Retirement: a personalized comic book gift
After a career of meetings that could have been emails, your favorite colleague finally gets a send-off worthy of a superhero. This comic is built around their real job, whether they spent it teaching, nursing, engineering or keeping the office coffee machine alive, with their face on every page as they complete one last legendary shift. It turns farewell speeches and workplace legends into a story the whole team is part of, and gives them something to read in the hammock on day one.
Create this comicWho it is for
Send off a retiring colleague, a manager, or a dad or mom leaving work after decades, as the centerpiece of the retirement party or a quiet thank-you.
What can happen in the story
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On their final day, your hero discovers the office cannot function without them and total chaos breaks out.
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They solve one last impossible problem using decades of know-how and the stapler they never returned.
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Your hero walks out to a ticker-tape parade, then trades the briefcase for a fishing rod and a hammock.
How it is made
- 1. Add your hero.A clear photo, a first name and a few fun answers: their job, their catchphrase, a funny habit, an inside joke or two.
- 2. Pick a story idea.We write three Retirement story ideas from your answers. Pick one and see the cover and the first page for free.
- 3. Read it, then print it.The eBook is $7.99 and ready in about 15 minutes. Print the hardcover if you love it.
Questions about this comic
Can the story be about their actual job?
Yes. Their job is one of the hero questions, so the story is written around it, whether they were a firefighter, an accountant or the person who kept the copier running. Add workplace legends, nicknames and famous phrases in the 'anything special' field.
Several coworkers want to give it together. How does that work?
One person places the order and the gift is from everyone. Write the group's message on the personal foreword page of the printed hardcover, and mention a few colleagues in your answers so they can appear in the story next to the hero.