A personalized comic-style book: your story, drawn as a comic or manga

When people search for a personalized comic book, they usually want a gift that looks like a comic but tells a true story: their own. That's our trade. We start from two photos, one per hero, and from what you tell us: how you met, the trip you still talk about, the joke that comes back at every meal.

The result is an illustrated book in comic style. The line work, color and staging come from comics; the whole reads like a book, with a story written for you. It always has two characters, never more, which is what keeps faces faithful on every page.

Modern American comic (our American Modern style) plays on contrast, saturated color fields and poses that give every scene momentum. It suits stories with bite: a couple who loves superhero films, a birthday to celebrate big, a duo that doesn't take itself seriously. It's detailed on the American Modern style page.

Manga tells emotion through faces and settings: enlarged eyes, backgrounds that light up when a character is moved, seasons that feel present. It suits tender or nostalgic stories. The manga style page shows its spirit.

• ✦ You love bright colors and punch: pick modern comic
• ✦ You watch anime or read manga: pick manga
• ✦ The story is funny, energetic, a little heroic: modern comic
• ✦ The story is gentle, romantic, full of silences: manga
• ✦ You're torn: the free preview shows the look on your faces before you pay

A personalized comic book suits gifts that need to surprise. Two cases come up often. The first is a loving duo, detailed on our couple comic book page. The second is the birthday, where you put the celebrated person and the one giving the gift on stage: see the birthday comic book page.

It also works for a long friendship, a wedding, a new baby or a retirement. In every case the rule is the same: two heroes, two photos, one story.

The digital edition, a file to read on screen or share, costs €39. For an object to hold, the Signature printed edition has 30 pages and costs €59; Prestige, with 40 pages, costs €129. A dedication can be added and printed in the book: just write to us after you order. Before paying, you receive a free preview of one illustration so you can judge the look on your faces.

After you order, the book is created in about 2 hours. You then have 48 hours to review and approve it. The digital edition is available at that point; the printed edition goes to press and arrives in 5 to 7 days. For a gift with a fixed date, allow about ten days in all, and keep some margin in December.