TrUz's Mumblings

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

ComicBase Splash Loader Screen: Metropolis Robot Girl with Romance Comic

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.]

Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]

trade dressed image (currently unused in CB2026)

uncropped original virgin image

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Absolute Batman Statue

Absolute Batman statue (18.5" tall)

[Workflow: Nano banana for base image + human finishes for logo, lighting, background merger]

Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]

Monday, September 29, 2025

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]

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Superman and Krypto (League of Super Pets)

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]

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Super Friends and the Hall of Justice (LEGO set)

[Workflow: Nano banana for base image + a few minor human finishes within Affinity]

Hi-rez image (front) link [2160px tall]

Hi-rez image (side) link [2160px tall]

Friday, September 26, 2025

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]

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder 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]

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Black Adam Action Figure

BLACK ADAM (Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) action figure.

[Workflow: Nano banana for base image + human finishes for logos, lighting, and background mergers]

Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

ComicBase Splash Loader Screen: Mystery Comic Store

I created a variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features a young Pete Bickford standing outside his local comic book store. The art credit for the program is attached below.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. I then imported it into Affinity Photo to clean up a few issues found while creating the background elements (books, poster, sky, etc), and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]

Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]

trade dressed image as seen in CB2026

uncropped original virgin image

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Guy Gardner on the Moon

Guy Gardner is standing on the moon.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) prompts to get my starter image, then human edits for ring, lantern, metallic logo, and final clean-ups inside Affinity Photo.]

Hi-rez image link [2160px tall]

Monday, September 22, 2025

Grandmother Clutching Her Pearls

My wife is always talking about needing a meme image of a grandmother clutching her pearls. I took some time to run through Nano banana and feed it sample art, to make what I wanted. I then cleaned them up in Affinity Photo, fixing AI glitches as required.

Some of the mimicked art styles are spot-on; others are a poor derivative.

Enjoy!