Comic book printing for single issues, small press runs and collected editions, bound in our own Exeter bindery.
Whether you are printing an issue to sell at a convention or a perfect bound graphic novel, we print interiors in full colour or black and white on paper chosen to suit line art or painted pages. Choose a standard comic trim, any UK book size or a custom format, a gloss laminated cover, and saddle-stitching for thin issues or a square spine for collections. Printed and bound on one site, from 10 copies, with a free digital proof on every order.
Standard comic trims, every UK book size, or any size to the millimetre. Portrait, landscape or square.
Saddle-stitched single issues, perfect bound collections with a printable spine, or a hardback for the collected edition. Gloss or matt laminated covers, with spot UV or foil.
Bright white uncoated for line art, coated for painted pages. The preview page shows the stock in its own shade.
Black and white, colour or a mix of the two. The slider follows the binding's page rules, so every count it offers is one we can bind.
Every run size from 10 copies (25 for hardbacks) is priced live, with a free digital proof on every order.
For hardback orders, the printed proof is a plain-cover paperback with a separate sample of your cover. About proofs.
Collecting single issues into a trade edition? Compare hardback and paperback. For mono volumes and reading-order guidance, see manga printing.
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Every book here was printed and bound in our Exeter bindery for the person named, from 10 copies up. Under them, some of the people we printed for, with their copies. The reviews are pulled live from our Google listing, word for word.
It was my first time printing books with Imprint, and I had a really good experience. The books came out just as I expected, and they were packed really carefully for delivery. Happy with the service and the quality!
Brilliant company, which I highly recommend for any printing task, large or small.
I would give 10 stars if I could. This was my first foray into preparing a book myself for self publishing. In the past we have paid a designer a vast amount which wasn’t a cost effective option for this project. Riley at Imprint was endlessly helpful and patient and we have ended up with a very professional product at an incredibly reasonable price. What is even more outstanding is that I approved the final PDF on Wednesday and received the books on Friday!
I'm delighted with the whole printing experience with ImprintDigital. In a book with many colour photos and detailed technical illustrations, the printing quality is absolutely superb, with bright, true colours, sharp details and a high-quality glossy texture. The ordering process was simple and email responses were fast, friendly and professional..A delivery issue caused by another company was handled swiftly and elegantly. I highly recommend ImprintDigital.
Built by us for book work: every output is generated to your exact spec, not a static download.
A press-ready cover template built for your trim size, spine and cover material, in seconds.
Upload your PDF and we flag bleed, resolution and colour issues before anything reaches press, free.
Your exact spine width from paper, page count and binding, live, to the tenth of a millimetre.
Every UK trim size at actual size, with what each one is conventionally used for.
Small print runs of self-published comics, graphic novels, web-comic collected editions, mini-series. Soft-touch matte covers, ISBN barcoding, French flaps optional.
Anthology runs, collective publications, convention exclusives. Cost-effective short runs at 50 to 500 copies with retail-grade finishing.
Student comic projects, educational comic-format publications, manga and zine workshops. Affordable short runs from 10 copies.
Print runs timed for conventions, special-edition variants, merchandise comics. Tight turnarounds, premium cover finishes for convention-grade presentation.
Page count, colour or mono printing, paper and binding determine the cost of a comic or graphic novel. Compare quantities for the same specification to see how the per-copy price changes. Use the calculator above for your exact specification, or compare UK book printing prices.
From 10 copies upwards. Pricing scales meaningfully at 25, 50 and 100 copies, worth running the quote at a couple of quantities to find your sweet spot. Most indie creators we work with run 100 to 500 copies for a debut and reprint as demand builds.
Both are glue-bound at the spine. Perfect uses an EVA hot-melt adhesive, cost-effective, the standard for most paperback comics. PUR uses a polyurethane reactive adhesive that's stronger, more flexible and more durable. Worth the small upcharge for thicker books, anything over 200 pages, or anything that'll get repeated handling. For graphic novels we'd recommend PUR most of the time.
Yes. French flaps are extensions of the cover folded inward, often used for author bio, dedication, alternate cover art or a pull-quote. Available as an extra on paperback editions; particularly popular for indie graphic novels going for a "trade" feel.
Yes, we generate and place an ISBN-13 barcode on the back cover at no extra cost where you supply the ISBN. If you don't have one yet, the free ISBN barcode generator on our site builds one you can place yourself.
Coated paper. Gloss 115 to 135gsm for the most saturated colour reproduction; silk 130 to 150gsm for vibrant colour without high-gloss shine. Avoid uncoated for full-colour comics, the ink soaks in slightly and saturated panels can lose punch. For monochrome zines or art-led editions, uncoated is fine and reads as more deliberate.
Standard production takes 5 to 7 working days for paperbacks and 3 to 4 weeks for hardbacks, from proof approval. Delivery is additional. If you have a deadline, tell us before ordering so we can confirm what is achievable.
Yes, order a free sample pack showing different binding styles, cover laminations and paper stocks. Particularly useful for indie creators making spec decisions before their first run.
Build the spec above, size, pages, paper, quantity, and the price updates as you go.
Print-ready PDF preferred: the free file check flags resolution, colour and bleed issues.
Free digital proof of cover and interior: we never print your run without your approval.
Covers and interiors printed in Exeter on presses profiled for accurate colour.
Interiors and covers printed, then perfect or PUR bound, trimmed and laminated.
Wrapped, boxed and dispatched via DPD or pallet courier, UK and overseas.
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