Birthday and Christmas gift idea
A Personalized Comic Book Gift Where Your Kid Is the Hero
Turn one photo into a 16–20 page superhero comic starring your kid. Their face on every page. Their dinosaur obsession in the plot.
Preview your first comic free. No card needed. Read the first pages before you pay.
If you've been burned by one of these before
Maybe the character had a different face on every page. Maybe the story was a fill-in-the-blanks with your kid's name dropped in. Maybe you only found out after you paid.
Here's what's different. A 5-angle face scan keeps the same face from cover to last page. The details you type show up in the story. And your first comic comes with a free preview. You read the cover and first 4 pages before you spend anything.
How it works in 4 steps
Describe your hero
Name, age, superpower, the stuffed animal they sleep with. The details you type become the story.
Scan their face
A guided 5-angle face scan with spoken directions, or start from a photo.
Pick the hero design
Choose from several hero looks. Redo it with notes if it's not quite them.
Read it together
A 16–20 page comic in a page-turn reader. Preview it free in the app, or order a printed comic book they can hold.
What you get
Your first comic, free to preview
The cover and first 4 pages of a 16–20 page comic, with a watermark. Read them free in the app.
More comics with credit packs
The rest of your first comic, and every comic after it, is made with credits, and you see the price before you pay. The optional Pass removes the watermark from every comic.
Printed comic books, $24.99–$39.99
Four editions, from Newsstand to Graphic Novel Matte. Printed by Lulu at true comic size, 6.625″ × 10.25″, and shipped to your door.
Free extras
Hero trading cards, a GIF and meme maker, and coloring-book mode that turns your story into line art.
Your free preview has a watermark. Finish it with credits and the whole comic comes back without it, or get the optional Pass. Prints are ordered separately.
Questions
Will it actually look like them?
That's the whole point. A guided 5-angle face scan captures the face from every side, so the same face holds from the cover to the last page. You also pick from several hero designs, and you can redo it with notes.
Is it one picture, or a real comic?
A real comic: 16–20 pages with a cover, panels, speech bubbles and a story.
Is it really free to try?
Yes. No card needed. The cover and first 4 pages of your first comic are free to read, with a watermark. Credit packs draw the rest of the story, and the finished comic comes back without the watermark. Comics after it are made with credits too, and the optional Pass removes the watermark from every comic.
Can I get it printed?
Yes. Printed comic books come in four editions from $24.99 to $39.99, printed by Lulu at true comic size (6.625″ × 10.25″) and shipped to your door. We don't promise ship dates, so if it's for Christmas, order early.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The web app runs in your browser with guest checkout, nothing to install. There's also an iOS app if you'd rather use your phone.
Watch them find themselves on page one
Preview the comic free today. Want it printed for Christmas? Order early.
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