Knowledge Comic Creator Create original knowledge comics with flexible art style × tone combinations. Usage /tuzi-comic posts/turing-story/source.md /tuzi-comic article.md --art manga --tone warm /tuzi-comic
then paste content
- Options
- Visual Dimensions
- Option
- Values
- Description
- --art
- ligne-claire (default), manga, realistic, ink-brush, chalk
- Art style / rendering technique
- --tone
- neutral (default), warm, dramatic, romantic, energetic, vintage, action
- Mood / atmosphere
- --layout
- standard (default), cinematic, dense, splash, mixed, webtoon
- Panel arrangement
- --aspect
- 3:4 (default, portrait), 4:3 (landscape), 16:9 (widescreen)
- Page aspect ratio
- --lang
- auto (default), zh, en, ja, etc.
- Output language
- Partial Workflow Options
- Option
- Description
- --storyboard-only
- Generate storyboard only, skip prompts and images
- --prompts-only
- Generate storyboard + prompts, skip images
- --images-only
- Generate images from existing prompts directory
- --regenerate N
- Regenerate specific page(s) only (e.g.,
- 3
- or
- 2,5,8
- )
- Details:
- references/partial-workflows.md
- Art Styles (画风)
- Style
- 中文
- Description
- ligne-claire
- 清线
- Uniform lines, flat colors, European comic tradition (Tintin, Logicomix)
- manga
- 日漫
- Large eyes, manga conventions, expressive emotions
- realistic
- 写实
- Digital painting, realistic proportions, sophisticated
- ink-brush
- 水墨
- Chinese brush strokes, ink wash effects
- chalk
- 粉笔
- Chalkboard aesthetic, hand-drawn warmth
- Tones (基调)
- Tone
- 中文
- Description
- neutral
- 中性
- Balanced, rational, educational
- warm
- 温馨
- Nostalgic, personal, comforting
- dramatic
- 戏剧
- High contrast, intense, powerful
- romantic
- 浪漫
- Soft, beautiful, decorative elements
- energetic
- 活力
- Bright, dynamic, exciting
- vintage
- 复古
- Historical, aged, period authenticity
- action
- 动作
- Speed lines, impact effects, combat
- Preset Shortcuts
- Presets with special rules beyond art+tone:
- Preset
- Equivalent
- Special Rules
- --style ohmsha
- --art manga --tone neutral
- Visual metaphors, NO talking heads, gadget reveals
- --style wuxia
- --art ink-brush --tone action
- Qi effects, combat visuals, atmospheric elements
- --style shoujo
- --art manga --tone romantic
- Decorative elements, eye details, romantic beats
- Compatibility Matrix
- Art Style
- ✓✓ Best
- ✓ Works
- ✗ Avoid
- ligne-claire
- neutral, warm
- dramatic, vintage, energetic
- romantic, action
- manga
- neutral, romantic, energetic, action
- warm, dramatic
- vintage
- realistic
- neutral, warm, dramatic, vintage
- action
- romantic, energetic
- ink-brush
- neutral, dramatic, action, vintage
- warm
- romantic, energetic
- chalk
- neutral, warm, energetic
- vintage
- dramatic, action, romantic
- Details:
- references/auto-selection.md
- Auto Selection
- Content signals determine default art + tone + layout (or preset):
- Content Signals
- Recommended
- Tutorial, how-to, programming, educational
- ohmsha
- preset
- Pre-1950, classical, ancient
- realistic + vintage
- Personal story, mentor
- ligne-claire + warm
- Martial arts, wuxia
- wuxia
- preset
- Romance, school life
- shoujo
- preset
- Biography, balanced
- ligne-claire + neutral
- When preset is recommended
-
- Load
- references/presets/{preset}.md
- and apply all special rules.
- Details:
- references/auto-selection.md
- Script Directory
- Important
-
- All scripts are located in the
- scripts/
- subdirectory of this skill.
- Agent Execution Instructions
- :
- Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as
- SKILL_DIR
- Script path =
- ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/
.ts - Replace all
- ${SKILL_DIR}
- in this document with the actual path
- Script Reference
- :
- Script
- Purpose
- scripts/merge-to-pdf.ts
- Merge comic pages into PDF
- File Structure
- Output directory:
- comic/{topic-slug}/
- Slug: 2-4 words kebab-case from topic (e.g.,
- alan-turing-bio
- )
- Conflict: append timestamp (e.g.,
- turing-story-20260118-143052
- )
- Contents
- :
- File
- Description
- source-{slug}.{ext}
- Source files
- analysis.md
- Content analysis
- storyboard.md
- Storyboard with panel breakdown
- characters/characters.md
- Character definitions
- characters/characters.png
- Character reference sheet
- prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug].md
- Generation prompts
- NN-{cover|page}-[slug].png
- Generated images
- {topic-slug}.pdf
- Final merged PDF
- Language Handling
- Detection Priority
- :
- --lang
- flag (explicit)
- EXTEND.md
- language
- setting
- User's conversation language
- Source content language
- Rule
-
- Use user's input language or saved language preference for ALL interactions:
- Storyboard outlines and scene descriptions
- Image generation prompts
- User selection options and confirmations
- Progress updates, questions, errors, summaries
- Technical terms remain in English.
- Workflow
- Progress Checklist
- Comic Progress:
- - [ ] Step 1: Setup & Analyze
- - [ ] 1.1 Preferences (EXTEND.md) ⛔ BLOCKING
- - [ ] Found → load preferences → continue
- - [ ] Not found → run first-time setup → MUST complete before other steps
- - [ ] 1.2 Analyze, 1.3 Check existing
- - [ ] Step 2: Confirmation - Style & options ⚠️ REQUIRED
- - [ ] Step 3: Generate storyboard + characters
- - [ ] Step 4: Review outline (conditional)
- - [ ] Step 5: Generate prompts
- - [ ] Step 6: Review prompts (conditional)
- - [ ] Step 7: Generate images ⚠️ CHARACTER REF REQUIRED
- - [ ] 7.1 Generate character sheet FIRST → characters/characters.png
- - [ ] 7.2 Generate pages WITH --ref characters/characters.png
- - [ ] Step 8: Merge to PDF
- - [ ] Step 9: Completion report
- Flow
- Input → [Preferences] ─┬─ Found → Continue
- │
- └─ Not found → First-Time Setup ⛔ BLOCKING
- │
- └─ Complete setup → Save EXTEND.md → Continue
- │
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- ↓
- Analyze → [Check Existing?] → [Confirm: Style + Reviews] → Storyboard → [Review?] → Prompts → [Review?] → Images → PDF → Complete
- Step Summary
- Step
- Action
- Key Output
- 1.1
- Load EXTEND.md preferences ⛔ BLOCKING if not found
- Config loaded
- 1.2
- Analyze content
- analysis.md
- 1.3
- Check existing directory
- Handle conflicts
- 2
- Confirm style, focus, audience, reviews
- User preferences
- 3
- Generate storyboard + characters
- storyboard.md
- ,
- characters/
- 4
- Review outline (if requested)
- User approval
- 5
- Generate prompts
- prompts/*.md
- 6
- Review prompts (if requested)
- User approval
- 7.1
- Generate character sheet FIRST
- characters/characters.png
- 7.2
- Generate pages
- with character ref
- *.png
- files
- 8
- Merge to PDF
- {slug}.pdf
- 9
- Completion report
- Summary
- Step 7: Image Generation ⚠️ CRITICAL
- Character reference is MANDATORY for visual consistency.
- 7.1 Generate character sheet first
- :
- Backup rule
- If characters/characters.png exists, rename to characters/characters-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.png
Use Reference Sheet Prompt from characters/characters.md
npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR} / .. /tuzi-image-gen/scripts/main.ts \ --promptfiles characters/characters.md \ --image characters/characters.png --ar 4 :3 Compress character sheet (recommended): Compress to reduce token usage when used as reference image: Use available image compression skill (if any) Or system tools: pngquant , optipng , sips (macOS) Keep PNG format , lossless compression preferred 7.2 Generate each page WITH character reference : Skill Capability Strategy Supports --ref Pass characters/characters.png with EVERY page No --ref support Prepend character descriptions to EVERY prompt file Backup rules for page generation : If prompt file exists: rename to prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug]-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md If image file exists: rename to NN-{cover|page}-[slug]-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.png
Example: ALWAYS include --ref for consistency
- npx
- -y
- bun
- ${SKILL_DIR}
- /
- ..
- /tuzi-image-gen/scripts/main.ts
- \
- --promptfiles
- prompts/01-page-xxx.md
- \
- --image
- 01-page-xxx.png
- --ar
- 3
- :4
- \
- --ref
- characters/characters.png
- Full workflow details
- :
- references/workflow.md
- EXTEND.md Paths ⛔ BLOCKING
- CRITICAL
-
- If EXTEND.md not found, MUST complete first-time setup before ANY other questions or steps. Do NOT proceed to content analysis, do NOT ask about art style, do NOT ask about tone — ONLY complete the preferences setup first.
- Path
- Location
- .tuzi-skills/tuzi-comic/EXTEND.md
- Project directory
- $HOME/.tuzi-skills/tuzi-comic/EXTEND.md
- User home
- Result
- Action
- Found
- Read, parse, display summary → Continue
- Not found
- ⛔
- BLOCKING
-
- Run first-time setup ONLY (
- references/config/first-time-setup.md
- ) → Complete and save EXTEND.md → Then continue
- EXTEND.md Supports
-
- Watermark | Preferred art/tone/layout | Custom style definitions | Character presets | Language preference
- Schema:
- references/config/preferences-schema.md
- References
- Core Templates
- :
- analysis-framework.md
- - Deep content analysis
- character-template.md
- - Character definition format
- storyboard-template.md
- - Storyboard structure
- ohmsha-guide.md
- - Ohmsha manga specifics
- Style Definitions
- :
- references/art-styles/
- - Art styles (ligne-claire, manga, realistic, ink-brush, chalk)
- references/tones/
- - Tones (neutral, warm, dramatic, romantic, energetic, vintage, action)
- references/presets/
- - Presets with special rules (ohmsha, wuxia, shoujo)
- references/layouts/
- - Layouts (standard, cinematic, dense, splash, mixed, webtoon)
- Workflow
- :
- workflow.md
- - Full workflow details
- auto-selection.md
- - Content signal analysis
- partial-workflows.md
- - Partial workflow options
- Config
- :
- config/preferences-schema.md
- - EXTEND.md schema
- config/first-time-setup.md
- - First-time setup
- config/watermark-guide.md
- - Watermark configuration
- Page Modification
- Action
- Steps
- Edit
- Update prompt file FIRST
- →
- --regenerate N
- → Regenerate PDF
- Add
- Create prompt at position → Generate with character ref → Renumber subsequent → Update storyboard → Regenerate PDF
- Delete
- Remove files → Renumber subsequent → Update storyboard → Regenerate PDF
- IMPORTANT
- When updating pages, ALWAYS update the prompt file ( prompts/NN-{cover|page}-[slug].md ) FIRST before regenerating. This ensures changes are documented and reproducible. Notes Image generation: 10-30 seconds per page Auto-retry once on generation failure Use stylized alternatives for sensitive public figures Maintain style consistency via session ID Step 2 confirmation required - do not skip Steps 4/6 conditional - only if user requested in Step 2 Step 7.1 character sheet MUST be generated before pages - ensures consistency Step 7.2 EVERY page MUST reference characters - use --ref or embed descriptions Watermark/language configured once in EXTEND.md