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Image Comic Book Cover Template Creator

(Free & Supports Bulk Upload)

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You can edit the below JavaScript code to customize the image tool.
async function processImage(originalImg,
    titleText = "SUPER ADVENTURES",
    issueNumberText = "#1",
    publicationText = "YOUR COMICS",
    taglineText = "ACTION-PACKED!",
    priceText = "$3.99 US",
    authorText = "STORY & ART: YOU",
    monthYearText = "JAN 2025",
    mainFontFamily = "Bangers", // Default to 'Bangers', which we'll try to load
    secondaryFontFamily = "Arial",
    primaryColor = "#FFD700", // Gold/Yellow for boxes/highlights
    secondaryColor = "#FF0000", // Red for accents/banners
    textColorOnPrimary = "black", // Text color on primaryColor background
    textColorOnSecondary = "white", // Text color on secondaryColor background
    titleTextColor = "white",
    titleOutlineColor = "black"
) {
    const canvasWidth = 600;
    const canvasHeight = 923; // Approx 6.625" x 10.1875" comic ratio
    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
    canvas.width = canvasWidth;
    canvas.height = canvasHeight;
    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');

    // Font handling: Try to load 'Bangers' if specified as mainFontFamily
    let currentMainFontFamily = mainFontFamily; // Variable to store potentially modified font name

    if (mainFontFamily.toLowerCase() === 'bangers') {
        const bangersFontUrl = 'https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/bangers/v23/FeVQS0BTqb0h60ACH5FQ2Ixi.woff2';
        // Check if 'Bangers' font is already loaded/available using the exact family name.
        if (!document.fonts.check(`12px Bangers`)) { 
            try {
                const font = new FontFace('Bangers', `url(${bangersFontUrl})`); // Use 'Bangers' as the family name
                await font.load();
                document.fonts.add(font);
                currentMainFontFamily = 'Bangers'; // Ensure 'Bangers' (with correct casing) is used
                console.log('Bangers font loaded.');
            } catch (e) {
                console.error('Failed to load Bangers font:', e);
                currentMainFontFamily = "Impact"; // Fallback if Bangers loading fails
            }
        } else {
            currentMainFontFamily = 'Bangers'; // Already loaded, ensure correct name for CSS
        }
    }
    // At this point, currentMainFontFamily is user's custom font, 'Bangers' (if loaded/requested), or 'Impact' (fallback for Bangers).

    // Default drawing styles
    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
    ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';

    // Background (mostly covered by image)
    ctx.fillStyle = 'lightgray'; 
    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);

    // Define image area (leaving space for header and a defined footer bar)
    const headerHeight = 70; // Reduced slightly
    const actualFooterAreaHeight = 70; // Space at the very bottom for barcode, price, seal
    const imageAreaX = 0;
    const imageAreaY = headerHeight;
    const imageAreaWidth = canvasWidth;
    const imageAreaHeight = canvasHeight - headerHeight - actualFooterAreaHeight;

    // Draw originalImg (scaled and cropped to cover imageArea)
    let sourceX = 0, sourceY = 0, sourceWidth = originalImg.width, sourceHeight = originalImg.height;
    const imgAspect = originalImg.width / originalImg.height;
    const destAspect = imageAreaWidth / imageAreaHeight;

    if (imgAspect > destAspect) { // Image wider than area: fit height, crop width
        sourceWidth = originalImg.height * destAspect;
        sourceX = (originalImg.width - sourceWidth) / 2;
    } else { // Image taller or same aspect: fit width, crop height
        sourceHeight = originalImg.width / destAspect;
        sourceY = (originalImg.height - sourceHeight) / 2;
    }
    ctx.drawImage(originalImg, sourceX, sourceY, sourceWidth, sourceHeight,
                  imageAreaX, imageAreaY, imageAreaWidth, imageAreaHeight);

    // Helper function for text with outline
    function drawTextWithOutline(text, x, y, fillStyle, strokeStyle, outlineThickness, fontToUse) {
        if(fontToUse) ctx.font = fontToUse;
        ctx.strokeStyle = strokeStyle;
        ctx.lineWidth = outlineThickness * 2; // Visual thickness of outlineThickness
        ctx.lineJoin = 'round'; 
        ctx.miterLimit = 2; 
        ctx.strokeText(text, x, y);
        ctx.fillStyle = fillStyle;
        ctx.fillText(text, x, y);
    }
    
    // --- Header Elements ---
    ctx.fillStyle = primaryColor;
    ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, headerHeight); // Header background

    ctx.textAlign = 'left';
    ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
    ctx.fillStyle = textColorOnPrimary;
    // Quote font family names if they might contain spaces or are not generic keywords
    const pubFont = `bold 22px "${secondaryFontFamily}", sans-serif`;
    ctx.fillText(publicationText.toUpperCase(), 15, headerHeight * 0.5 - 10); // Slightly adjusted Y
    
    ctx.textAlign = 'right';
    const issueFont = `bold 18px "${secondaryFontFamily}", sans-serif`;
    ctx.fillText(issueNumberText.toUpperCase(), canvasWidth - 15, headerHeight * 0.5 - 10);
    const dateFont = `14px "${secondaryFontFamily}", sans-serif`;
    ctx.fillText(monthYearText.toUpperCase(), canvasWidth - 15, headerHeight * 0.5 + 12);


    // --- Main Title ---
    const titleBaseY = imageAreaY + 60; // Y position for first line of title
    const titleLineHeight = 70; 
    const titleLines = titleText.toUpperCase().split('\n'); // User can use \n for line breaks
    
    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
    ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
    titleLines.forEach((line, index) => {
        const titleY = titleBaseY + (index * titleLineHeight);
        drawTextWithOutline(line, canvasWidth / 2, titleY, 
                            titleTextColor, titleOutlineColor, 3.5, // Outline thickness
                            `bold 80px "${currentMainFontFamily}", Impact, sans-serif`); // Title font size
    });

    // --- Tagline (optional, in a banner) ---
    if (taglineText && taglineText.trim() !== "") {
        const taglineBannerHeight = 35;
        let taglineBannerY = imageAreaY + imageAreaHeight - taglineBannerHeight - 15; // Positioned above footer elements
        
        ctx.fillStyle = secondaryColor; // Banner color
        ctx.beginPath();
        const bannerNotch = 15; // Size of the V-cut in banner ends
        ctx.moveTo(0, taglineBannerY);
        ctx.lineTo(canvasWidth, taglineBannerY);
        ctx.lineTo(canvasWidth - bannerNotch, taglineBannerY + taglineBannerHeight / 2);
        ctx.lineTo(canvasWidth, taglineBannerY + taglineBannerHeight);
        ctx.lineTo(0, taglineBannerY + taglineBannerHeight);
        ctx.lineTo(bannerNotch, taglineBannerY + taglineBannerHeight / 2);
        ctx.closePath();
        ctx.fill();
        
        drawTextWithOutline(taglineText.toUpperCase(), canvasWidth / 2, taglineBannerY + taglineBannerHeight / 2,
                            textColorOnSecondary, 'black', 1.5,
                            `bold 20px "${currentMainFontFamily}", Impact, sans-serif`);
    }

    // --- Footer Area (Bottom actualFooterAreaHeight px of canvas) ---
    // This area can have its own background or elements are placed directly.
    // For example, draw bottom bar for footer:
    // ctx.fillStyle = primaryColor; 
    // ctx.fillRect(0, canvasHeight - actualFooterAreaHeight, canvasWidth, actualFooterAreaHeight);

    // Barcode placeholder
    const barcodeWidth = 80;
    const barcodeHeight = 45;
    const barcodeX = 15; // Left padding
    // Vertically center in the actualFooterAreaHeight, at the bottom of canvas
    const barcodeY = canvasHeight - actualFooterAreaHeight + (actualFooterAreaHeight - barcodeHeight) / 2; 

    ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
    ctx.fillRect(barcodeX, barcodeY, barcodeWidth, barcodeHeight);
    ctx.strokeStyle = 'black';
    ctx.lineWidth = 0.5; // Thinner lines for barcode
    ctx.strokeRect(barcodeX, barcodeY, barcodeWidth, barcodeHeight);
    for (let i = 2; i < barcodeWidth - 2; i += (Math.random() * 2 + 1.5)) {
        ctx.beginPath();
        ctx.moveTo(barcodeX + i, barcodeY + 2);
        ctx.lineTo(barcodeX + i, barcodeY + barcodeHeight - 2 - (Math.random() * 6));
        ctx.stroke();
    }
    ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
    ctx.font = `5px "${secondaryFontFamily}", sans-serif`;
    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
    ctx.textBaseline = 'alphabetic';
    ctx.fillText("0123456789012", barcodeX + barcodeWidth/2, barcodeY + barcodeHeight - 2);


    // Price Box (e.g., circle)
    const priceBoxRadius = 30;
    const priceBoxCX = canvasWidth - priceBoxRadius - 15; // Right padding
    const priceBoxCY = barcodeY + barcodeHeight/2; // Align vertically with barcode center

    ctx.fillStyle = primaryColor;
    ctx.beginPath();
    ctx.arc(priceBoxCX, priceBoxCY, priceBoxRadius, 0, Math.PI * 2);
    ctx.fill();
    ctx.strokeStyle = 'black';
    ctx.lineWidth = 2;
    ctx.stroke();

    drawTextWithOutline(priceText, priceBoxCX, priceBoxCY, 
                        textColorOnPrimary, 'black', 1, 
                        `bold 20px "${currentMainFontFamily}", Impact, sans-serif`);


    // "Comics Code Authority" seal placeholder
    const sealWidth = 40;
    const sealHeight = sealWidth * 0.75; // Adjusted aspect ratio
    const sealX = barcodeX + barcodeWidth + 10; // Positioned to the right of barcode
    const sealY = barcodeY + (barcodeHeight - sealHeight)/2; // Vertically align with barcode

    ctx.fillStyle = 'white';
    ctx.strokeStyle = 'black';
    ctx.lineWidth = 0.5;
    ctx.fillRect(sealX, sealY, sealWidth, sealHeight);
    ctx.strokeRect(sealX, sealY, sealWidth, sealHeight);
    
    ctx.fillStyle = 'black';
    const sealFont = `bold 6px "${secondaryFontFamily}", sans-serif`; // Slightly larger font for seal
    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
    ctx.textBaseline = 'middle';
    const sealText = "APPROVED\nBY THE\nCODE";
    const sealLines = sealText.split('\n');
    const sealLineHeight = 6;
    sealLines.forEach((line, i) => {
        ctx.fillText(line, sealX + sealWidth/2, sealY + sealHeight/2 + (i - (sealLines.length-1)/2) * sealLineHeight);
    });
    

    // Author Text
    ctx.textAlign = 'center';
    ctx.textBaseline = 'bottom'; // Align text to very bottom edge
    const authorY = canvasHeight - 5; // 5px from canvas bottom
    drawTextWithOutline(authorText.toUpperCase(), canvasWidth / 2, authorY,
                        'white', 'black', 1, // Thinner outline for small text
                        `bold 12px "${secondaryFontFamily}", sans-serif`);

    return canvas;
}

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Description

The Image Comic Book Cover Template Creator is a versatile online tool designed to enable users to easily create comic book cover designs. You can customize various elements including the title, issue number, publication name, tagline, price, author credits, and more, all while choosing your preferred color scheme and font styles. This tool is particularly useful for comic book artists, writers, and publishers looking to design professional-looking covers for their comic series or single issues, helping them to visually present their comics with a polished and engaging aesthetic.

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