Nate Piekos of Blambot
@blambot.bsky.social
20+ years lettering for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, and Image. Eisner nominee. Award-winning design & typography. Author of The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering.
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It just didn't nail the absurd humor. Like a good friend of mine recently said about the entertainment industry: "...They're all trying to imitate something better without understanding why it was better."
Yeah, it started off fairly strong, but gradually turned into a live action Family Guy episode.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It just didn't nail the absurd humor. Like a good friend of mine recently said about the entertainment industry: "...They're all trying to imitate something better without understanding why it was better."
The new Naked Gun was mediocre at best. It had its moments, but the trailer gave away everything funny in the first act of the movie. Pretty disappointing. It just doesn't hold up against the Leslie Nielsen show and movies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The new Naked Gun was mediocre at best. It had its moments, but the trailer gave away everything funny in the first act of the movie. Pretty disappointing. It just doesn't hold up against the Leslie Nielsen show and movies.
Ace in your face Friday
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ace in your face Friday
Blambot's latest Indie font has arrived! PIXEL PANELS BB is a professionally pixelated comic book dialogue font that features Regular and Bold weights with barred-I correction and manga glyphs! Designed to look like vintage low-res game graphics! blambot.com/products/pix...
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Blambot's latest Indie font has arrived! PIXEL PANELS BB is a professionally pixelated comic book dialogue font that features Regular and Bold weights with barred-I correction and manga glyphs! Designed to look like vintage low-res game graphics! blambot.com/products/pix...
I'm really thinking of just calling this new font by it's project name: Pixel Panels BB. It's not taken, and I'm tired of trying to come up with something else. Sound good?
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm really thinking of just calling this new font by it's project name: Pixel Panels BB. It's not taken, and I'm tired of trying to come up with something else. Sound good?
Trying to create pixel art for the background of Project Pixel Panels's preview graphics and, boy...do I suck at pixel art. Need to rethink this.
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trying to create pixel art for the background of Project Pixel Panels's preview graphics and, boy...do I suck at pixel art. Need to rethink this.
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Some BETTER LETTERER for you. And before the inevitable "that's not how I do it" replies, keep in mind that, by and large, this is how it's done in pro American comics (Marvel, DC, etc.) I've worked for all of them. More tips: blambot.com/pages/letter...
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some BETTER LETTERER for you. And before the inevitable "that's not how I do it" replies, keep in mind that, by and large, this is how it's done in pro American comics (Marvel, DC, etc.) I've worked for all of them. More tips: blambot.com/pages/letter...
That's a wrap on Project Pixel Panels regular, which means both versions are now done. I need to come up with a permanent name and do some preview graphics before I can release it to you. Not sure how to do pixel art. Never done that before.
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
That's a wrap on Project Pixel Panels regular, which means both versions are now done. I need to come up with a permanent name and do some preview graphics before I can release it to you. Not sure how to do pixel art. Never done that before.
Some BETTER LETTERER for you. And before the inevitable "that's not how I do it" replies, keep in mind that, by and large, this is how it's done in pro American comics (Marvel, DC, etc.) I've worked for all of them. More tips: blambot.com/pages/letter...
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some BETTER LETTERER for you. And before the inevitable "that's not how I do it" replies, keep in mind that, by and large, this is how it's done in pro American comics (Marvel, DC, etc.) I've worked for all of them. More tips: blambot.com/pages/letter...
That thing when you’re talking to someone about migraines and they go: “oh yeah, I get those” and go on to just describe a bad headache. Uh, no. Try pain so crippling you need total darkness, & puke your guts out for hours while begging an empty room for help, then get back to me.
November 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
That thing when you’re talking to someone about migraines and they go: “oh yeah, I get those” and go on to just describe a bad headache. Uh, no. Try pain so crippling you need total darkness, & puke your guts out for hours while begging an empty room for help, then get back to me.
I still have intense stress dreams about the five years I worked as a corporate graphic designer. I quit that shitty job to work full time in comics when I was 28...that was twenty-two years ago.
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I still have intense stress dreams about the five years I worked as a corporate graphic designer. I quit that shitty job to work full time in comics when I was 28...that was twenty-two years ago.
Legibility is fluid, and a point size in one font does not equal the size or legibility in another font. However, I find 8.0-9.5 is reasonable. Do print tests, and ALWAYS round up. Too many comics now are using tiny point sizes, and the average US comic reader possesses eyeballs over 40 yrs old.
@blambot.bsky.social I'm putting together a lettering guide for an anthology I'm editing and your book has been invaluable. Here's a silly question: Is there a guideline for what size a font should be to guarantee print legibility? Assuming standard comic dimensions.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Legibility is fluid, and a point size in one font does not equal the size or legibility in another font. However, I find 8.0-9.5 is reasonable. Do print tests, and ALWAYS round up. Too many comics now are using tiny point sizes, and the average US comic reader possesses eyeballs over 40 yrs old.
First punch in the face of the day. Note that this SFX has a double offset black path. The thin one separates the letters, the beefier one is dropped behind everything to help differentiate it from a potentially busy background. (Ear Splitting BB font)
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
First punch in the face of the day. Note that this SFX has a double offset black path. The thin one separates the letters, the beefier one is dropped behind everything to help differentiate it from a potentially busy background. (Ear Splitting BB font)
Lovely day. Overnight emails answered. About to start lettering new Minor Threats. Listening to Filter in the studio. Let's kick some comic book ass.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Lovely day. Overnight emails answered. About to start lettering new Minor Threats. Listening to Filter in the studio. Let's kick some comic book ass.
Thanks! Should be out in tomorrow’s mail. Enjoy!
Finally ordered a signed copy of this beautiful bad boy!!! Ive got some winter projects I wanna learn to do RIGHT! #HorrOregon
Do you have the most comprehensive guide to modern comic lettering ever written? It's just $13.34 on Amazon, and it's still got 4.8 stars! 256 pages, full color! Written by Nate Piekos, Introduction by Tom Orzechowski, and published by Image!
AMAZON: buff.ly/3SJCQjy
AMAZON: buff.ly/3SJCQjy
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thanks! Should be out in tomorrow’s mail. Enjoy!
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November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Lovely day. Weekend emails answered, and Monday morning clerical work done. Time to start working. First up, I'm lettering a new issue of American Caper. Listening to Queens of the Stone Age in the studio.
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Lovely day. Weekend emails answered, and Monday morning clerical work done. Time to start working. First up, I'm lettering a new issue of American Caper. Listening to Queens of the Stone Age in the studio.
Decided I need to make more time to read for pleasure again. Got myself a nice iced coffee and a cat on my lap. And horror recommendations for me? Mostly a horror guy.
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Decided I need to make more time to read for pleasure again. Got myself a nice iced coffee and a cat on my lap. And horror recommendations for me? Mostly a horror guy.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Ace in your face Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Ace in your face Halloween
Lovely day and Happy Halloween. Today marks 31 years ago that Concetta and I went on our first date (and yesterday was our 26th wedding anniversary)! I couldn't do it without her.
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Lovely day and Happy Halloween. Today marks 31 years ago that Concetta and I went on our first date (and yesterday was our 26th wedding anniversary)! I couldn't do it without her.
Project Pixel Panels regular has all its glyphs and has been default spaced. Next will be kerning.
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Project Pixel Panels regular has all its glyphs and has been default spaced. Next will be kerning.
Break time. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Break time. Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
It's not "real" pixels. It's vector mimicry. You can't code fonts to actually pixelate. Fonts are not raster images.
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's not "real" pixels. It's vector mimicry. You can't code fonts to actually pixelate. Fonts are not raster images.