Comic Life

Comic Life is an application designed to enable users to create comics using their own images. According to the vendor, the application offers a variety of tools and features, such as customizable panels, balloons, captions, and lettering options, to facilitate an enjoyable and user-friendly comic creation process. It is intended for use by individuals, small businesses, and educational institutions, catering to professionals in graphic design, education, writing and authoring, marketing and advertising, as well as small business ownership.

Key Features

Photo Comic Creation: According to the vendor, users can transform their personal images into photo comics by incorporating photos and customizing them using diverse tools, including filters. This allows for the creation of unique comic artwork. Users can also personalize panels, balloons, captions, and lettering options to enhance the visual storytelling experience.

Script Editor: The application includes a script editor that enables users to write their own stories and effortlessly convert them into comics. Users can type out their story in the script editor and then drag and drop elements onto the comic page based on the script. According to the vendor, the SmartScript recognition system identifies the type of element required and automatically replaces or adds the text accordingly.

Advanced Filters: According to the vendor, Comic Life offers a range of parametric filters, such as Rotoscope, Retro, and Sketch, to enhance photos. These filters allow users to create visually appealing effects on their images, enhancing the overall appeal of the comics they create.

Instant Alpha: The application provides an instant alpha tool that enables users to swiftly remove the background of their photos. According to the vendor, this feature allows users to place their characters in new locations or on dynamic comic book-style backgrounds. The blur option can be used to bring characters into the foreground, enhancing the overall visual impact.

New Graphic Options: Comic Life provides users with the ability to give their comic elements a hand-drawn appearance using brush strokes. According to the vendor, the application also offers 3D lettering options for eye-catching titles and sound effects. Users can explore new fill options, including full-color halftones, speedlines, and textures, to add vibrancy to panels and lettering.

New Editing Controls: According to the vendor, Comic Life offers users parametric balloon shapes to introduce more variety in speech balloons. Users can create extension bubbles for their characters' dialogue using bendable connecting tails. The application also provides rulers, alignment guides, and spacing guides to help users maintain order and consistency in their comic layouts. Additionally, the two-up page display with facing pages provides users with a live preview of the final layout. The master page feature allows elements that need to be present on every page to be easily added and maintained.