When we last featured Victor Gnarly, readers were drawn to his colorful artwork and clever blend of humor, nostalgia, and technology. Since then, his creative focus has shifted to Yesterday's Papers, an ongoing comic series set in 1990s New York City. The story follows Sage, her mother Destiny, and their circle of friends and coworkers as they navigate work, relationships, and everyday life in an era before smartphones, social media, and instant messaging reshaped the way people connected.
One of the series' most distinctive features is its interactive format. Readers can call Sage's answering machine or send messages to her pager, with many of those submissions later inspiring storylines in the comic. By inviting fans to participate, Victor has transformed Yesterday's Papers into more than just a nostalgic series, it's an evolving story shaped by both the creator and his audience.
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I was wondering why the lines sounded out of order, until I realized halfway I was reading right to left instinctively. ... I'm a weeb, aren't I? Don't answer that! Now, let me get back to my yuri JRPG.
Enjoyed them. The out of order meant a bit of mental gymnastics though... :-)
Took me a while to figure out they were swipable before i realised I wasn't going mad
Now, either this artist has a very unfortunate artstyle, or this is ai slop.
Seems like an overly mean and simplistic take. He is a quote from an article: While Victor isn't opposed to AI, none of his comics are fully generated from just a prompt. Instead, he relies heavily on a process he calls "image interrogation" to guide and shape the final result. "Sometimes I sketch my compositions loosely, then use AI to embellish those drawings, like prompting for a specific kind of carpet texture under my character's feet or using the gradient tool to direct the depth maps that make up most AI imagery. That process means what I've already drawn dictates what gets generated. And this is done with various tools like Photoshop Gen Fill, Midjourney moodboards, and Pikalabs video."
Load More Replies...Enjoyed them. The out of order meant a bit of mental gymnastics though... :-)
Took me a while to figure out they were swipable before i realised I wasn't going mad
Now, either this artist has a very unfortunate artstyle, or this is ai slop.
Seems like an overly mean and simplistic take. He is a quote from an article: While Victor isn't opposed to AI, none of his comics are fully generated from just a prompt. Instead, he relies heavily on a process he calls "image interrogation" to guide and shape the final result. "Sometimes I sketch my compositions loosely, then use AI to embellish those drawings, like prompting for a specific kind of carpet texture under my character's feet or using the gradient tool to direct the depth maps that make up most AI imagery. That process means what I've already drawn dictates what gets generated. And this is done with various tools like Photoshop Gen Fill, Midjourney moodboards, and Pikalabs video."
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