Undersea Bard: Bold Comic Splash

Underwater scene: a heroic bard glides through a sunken coral city, drawn in bold comic book style with thick black ink lines, sharp cel shading, and halftone textures. The bard wears a seaweed cloak and pearl jewelry, and plays a luminous sea-lute strapped across their back, fingers plucking strings that ripple through the water. Surrounding marine life—darting fish, jellyfish, and an inquisitive octopus—move to the music as bubbles rise like musical notes. Dramatic lighting slices from above, casting high-contrast blues, teals, and coral reds. Panel-like composition with speech balloons and a caption box; dynamic action pose, exaggerated expression, sense of motion and sound.