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Publishing and sharing your comic

Until you publish an issue, only you (and any collaborators) can see it. Publishing makes the issue readable at a public URL, lets you share it on social, and makes it eligible for the public gallery.


Publishing is free — no credit cost.


How to publish


In the issue editor, click Publish. The issue gets:


  • A public slug in the URL (e.g., comicink.ai/read/maya-and-the-neon-gate)
  • A reader page with the flipbook viewer
  • Reactions and comments enabled
  • Open Graph and metadata for clean social sharing
  • Discovery in the gallery (if eligible — see below)


The public URL


Every published issue is at comicink.ai/read/<slug>. The slug comes from the issue title. You can re-publish with edits any time — the URL stays the same.


If you have a storefront with a custom domain, your published issues also appear there at your custom domain.


Sharing on social


Sharing the URL on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, Bluesky, etc. shows a preview card with:


  • The cover image
  • The title and a short description
  • Your creator name


This is generated from the issue's metadata and cover. If you regenerate the cover after publishing, social previews update once those platforms re-crawl the link (varies by platform — usually a few minutes to a few hours).



The gallery at comicink.ai/gallery features published comics. Curation is automatic for high-quality, complete comics. Issues with multiple pages, a defined cover, and a full synopsis are more likely to be featured.


Genre and style hubs


We also have genre-specific landing pages (e.g., comicink.ai/comics/sci-fi) and style-specific pages (comicink.ai/styles/manga). Published issues that fit those categories are listed there once at least 5 issues exist for the category.


Reader engagement


Public readers can:


  • React to your issue (likes / hearts)
  • Comment on the issue
  • Share the link


You'll see reactions and comments from the issue's dashboard view.


Unpublishing


You can unpublish at any time. The public URL returns a not-found page; the issue stays in your dashboard fully intact. Re-publish later if you change your mind.


Editing after publishing


Edits to a published issue go live immediately on the public URL on the next reload. No re-publish action required. If you make significant changes (replace the story, change the cover) and want to refresh social previews, re-share the link — most platforms re-crawl on new shares.


Multiple language versions


If you've translated your issue to other languages, the public URL automatically serves each reader the right language. Readers can also switch language manually from the reader UI.

Updated on: 26/04/2026

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