Time-Traveling Coral Reef in a Comic Book Machine

Underwater coral reef rendered in bold comic book style: thick black ink outlines, halftone textures, and dynamic panel composition. A steampunk-inspired time machine submarine glides through the reef, brass gears, riveted copper plates, glass portholes, and glowing neon dials. Colorful reef inhabitants—parrotfish, clownfish, a curious turtle, and an inquisitive octopus—swirl around the machine as action lines and speech bubbles punctuate the scene. The time machine activates a swirling portal—clock faces, gears, stars—opening a window to a different era. Blue-green water light, sunbeams, and caustics wash over pink, orange, and turquoise corals. The composition should feel cinematic, with perspective from just above the reef looking toward the portal, as if a panel transition is about to occur.