The parents are the heroes. The baby is the mission.
Onesies get outgrown by March. A comic book about the first weeks - the 3 a.m. feeds, the car seat that would not click, the walk around the block that felt like a summit - keeps. The parents' faces on the cover, their street as the set, and a book the kid will read at ten.
Onesies are outgrown by March. A comic about the first weeks is one they keep.
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 new baby gift should be for the parents too.
The baby gets everything else
Every box on the doorstep is for the crib. This one is for the two people standing over it. They are the heroes of the story, drawn from their own photos, and the baby is the mission they pull off.
It is a keepsake that reads
In ten years the kid pulls it off the shelf and sees their parents, young and tired and heroic, on the street they were brought home to. That is not a card. That is a family document.
It works before or after
For a baby shower, the story is the mission ahead. For the first weeks, it is the mission they are already on. Either way it arrives by email within 24 hours, so it fits whichever date you are aiming for.
What arrives in your inbox.
- A 26-page comic: cover, dedication, 22 story pages, epilogue, back cover
- The new parents drawn from their own photos, on their own street, with the baby as the mission
- A high-resolution PDF, ready to print for the shower or the nursery shelf, within 24 hours
The Keeper of Rooms - The nursery floor by candlelight: two parents-to-be, drawn from their photos, 3D animation
The Keeper of Rooms - The finished room: the chair, the cargo bike, the string lights
Story ideas - steal one, or tell us yours.
The 3 a.m. Patrol
Every night the city sleeps except one apartment. Two heroes in bathrobes take turns holding the line against a very small, very loud adversary.
The Drive Home
Twelve blocks from the hospital to the front door, driven at walking speed. Every landmark they pass is drawn in, because they will remember every one.
The Crib, Assembly Required
A flat-pack crib with instructions in no known language. Two parents, one weekend, a dog who keeps stealing the screws, and a deadline that is already here.
The Letter for Later
Written for the kid to read at ten: how their parents met, what the city looked like the year they arrived, and who was waiting at the door.
The Village Assembles
A grandmother, a best friend, and a neighbor with a casserole gather across the city, drawn from photos, to get two exhausted heroes through week one.
What to put in the form.
Both parents, both photos
Two or three clear photos of each parent, faces visible, in daylight. The baby's photos too, if you have them.
The street they came home to
Name the hospital, the route, the front door. Real landmarks are drawn in, and that drive becomes a page.
The thing that nearly beat them
The car seat, the stroller, the first bath. One small disaster, told honestly, is the best scene in the book.
Who this is really for
Say if it is for the parents now, or for the kid to open at ten. The dedication page is written to match.
Comics we have made for new parents.
Easier than the car seat.
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.
For a baby shower, order two days ahead to print it. For the first weeks, order whenever the parents are awake enough to read; there is no deadline, only a keepsake.
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. Theirs 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.
What is a good new baby gift for the parents instead of the baby?
A comic book where they are the heroes. The first weeks - the night feeds, the drive home, the crib that fought back - become the story, with both parents drawn from their own photos and their street as the set. It is the one gift on the doorstep that is about them, and the kid inherits it.
Does a personalized comic book work as a baby shower gift?
Yes. Before the birth, the story is the mission ahead: two heroes getting the nursery, the city and themselves ready. Order it from the details you already know - their names, their street, the due-month chaos - and it arrives by email within 24 hours, so it can be printed and wrapped for the shower.
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.
Also a good gift for...
They have not slept, and they are saving the day.
Put the two of them on a cover. Hand it over with the casserole. Let the kid find it in ten years.
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