A personalized comic for Christmas, with them in the lead

Yes. A Comicpix comic stars the person you’re giving it to: drawn from one photo of them, called by their name, living a story you write. You see the cover first, free; a monthly plan unlocks the full comic, which is drawn page by page after you unlock it. You can read it online or download the PDF.

Because it’s a digital comic, there’s no last shipping day to miss and nothing to wrap, print or post. That also means there’s no box under the tree: you give it by sending the PDF or opening the comic together on a screen.

There’s no Christmas example yet

To be clear about what you’ll find here: none of the example comics on this site is a Christmas story yet. There’s no ready Christmas story to start from either, so a Christmas comic is one you write: a few sentences in the Story step, with the snow, the tree or the family dinner in them, and the comic is written around them. The examples below show how a gift comic looks once it’s drawn.

Write two or three sentences around one of these, with real names and one real detail from your family’s Christmas.

For Dad or Grandpa

The outdoor lights won’t switch on, the guests arrive at six and the ladder has seen better days. He fixes it with a fuse, a flashlight and some very festive language. Our personalized comic book for dad page has more stories built around the family fixer.

For Mom or Grandma

The family recipe has gone missing on Christmas Eve, and she follows the clues through the whole house, a noir case with a gingerbread ending. Or the year she hosted twenty people in a kitchen built for four, told as an action movie.

For your partner

Snowed in at a cabin with one working heater and one deck of cards. Or your first Christmas together, retold with the burnt dinner and the present that arrived three weeks late.

For a child

A parent can make a comic of their child: the night the presents go missing and your kid follows the wrapping-paper trail across the rooftops to bring them home. The personalized comic book for kids page explains how a child’s photo is handled.

For the pet

Your dog guards the presents from a suspicious raccoon, or your cat finally conquers the tree. Pets can be the hero; one photo of your dog or cat is enough.

For a friend or a Secret Santa

The office party, the ugly-sweater contest, the karaoke song nobody let them forget. The personalized comic book for a friend page shows how to put both of you in it.

Make the comic a few days before, so you’ve read every page yourself. On the day, open it on the TV or a tablet and read it together, or send the PDF to someone who’s spending Christmas in another city.

If the comic is for two people, a couple or your parents, the anniversary comic page shows how to tell their story year by year, and a Christmas scene can be the last stop.