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Printable comic templates

10 free blank comic templates to print: 3- and 4-panel strips, 4-koma, comic book and manga pages, storyboards and kids' templates with writing lines. Vector PDF for A4 and US Letter. Adjust the gutters and borders, add writing lines or a name line, then download or print.

• 3-panel comic stripTwo strips of three panels on a landscape page: the classic beginning, middle and end. The simplest comic format there is, and the best place to start.
• 4-panel comic stripThe newspaper daily-strip format: four panels in a row, two strips per page. Four beats (setup, build, punchline, reaction) is the rhythm most comic strips use.
• 4-koma (yonkoma) mangaYonkoma (4-koma) are Japanese four-panel strips that read top to bottom. This page holds two strips side by side, the way they appear in manga magazines.
• 2×2 comic gridFour big panels on one page: lots of room to draw, which makes it the easiest template for young children and for detailed drawings.
• 6-panel comic pageSix even panels in two columns: enough room for a complete short story, with a clear reading order. The most popular comic page layout for school projects.
• 9-panel gridThe nine-panel grid is the tight, steady rhythm of many classic graphic novels: every panel is a beat, and you can merge panels for a bigger moment.
• Comic book pageA big opening panel to set the scene, then smaller panels for the action: the layout of countless western comic book pages.
• Manga pageFive panels with slanted edges, laid out for right-to-left reading like a real manga page. Slanted panel borders add movement and tension.
• StoryboardSix frames with room for notes under each: camera, action and dialogue. Use it to plan a video, an animation or the pages of a comic.
• Kids comic with writing linesFour large panels, each with writing lines underneath, plus a space for a name and title. Made for early writers: draw the picture, then write what happens.

New to comics? Start with how to make a comic strip.