Pages of Pet Peeve, a comic by Ali Kutluözen, go from the first plan to a link anyone can read in 1:42. No sound needed. Draw here or anywhere: every step works the same for pages drawn on paper or in another app.
Set the size, page count and binding once. Every tool reads them.
Pet Peeve is a 16-page stapled comic at 5 by 7.5 inches. Pick a preset or your own trim, the page count and the binding once, and the checks, templates and exports all start from those numbers.
Write the script page by page. Panels and words are counted for you.
Type it the way scripts are written, PAGE and PANEL headings and all, or build it panel by panel. Every page counts its panels and lettered words, so a crowded page shows up before it is drawn.
Drop in pages drawn anywhere. Each one is checked for print.
Pages drawn on paper or in another app come in as PNG, JPG, WebP or a PDF, land in order on the book’s board, and are checked against the print size as they arrive. Covers get their own slots.
Draw in the browser: layers, panel grids, a reference under the paper.
A print-size canvas with a layer for each stage, brushes that follow pen pressure, panel grids, and any picture under the paper to trace or follow. A mouse, a finger or an Apple Pencil all work.
Add balloons in comic fonts, with the page’s script beside you.
Speech, thought and caption balloons in lettering fonts that grow to fit the words, with the page’s script open beside the canvas while you letter.
Every page checked against the print size: resolution, shape, bleed.
Every page is checked against the book’s trim, bleed and resolution, blank pages are named before the printer finds them, and saved results build a record you can hand to a printer.
Build a print-ready PDF, a digital PDF or a CBZ.
The print PDF carries bleed and the trim box at the book’s resolution, as single pages, spreads or a stapled booklet. The digital PDF and the CBZ are sized for screens and comic readers.
Your first one-page comic takes about ten minutes, with a guide beside you. Or read all of Pet Peeve first, and the long version of every stage on the blog.