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Story transformation

Turn a story or script into structured comic pages.

The story-to-comic workflow accepts prompt text or a signed story file, then combines it with pagination, roles, locations, and language settings.

The API creates a visual draft and structured assets; it does not replace editorial adaptation, continuity review, or rights clearance.

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Direct answer

The decision this page is for.

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Story-to-comic accepts prompt text or a signed script URL, plus pagination, roles, locations, and language. It returns a visual draft your editors can review. It does not replace adaptation, continuity, or rights clearance.

Verifiable request

Story brief with recurring context

cURL
curl -X POST \
  https://api.llamagen.ai/v1/comics/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMAGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "promptUrl": "https://example.com/signed/story-brief.pdf",
  "pagination": {
    "totalPages": 3,
    "panelsPerPage": 4
  },
  "comicRoles": [
    {
      "name": "Ari",
      "image": "https://example.com/ari.webp"
    }
  ],
  "comicLocations": [
    {
      "name": "Archive",
      "description": "Brutalist underground library"
    }
  ],
  "language": "English"
}'

Structured response

State your application can route

response.jsonPROCESSED
{
  "id": "gen_abc123",
  "status": "PROCESSED",
  "comics": [
    {
      "page": 0,
      "panels": [
        {
          "panel": 0,
          "caption": "Ari discovers the sealed archive map.",
          "assetUrl": "https://cdn.llamagen.ai/comics/panel-1.webp"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Source visualization

Turn narrative structure into visual beats.

The scene connects a story brief, recurring context, page planning, and an editor-reviewed comic draft.

An adult writer's marked manuscript and thumbnail sketches becoming a three-panel rainy diner reunion comic
Editorial illustration of a story-to-comic workflow; it is not a generated API result.Art direction · American indie graphic novel

Capability and boundary facts

Facts an integration can verify.

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Endpoint
POST /v1/comics/generations
Authentication
Bearer API key
Lifecycle
QUEUED → PROCESSING → PROCESSED or FAILED
Delivery
Poll by generation ID or use a callback URL
Story inputs
Prompt text or signed promptUrl plus references

Good fit

Use it when

  • Script visualization
  • Editorial storyboarding
  • Narrative product features

Wrong fit

Do not use it for

  • Final editorial approval
  • Rights clearance
  • Guaranteed verbatim preservation of every script line

Production limits

Plan for the boundaries.

  • 01Signed file URLs must remain accessible for the request lifecycle.
  • 02Long scripts should be scoped into clear pages, scenes, and characters before generation.
  • 03Generation is asynchronous; production interfaces must handle processing and failure states.
  • 04Outputs should be reviewed against product, brand, safety, and print requirements before delivery.
  • 05You must have the rights to prompts, photos, scripts, and reference assets submitted to the API.

Authoritative sources

LlamaGen API documentationOpenAPI specificationCurrent pricingTermsService status

Questions

Direct answers before you integrate.

01Can I send a PDF or Word script?
Yes, through a signed promptUrl that stays reachable for the job lifecycle. Long scripts should still be scoped into pages, scenes, and characters before you generate.
02Will every line of the script appear as lettering?
No. Treat the result as a visual draft. Plan a dedicated lettering and reading-order pass before publication.
03When should I use story-to-comic instead of a short prompt?
Use it when the source is already a brief, script, or document you want the model to read, especially for multi-page pagination.

Related evaluation paths

FormatWebtoon API for Vertical Comic GenerationFormatCharacter Consistency API for Multi-Panel ComicsSolutionComic API for Publishing Workflows

Next step

Move from evidence to a real API request.

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Convert a story example