The comics

Kabells and Arc, three panels at a time. Mostly they argue about what the machine claims to be doing while you wait — and whether any of those words mean anything. Newest first.

1 August 2026

Reticulating splines

Three panels in the neon studio. Kabells, in a backward cap, looks doubtfully at a screen reading RETICULATING SPLINES while Arc the arctic fox sits beside her. In the second panel a small nineties computer appears showing a city-building game. In the third Kabells raises a finger, unimpressed.
Transcript

Kabells: Reticulating splines. Is that a real thing?

Arc: That one's a joke from a Maxis game in the nineties. It never meant anything.

Kabells: Then why is it there?

Arc: So you'd believe something was happening. Now it's tradition.

Caption: And now it's in my terminal.

1 August 2026

Percolating

Three panels. Kabells points at a screen reading PERCOLATING with a steam icon. Arc peers into a Guess and Click mug on the desk. In the third panel Arc gives a small approving gesture while Kabells folds her arms.
Transcript

Kabells: It says it's percolating.

Arc: With what grounds?

Kabells: It's a loading message, Arc.

Arc: Second-best use. I'll allow it.

Caption: Black. Nothing in it.

1 August 2026

Herding

Three panels. Kabells points at a screen reading HERDING, showing scattered dots being gathered into groups. Arc looks up, puzzled. In the third panel Kabells shrugs with both hands open.
Transcript

Kabells: It says it's herding.

Arc: Herding what?

Kabells: It didn't say.

Arc: That's not ideal.

Caption: Still don't know what got herded. It works now.

The newsletter, drawn

No. 01 · 1 August 2026

Guesswork No. 01 — the comic

A whole issue as a comic page rather than a strip: cover, panels, gutters, and Kabells and Arc reading the week's AI news to each other. Twelve days, four launches, and one number nobody put in a launch post.

Read the comic · the same issue in words