{"slug": "show-hn-ms-comic-chat-for-chatgpt", "title": "Show HN: MS Comic Chat for ChatGPT", "summary": "An independent developer released Comic Chat for AI, an alpha Windows 11-compatible modification of Microsoft Comic Chat that renders ChatGPT conversations as automatically composed comic strips using the original panel, balloon, avatar, and emotion renderer. The build, versioned v2.5-beta-1-modern, runs as a 32-bit MFC program and connects to ChatGPT through a locally installed Codex runtime, with source available under the MIT License; the project states it is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft or OpenAI.", "body_md": "Comic Chat for AI is a Windows 11-compatible, GPT-only evolution of Microsoft Comic Chat. It renders conversations with ChatGPT as automatically composed comic strips using the original panel, balloon, avatar, and emotion renderer.\n\nDownload the current Windows build from the\n[GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/theletterf/comic-chat-for-ai/releases).\nExtract the ZIP intact so `CChat.exe` remains next to the `comicart` folder.\n\nInstall Codex locally and sign in to ChatGPT. Open the application, choose\n**AI > New Comic Chat**, then use the normal message box to talk with ChatGPT.\n\nCodex runs locally and handles the browser sign-in flow. Comic Chat for AI does not include Codex and does not store ChatGPT credentials.\n\nInstall Visual Studio 2022 C++ Build Tools with **MFC and ATL support**, then\nrun these commands from a Developer Command Prompt:\n\n```\ncall \"<VisualStudio>\\VC\\Auxiliary\\Build\\vcvars32.bat\"\ncd v2.5-beta-1-modern\nnmake /f chat.mak CFG=\"chat - Win32 Release\"\n```\n\nThe executable is written to `v2.5-beta-1-modern\\Release\\CChat.exe`. The\napplication is a 32-bit MFC program and runs on Windows 11 x64.\n\nThis is an alpha release. It supports ChatGPT through the local Codex runtime, random comic characters, and model-directed character emotions. IRC, legacy server dialogs, member lists, favorites, and legacy help content are removed from the main product flow.\n\nComic Chat for AI is an independent modification of\n[Microsoft Comic Chat](https://github.com/microsoft/comic-chat). It is not\naffiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Microsoft or OpenAI.\n\nThis is an independent GitHub repository rather than a network fork of the archived upstream project.\n\nThe source is available under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/theletterf/comic-chat-ai/blob/main/LICENSE) and\n[NOTICE](https://github.com/theletterf/comic-chat-ai/blob/main/NOTICE) for the required copyright and attribution notices.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ms-comic-chat-for-chatgpt", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/theletterf/comic-chat-ai/tree/main", "published_at": "2026-09-16 12:26:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 12:43:42.379619+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "generative-ai", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Comic Chat for AI", "Microsoft Comic Chat", "ChatGPT", "OpenAI", "Microsoft", "Codex", "GitHub", "Windows 11"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ms-comic-chat-for-chatgpt", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ms-comic-chat-for-chatgpt.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ms-comic-chat-for-chatgpt.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ms-comic-chat-for-chatgpt.jsonld"}}