The studio for graphic novels made for screens

Compose, letter, animate, translate, publish and measure — without code. The preview runs the same open-source player your readers use. Free to start; pro tools when your story grows.

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PanelWave CMS editor: a comic page in big-screen layout with layered panels, speech balloons, the asset library and the panel inspector.

TourReal screenshots · beta, October 2026

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Everything you need to create

A canvas editor made for comics

Layers with z-order, magnetic guides, rulers and a grid; unlimited undo/redo and a command palette
Ten comic balloon types with tails; a style cascade from work to character to single balloon
Click to place a balloon and start typing — auto-sizing matches the player exactly
Hotspots as rectangle, circle or polygon with navigate, set-variable, extras and modal actions

Fig. 6AI assistants in the studio

Your AI assistant, working in the studio

PanelWave speaks the Model Context Protocol. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any other MCP client and hand it the structural work — you keep the creative decisions. It acts as you, asks before anything destructive or public, and every call is logged.

Server: mcp.panelwave.org/mcp · local bridge: npx -y @panelwave/mcp

Fig. 6 — AI agents via MCPThe assistant works as you — with your role and plan limits — asks before anything destructive or public, and every call is logged.

Parts listAnd around it

From script to publish — all in one place

Translation workshop

Every string in story order, DeepL drafts you approve, translation memory, glossary, stale flags, XLIFF 1.2 / CSV / JSON exchange.

Script import

Import a Fountain screenplay: AI proposes chapters, pages, panels and balloons — dialogue stays verbatim, you review the tree.

Page import

Upload pages, ideally without lettering so every balloon becomes live, translatable text: panel detection proposes panels and reading order (Western or manga), you confirm every cut.

Preview = player

The embedded open-source player in phone, tablet and desktop frames, with test scenarios for variables and paywalls.

Preflight

Validation with batch auto-fix and deep links into the editor before anything goes out.

Publishing

Public reader link, unlisted review links, embed code, QR code, a link to every page and panel, restore of earlier publishes.

Monetization

Paywall rules per work, chapter, panel or extra, free previews, products, coupons, regional prices — zero revenue share.

Analytics

Reading funnel, panel engagement, hotspot click heatmaps, segments by device and language, CSV export.

Exports

PDF and PowerPoint for proofs and pitches, MP4 video up to 4K, and the portable work archive.

Teams

Owner, admin, editor and viewer roles, panel comments, bulk invitations, 2FA and session management.

Honest status: the studio is in beta. Billing, the Work Pass and reader payments launch in Q1 2027 — until then, Founding Creators use the Creator plan free.

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