MUMBAI: The comic world just got a serious upgrade. Pocket Entertainment, the parent company of Pocket FM and Pocket Novel, has launched Pocket Toons-an AI-first comics platform that blends artificial intelligence with human creativity to supercharge storytelling. With its proprietary AI studio, Blaze!, the company is rewriting the rules of comic production-pumping out high-quality episodes 20 times faster and at just a third of the usual cost.
At the heart of Pocket Toons lies Blaze!, a cutting-edge AI studio designed to enhance, not replace, artistic vision. This powerhouse technology automates background rendering, scene composition, colouring, and quality control-freeing up artists to focus on what truly matters: storytelling and character development. The result? An unprecedented production speed of three episodes per day, compared to the industry standard of one per week. That’s not just fast-it’s warp speed for comic creation.
Since its beta launch in January 2025, Pocket Toons has exploded onto the scene with over 30 comic titles, demonstrating a strong product-market fit. Readers are spending an average of 60 minutes a day on the platform, showing that AI-powered comics aren’t the future-they’re already here. To fuel this growth, Pocket Entertainment has pledged a $15 million investment in 2025, setting its sights on a bold $100 million ARR target by 2026.
Pocket Toons’ beta phase has already delivered eye-popping engagement stats:
. Users spend over 60 minutes daily on the platform.
. Paying users clock in more than two hours per day.
. Total reading time has surpassed six million minutes.
. More than 100,000 downloads recorded in just two weeks.
Pocket Entertainment co-founder & CEO Rohan Nayak sees AI as a creative enabler, not a disruptor: “The fusion of AI and human storytelling marks the beginning of a new creative era. Every major shift in entertainment—cinema, animation, digital streaming-has been fuelled by technology. AI is the next frontier, amplifying human creativity without replacing artistic expression.”
Pocket Toons SVP Shreyas Joshi echoed this sentiment, “The demand for high-quality, episodic content has never been higher. We are producing comics 20x faster at a third of the cost, making premium content more accessible than ever. Blaze! supercharges the creative workflow while keeping originality intact.”
Pocket Toons is deploying AI across multiple dimensions:
. Personalised content: AI curates and recommends comics tailored to individual preferences.
. Diverse storytelling: AI unlocks new formats, including interactive and immersive genres.
. Global reach: AI-powered analytics drive localisation and cultural adaptation at breakneck speed.
The global comics industry, valued at $8.63 billion in 2023, is on track to reach $15.38 billion by 2033, with AI at the helm of this growth. As digital reading skyrockets, AI-powered platforms like Pocket Toons are redefining the way we create and consume comics-one hyper-efficient, visually stunning episode at a time.
