Space explorers with the wrong paperwork. Stick figures with excellent excuses. A dad and his boy who can find a pirate ship anywhere.
Original fiction · AI-assisted writing · AI-generated artwork Published October 10, 2026 · From DontSuckMedia
SERIES 01 · EPISODE 001
The Department of Elsewhere
An earnest exploration crew tries to be useful in a universe where every civilization has invented a different way to make that difficult.
dry cosmic wit · expansive science fiction 6 panelsUnauthorized Hope · Original fictionOpen full-size art ↗Read the panel transcript
The teal exploration ship lands on a vast copper desert beneath a ringed planet. Mara and PIP approach a kiosk.
Mara First contact. Be respectful.
PIP I've brought the forms.
A blue-skinned local clerk receives visitors while a long queue waits in the sun.
Clerk Purpose of visit?
Mara To help.
The clerk stamps a form with perfect composure.
Clerk Unlicensed optimism. Third window.
The third window stands in full sun, while a toll gate controls the narrow strip of shade.
PIP They've privatized the shade.
Mara unfolds the ship's landing wing into a canopy over the entire queue.
Mara Open the landing wing. Shade for everyone.
Everyone rests in cool shade; the clerk arrives with a new form.
Clerk You'll need a shadow license.
Mara We'll ask forgiveness.
PIP That's another department.
SERIES 02 · EPISODE 001
Terms & Conditions
Two stick figures attempt to navigate modern life using the advice modern life keeps giving them.
spare · deadpan 4 panelsBusy Doing Less · Original fictionOpen full-size art ↗Read the panel transcript
Dot stands proudly beside a laptop and a huge to-do list.
Dot I automated my to-do list.
Dash looks into the screen.
Dash Great. What does it say?
Papers accumulate around Dot's desk.
Dot Optimize the automation.
Dash points to a single ordinary task. Dot remains deadpan.
Dash Have you tried doing the task?
Dot Let's not get radical.
SERIES 03 · EPISODE 001
Small Maps, Big Adventures
A father and his son camp, travel and explore together. The boy's imagined adventures transform the ordinary world while their relationship stays real.
warm · funny 6 panelsThe Great Biscuit Raid · Original fictionOpen full-size art ↗Read the panel transcript
At a woodland campsite, Finn holds a homemade map and an empty biscuit tin.
Finn Captain! The treasure's gone!
Theo Check the chart.
The picnic table becomes a pirate ship sailing on watercolor waves. Finn leads from the bow. imagination
Finn We sail at dawn!
Theo cooks breakfast at the camp stove while Finn holds the map.
Theo After breakfast.
An old tree's roots become a friendly sea creature around their imaginary ship. blended
Finn Danger, Captain!
Theo That's a very ambitious tree.
Finn finds the wrapped biscuits in Theo's jacket pocket. Dad looks sheepish.
Finn The treasure's in your pocket.
Theo A daring rescue.
At dusk they share biscuits beside the tent. A faint pirate ship appears in the clouds. blended
