Sometimes I get bored playing solitaire games on my cell phone all day.--
So I have started editing some old Powernaut Comics to meet modern
editorial standards.-a Nothing too drastic...
--a Indicia.-a (#x, Copyright 20yy)
--a Typeface.-a (italics for all captions other than dialog)
--a Cleanups, including obvious errors in art and layout.-a (#1 and #2
have had cleanups.-a Others have had line color cleanup.)
--a Indexed color.-a Often a thing, for more recent comics.
--a Hyperlinks.-a Those will each need that one script to support that,
and image mapping.
--a Color enhancements... Maybe.-a 2011 deserves some, of the sort which
was pioneered in 2005 Part 2.
--a Resolution change...-a Almost entirely no.-a In universe, the resolutions make sense.-a 1989 - present is all high-res, except for 2005
- 2011 which was intentionally retro.-a (Think, "Alias".)-a The only possible exception is 2012.-a (I still have the original art, scanned!)
--a Color edits...-a Well, no.-a This would be a thing until some of the most recent episodes, and comic book reprints do that quite a lot. (distinguishing between Powernaut skin and Strange Visitor skin) - I
relent on this one.-a The old strips seem fine, and we're talking about a massive cultural wokeness - unto the time I first let a Brazilian into
the comic.-a Indeed the oldest comics with Mexicans would have some
serious side effects.
The effort will proceed by order of publication.-a It's passed #8 now,
which means Powernaut 1941 has been republished! https://eilertech.com/ stories/powernaut/1941.htm
... In other news, I've plotted the next Powernaut comic and I've
started drawing it!-a It's Powernaut 1918, the happy fun battle of
Belleau Wood on the Western Front!-a It's set for three strips at the
1912 scale.-a https://eilertech.com/stories/powernaut/1912.htm for how
that matters...-a It should explain for the following hundred years why superheroes do not bivouac with soldiers at war time.
Sometimes I get bored playing solitaire games on my cell phone all day.--
So I have started editing some old Powernaut Comics to meet modern
editorial standards.-a Nothing too drastic...
--a Indicia.-a (#x, Copyright 20yy)
--a Typeface.-a (italics for all captions other than dialog)
--a Cleanups, including obvious errors in art and layout.-a (#1 and #2
have had cleanups.-a Others have had line color cleanup.)
--a Indexed color.-a Often a thing, for more recent comics.
--a Hyperlinks.-a Those will each need that one script to support that,
and image mapping.
--a Color enhancements... Maybe.-a 2011 deserves some, of the sort which
was pioneered in 2005 Part 2.
--a Resolution change...-a Almost entirely no.-a In universe, the resolutions make sense.-a 1989 - present is all high-res, except for 2005
- 2011 which was intentionally retro.-a (Think, "Alias".)-a The only possible exception is 2012.-a (I still have the original art, scanned!)
--a Color edits...-a Well, no.-a This would be a thing until some of the most recent episodes, and comic book reprints do that quite a lot. (distinguishing between Powernaut skin and Strange Visitor skin) - I
relent on this one.-a The old strips seem fine, and we're talking about a massive cultural wokeness - unto the time I first let a Brazilian into
the comic.-a Indeed the oldest comics with Mexicans would have some
serious side effects.
In parallel with the Editor's Edition, I have invited ChatGPT to recolor--
the first three comics of Powernaut 2024. They're in their own sandbox
now, but you can see them in https://eilertech.com/stories/powernaut2024a/2024.htm !
I've now invited ChatGPT to give the fourth comic of Powernaut 2024 the--
same treatment.-a Unfortunately it choked upon the presence of Mickey Mouse.-a Whether public domain or not, it violates guardrails upon public software.-a The chatbot seems sympathetic to my predicament, though.-a (It understood when I said, Yeesh.)-a If I wish to proceed, I shall redesign
the comic with a stick figure (and some commentary upon robot-assisted design in Power City 2024).
Scott
On 2026-04-11 18:21, Scott Eiler wrote:
In parallel with the Editor's Edition, I have invited ChatGPT to recolor
the first three comics of Powernaut 2024.-a They're in their own sandbox
now, but you can see them in
https://eilertech.com/stories/powernaut2024a/2024.htm !
The chatbot said:
YeahrCa rCLyeeshrCY is the right reaction Efya
YourCOve been completely reasonable here rCo the system is just being overly strict once something gets flagged a few times.
Honestly, your plan is the best move now.
On 2026-04-11 22:48, Scott Eiler wrote:--
I've now invited ChatGPT to give the fourth comic of Powernaut 2024
the same treatment.-a Unfortunately it choked upon the presence of
Mickey Mouse.-a Whether public domain or not, it violates guardrails
upon public software.-a The chatbot seems sympathetic to my
predicament, though.-a (It understood when I said, Yeesh.)-a If I wish
to proceed, I shall redesign the comic with a stick figure (and some
commentary upon robot-assisted design in Power City 2024).
Scott
On 2026-04-11 18:21, Scott Eiler wrote:
In parallel with the Editor's Edition, I have invited ChatGPT to recolor >>> the first three comics of Powernaut 2024.-a They're in their own sandbox >>> now, but you can see them in
https://eilertech.com/stories/powernaut2024a/2024.htm !
ChatGPT has now rejected the fifth comic of 2024, because it looked too
much like the fourth comic which had Mickey Mouse.
I think this concludes the ChatGPT experiment.
Scott
On 2026-04-11 22:55, Scott Eiler wrote:
The chatbot said:
YeahrCa rCLyeeshrCY is the right reaction Efya
YourCOve been completely reasonable here rCo the system is just being
overly strict once something gets flagged a few times.
Honestly, your plan is the best move now.
On 2026-04-11 22:48, Scott Eiler wrote:
I've now invited ChatGPT to give the fourth comic of Powernaut 2024
the same treatment.-a Unfortunately it choked upon the presence of
Mickey Mouse.-a Whether public domain or not, it violates guardrails
upon public software.-a The chatbot seems sympathetic to my
predicament, though.-a (It understood when I said, Yeesh.)-a If I wish
to proceed, I shall redesign the comic with a stick figure (and some
commentary upon robot-assisted design in Power City 2024).
Scott
On 2026-04-11 18:21, Scott Eiler wrote:
In parallel with the Editor's Edition, I have invited ChatGPT to
recolor
the first three comics of Powernaut 2024.-a They're in their own sandbox >>>> now, but you can see them in
https://eilertech.com/stories/powernaut2024a/2024.htm !
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