4-panel "Freaky Fridays" gothic comic with Cheshire Cat, steampunk Alice, and artist conversing over an ornate tea party

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4-panel "Freaky Fridays" gothic comic with Cheshire Cat

By @CaylaCatz · Jul 10, 2026

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Tea with Alice and the Cheshire Cat Special Guest Stars: Aubrey Beardsley, Art Noveau illustrator I wanted to run a wider test of comicbook making ability as we've gained several new models lately. My tea party felt ideal because my Cheshire Cat is set as wise-cracking and cynical & Alice is known for her curiosity. I already know from past teas that GPT can handle text and panels of conversation. This is to see if others can match it. I described "Alice and Cheshire are chatting with Aubrey Beardsley — the decadent, mischievous illustrator who adored the bizarre, pushed boundaries, and had a wicked sense of humor. He easily matches the Cheshire Cat’s wit and Alice’s curiosity. " I also set the tea party "in a world that looks like it was inked by : Aubrey Beardsley". I did not set write the conversations, the AI did. I figured repeating the same conversation 4x would be a bore of you. I'm not good enough, I think, to write 4 interesting conversations. Also I wanted to see how "witty" the AI model might be. 1. GPT2 Low. The winner for me. It reminds me very much of manga with art nouveau flourishes. I don't know Beardsley enough to know if the conversat ion is like him. It felt very Oscar Wilde to me. Spelling was good and they did exchange witty quips that felt Victorian. For me still, the clear winner. 2. Nano Banana 2. I did find the conversation more intriguing. Mostly the speech bubbles were alright except in 2 of Audrey's, it put his name. And in the last panel, Beardsley spoke a word that must have come from the faerie world because it looks lik enothing on this earth. Very close, but no cigar. Needs a little more time in development. 3. Ideogram v4. Conversation is good. They sparred more off of each other rather than doing one-offs. So the minus is it insisted in putting the person's name in the bubble. It did have every bubble pointing to the correct person which is good and no mispellings 4. SeeDream 5 Pro. Mispellings. out of space

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This 4-panel Art Nouveau style webcomic titled *Freaky Fridays* by Cayla Catz reimagines Alice in Wonderland, featuring a grinning Cheshire Cat, steampunk Alice, and Victorian artist having a philosophical conversation over an ornate gothic tea service. The illustration uses a muted vintage palette of black, cream, teal, and purple with intricate linework, striking a moody dark whimsical tone as dialogue explores themes of beauty, rebellion, and creativity. This surreal steampunk fantasy comic offers an edgy, fresh take on classic Alice in Wonderland characters for dark fantasy and webcomic fans.

This whimsical 6-panel webcomic titled *Freaky Fridays* by Cayla Catz depicts a surreal crossover tea party between Alice from *Alice in Wonderland*, a top-hat wearing Cheshire Cat, and iconic Art Nouveau artist Aubrey Beardsley. Rendered in intricate swirling linework matching Beardsley's signature illustrative style, the witty dialogue explores playful philosophical themes, rejecting rigid normality, celebrating curiosity, and embracing joyful weirdness, with subtle teal and purple accent colors against a vintage cream background. The warm, quirky tone leans into classic surreal literary humor for a charming, thoughtful comic strip.

This playful 4-panel "Freaky Fridays" webcomic depicts a surreal crossover tea party featuring a steampunk-styled Alice from Alice in Wonderland, artist Aubrey Beardsley, and the grinning Cheshire Cat. Rendered in a detailed vintage pen-and-ink style with muted grayscale tones accented by teal and purple for the Cheshire Cat, the strip includes absurdist, humorous dialogue against a dreamy fantasy castle backdrop. The quirky comic blends classic literature references, art history gags, and the iconic whimsical tone of Alice in Wonderland for a lighthearted, charming read.

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@CaylaCatz · Jul 11, 2026
If I can get the words to spell right, I'll try Nano tonight withou the Bardley type background. I think that's why the art varied so much when I compared. He is a RL artist so that influenced the art. I still haven't come up with someone. I was messing with my blog post but it seems like it's all fixed now. Last few people could see all the images. Phew.
@panos · Jul 10, 2026
I'll see bout nano banan - though I don't like its look at all. GPT 2 is still the only one that does it right.
@CaylaCatz · Jul 11, 2026
4? Really. That surprises me. I like the look of #1 too. I might try to make it again some day. It's got a cool manga vibe
@legion · Jul 11, 2026
I like it because of the decorations on the panel borders, and also the typography that looks handwritten.
@CaylaCatz · Jul 12, 2026
yeah, i like the typography too but it has some misspellings in there. Fixable tho.
@panos · Jul 11, 2026
Yes, it is fixed!