We present a mixed initiative method for comics and visual narrative creation which can be used in an artistic practice and beyond. Mixing analogue human hand drawings with a generative AI tool, this method suggests a way for generative AI to be incorporated in a turn-taking manner into an existing comic making practice by creating a short comic. The method has been developed within the first author’s own artistic practice, and is loosely based on the work of Lynda Barry, specifically her ideas of having devices and helpers, such as a comic kit and the question “and then what happened?” to keep the story moving forward. We suggest that generative AI tools can be used in a similar way, helping steer and move the story while creating surprising twists and turns, and posing creative challenges. Moreover, we demonstrate that a single story can consist of both hand drawn and AI generated images made from the hand drawings. In this paper, we offer 1) two mixed initiative comics created with this method 2) an account of the process and our experience and 3) our reflections on the visuals and on using generative AI as a companion within one’s comic-making creative practice.