KomiksboardSpecial Origin IssueNo. 01
About Komiksboard
Filipino storytelling, reimagined for everyone, everywhere.
Chapter 01The origin
Our Story
Komiksboard was created from a simple truth:
People today are more connected than ever, yet our most meaningful moments are scattered everywhere.
- MessengerBirthday messages live in Messenger.
- Group chatTributes get buried in group chats.
- FeedsFamily memories disappear in feeds that refresh every hour.
- StoriesShoutouts fade after 24 hours.
We live in a world where love is loud but disorganized — and stories that matter don’t have a home.
Komiksboard exists to fix that.
It brings people together into one unified story, turning celebrations, tributes, and shoutouts into a cinematic group board. When the words are just from you, a Komikscard turns a personal greeting into a three-panel mini komiks. And when you want to make them laugh, Komiksmotion animates you or your couple, family, friends or band of up to five in a music-video story of up to six scenes. Three different experiences, with the same heart.
Three ways to celebrate
Gather everyone. Say it yourself.
Or star in it.
Pick the one that fits your story. All three are free while we test, and none of them needs drawing skills.
Made together
Komiksboard
One shared board, filled by everyone who loves them.
- Who makes it
- You and the whole group
- Great for
- Birthdays, farewells, team kudos, reunions
- Keep it as
- A private board link, MP4 reel or comic PDF
- Social
- Reactions and collapsible replies on every panel
- Set the scene with an animated story.
- Invite people to add shoutouts, photos and videos.
- Send the reveal, then react, reply and let them thank everyone back.
Made by you
Komikscard
A personal three-panel greeting that flips open like a comic.
- Who makes it
- Just you, in a few minutes
- Great for
- Thank-yous, anniversaries, love notes, graduations
- Keep it as
- A link to share on social or chat, or an offline HTML card
- Pick a feeling from 22 templates, then a komiks style: chibi, 8-bit, animal, anime or superhero.
- Add words, photos, selfie videos, stickers and a song.
- Share it to social media or chat, or download it.
Starring your people
Komiksmotion
You or your group of up to five, starring in a music-video adventure.
- Who makes it
- One creator, 1–5 people on screen
- Great for
- Birthdays, weddings, family, friends, bandmates
- Keep it as
- A video up to 45 seconds to download or share
- Pick a theme and one of 272 motion templates, then choose Solo or a group.
- Add up to five portraits with separate crops and character looks. Customize one to six scenes, optional words, stickers and sound.
- Generate a video up to 45 seconds, then download or share it.
New worlds. Same main character.
For the group chat. The class. The next chapter.
Make a birthday drop, a club shoutout, a graduation send-off or a first-job celebration with a look that feels like your people. All 5 featured worlds work across Komiksboard, Komikscard and Komiksmotion.
Neon Pop
Electric lime, hot pink and purple stages, angular streetwear characters and bold remix energy.
Sticker Club
Peel-and-stick characters, paper cutouts, doodle badges and a colourful scrapbook full of inside jokes.
Campus Crew
Varsity jackets, pennants, notebooks and green-and-gold school spirit for your class, club or uni crew.
Studio Fresh
Sculptural characters, coral-and-lilac editorial shapes and confident creative-studio energy.
Pinoy Fiesta
A Filipino barrio celebration with sari-sari stores, colourful jeepneys, harana guitars, kalabaw and fiesta banderitas.
Pick your world from the Visual style dropdown. Your words, photos and personal touches stay yours.
Find your world in KomiksmotionChapter 02The heart
What We Believe
Every person deserves a space where their community can gather — not in fragments, not in scattered messages, but in one shared story.
Komiksboard is built for emotion, connection, and memory.
It’s not just a tool.
It’s a digital storytelling space designed to preserve moments that deserve to last.
Chapter 02½The plot twist
Boards That Talk Back
In a Filipino family, nobody just reads a message. We react, we tease, we cry, we reply “Salamat, everyone!”
So every Komiksboard panel is now a little conversation. Guests can react with a tap and reply to each other’s shoutouts. After the reveal, the celebrant can answer everyone in their own words, with a ⭐ Celebrant badge.
Replies fold neatly under each panel, so the board stays a beautiful komiks page. Everything is saved with the board, so the conversation is still there whenever anyone comes back.
Chapter 03The roots
Why Komiks (A Filipino Story Told From Down Under)
Komiksboard is inspired by Filipino komiks — the storytelling tradition that shaped generations. And while its creator now lives down under, the heart behind this platform is still unmistakably Filipino.
Romeo grew up in the Philippines surrounded by kwento — stories told through komiks, teleseryes, family gatherings, barkada laughter, and heartfelt messages that always seemed to go on forever. Even after moving to Australia, that cultural instinct never left:
- Komiks
- Teleseryes
- Family gatherings
- Barkada laughter
- Heartfelt messages
- Filipinos don’t just communicate…we narrate.
- Filipinos don’t just greet…we celebrate.
- Filipinos don’t just remember…we preserve.
Living abroad made this even clearer. Distance changes many things, but it never changes how Filipinos love. If anything, it makes our stories more important — because they become the bridge between home and wherever life takes us.
Komiksboard is Romeo’s way of bringing that Filipino storytelling spirit into the modern world. A group board becomes a living komiks page; a personal Komikscard becomes a little story you can flip open; a Komiksmotion turns you into the star of a happy dance. All of them begin with:
- real people
- real messages
- real videos
- real love
It’s a tribute to the culture he grew up with, built from the perspective of a Filipino who carries home in his heart — even while building something new in Australia.
Komiksboard is Filipino storytelling, reimagined for everyone, everywhere.
Chapter 04The hero
The Creator
Komiksboard was founded by Romeo Marcos, an embedded software engineer who has spent years building systems that power devices, hardware, and real‑world technology. But behind the engineering discipline is a creator who loves building things for people — especially websites that make life a little more meaningful.
What started as a hobby of crafting small web projects slowly evolved into something bigger: a desire to build a platform that captures emotion, preserves memories, and brings communities together.
Growing up Filipino, Romeo saw how stories shape people — from komiks and teleseryes to family gatherings filled with laughter, drama, and heartfelt messages. Even after moving to Australia, that storytelling instinct stayed with him.
Komiksboard is the fusion of his engineering mind and Filipino heart — a technical creation built with emotional purpose.
If you ever want to connect, collaborate, or simply have a chat, you can find him on LinkedIn:
Connect with Romeo on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Chapter 05The quest
Our Mission
To preserve meaningful moments by turning every celebration, tribute, and shoutout into a story worth keeping forever.
Chapter 06The dream
Our Vision
A world where every person — no matter where they are — can feel the warmth of their community in one place.
Chapter 07To be continued…
What Komiksboard Makes Possible
- 01A birthday board filled with messages from friends worldwide
- 02A tribute board honoring someone special
- 03A team appreciation board that boosts morale
- 04A family celebration board that becomes a keepsake
- 05A community board that tells a shared story
- 06A board where friends react, reply and the celebrant thanks everyone back
- 07A personal three-panel Komikscard that says what only you could
- 08A Komiksmotion video with up to six scenes starring you or your group of up to five
A shared board, a personal Komikscard or a Komiksmotion starring your people — a visual story of love, connection, and belonging.