"The Best App for Making Comics: ComicBook!" - Mac|Life
ComicBook! is YOUR Creative Superpowers!
Transform the ordinary to share-worthy extraordinary easy as: B.A.M!
Arm yourself with the best graphic effects, 105 inspiring layouts, 374 hand-drawn* comic Stickers, 12 caption and text tools, and auto-content from Flickr, and you have the superpowers to Rule the Universe - in Your stories!
TOP-SELLING COMIC BOOK CREATION APP
AWARDED iTUNES BEST PHOTO APP OF 2011
WAS APP OF THE WEEK WORLDWIDE
YOUR IMAGES YOUR WAY
Import images from your library and Flickr
Capture a new image
Scale, rotate & position imported images
SUPERFX (optional)
Best image to comic effects and true to image
8 auto styles, each with optional detail settings
All have 4 CMYK halftone options
All have 4 screen halftone options
All have 4 line halftone options
FX BUILDER
From classic comic to Manga
Each has 5 variations
Each of those has 4 line options
All have 4 CMYK halftone options
All have 4 digital halftone options
10 LEGACY IMAGE FX FILTERS
Automatic "Classic" style
Adjustable Comic style
Photo Adjustment filter
Noir, Sinkcity, Poster, Moody, Rock & Hope Effects
374 AWESOME STICKERS INCLUDED
Vast majority lovingly hand-drawn by Joanna Mulder!
Paste PNG and JPG images as custom stickers
Position, Mirror (flip), scale & rotate stickers
Optional drop shadow and transparency
500+ additionally available
11 CAPTION TOOLS
"Messy" option for drawn look; each is unique!
Captions have small, medium & large fonts
Customizable caption background colors
Customizable caption text colors
Curved pointers with hints
105 LAYOUTS INCLUDED
Selectable aspect ratio (1:1, 3:2, 4:3 and 16:9)
15 Fun Photo Portrait Layouts
15 Classic Portrait Layouts
15 Classic Landscape Layouts
15 Vintage Portrait Layouts
15 Vintage Landscape Layouts
15 Modern Portrait Layouts
15 Modern Landscape Layouts
BUILT-IN SHARING
Twitter sharing
Facebook sharing
Instagram sharing
Email JPG or PDF files
Direct printing support
10 COMIC FONTS INCLUDED
Fonts feature bold & international characters
Title text tool in 6 colors and 3 sizes
SAVING
Save to photo library
Save to editable** PDF files
PDF files can be copied to your computer
Open PDF files in any app that supports PDF
Graphical project manager to save & restore projects
EVEN MORE
Set default font, font size, etc.
Parental controls
Tooltips
Comprehensive online help and Quick Start
Native Retina iPhone and iPad resolution
SuperFX is available on devices with A12 and M1 and later processors as an in-app purchase with a free 2-week trial.
Compared to our previous ComicBook! effects, SuperFX is a game-changer. It offers significant visual enhancements and improved resolution, and the SuperFX styles are fully automatic. They optionally have three different detail options, each with three different halftone types, including CMYK and an all-new line screen.
Our SuperFX effects are high-definition and generated directly on the user's device, ensuring complete privacy and the ability to use them without an internet connection.
At our core, we believe in preserving the original traits of a photo while adding cutting-edge effects. Unlike other generative AI, our models do not alter personalities or hallucinate objects. Additionally, we trained our models on ethically sourced and homemade datasets.
*The one and only Joanna Mulder lovingly drew the vast majority of our 374 included stickers
**PDF files are only editable in external applications such as Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape.
We commit to continuously improving ComicBook! 2, and we encourage everyone to suggest ideas for future updates free of charge!
Connect with us @3DTOPO on Twitter and Instagram!
Rascal the cat images compliments of @rascal_wild
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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ComicBook! FAQ
Is ComicBook! free?
ComicBook! is not free (it costs 2.99), however it doesn't contain in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is ComicBook! legit?
🤔 The ComicBook! app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
I love it, it takes some getting used to but when you learn the ropes it is fun and easy to create anything in minutes. It could use some upgrades in way how images are edited and inserted while making a comic and also those sneaky paid add ons are nasty but still, better then other tools I have tested that are available here.
Free , I did not pay - THANK YOU JESUS
App has potential but is poorly made. No undo option, to resize you have open another menu that takes 3 steps to do so.
Not worth the money if you gonna buy it.
Garbage.
Good App…Needs A LOT of Work
I use this app almost daily now, and I do like it. It does what it promises…lets you create comic book pages rather easily. It has a load of comic-style effects you can add, and many, many page layout options. After working through the learning curve, you’ll be able to create some pretty nice-looking comic pages.
However…
The developers needs to add A LOT of standard features…
—The ability to copy elements such as dialog bubbles, titles, etc.
—The ability to simply copy the contents of one layout cell into another one, if most of the elements are going to be the same
—The Save functionality on this app is CLUNKY, and kind of frightening until you get used to it! Why can’t there be a Save icon on the page I am working on?
—Speaking of Save…that Save button I wish for should also offer the ability to save the current page as a different page, with a different name easily.
—For some reason, if you add one of the special effect stickers…you can’t delete it! So you’d better be sure you like it!
—Some elements give you the ability to resize them to better fit the text you write in them…but they don’t have resize handles to easily do that. You end up having to tap the dang element several times in order to make it finally realize that you want to resize it.
—Considering it is a comic book-creating app, it would be nice to have the ability to arc or curve Headlines or Titles to give them a different kind of effect on the page.
—Folders in the “Pages” section would be nice, so that I can group the pages for each episode of my comic separately, making them A LOT easier to find.
—A pen or brush type tool would be handy. Fine, I draw the images for my comic in a different app, but having a pen in this app would be useful for drawing the odd line here and there if need be.
—Bold or Italics: It would be nice if I could bold or italicize individual words in speech bubbles, etc.
These suggestions I’m making aren’t revolutionary…They are the basic kind of function/features that are in just about every creative/artsy app I use, and they are what I expect.
The bottom line is this: This is a good app, and it’s definitely letting me create comic pages…but it’s letting me do so with far more effort needed than should be necessary, and it’s letting me do so while wishing I had other features.
I’ll keep using it, but don’t be surprised if you see me shopping on the App Store, looking for another, more robust comic page creator that I’d be willing to purchase.
Good app for creating what you want
I really enjoy the app. It works great to help me create study materials for herbs in school. The one problem I have with it that is problematic, is consolidation of files and uploading the finished comic book as a full PDF either to Email or to a computer. This causes a challenge with transferring the comic book to another device, or the finished product for storage elsewhere. I also have a few glitches switching between pages and the comic books.
Could be improved
This app has phenomenal potential. But right now, some things just need some improvement.
Things I like about this app:
There is a lot of material.
The pricing is great.
The FX are really cool.
Things I don’t like about this app:
The captions don’t resize completely, just the bubble.(so I wish there was a pinch to resize for the captions)
For some reason the only some of the words I type will actually show on the captions.
You can’t rotate the templates to make it the way you want.
Love this
Love this, you can create good comic books . Just need to have more instructions
Carry over to another device not happening!
Maybe I’m doing something wrong but I got an iPad and when I opened the app none of my purchases or projects are recognized from my phone and I have no way to restore the purchases for the extra action words I made on my phone. Any suggestions?
Help
So i downloaded the app a week ago ended up not needing it so I deleted it and then today i was charged like $3.99 from the app but have no way to contact support or find out what or why i was charged. It doesn’t show i have a subscription to this app or have even used it yet im still being charged. Not a fan.
ComicBook! Is a MUST Have!
I have been using this for years… I worked for Apple Computers for more than 10 years consistently recommended it as one of the best Apps for expressive creativity.
I recommend getting used to the different lay outs, think about telling a story and then use other apps in conjunction to produce the art in a way that reflects your style.
I like to take pictures of my kids toys, artistically modify them, then bring them into ComicBook! To lay them out to make stories. Good stuff.
Developers: PLEASE KEEP SUPPORTING THIS APP! The sky is the limit with its potential.