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Turn Your Love Story Into a Comic

Every couple has an origin story they've told a hundred times — slightly differently every time. Turning your love story into a comic pins it down the way it deserves: the awkward first message, the date that almost went wrong, the moment you both knew. Starring characters that actually look like the two of you.

My Comic Series builds consistent comic characters from a few photos of you both, then turns your story into finished panels. Tell it in a few sentences; the app handles the art, the layout, and the speech bubbles.

How it works — three steps

  1. 1

    Create your two characters

    A few clear photos of each of you is all it takes. The characters stay recognizable panel after panel and episode after episode — which matters, because a love story comic falls apart if the leads keep changing faces.

  2. 2

    Start with the origin story

    How you met is episode one. Tell it in a few sentences with the almost-disaster included — the wrong café, the terrible opening line, the friend who had to intervene. The imperfections are the plot.

  3. 3

    Keep the series going

    First trip, moving in, the proposal — each milestone is an episode. Or go weekly with the small stuff: the thermostat war, the what-should-we-eat loop. It adds up to the story of us, in panels.

Try this starter story

Paste it in to see the flow, then tell your own version — especially the part that almost went wrong.

The night we met: I'm at the wrong café, texting him that he's late. He's at the right café, texting me the same thing. We argue by text, both smug. Final panel: he walks into my café an hour later holding two coffees — one from the other café, as evidence.

Frequently asked questions

Is a love story comic a good anniversary or Valentine's gift?

It's one of the best personal gifts you can make: it proves you remember the details. A multi-episode retelling of your story — met, first date, the milestones — lands harder than anything you could buy in ten minutes.

We remember our story differently. Whose version goes in the comic?

Both — that's the best format there is. Tell the same event twice, once from each side, and let the gap between versions be the punchline. Every couple who reads it will recognize themselves.

What if our story is more quiet than funny?

Comics don't need punchlines. Some of the best panels are quiet: two people on a couch, exactly where they want to be. Mix quiet panels between the jokes — the contrast is what makes it feel true.

How long should episode one be?

Four to six panels. One moment, told in order, with the turn near the end. If your origin story has three good scenes, that's three episodes — don't compress them into one.

Start with your photos

My Comic Series turns your photos into consistent comic characters and your stories into finished strips — on your iPhone.

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