The majority of comic books tend to be 24 pages long, US Standard (170mm x 260mm) size and staple bound. These days, Marvel and DC have 20 pages of story in a comic. Four of those pages are the front cover, front inside cover, back cover, and back inside cover. They use the same paper stock to keep costs down, then encourage readers to keep their comics in protective sleeves. Although if you are not selling your comics in protective sleeves, you may wish to consider applying a matt or gloss lamination to protect your cover.

Saddle stitched and wiro bound comic books only require 1 print file PDF consisting of all pages in order (outside front cover, inside front cover, 3, 4, 5, etc, inside back cover, outside back cover) as single pages. For perfect bound and case bound comic books, we require a Cover file PDF with a spread design, and an Inner file PDF containing all pages in order as single pages.

Yes. We’re one of the best perfect bound printing companies in the UK. PUR binding requires a minimum number of pages.

Only if your comic book is going to be perfect bound or case bound. Perfect bound comic books require a Cover file PDF of 2 spreads (Outer cover and Inner cover with spine). Case bound comic books require a Cover file PDF which must include an outer spread of your front cover, spine with 5mm hinges either side and back cover design, all surrounded by a 20mm bleed area. This is in addition to the Inner file which includes all pages in order as single pages.

For small runs, we tend to print your comic books on HP Indigos for offset digital printing and for larger runs of 1,000+ copies, we use Heidelberg Speedmasters for offset litho printing. For more information, please see our plant list.

Yes. All our papers are FSC® certified, Pureprint Group is a CarbonNeutral® company and ISO 14001 Environmental Management certified. For more information, please see our sustainability accreditations.

Nope. You can enjoy full use of our web-to-print platform and customer services without paying a penny. You only pay when you’re absolutely ready to print.

Our web-to-print system accepts PDF files. For the best results, we recommend CMYK colour artwork with a 300dpi resolution. The maximum file upload is 2GB. Please contact our team if your file size is larger and we'll help you get your file into the workflow. Please ensure that fonts are embedded in your PDF. And please thoroughly check your digital proofs prior to printing.

Yes, please speak to our customer services team and they will be happy to supply a PDF or InDesign template for your chosen product.

Yes. Once you upload your artwork files, our online printing system has a comic book proofing feature to help you check your proofs, flag any issues and ask our customer service team any questions you may have before you send your job into production.

If your comic book is perfect bound or case bound, the system will calculate the spine width of your comic book for you when you add pages to your order. You can also see the spine width at the bottom of the file upload screen.

No. Printed comic books are exempt from VAT.

No, but please include your spine design in your Cover file PDF if your comic book is perfect bound or case bound.

Yes. Choose a standard paper size that the height and width of your comic book design would fit inside. When you upload your artwork, make sure that it is sized to print at your custom size. Then contact our customer services team, quoting your order number.

We offer many types of comic book binding. Saddle Stitched (aka:Staple Bound) is when pages are held together by 2 staples through the middle of the comic book. Perfect Bound (aka: PUR) is when pages are glued together against a flat spine. Wiro Bound (aka: Wire Bound) is when holes are punched in your papers and they’re held together by a loop of wire. Case Bound (aka: Hardback) is when a hardback cover is attached to pages glued together against a flat spine.