She did all of it. Her turn on the cover.
She packed the lunches, learned the school run by heart, and never once put herself first. A comic book turns the things she does without thinking - the remembering, the fixing, the waiting up - into the powers that save her city. Her real face on the cover. The family drawn right beside her.
A gift for mom should say we noticed.
Her small things, drawn big
The lunch she still packs. The phone call she makes every Sunday. The way she knows something is wrong before you say it. In her comic those are not chores, they are superpowers, and the whole city depends on them.
The family shows up
Add photos of the kids, your dad, the dog, and they are drawn into the story around her. She is the hero. Everyone she looks after gets a panel, which is how she would want it.
It does not need a reason
Mother's Day, her birthday, or a Tuesday in March because you were thinking about her. 26 pages and 50+ panels, written and drawn for one woman, checked by a person before it is sent. It works on any date.
What arrives in your inbox.
- A 26-page comic: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue, back cover
- Mom drawn from her own photos, in her own city, with the family around her
- A high-resolution PDF, ready to print or to send, within 24 hours
The Bookmark of Ages - A story page with the hero in her city, Portland
The Deep Current - Two generations in one scene, drawn in watercolor
Story ideas - steal one, or tell us yours.
The woman who runs the city
Nobody knows who keeps the traffic moving, the fridge full and the neighbors talking. Nobody but her kids, who finally blow her cover.
The Sunday call
Every week she calls, and every week something in the city quietly goes right. A tender story about the phone call that holds everything together.
Mom versus the storm
The power is out, the roads are closed and the kids are scared. She does what she has always done: makes tea, makes a plan, makes it fine.
The recipe nobody can copy
Her dish, the one everyone asks for, is the last thing standing between the neighborhood and a very bad dinner. She cooks. The city is saved.
Everything she taught you
You are grown and in trouble, and she is across town. Every lesson she gave you, from tying laces to standing your ground, arrives exactly when you need it.
What to put in the form.
The thing she always says
The warning at the door, the line at dinner, the phrase you now catch yourself saying. Quote it exactly. It goes in a bubble.
Her real places
The kitchen, the garden, the church, the grocery store she has used for thirty years. Name the town and the street.
A recent photo, not the wedding one
Two or three clear photos of her face as she looks now, in daylight. Add photos of each family member you want beside her.
Whether she cries easily
Some moms want to laugh at themselves. Some want the tender version. Tell us which one she is and the story leans that way.
Comics we have made for women like her.
Easier than getting her to accept help.
Tell us about her
A short form and a few photos. Her personality, your occasion, the details only you would know.
We build her comic
An original story with her at the center - her real face on the cover, her 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. Hers forever.
- A complete, original 26-page comic - 22 story pages
- 50+ individually composed panels
- Her real face on the cover and every page
- Her city as the setting, her 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 mom who says she does not want anything?
Something she cannot buy for herself and would never ask for: proof that you were paying attention. A comic built from her habits, her kitchen and her sayings, with her real face on the cover, is not a thing she needs. It is a thing about her, which is different.
Can the kids and grandkids be in mom's comic?
Yes. Add photos of a few of them and they are drawn beside her, faces recognizable. She stays the hero. The family appears as the people she looks after, which is the truth anyway. A pet can join too, drawn from a photo.
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.
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She made you. Make her the hero.
Her face on the cover. Her family in the panels. A book she will keep on the shelf and show to everyone who walks in.
Start her comic →