Write, lay out and letter comics in one studio.
Aevon's Comic Studio keeps the script, the pages and the art together. Write panel by panel, pick a layout, drop art into each panel, letter it, then read it back the way a reader will and export for print or a vertical webtoon.
Free to start. Works in the browser, on macOS and Windows, and on Android.
Harrow Point, Issue 1
Pages
- Page 1
- Page 2
- Page 3
- Page 4
- Page 5
- Page 6
Script
Page three
Pacing: five panels and 17 words of lettering on this page. The reveal lands on the last panel, right before the page turn.
Export: PDF, CBZ, Webtoon strip
Everything a page needs, in order.
A comic is made in passes: script, layout, art, lettering, read-through, export. The studio has a place for each pass, and every pass sees the others.
- Page formats
- US comic, manga B5, tankobon, A4, 16:9 digital, square, webtoon or a custom size, with bleed and a safe area shown on the page. Read left to right, or right to left for manga.
- Panel layouts
- A library of starting layouts: grids from one to nine panels, tilted action cuts, splashes with insets, double-page spreads, 4-koma strips and webtoon beats. The studio can suggest layouts for the number of beats on a page.
- Art in panels
- Place sketches, inks or finished art inside a panel. Art comes from the project's asset library, so the same file can be reused across pages.
- Lettering
- Speech, thought, whisper, shout, radio, caption, narration and off-panel balloons, with tails, connectors between balloons and sound effects. Balloons sit on top of the art and move without touching it.
- Script sync
- Each panel is tied to its block in the comic script, so the page and the script stay in step while you revise either one.
- Pacing and checks
- Pacing suggestions point out pages crowded with panels or words. Reading order checks flag panel arrangements a reader could follow in the wrong order.
- Guided read
- Step through the issue one panel at a time, the way a reader's eye moves, to catch a beat that comes too fast or a confusing turn.
- Export
- PDF for print and review, CBZ for comic readers, and a tall vertical strip for webtoon platforms.
Script first or pages first. Both work.
Some writers deliver a full script with every panel described. Others write a plot, let the artist break it down and add dialogue to finished pages. The studio does not force either: write the script and lay out pages from it, or lay out pages and write into the panels.
Because the script and pages are the same data, a change in one is visible in the other. Cut a panel in the script and the page shows a gap you need to fill; move a balloon and its line stays attached to the right speaker.
- Panel descriptions, dialogue, captions and SFX are separate lines, not one block of text.
- The script is stored with the issue, so search, word counts and manuscript exports include it.
- Your artist can work in the same project with an editor role, and you can ask for changes to be approved before they land.
Harrow Point
Page 12
INT. LIGHTHOUSE LAMP ROOM - NIGHT
The lens turns. ADA (17) presses her palm to the cold glass. Below, a boat drifts with no lights.
TOMAS
(from the stairs)
Don't signal it. Not yet.
ADA
If we wait, it hits the rocks.
CUT TO:
Print pages and webtoon strips from one project.
A print page is read as a spread; a webtoon is read by scrolling, with white space doing the work a page turn does on paper. You can plan an issue for either, and export the same story as PDF and CBZ for print and digital readers or as a vertical strip for scrolling platforms.
Platforms set their own canvas widths and file limits and change them from time to time, so check the current guidelines of the platform you publish on before your final export.
Harrow Point. The last night of the season.
Bring the lamp, Ada. Something's out there.
...a boat?
KRAASH
From pitch to finished issue
A typical path through a project. Skip or reorder steps to match how your team works.
Plan the issue
Sketch the arc on a story diagram and list the pages each scene needs. Characters, locations and lore already live in the project.
Write the script
Write page by page, panel by panel. Keep a word budget per panel in mind; the pacing suggestions will flag pages that run long.
Lay out the pages
Pick a layout for each page, or take a suggested one, and check where the page turns fall.
Place the art
Upload thumbnails first, then pencils, inks and colors as they arrive. Files live in the asset library with the rest of the project.
Letter
Add balloons, captions and sound effects on top of the art. Reading order should be obvious without arrows; the reading order check and guided read tell you when it is not.
Read it back and export
Step through the issue in guided read, fix what trips you up, then export PDF, CBZ or a webtoon strip.
The rest of your world comes along
A comic project is a normal Aevon project. The manuscript editor, characters, locations, lore, timelines and the floating Ideas and Notes panel are all there. If the series started as a novel, convert the project: nothing is deleted and the Comic Studio is added on top.
Reference sheets, color keys and model turnarounds go in the asset library, which holds 5 GB per writer. Story diagrams map the series arc across issues.
Questions about Comic Studio
Do I need to draw to use the Comic Studio?
No. Writers can script and plan pages without any art, and artists can add theirs later in the same project. Placeholder panels and thumbnails are fine until the art is ready.
Which export formats does the Comic Studio support?
PDF, CBZ and a vertical webtoon strip. PDF suits print proofs and review, CBZ suits comic reader apps, and the strip is meant for scrolling platforms.
Can my artist and letterer work in the same project?
Yes. Invite them as editors. As the owner you can require approval for changes, so edits wait for your review before they replace the current version. Viewers can read but not change anything.
Can I turn my novel project into a comic?
Yes. Convert the project type to Comic. Your chapters, characters and world stay, and the Comic Studio and its default modules are added.
How much storage is there for art files?
Each writer has 5 GB in the asset library. Files over 25 MB are uploaded through Rapidfile.
Guides for this work
- How to Write a Comic Script (With a Full Sample Page)
Learn comic script format, panel descriptions an artist can draw, word budgets and page turns, with a complete annotated six-panel sample page to copy.
- Comic Panel Layouts and Pacing: How Page Design Controls Time
How panel grids, tiers, gutters, splashes, silent beats and page turns control reading time in comics, with one scene re-paced across one page and two.
- Comic Lettering Basics: Balloons, Tails, Captions and SFX
Learn comic lettering fundamentals: reading order, balloon placement, tails, balloon types, captions, sound effects, emphasis and word density on the page.
- Webtoon vs Print Comics: Format, Pacing and Production Differences
Compare vertical scroll webtoons and print comics: pacing with white space, panel width, scroll reveals, color, canvas setup, adapting pages and export.
Also in Aevon
- Script Studio: Screenplay format, beat board, breakdowns, shot lists, storyboards, Fountain and FDX.
- Game Studio: Design doc, quests, branching dialogue trees, levels and 3D assets.
- Musical Studio: Book and lyrics together, song list, running order and demo audio.
- Story diagrams: Plot diagrams and story structure maps for every project type.
- Asset library: Concept art, references, 3D models, audio and video with the story they belong to.
- MCP server: Connect Claude, Cursor and VS Code to your projects with revocable access tokens.
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