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Ship Your Comic Book

You made the pieces - now stack them into one real comic book and send it out into the world.

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    Name your comic

    This is the big one. You already made the story, the world, the hero, the panels, and the cover.

    Now you stack them into one real comic book. Start with the name.

    What is your comic called? Type the title exactly how you want it on the cover.

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    Round up your panels

    Go find every comic panel you drew. Put them in the order the story happens - first thing first, last thing last.

    Paste the links or the file names here, one per line, in that order. This is your stack of pictures.

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    Gather your words

    A comic needs words too. Grab your captions (the little boxes that tell the story) and your speech bubble lines (what people say out loud).

    Paste them all here. Do not worry about making them perfect yet - just get them in one place.

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    Bring in your hero

    Every comic has a star. Who is yours?

    Type your main character name and one quick line about how they look. You will use this to keep them looking the same on every page.

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    Name your world

    Where does your story happen? A city, a planet, a school, a jungle?

    Type the name of your world or setting. This keeps the mood the same from page to page.

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    Lock your look

    Here is real comic craft: a good comic looks the SAME on every page. Same character, same style, same colors.

    Pick your 3 main colors and your art style in a few words (like 'bold lines, bright, cartoon'). Type them. This is your rule for the whole book.

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    Grab your cover

    You already made a cover - the front of the book. Time to bring it in.

    Paste the link to your finished cover. This will be page 1.

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    Open Canva and set up pages

    Open Canva and start a new design. Pick a tall size like 'A4' so the pages feel like a real book.

    Count your panels and guess how many pages you need (a few panels per page). Add that many blank pages now.

    How many pages will your comic be? Type your number.

    Open Canva (new tab)
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    Plan the reading order

    Now drag your panels onto the Canva pages in the right reading order: left to right, top to bottom, just like you read.

    Stuck on the order? Use the AI helper below to make a clean plan, then drag your panels to match it.

    Open Canva (new tab)
    You are a comic book editor who helps young makers put panels in the clearest order. My panels are: [panels]. My captions and bubble lines are: [captions]. My story stars [hero] in a world called [world]. Put my panels in a clear reading order, left to right and top to bottom. For each panel, write one short line telling what happens and which caption or bubble line goes with it. Keep it simple. Do not add new story - only order what I gave you.

    Did you check the AI's reading order against your own, or just paste it?

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    Add speech bubbles and captions

    In Canva, add a speech bubble shape or a text box on each panel and drop in the right words. Add caption boxes for the story text.

    Keep bubbles short so they fit. Use the AI helper to tighten any line that is too long.

    what will really happen

    The AI will gladly shorten your lines, but it can flatten your character's voice.

    Some shorter versions lose your meaning - keep only the ones that still sound right.

    Bubbles that fit still need you to place them by hand in Canva.

    Open Canva (new tab)
    You are a comic letterer who makes speech bubbles short and punchy. My bubble and caption lines are: [captions]. My main character is [hero]. Rewrite each line so it fits a small bubble (about 8 words or fewer), sounds like real talk, and keeps my meaning. Give me the shorter version of each line as a simple list. Do not change who is speaking.
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    Add your back page

    Every comic needs an ending. On a new last page, add big words that say 'The End'.

    Under that, add 'Art by' and your artist name. Use a fun pen name or just your first name - NOT your full real name.

    Type the artist name you will put on the back page.

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    Build your full layout plan

    Time to check the whole book at once. Hit the button to build your page-by-page layout plan from everything you gathered.

    Read it top to bottom. Walk through your Canva pages and make sure each one matches. Fix anything that is off before you export.

    Do the steps above and your Build my comic layout plan shows up here.
    hold on - judge it, do not celebrate
    • Does the whole book look like ONE comic, or do pages drift apart?
    • Which page feels the most rushed or generic?
    • What one fix makes it feel more like yours before you export?
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    Export a PDF and share it safely

    You did it. In Canva, click Share, then Download, and pick 'PDF'. Now you have a real comic book file.

    Before you post it anywhere: use only your pen name, keep your home and school off the pages, and ask a trusted adult before you post it in public. Be kind in what you share and how you talk about others.

    Then post your comic on the class wall with #Glunty and tell everyone what it is called.

    Open Canva (new tab)

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You Are a Real Comic Maker Now

You did not just doodle one panel - you built a whole comic book from cover to back page, and it is all yours. Take a breath, flip through it, and feel proud that you made this.

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