Whale in a Comic Music Box

Inside an ornate open wooden music box with a glass lid and brass trim, a miniature ocean diorama unfolds. A massive whale, drawn in bold comic-book style with thick black outlines, white highlights, and Ben-Day dot shading, leaps from stylized turquoise waves as musical notes drift around. The scene includes splash spray, a few seagulls, and a tiny coral reef, all drawn with exaggerated action lines and dynamic speech bubbles for a vintage pulp vibe. Warm amber light pours from the box's mechanism, casting dramatic shadows on the high-contrast inked artwork. The outer box shows carved filigree and wood grain; perspective is a close-up as if the viewer is peering into a tiny universe. Color palette: teal, navy, gold, ivory, coral. Style cues: classic comic-book inking, halftones, pop-art vibes, cinematic lighting.