How to Generate Comic Strips with Claude
Generate comic strips with Claude and ToolRouter. Create multi-panel social media comics with consistent characters and punchlines.
Tool
Claude is the ideal partner for comic strip generation when the joke, narrative beat, or lesson needs to land — you want to workshop the setup and punchline, iterate on the panel arrangement, and make sure the story reads correctly across panels.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Cartoon Maker tool:
- Describe the comic premise — characters, setup, punchline, and number of panels.
- Run cartoon-maker with comic_strip and the narrative description.
- Ask Claude whether the punchline lands and whether the visual storytelling is clear without the dialogue.
- Refine the panel arrangement or dialogue and regenerate until the comic works as intended.
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the Cartoon Maker tool
Use cartoon-maker to create a 3-panel office comic strip: Panel 1 — manager announces 'we need to think outside the box'. Panel 2 — employee builds a literal giant cardboard box. Panel 3 — manager inside the box looking confused. Office art style, dry humor tone. Does the joke land visually?
Tips
- Describe each panel's action and the character's expression explicitly — don't assume the generator will interpret the joke correctly without direction.
- Ask Claude whether the punchline is set up clearly in panel two before you commit to the three-panel structure.
- Test the comic with the dialogue stripped — if the visual story is unclear without words, the panels need reworking.