GPT template: satirical editorial cartoon from any topic

A fun prompt for these types of visuals. AI picked the topics. 😄 2x2 grid, 16:9, AI picks topics: Create a richly detailed single-panel editorial cartoon about [SUBJECT], using one strong visual metaphor that instantly explains the critique. The image should look like a polished newspaper/op-ed political cartoon: exaggerated caricatures, expressive faces, dynamic inked linework, hand-painted color, satirical humor, and clear symbolic storytelling. CORE ENGINE :: SUBJECT([SUBJECT]) + POWER_ACTOR(infer the main person/group/institution most associated with the subject) + VICTIMS(infer the ordinary people / public / workers / taxpayers / citizens affected) + METAPHOR(infer one bold physical scenario that dramatizes the issue) + LABELS(add large readable signs, banners, placards, speech bubbles, and object labels) + HYPOCRISY_CONTRAST(show public slogan vs hidden reality) = editorial cartoon SCENE RULES :: - Build the image around ONE dominant allegorical setup, not multiple unrelated scenes. - The dominant setup should be a theatrical, physical metaphor for the issue: examples of metaphor types = collapsing structure, overloaded platform, staged performance, fake façade, circus act, burden-bearing, puppet show, shell game, disaster cover-up, hollow reform, gilded platform, toxic machine, leaking dam, etc. - The main power actor should be oversized, smug, theatrical, or oblivious. - The affected people should appear strained, ignored, burdened, tricked, or sidelined. - Show the issue through contradiction: what is promised in words versus what is really happening in the picture. - Include 4–10 readable labels on props/signs/sacks/podiums/posters/banners to make the idea explicit. - Include 1–2 speech bubbles or slogan boards if useful. - Make the labels feel topic-specific and inferred from [SUBJECT], not generic filler. - Add a meaningful background location that strengthens the message: government building, skyline, industrial zone, stage, field, media event, etc. - The joke should be immediately understandable even without outside context. VISUAL STYLE :: classic American editorial cartoon high-detail pen-and-ink outlines painted digital watercolor / gouache coloring warm, slightly textured paper feel expressive caricature anatomy busy but readable composition dramatic gestures and facial expressions clear silhouette hierarchy bold legible hand-lettered text newspaper-opinion illustration quality humorous but biting tone COMPOSITION :: - horizontal single-panel composition - one main focal metaphor in the center - secondary labeled details around it - foreground citizens / audience / workers for emotional grounding - midground action carries the satire - background provides context but does not steal focus - make the scene dense with meaning but still easy to read at a glance AI INFERENCE LOGIC :: When [SUBJECT] changes, automatically infer: 1. the most relevant public issue or controversy 2. the key actor(s) benefiting 3. the group paying the price 4. the best metaphorical scene to symbolize it 5. the most effective slogan/label contrasts 6. the environmental setting 7. the specific props, signs, and labels that make the satire land TEXT / LABELING RULE :: Render clean, readable English text directly inside the artwork. Use short punchy labels like: - slogan / promise text - burden / cost text - distraction / spin text - victims’ needs - loopholes / favors / excuses - public-relations branding versus ugly reality Keep the text concise and integrated naturally into the cartoon.