The story you two keep telling, finally on a cover.
A comic book anniversary gift tells your relationship as a 26-page story starring the two of you: both your faces on the cover, the city where it happened and the jokes only you get, drawn from your photos. It's $49 USD, delivered as a PDF typically the same day, always within 24 hours. Flowers wilt and dinners end. This stays on the shelf for the next anniversary, and the one after that. Before you pay, see your partner as a comic hero: free, from one photo.
Flowers wilt. Dinners end. A comic about the two of you stays on the shelf.
See them as a comic hero. Free, from one photo.
Takes about a minute. Pay only if you want the full 26-page book (from $49 USD).
At a glance
- A 26-page comic starring the two of you: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue and back cover
- $49 USD, a high-resolution PDF, typically the same day, always within 24 hours
- See your partner as a comic hero before you pay: free, from one photo, in about 30 seconds
- Every page checked by a person, with one free revision
- Love it, or get a full refund within 14 days. Printed books: full refund until they go to print.
An anniversary gift should prove you were paying attention.
It is made of the details
The restaurant where it started. The argument about the map. The nickname nobody else is allowed to use. Those go in the story, panel by panel.
It is for both of you
Two people can star in one comic. The one you give it to sees themselves as the hero, and sees you right there beside them.
There is exactly one
26 pages, 50+ individually composed panels - written, drawn, and checked for one relationship. No template, no second copy.
What arrives in your inbox.
- A 26-page comic: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue, back cover
- Both of you drawn from your own photos, in the city where it happened
- A high-resolution PDF, ready to print or to send, within 24 hours
The Listening Hour - Example page: the same wrong turn on the same quay, every Sunday
The Listening Hour - Example page: Monday, and he finally gets the turn right
Story ideas - steal one, or tell us yours.
The first date, retold as a heist
Two strangers, one table, a city that keeps trying to interrupt. The prize is the second date.
The year everything went wrong
The move, the lost keys, the flooded kitchen - and the two people who kept laughing through it.
The map argument
One of you never asks for directions. A comic where that finally has consequences, and a happy ending anyway.
Ten years in ten pages
One chapter per year, from the first apartment to the last road trip, drawn from the photos you already have.
The quiet superpower
The thing your partner does that nobody notices - remembering names, fixing the wobble, waiting up - turned into the power that saves the day.
What to put in the form.
The exact place
Name the restaurant, the street, the beach. A real place on the page is what makes them gasp.
One line only you say
A catchphrase or a running joke, quoted exactly. It will end up in a speech bubble.
A photo of each of you
Two or three clear photos per person, in daylight, faces visible. That is what the drawing is built from.
What you want them to feel
Tell us if this is a laugh, a cry, or both. The story is tuned to it.
Example books for couples.
Easier than booking the good restaurant.
Tell us about them
A short form and a few photos. Their personality, your occasion, the details only you would know.
We build their comic
An original story with them at the center: their real face on the cover, their city as the setting. A person checks every page before it ships.
Give the gift
A high-res PDF in your inbox, typically the same day, always within 24 hours. Print it, wrap it, or send it.
Order two days before the date and it is waiting in your inbox with a day to spare. An order the night before arrives by the same time on the day at the latest.
A full comic book, not a strip with their name in it.
How we're different
- Length
- 26 pages: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue, back cover. Not a strip, not a poster.
- Panels
- More than 50 individually composed panels, each one drawn for this story.
- Likeness
- Drawn from the recipient's own photos - real face, real hair, real glasses, real dog.
- Setting
- Their city, with its real landmarks, as the world of the book.
- Story
- Written from scratch from what you tell us. No template plot, no name swapped into a stock script.
- Review
- A person reads every page before it goes out.
- Speed
- Typically the same day, always within 24 hours.
One gift, printed or as a PDF. Yours forever.
- Includes the PDF, typically the same day
- Printed softcover comic, 8.5 × 11 in (US Letter)
- Full-color pages on sturdy paper
- Free shipping to the US, the UK and Canada
- The book arrives in about 3 weeks after you approve your PDF
Secure checkout by Stripe · full refund until it goes to print
- A complete, original 26-page comic with 22 story pages
- 50+ individually composed panels
- Their face, drawn from your photos, on the cover and every page
- Their city as the setting, their story as the plot
- Six visual styles to choose from
- A person checks every page before delivery
- One free revision, no questions asked
Secure checkout by Stripe · 14-day refund window
Order now and it's expected well before Christmas: your PDF typically arrives the same day, there's time for your free revision, and the printed book arrives in about 3 weeks after you approve.
Last day to order for expected delivery before December 25: 4 December (US, UK and Canada).
Before you start.
Can both of us be in the comic?
Yes. Add both people with photos and the story is written for the two of you. One is the hero, the other is right beside them on the cover and through the book.
Is a comic book a good anniversary gift for him?
Yes. It is one of the few sentimental gifts men actually display: he gets to laugh at himself as the hero while the real message gets through anyway. For a first anniversary, the year you just had is the whole story; for the tenth, one chapter per year.
How fast is it?
Most comics are delivered the same day you order, and always within 24 hours. You get a high-resolution PDF by email, sized for printing at home or at any print shop.
Can I see it before I pay?
Yes. Add one photo and the order form draws a free preview of your person as a comic hero in about 30 seconds, in the style you choose and in their own clothes, before you pay. You get two tries, and your book starts from this hero.
What do you need from me?
Two or three clear photos of the person, a few details about them, and the occasion. The form takes a few minutes. The more specific the details, the more the story feels like them.
What if something is off?
Every comic includes one free revision, and there is a 14-day refund window. A person reviews every page before it is sent.
Is it really 26 pages?
Yes: a cover, a dedication page, 22 story pages, an epilogue and a back cover, with more than 50 individually composed panels. It is a full comic book, not a strip or a poster.
Still deciding? Read our guides to anniversary gifts for a boyfriend and anniversary gifts for your wife that are not jewelry.
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You have been each other's hero the whole time.
Put it on a cover. Read it together. Keep it on the shelf where the cards used to go.
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