Although the comic It is still an art form that requires paper and ink, it is true that there are also other ways to create comics using digital media. In fact, many professional artists combine both methods. If you like this world and want to test your talent, we present some apps to make comics that will interest you.
As you will see, there are some exclusive applications for iOS and others for Android. Yes indeed, It is best to download them and use them on a tablet or iPad (no smartphones), as they are the most appropriate devices to display our creativity and get the best out of these apps.
It is also necessary to point out that these digital tools are focused on a non-specialized audience. That is to say, they are perfectly suitable for people who have never studied art before and who do not have technical knowledge. In other words: they are affordable for any type of user.
In general, they have pre-established images or tools to import our own images and add text. A way to learn the narrative and visual language of comics, the ninth art, through digital creation. Here are our recommendations:
Comic Book!
We open our selection of apps to make comics with one of the most famous applications: Comic Book! This tool includes more than 100 designs and nearly 300 stickers that, combined with their amazing graphic effects, can help us create original and expressive stories.
It is not a free app, but it is not expensive either: to download and use it you only have to pay 2,99 euros. The only thing we can reproach it for is that it greatly limits the customization of the work, because the templates come with a large part of the task done, without leaving much room for our creativity. Still, highly recommended. Only available on iOS.
Comic Page Creator
An interesting free application for Android, very easy to use and even appropriate for children. Comic Page Creator It allows users to become a comic book character and design pages of their adventures with all the usual resources of the medium (objects, text bubbles, effects...).
It must be said that this app only serves to design individual pages, not complete stories. It is not a particularly sophisticated app, but it does allow you to play a lot with the different possibilities it offers us. To have good times and create fun pages.
Superhero Comic Book Maker
This is one to create comics aimed at children. Especially for superhero fans. With Superhero Comic Maker The little ones are in charge of creating their own stories, choosing their characters and scenes, always within the theme of superheroes. It is a free app, available only for iOS.
Comic
Another option that could not be missing from our list of the best apps for making comics is Comic. Free and only available for Android devices. Its main virtue is the ability to transform real photos (which we can capture with the camera or import) into comic vignettes.
From there, using its battery of graphic resources (texts, effects, brightness, etc.), we can make our own story that will, of course, have a very realistic result.
Strip Designer
Another interesting tool is Strip Designer, only available for iOS, an application that allows us to import or take photos with our device's camera and then insert them into a pre-configured template with which we can create our own comic.
To the pages and vignettes you can add text bubbles, stickers with the classic expressions "boom", "splash", "bang", etc., apply filters, retouch the images by painting on them, etc. The process is very simple and we have a zoom that will help us with the details. And when the work is finished, it can be saved in PDF format, to print or share.
The price of downloading Strip Designer is 3,99 euros.
Comic & Meme Creator
Comic & Meme Creator is an application for Android that is characterized by having great versatility: it is used to create comics, but also memes and cartoons. Imagine all the uses that can be given to this tool!
To use this app it is necessary to register as a user by logging in with our email or our Facebook ID. Then we can start creating using its extensive gallery of backgrounds, characters and objects. Vignette by vignette.
Comic Strip it!
The “last bullet” on our list is Comic Strip It!, an application to create comics and graphic novels available to any type of user, both children and adults. For our creations, we can use imported images or images extracted from our own gallery. Then we edit them with a variety of tools and finally share them on our social networks.
One of the things that should be highlighted about this free application for Android is that it gives us a lot of creative freedom, both in the graphic section and when creating scripts and building stories.
