will only wait max 3 secs before moving on, so a 9:16 ratio is your best best for phones if you are targeting that demo for your posts. That being said, 9:16 doesn't translate well for storyboards, detail, dialogue, etc. fun fact: aspect ratio 4:3 is closest to human vision.

DavidP

Thans so much. Seems as if using a landscape orientation results in a better font. Plus shows up better on the monitor. I wonder if the image would rotate on the phone?

DavidP

Sums it up well. I got into a 9:16 habit hoping to get more love from doom-scrolling phone-using voters - but I think I shall abandon that - afterll my creations are seldom the 'easy' pick.

JMN

Such a classic Noir P.I. scene: "I always end up tailing a suspected cheater every 2 to 3 jobs. Each one has it's own twists and turns😏 Some more shapely than others..."😎

DavidP

Not sure if my phone has the auto-rotate enabled or disabled. And even if enabled would a phone user rotate? And men vs women.

Hephzibah

probably, but I'd have to unlock the setting. It would be nice to know the % of users on mobile/vs monitor?

DavidP

Thanks. The blogs from you and @dirty_biker really made a difference to this kind of image and GPT2 in general

DavidP

Well said. I love this sort of thing. Reminds me of my youth reading that sort of pulp fiction

CaylaCatz

Very cool. I saw #3 when you were doing the comparisons. It's cool to see the whole story now.