Early Access- Do you have a spare?
Added 2025-05-28 09:09:51 +0000 UTCThis comic was inspired by those grand, majestic statues and paintings of Poseidon riding a chariot pulled by elegant sea horses. I thought it’d be fun to completely break that divine, epic image… with something utterly ridiculous. Like cartoonishly awkward blobfish who are anything but majestic.
While working on it, I learned something unexpected: blobfish only look “ugly” when they’re brought to the surface, due to the drastic change in pressure. Deep underwater, they’re actually kind of cute and graceful!
I almost paused the comic when I found that out… but honestly, it fits the story even better. These blobfish are so eager to pull Poseidon’s chariot, they’re willing to rise to the surface and go full derp-mode for the honor. 😄
Fun fact: I also wanted to see how far AI has come in comic creation, so I asked ChatGPT to generate a version of this comic.
I was honestly impressed (and a bit freaked out) by how far it’s gotten… it's not there yet but I can see it's definitely close.
Just to be clear — I am not planning on making AI comics!!! I love drawing way too much for that, and I’m deeply against the fact that these models are trained on artists’ work without their consent. I’m just trying to understand what the future holds for us as artists.)
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Thank you so much! 🙏 And don’t worry — I’m 100% with you on that. I love drawing way too much to let a machine do it for me. I get the curiosity, but yeah… it’s scary to see how artists now have to “prove” they’re real. Like we’ve become the deepfakes now 😅 Totally agree — AI should help us do the boring stuff, not replace the stuff we actually love doing. Thanks again for your support, it really means a lot 🧡
goofygodscomics
2025-05-28 12:44:59 +0000 UTCDon’t worry — I love drawing way too much to ever let AI do it for me. It’s more of a general question about what’s going to happen to comic artists in the future… when no one will be able to tell real comics from AI-made ones. And yeah, that honestly scares me.
goofygodscomics
2025-05-28 12:43:57 +0000 UTCThat's the kind of laugh that starts my day off perfectly! Thanks! As others have said, Please no AI. I want to see human creativity, I love your humor too.
Kris Olsen
2025-05-28 12:24:18 +0000 UTCThis is hilarious! But they’re SOOO happy to help. And please stay away from AI. As “close” as it is, we want to see YOUR art. I have so many artist friends fighting against this, and people I follow forced to post progress videos to prove they don’t use it. We love your art because YOU make it. AI should be used for mundane tasks to free up our day so we can spend more time on things we love (like art).
Sereia
2025-05-28 11:44:09 +0000 UTC
