Writing your story

Every issue begins with a synopsis — a description of what happens in the story. The synopsis is what the AI reads to plan pages, assign characters to panels, write dialogue, and guide image generation.

A good synopsis is the single biggest factor in how good your comic will be.

Two ways to write a synopsis

Write it yourself — paste any length of text describing your story. A solid synopsis is 100–500 words covering the setup, the main conflict, and the resolution.

Expand a one-liner with AI — type a one- or two-sentence idea and have the AI expand it into a full synopsis. You'll usually get a few variations to pick from. This is great when you have a vibe but no plot yet.

What a great synopsis looks like

• Names the main characters by the same names you've defined in your character list. The AI matches by name to keep them visually consistent.
• Sets the location — where does each scene happen? "In a neon-lit Tokyo back-alley" beats "in a city."
• Has a clear arc — beginning, middle, end. The AI tries to fit this across the page count you specify.
• Includes specific actions and details — "Maya climbs the rusted fire escape, glances down at the patrol car, and ducks through a broken window" generates a far better page than "Maya escapes."
• Doesn't overspecify dialogue — leave room for the AI to draft dialogue that fits the panel composition. You can always rewrite it.

Setting the era and culture (optional)

Both the series creation form and the issue form have an optional Setting field. This is a one- or two-sentence description of the temporal and cultural setting your story takes place in — era, location, and visual texture. Examples:

• "Late Victorian London, 1880s — gas-lit streets, gentlemen in frock coats and bowlers, hansom cabs, foggy moors."
• "Europe, 1940s, World War 2 — period military uniforms, bombed-out cities, 1940s vehicles."
• "Far-future deep-space colony, ~3200 AD — modular habitats, environment suits, augmented humans."

The AI uses Setting to render period-appropriate clothing, backgrounds, and props. Without it, character generation tends to default to modern superhero archetypes regardless of the actual story — the most common failure mode is a Victorian detective coming out as a bare-chested action hero, or a WW2 soldier as a muscular cape-and-mask superhero.

Series-level vs. issue-level:

• A series-level Setting applies to every issue in the series unless you override it.
• An issue-level Setting overrides the series setting for that one issue. Use it for time-travel arcs, anthology issues, or any single issue that takes place in a different era.
• Leave the issue Setting blank to inherit the series setting — that's the typical case.

You can leave Setting blank entirely. If you do, ComicInk still applies an anti-bias guardrail in image prompts to suppress the muscular-superhero default for non-Superhero genres. But populating Setting gives you much better results.

If your series came from a book conversion, Setting is auto-extracted from the book content. You can edit it later from the series editor if the AI's guess was off.

What to avoid

• Long character backstories — those go into the character description field, not the synopsis.
• Restricted content — graphic violence, sexual content, or anything depicting minors in a sexual context will be blocked by content moderation. See content policy.
• Trademarked or copyrighted characters by name — name your own characters; describe them as you want them to look.

Adjusting page count

When you create an issue, you pick a page count. The AI fits the synopsis to that count by adjusting pacing — denser or sparser scenes per page. If a 4-page issue feels rushed, try a 6- or 8-page issue with the same synopsis.

Changing the page count after the issue is created

The page count is locked in by the script the AI generates from your synopsis. To change the number of pages, you have to regenerate the script:

1. Open the issue and click the Issue tab in the toolbar.
2. Click the Story button (under the Generate group).
3. In the Edit Issue dialog, change the Number of Pages field to the new value.
4. Click Next through the wizard and let the AI regenerate the script.

Heads up: regenerating the script rewrites the story, so any pages you've already generated will be replaced when you regenerate them against the new script. If you're happy with most of your existing pages, it's often easier to start a brand new issue at the page count you want and keep the old one as-is.

Editing the synopsis later

You can re-edit the synopsis after the issue is created via the same Issue → Story flow above. Re-generating pages from a changed synopsis will produce a different story — old pages aren't automatically replaced; you regenerate the ones you want updated.

Updated on: 30/04/2026