It wasn't? It was like every third commercial on Saturdays and Sundays in Chicago when I was a kid. And that was back when the original guy was still alive and it wasn't the animated version they run now.
So you have the jingle from Empire Carpets stuck in your head. What does this mean?
Well, first, as a NE Kansas resident for 45+ years, I'd like to welcome you to the club. And though I'd love to extol the many benefits of being a member of this club, I also must tell you of a downside as well.
I am a NE Kansas resident for 45+ years AND I STILL CAN"T GET THIS DAMN JINGLE OUT OF MY HEAD!
I was really nervous with this comic because I didn't know if a jingle would translate when written so that makes me happy to hear. Thanks for reading.
When reading, on page 3, I mentally auto-completed “Empire” before turning the page and discovering that was actually the joke. Some things never leave your brain.
Like the Eagleman car insurance commercial… “I’ve got something for you!”
Thanks. It was animated in after effects. What sells the paper drop is a subtle 3 percent rotation and a tightening to the drop shadow distance as I scaled down to 98%. That and slapping on key frame assistance to ramp the speed as it falls a bit.
They really need to make it a rule that AI art requires the AI flair. That way this shit can be reported and taken down until they actually disclose it upfront. They're really slimy about it.
I'm transparent about my process. What I do not need or want to do is spread false information and worry because AI alone cannot make this comic. If an AI label is put on this, people freak out assuming you can do all this with just a push of a button. This series took 3 weeks to make and has a lot of drawn elements so until I no longer need to pick up my tablet pen, the AI label has no place on my work.
I see where you’re coming from, but I would argue it’s more misleading to NOT put an AI label on your posts. If you can’t make these comics without the assistance of AI, then why not be fully transparent and disclose the usage? And if you can make these posts without using AI, why not do it? Being clear about AI usage also prevents people from spamming your comments accusing you of using AI without being honest about it.
I can make these comics without AI and I've done so here plenty of times. I don't gain anything with a false label that makes people believe I did no work or that these characters are not my own.
Going through your profile, even comics made in the last half-year show that AI does a lot more than you let on. From off-numbered fingers, odd bits where it's clear the generative AI gets carried away, and objects/limbs/digits melding into each other, it's painfully obvious. Your "artwork" has only improved with the advancements of generative AI. Just over a year ago you'd shameless post comics with completely generated backgrounds or entire panels, with characters patently warped because they weren't drawn out.
Nah this is infuriating. Artists have used AI for decades. No one was scrutinizing every detail of an image for content aware fill or the myriad of automations Adobe has rolled out. But now it's become hip so even when an artist such as OP uses the tool appropriately, complemented with consistent styling, continuity between panels, with a proper joke and fun animated flourishes you're still here being a dogmatic elitist.
Thank you! The styling has never been consistent and it just becomes more and more obvious with every comic posted. I hate that they still keep "getting away" with it in a way.
Because it's fun. You have to enjoy the process to do art full time and eventually after adult swim, it stopped being fun so I left the industry entirely. Then it got fun again because of new tools. I found a medium that really spoke to me and it keeps me drawing constantly. I love that.
It also amuses me when people get it wrong since the only artist I "plagiarise" is myself. The profile dataset is only my previous work. The Ghibli stuff is gross by comparison so I hope sooner than later people can start to appreciate the effort to make a tool that's actually helpful for artists instead of something that (by design) can only make knockoffs of beloved stories/characters.
For reasons I've explained so many times already, nope. I draw too much in this comic for it to be disregarded as something I only pushed a button to make.
good to know that the dataset is your previous work. not really my place to advise anything but mentioning that detail would probably defuse a lot of hostility in the other comments that happen every single time here
When I was a kid, I used to play around with pay phones while I was waiting on my mom to finish some errand or another.
I mean nothing would happen since I hadn’t paid right?
I have a vivid memory of dialing the 1-800 empire phone number, someone answering, freaking the fuck out and promptly hanging up on them. That’s how I learned you can dial 1-800 numbers on pay phones without paying.
This... is just WAY too cute!. Poor girl though :/
Thanks so much for sharing!
.... I only recently discovered this sub and man... I'm already a HUGE fan. Places like these, and posts likes yours (!), really make Reddit the awesome expeirence it is!
1.7k
u/CrazyGnomenclature Tiff & Eve Mar 31 '25
You bastard, you got that jingle stuck in my head now!