Treasure Hunt: a personalized comic book gift
Know someone who cannot walk past a flea market without digging for hidden gold? Hand them a real map. In this story they follow riddles carved into ancient walls, outwit a rival treasure hunter with a ridiculous mustache and swing across a pit of very dramatic spikes, with their own face on every page. Start the hunt in their favorite place, or hide an inside joke as the final clue. You can even suggest what the treasure turns out to be, like the car keys they lose every single morning.
Create this comicWho it is for
Great for the flea-market regular, the geocaching partner or the friend who always finds money in old coat pockets, whether it is a birthday, an anniversary or a retirement party.
What can happen in the story
- 1
Your hero finds a crumpled map in the lining of a thrift-store jacket, with a big red X over their hometown.
- 2
They decode a riddle in a crumbling temple while the floor tiles click ominously underfoot: CLACK, CLACK, RUMBLE.
- 3
Outrunning a giant rolling boulder, your hero grabs the golden chest and dives through the doorway just as it slams shut.
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 Treasure Hunt 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 treasure be something personal, like a memento from how we met?
You can suggest it. Put the idea in the free 'anything special' field, for example the ring, the concert ticket stub or the diner where you had your first date, and the story is written around it. If a line does not land the way you hoped, you can change the words in the editor.
Can I add myself as the rival treasure hunter?
Yes. Mention yourself in the 'anything special' field as the sneaky rival, plus a best friend as the guide or the dog who sniffs out the gold, and they can all appear in the hunt. A line about who is who helps the story use them well.