Frequently Asked Questions

YouComics currently offers ten personalized gift products, all designed from your photo:

• Adult T-Shirts — premium unisex garment-dyed ringspun cotton, sizes S–4XL
• Kids T-Shirts — premium unisex kids' t-shirts in sizes S–XL (ages 4–14), six color options
• Custom Mugs — ceramic, dishwasher-safe, printed with your design (11oz & 15oz)
• Posters — premium matte archival paper, five sizes from 8×10 up to 20×30, rolled and shipped flat (frame not included)
• Phone Cases — available for popular iPhone and Android models
• Scented Candles — custom-labeled with your illustration, six scents
• Poker Cards — full personalized deck of 52 + 2 jokers, glossy UV-coated 300gsm
• Plush Teddy Bears — with a custom-printed t-shirt of your design
• Jigsaw Puzzles, glossy laminated board from 110 to 1014 pieces, vertical or horizontal, shipped in a matching printed tin
• Stainless Steel Tumblers, 20oz double-wall insulated with a full-colour wraparound print, keeps drinks hot or cold and is dishwasher safe

All gifts are custom-made when you order, then printed and shipped to your door.

Designing a gift takes under a minute:

• Open YouStudio — no account needed to start
• Type a short idea (e.g. "mom as a superhero", "our cat as an astronaut")
• Optionally upload a photo for face reference
• We generate your design across all ten products in seconds
• Pick your favorite, choose product variant (size/color), and check out

No design skills required — type your idea and we handle the rest.

Production and shipping times (estimates, not guarantees):

• Production: 2–7 business days (your item is made to order)
• US shipping: 3–8 business days
• Europe: 5–12 business days
• Rest of world: 7–21 business days

We ship internationally via major postal and courier networks. Tracking is sent to your email as soon as your order is dispatched. International orders may be subject to customs duties or VAT, which are the buyer's responsibility.

Because every gift is custom-made for you, personalized items are final sale. We don't accept returns for buyer's remorse, wrong size selection, or subjective dissatisfaction with the design.

We will replace or refund if your item arrives:

• Damaged in transit
• With a manufacturing defect
• As the wrong item or variant

Contact [email protected] within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the issue. Full policy in our Terms & Conditions §40.

Yes, but only before production begins. The cancellation window is short — usually within one hour of placing the order. Email [email protected] immediately with your order number if you need to cancel.

Once an order is submitted to production, it can no longer be cancelled or modified.

Yes. At checkout you can enter a different shipping address for the recipient. By placing a gift order, you confirm you have the recipient's permission to share their name, address, and phone number with us and our fulfillment partners for delivery.

The Comic Generator turns your photos and a story into finished comic pages, with your face drawn into every scene. The artwork is generated by software, not hand-drawn, which is why it takes minutes instead of weeks.

Steps:

• Upload a clear photo of a face
• Describe your story and pick an art style
• Your pages are drawn with the face in every scene
• Edit captions, speech bubbles, and regenerate pages as needed
• Download your finished comic

• Manga — Japanese-inspired, dynamic lines, expressive
• Modern Comics — contemporary superhero style, detailed
• Kid Comics — colorful and friendly, all-ages
• Retro — classic vintage comic style, golden-age charm
• Noir — dark, atmospheric, mystery-friendly
• Custom — describe your own style and we'll follow it

For the best face integration:

• Resolution: at least 512×512 px (higher is better)
• Lighting: even, well-lit, no heavy shadows
• Angle: front-facing or slight angle; avoid extreme side profiles
• Expression: clear, visible facial features
• Background: simple backgrounds work best
• Format: JPG, PNG, or WEBP

• Single panel: 30–60 seconds
• Multi-panel page: 2–5 minutes
• Full comic (multiple pages): 10–30 minutes

Times may be longer during peak usage.

Yes. You can edit dialogue, captions, and speech-bubble text, and you can redraw pages that don't hit the mark. We're continually adding more customization options.

You pay once, per comic. There is no subscription and nothing to top up.

• 20 pages — $9.99
• 30 pages — $14.99
• 40 pages — $18.99

That covers the whole book: every interior page, the front cover and the back cover, and you can keep editing it afterwards.

Yes. The first two pages of every comic are free — real pages, with your own faces drawn into them, not a sample of somebody else's comic. You only pay when you want the rest.

Redraw it. Every page can be regenerated twice at no extra cost, and you can tell us what to change first — "her jacket should be red", "his hand looks wrong" — so the redraw fixes that instead of starting again.

Printing is separate from the comic itself:

• Softcover — $24.99 (20 pages), $29.99 (30 pages), $34.99 (40 pages)
• Hardcover — $36.99 (30 pages), $41.99 (40 pages), with the title printed on the spine
• Shipping — a flat $7.99, anywhere we deliver
• Add a printed gift card with your own message for $4.99 — it ships in the same box

Because a comic is generated for you the moment you unlock it, purchases are final and non-refundable, except where required by law. That is exactly why the first two pages are free: read them, and buy only if you like what you see.

Yes, regularly. Promo codes can be redeemed from your dashboard. Follow us on social or subscribe to the newsletter for the latest offers, seasonal campaigns, and new-user bonuses.

Email us at [email protected] with your question or order number. We typically respond within 24 hours, usually much faster.

No. Uploaded photos are used only to generate your content (comics or gift designs) and are not shared publicly. Reference images are handled confidentially and never used to train broader AI models.

For gift orders, your design and shipping details are shared with our print-on-demand fulfillment partner solely to produce and ship your order. Full details in our Privacy Policy.

Email [email protected] from your account email and we'll process the deletion. You'll get a confirmation email once it's complete.

Before requesting:

• Download first — any comics you want to keep
• Account deletion is permanent and irreversible
• Comics you have unlocked will be deleted along with the account
• Past Physical Product order records may be retained as required by tax and consumer-protection law
• Processing time: 2–5 business days