About Henry & the Comic Shop
Meet Henry
Henry is 8 years old and has been drawing his own comics since kindergarten. The very first ones were stick-figure superheroes on the back of takeout menus. Now he fills entire stacks of sketchbooks with dragons, dudes in pursuit, lightsaber duels, lava monsters, and the occasional skeleton king.
Henry's Comic Shop is his way of getting those comics in front of other kids (and curious grown-ups). Every story, every character, and every dramatically-misspelled sound effect on this site is his own. Nothing here was generated by a computer.
How a comic gets made
Most comics start as a single idea Henry sketches on a sticky note: “dragon egg”, “ink monster”, “the bones are coming”. From there he plans the panels in pencil, inks them with markers, adds color when he's in the mood, and then a parent scans the pages so they can go up on the site.
Some comics are short and punchy (one or two pages). Others are full multi-issue series — the Dragon Series wrapped up at four issues, and Who Knows? has a bonus middle book that you read after the finale. Sequels happen whenever Henry feels like a story isn't done yet.
The series so far
- The Dragon Series — a kid finds a dragon egg and a four-issue saga unfolds, ending with an unlikely truce.
- Dude and the Nudle Bole — Alex, Coby, and Cory chase the Competadder trophy across three issues of cheerful chaos.
- Robotic Wars — rebels, bots, lava monsters, and a Death Star that just goes BOOM. Three issues, big finale.
- Who Knows? — a Star-Wars-meets-Venom mashup where, true to the title, nobody knows what's coming next.
- The Bones — volcanoes, skeletons, and a tank ride to return the bones. Three issues.
- Dudes in Persute — space pursuit comics with asteroid belts, motherships, and intentional misspellings.
- The Extra Special Comic — a two-sided mega-issue with car chases on the front and a naval battle on the back.
Why everything is free
Henry didn't want anyone to miss out because of a paywall, so everything on the site is free to read and free to download. A small number of ads on comic pages help cover hosting. If you'd like to support the shop without ads, the best thing you can do is share a comic with a friend who'd enjoy it.
Get in touch
Have a question, fan art, or an idea for a future comic? Use the Contact page or email henryscomicshop@gmail.com. A grown-up reads everything before Henry sees it.