She was the hero of your story. Now she gets her own.
She has enough candles and enough cardigans. What she does not have is a book where she is the one saving the day, drawn with her face, set in the town she made a home in, written by the people who noticed everything she did and never said so.
She has enough candles. She doesn't have a comic where she saves the day.
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).
A Mother's Day gift should say I saw you.
It is made from what she did
The lunches, the late pickups, the recipe nobody else can make, the phone call at exactly the right time. Small things, drawn as the powers they actually were.
It is hers to keep
Flowers last a week and a card goes in a drawer. A comic book with her on the cover goes on the shelf and gets shown to every visitor, twice.
Grandmothers too
A grandmother's book works the same way, with the grandchildren drawn in as the crew. Some of the best ones are for the woman who raised two generations.
What arrives in your inbox.
- A 26-page comic: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue, back cover
- Her drawn from her own photos as the hero, in her own city, with the family beside her if you like
- A high-resolution PDF, ready to print or to send, within 24 hours
The Hello Line - A mother at her dispatch desk, drawn in anime style, with her own Porto outside the window
The Table That Tells - Nonna Rosa hands the spoon to the next cook: a grandmother's kitchen in Naples, in watercolor
Story ideas - steal one, or tell us yours.
The keeper of the house
Everything that runs, runs because of her. On the one day she is away, the city finds out, and she comes back to fix it with a look.
The recipe
The dish only she can make goes missing from the family. The hero follows it through the kitchens of her life and finds it where it always was.
The drive
Twenty years of pickups, drop-offs and waiting in the car. Retold as one long night mission through her real town, with the kids as the cargo.
Before she was Mom
The woman in the old photos: the job, the city, the friends, the trip. Her origin story, told to the kids who never asked.
The grandmother's crew
The grandchildren are a small, loud team. She is the one who can command them. A caper with cookies as the prize.
What to put in the form.
The thing she always did
One habit, described exactly: the note in the lunchbox, the porch light, the call on Sundays. It becomes a scene she will recognize instantly.
Her line
Every mother has one. Quote it word for word. It goes in a speech bubble and the whole family will laugh before they cry.
Photos of her, and of the crew
Two or three clear photos, faces visible, the way she looks now. Add the kids or grandkids who should appear beside her.
Her town
The street, the school, the church, the market. Real places are drawn in, so the book is set in her life and not in a generic suburb.
Comics we have made for women like her.
Easier than getting her to say what she wants.
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.
Mother's Day is the second Sunday of May in the US. Order by the Friday before to print it; Saturday still works with the 24-hour promise.
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. Hers 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
- Her face, drawn from your photos, 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
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.
What is a good Mother's Day gift for a mom who says she wants nothing?
Something that proves she was seen. A comic book with her face on the cover and the small things she did as the plot is not a purchase, it is a record. It is the gift she shows people.
Can all the kids give it together and appear in it?
Yes. Add each child, or grandchild, with a photo and tell us who is who. She is the hero and they appear around her in the story, and the dedication is written from all of you.
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.
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She has been the hero all along.
Put it on a cover. Watch her pretend it is too much. Watch her keep it forever.
Start her comic →