The season they held together, retold as a comic.
A gift card will not cover the season. A comic book puts the coach on the cover with their real face, the field or the gym in their city as the set, and a few of the players drawn in as the crew. The season, the bad calls, the game they should have lost, retold as the mission.
A coach gift should come from the whole bench.
The season is the plot
The opening loss, the rain-out, the final they had no business winning. Each becomes a chapter. The Current Captain, a book we made for a street-football coach in Mumbai, works this way: the coach is the hero, the team he kept together is the crew.
The field is the set
The pitch behind the school, the gym with the dead spot in the floor, the parking lot where the bus loads. Name the city and the real landmarks go in too, so the coach recognizes every page before the first speech bubble.
The players are the crew
A few players can appear, each drawn from a photo. The captain, the one who never stopped talking, the one who cried at the last game. The coach is the hero and the ones they built are right there in the panels.
What arrives in your inbox.
- A 26-page comic: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue, back cover
- The coach drawn from their own photos, on their field or in their gym, with a few players beside them
- A high-resolution PDF within 24 hours, ready to print for the end-of-season dinner or to send to the team chat
The Current Captain - A coach hero and the team he kept together, in cyberpunk Mumbai
The Weight He Carries - A story page: a hero at work in his own city
Story ideas - steal one, or tell us yours.
The Comeback Nobody Called
Down by three at the half, the city literally falling apart outside. The coach draws one play on a whiteboard and it fixes both problems.
The Whistle That Stops Time
One blast and the whole city freezes mid-mistake. The coach walks through the frozen streets fixing footwork, posture, and one very bad attitude.
The Kid Who Almost Quit
A player wanted out in October. The comic follows the coach who kept showing up, and the goal in May that only makes sense because of it.
The Bus Ride Home
The long drive back from the away game, retold as the crew's debrief after a mission. The coach drives. Everyone else finally sleeps.
Halftime Speech Versus the Storm
A storm rolls in over the city on final day. The coach gives the speech anyway, and the weather is the one that backs down.
What to put in the form.
The sport and the season
What they coach, which team, which age group, and the one result the whole team still talks about. That is the spine.
The line from the sideline
The thing they shout at every practice, quoted exactly. Every player can finish it. It goes in a speech bubble at the key moment.
Photos of the coach, then the players
Two or three clear photos of the coach's face in daylight. The same for each player you want in the crew, with a parent's okay.
From the bench or the bleachers
The team, the parents, or one player who owes them everything. Tell us, and the dedication page is written from the right voice.
Comics we have made for people who build teams.
Easier than collecting the jerseys.
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.
A full comic book, not a strip with their name in it.
- 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. One price. Theirs forever.
- A complete, original 26-page comic - 22 story pages
- 50+ individually composed panels
- Their real face 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
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Before you start.
What do you get a coach at the end of the season from the team?
Something with the season in it. A comic book puts the coach on the cover as the hero, retells the year from the first practice to the final whistle, and draws a few of the players in as the crew. The parents can split the cost, print one copy for the dinner, and every family keeps the PDF.
Can the whole team be drawn in the comic?
A few people can appear alongside the coach, each drawn from photos, so pick the captain and a couple of the characters. The rest of the team is there in spirit: the bench, the chants, the names on the board. Tell us the roster and the story is written with them in mind.
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.
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.
Also a good gift for...
They showed up for every practice. Show up for them.
Their face on the cover, the players in the crew, the season retold. Hand it over at the dinner.
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