Statues of Red Tornado, Aquaman, and Wonder Woman.
[Workflow: Nano banana for base image + human finishes for logos, water bubbles, lighting, and background mergers]
I created a possible YouTube intro screen for Pete Bickford's (mostly) weekly ComicBaseTV livestream channel. Pete is even wearing Roddy Piper's clothes from the cult classic THEY LIVE movie.
[Workflow: Nano banana for helping provide elements to expand the poster, then everything else done by hand in Affinity for fonts, face mapping, poster merge, etc.]
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| my source image to be altered |
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| source for metropolis poster |
Snapple Real Facts Illustrated #49 - Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine.
[Workflow: Prompt experimentation using Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the basic illustration. Lots of Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer activity to create the magazine layout, created logo, date/issue masthead Fx, designed beaker wallpaper, the future is fruity emblem, etc.]
I created another variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features two young kids dressed up for Halloween.
[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. I then imported it into Affinity Photo to finish the store logo, added an octo-creature, fixed other background elements, and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]
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| trade dressed image as seen in CB2026 |
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| uncropped original virgin image |
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splasher loader as seen during ComicBase startup |
Charlie Brown in 3D was created while in a Slack discussion forum with Robbie Weinberg.
[Workflow: I fed Peanuts sample art into Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create a 3D version. I then imported it into Affinity Photo to clean up a few issues found while creating the background elements (poster, toys, etc), and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some elements of the image flow as needed.]
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| trade dressed image (currently unused in CB2026) |
Created another variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features the Metropolis robot girl (Maria aka Maschinenmensch) with a romance comic book. This splash loader is currently unused.
[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. I then imported it into Affinity Photo, finalized background elements (books, poster, sky, etc), and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]
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| trade dressed image (currently unused in CB2026) |
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| uncropped original virgin image |
Black Canary (Dinah Lance) Statue
[Workflow: Nano banana prompts for base image, rest of human work within Affinity for making 3D logo, and other minor fixes.]
Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]
Superman and Krypto Kenner action toys sitting on a bookshelf
[Workflow: Nano banana prompts for base image, rest of human work within Affinity for minor fixes on this simple artwork.]
Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]
Super Friends and the Hall of Justice (LEGO set)
[Workflow: Nano banana for base image + a few minor human finishes within Affinity]
Krypto the Superdog Postcard
[Workflow: Nano banana prompts for base image, rest of human work within Affinity for minor fixes on this simple artwork.]
Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]
