Birthday gifts

A birthday gift they will still be showing people in July

Everyone else brought a card. You brought the issue where they save the world. Turn the birthday person into the hero of their own comic book. Their face, their job, their catchphrase — printed and shipped, or digital in an hour. From $19.90.

Why a comic works as a birthday gift

  • Their actual life is the plot

    The job they complain about, the hobby that took over the garage, the thing they say every single morning — all of it becomes the story.

  • It survives the party

    Balloons deflate and cake gets eaten. A printed comic sits on the shelf and gets handed to every visitor for years.

  • Works at any age

    A 30th, a 40th, a 70th — the joke lands differently every decade, and the format never feels childish.

How it works

  • Spill the beans

    Their job, their hobbies, the thing they say every morning. Every detail becomes plot, or you can write the plot yourself.

  • Add one photo

    One clear, front-facing photo. That face becomes a comic hero who is unmistakably them, on every page rather than just the cover.

  • Watch the reveal

    The cover and the complete first page are drawn free, in about two minutes. The rest of the story stays a surprise.

  • Gift it

    The digital PDF lands within the hour. Printed editions arrive in about three weeks: roughly a week in production, then a couple of weeks in the post.

Editions and prices

  • Digital — $19.90

    The finished comic as a high-resolution PDF, ready within about an hour of ordering. Nothing ships, so it works at 9pm the night before.

  • Standard Print — $39.90

    A 20-page saddle-stitched comic printed at comic-shop quality, with the digital PDF included. Free shipping to the US, Canada and Australia.

  • Deluxe Print — $59.90

    32 pages and 70+ panels, perfect-bound, with the digital PDF included. Free shipping to the US, Canada and Australia.

Other occasions

Make their birthday comic

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