Adriano | Pesto Comics
@pestocomics.bsky.social
🚀Crowdfunder / Comic Publisher / Writer 🚀
Partnered with Prana Publishers for the Direct Market!
Learn more at: https://pestocomics.com
Podcasts:
https://youtube.com/@pestocomics
https://youtube.com/@instantinkpodcast
Partnered with Prana Publishers for the Direct Market!
Learn more at: https://pestocomics.com
Podcasts:
https://youtube.com/@pestocomics
https://youtube.com/@instantinkpodcast
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I've been hinting at a HUGE announcement...and here it is!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
Reposted by Adriano | Pesto Comics
Thank you for this (and the Sink Your Teeth In shout-out too!).
@pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and I are launching SNIP #1 and #2 very soon on Kickstarter and we would love people to take a look.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
@pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and I are launching SNIP #1 and #2 very soon on Kickstarter and we would love people to take a look.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Coming soon: SNIP #1-2 - Erase Someone Else. Save Yourself.
If no one remembers, did it really happen?
www.kickstarter.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Thank you for this (and the Sink Your Teeth In shout-out too!).
@pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and I are launching SNIP #1 and #2 very soon on Kickstarter and we would love people to take a look.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
@pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and I are launching SNIP #1 and #2 very soon on Kickstarter and we would love people to take a look.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
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Very excited for folks to see what @pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and I have cooked up for SNIP.
We're launching the first two issues VERY VERY SOON
Go save the campaign ahead of our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
We're launching the first two issues VERY VERY SOON
Go save the campaign ahead of our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Coming soon: SNIP #1-2 - Erase Someone Else. Save Yourself.
If no one remembers, did it really happen?
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Very excited for folks to see what @pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and I have cooked up for SNIP.
We're launching the first two issues VERY VERY SOON
Go save the campaign ahead of our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
We're launching the first two issues VERY VERY SOON
Go save the campaign ahead of our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Wrestling, vampires, blood and body slams!
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN #1 will be available in Comic Shops this April!
Preorder with your favourite LCS before Final Order Cutoff on March 30 to make sure you get your copy.
Lunar: 0226PP1028
Universal: PRA01260003
Diamond UK: TBD
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN #1 will be available in Comic Shops this April!
Preorder with your favourite LCS before Final Order Cutoff on March 30 to make sure you get your copy.
Lunar: 0226PP1028
Universal: PRA01260003
Diamond UK: TBD
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Wrestling, vampires, blood and body slams!
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN #1 will be available in Comic Shops this April!
Preorder with your favourite LCS before Final Order Cutoff on March 30 to make sure you get your copy.
Lunar: 0226PP1028
Universal: PRA01260003
Diamond UK: TBD
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN #1 will be available in Comic Shops this April!
Preorder with your favourite LCS before Final Order Cutoff on March 30 to make sure you get your copy.
Lunar: 0226PP1028
Universal: PRA01260003
Diamond UK: TBD
Reposted by Adriano | Pesto Comics
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN is making the leap from Kickstarter to your local comic shop, kicking off right before Free Comic Book Day!
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and me!
Big action
Big heart
Big teeth
You can pre-order #1 right now!
Final Order Cut-Off is March 30th!
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and me!
Big action
Big heart
Big teeth
You can pre-order #1 right now!
Final Order Cut-Off is March 30th!
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN is making the leap from Kickstarter to your local comic shop, kicking off right before Free Comic Book Day!
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and me!
Big action
Big heart
Big teeth
You can pre-order #1 right now!
Final Order Cut-Off is March 30th!
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and me!
Big action
Big heart
Big teeth
You can pre-order #1 right now!
Final Order Cut-Off is March 30th!
Reposted by Adriano | Pesto Comics
CRIMSON FRONTIER #1 and #2
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and myself!
Coming soon to Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and myself!
Coming soon to Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Coming soon: Crimson Frontier 1 & 2 - A New Space Western Invasion Series
Decades after the mineral rush, a quiet mining town becomes a battleground when Neptunians arrive staking their own claim to Mars.
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 AM
CRIMSON FRONTIER #1 and #2
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and myself!
Coming soon to Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, Daniel Caval and myself!
Coming soon to Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
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Coming soon to Kickstarter!
NAKED KAIJU WOMAN #3
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @rafaelchcomics.bsky.social, and myself
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
NAKED KAIJU WOMAN #3
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @rafaelchcomics.bsky.social, and myself
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Coming soon: Naked Kaiju Woman #3
Guess who's back?
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Coming soon to Kickstarter!
NAKED KAIJU WOMAN #3
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @rafaelchcomics.bsky.social, and myself
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
NAKED KAIJU WOMAN #3
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @rafaelchcomics.bsky.social, and myself
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
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Slicing off a part of Kickstarter for itself very soon...
PRIME CUT #1 and #2
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @nathannyil.bsky.social and me!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
PRIME CUT #1 and #2
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @nathannyil.bsky.social and me!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Coming soon: Prime Cut #1 & 2 - A New Mob Mystery Thriller Series
A former New York mob enforcer starts a new life in Miami. An upstart cartel moves in, not knowing monster they've resurfaced.
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Slicing off a part of Kickstarter for itself very soon...
PRIME CUT #1 and #2
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @nathannyil.bsky.social and me!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
PRIME CUT #1 and #2
By @pestocomics.bsky.social, @nathannyil.bsky.social and me!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Reposted by Adriano | Pesto Comics
Incredibly proud of Adriano and all the work he's done to get his books into as many readers' hands as possible.
And I'm so excited for From Parts Unknown to hit the shelves of comic stores across the world!
And I'm so excited for From Parts Unknown to hit the shelves of comic stores across the world!
I've been hinting at a HUGE announcement...and here it is!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
January 22, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Incredibly proud of Adriano and all the work he's done to get his books into as many readers' hands as possible.
And I'm so excited for From Parts Unknown to hit the shelves of comic stores across the world!
And I'm so excited for From Parts Unknown to hit the shelves of comic stores across the world!
As an indie, you need to give people enough with each entry that they feel satisfied.
You need a beginning, middle, and end
with each book.
Readers don't always know when the next issue is coming, so every release needs to feel complete on its own.
You need a beginning, middle, and end
with each book.
Readers don't always know when the next issue is coming, so every release needs to feel complete on its own.
January 22, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As an indie, you need to give people enough with each entry that they feel satisfied.
You need a beginning, middle, and end
with each book.
Readers don't always know when the next issue is coming, so every release needs to feel complete on its own.
You need a beginning, middle, and end
with each book.
Readers don't always know when the next issue is coming, so every release needs to feel complete on its own.
We need to look at the "manga-fication" of storytelling.
Not the art style, but the structure.
1. Finite endings.
2. Lower text density.
3. Letting the art do the heavy lifting.
Not the art style, but the structure.
1. Finite endings.
2. Lower text density.
3. Letting the art do the heavy lifting.
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We need to look at the "manga-fication" of storytelling.
Not the art style, but the structure.
1. Finite endings.
2. Lower text density.
3. Letting the art do the heavy lifting.
Not the art style, but the structure.
1. Finite endings.
2. Lower text density.
3. Letting the art do the heavy lifting.
For those who may have missed it, here's a clip from the big announcement today:
www.youtube.com/live...
www.youtube.com/live...
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
For those who may have missed it, here's a clip from the big announcement today:
www.youtube.com/live...
www.youtube.com/live...
I've been hinting at a HUGE announcement...and here it is!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
January 20, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I've been hinting at a HUGE announcement...and here it is!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
Pesto Comics is joining Prana Publishers to enter the direct market!
I'll have a lot more to share about all of it later this week on YouTube and Substack.
Very excited to get these books in comic shops - in North America AND Europe!!
Psst!
I hear there's a special guest on today's Comic Industry Insiders Live!
www.youtube.com/live...
I hear there's a special guest on today's Comic Industry Insiders Live!
www.youtube.com/live...
January 20, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Psst!
I hear there's a special guest on today's Comic Industry Insiders Live!
www.youtube.com/live...
I hear there's a special guest on today's Comic Industry Insiders Live!
www.youtube.com/live...
Digest-sized comics
are going to be
massive in 2026.
Fitting on a shelf next to manga collections can only help you as an indie creator.
But you can't just print smaller; you have to manipulate the lettering so it’s readable.
Don't make people squint to read your book.
are going to be
massive in 2026.
Fitting on a shelf next to manga collections can only help you as an indie creator.
But you can't just print smaller; you have to manipulate the lettering so it’s readable.
Don't make people squint to read your book.
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Digest-sized comics
are going to be
massive in 2026.
Fitting on a shelf next to manga collections can only help you as an indie creator.
But you can't just print smaller; you have to manipulate the lettering so it’s readable.
Don't make people squint to read your book.
are going to be
massive in 2026.
Fitting on a shelf next to manga collections can only help you as an indie creator.
But you can't just print smaller; you have to manipulate the lettering so it’s readable.
Don't make people squint to read your book.
We’ve trained readers to scroll vertically, but the revolution isn't just format.
It's platform.
We're moving back to a mid-2000s webcomic model. If you want to read a creator's work, you go to their site, not an aggregator.
Control your own real estate and own your audience.
It's platform.
We're moving back to a mid-2000s webcomic model. If you want to read a creator's work, you go to their site, not an aggregator.
Control your own real estate and own your audience.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We’ve trained readers to scroll vertically, but the revolution isn't just format.
It's platform.
We're moving back to a mid-2000s webcomic model. If you want to read a creator's work, you go to their site, not an aggregator.
Control your own real estate and own your audience.
It's platform.
We're moving back to a mid-2000s webcomic model. If you want to read a creator's work, you go to their site, not an aggregator.
Control your own real estate and own your audience.
Reposted by Adriano | Pesto Comics
A sneaky preview of SNIP #1 coming to Kickstarter later this month by @pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and me!
Sign up now so you dont miss our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Sign up now so you dont miss our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
January 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A sneaky preview of SNIP #1 coming to Kickstarter later this month by @pestocomics.bsky.social, Riccardo Faccini and me!
Sign up now so you dont miss our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
Sign up now so you dont miss our launch!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pes...
The indie comic market is shifting, and I think it’s shifting for the better.
I’m not talking about changing your writing style to follow trends.
I’m talking about the malleable things around the edges—the formats and delivery methods—that ensure your stories actually find an audience.
I’m not talking about changing your writing style to follow trends.
I’m talking about the malleable things around the edges—the formats and delivery methods—that ensure your stories actually find an audience.
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The indie comic market is shifting, and I think it’s shifting for the better.
I’m not talking about changing your writing style to follow trends.
I’m talking about the malleable things around the edges—the formats and delivery methods—that ensure your stories actually find an audience.
I’m not talking about changing your writing style to follow trends.
I’m talking about the malleable things around the edges—the formats and delivery methods—that ensure your stories actually find an audience.
Consistency took the place of quality this week.
Reality got in the way of my 'slick' video plans, but I chose fulfillment over production value.
Comics first, everything else second.
Reality got in the way of my 'slick' video plans, but I chose fulfillment over production value.
Comics first, everything else second.
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Consistency took the place of quality this week.
Reality got in the way of my 'slick' video plans, but I chose fulfillment over production value.
Comics first, everything else second.
Reality got in the way of my 'slick' video plans, but I chose fulfillment over production value.
Comics first, everything else second.
Sometimes, just showing up is half the battle.
Walking on the treadmill for 15 minutes isn't going to give you big muscles, but it keeps the system alive and makes the next step easier.
Just do the thing.
Walking on the treadmill for 15 minutes isn't going to give you big muscles, but it keeps the system alive and makes the next step easier.
Just do the thing.
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Sometimes, just showing up is half the battle.
Walking on the treadmill for 15 minutes isn't going to give you big muscles, but it keeps the system alive and makes the next step easier.
Just do the thing.
Walking on the treadmill for 15 minutes isn't going to give you big muscles, but it keeps the system alive and makes the next step easier.
Just do the thing.
I don’t believe 'just doing it' is enough for everything.
If you’re asking people for money, you should deliver the best possible version you can.
Don’t ship it just because it’s done—ship it because it’s ready.
If you’re asking people for money, you should deliver the best possible version you can.
Don’t ship it just because it’s done—ship it because it’s ready.
January 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I don’t believe 'just doing it' is enough for everything.
If you’re asking people for money, you should deliver the best possible version you can.
Don’t ship it just because it’s done—ship it because it’s ready.
If you’re asking people for money, you should deliver the best possible version you can.
Don’t ship it just because it’s done—ship it because it’s ready.
If you’ve already broken your resolution for the year, it doesn’t mean you have to give up.
It just means you had a misstep.
You can start over. You can keep trying.
Just show up tomorrow.
It just means you had a misstep.
You can start over. You can keep trying.
Just show up tomorrow.
January 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
If you’ve already broken your resolution for the year, it doesn’t mean you have to give up.
It just means you had a misstep.
You can start over. You can keep trying.
Just show up tomorrow.
It just means you had a misstep.
You can start over. You can keep trying.
Just show up tomorrow.
Focus on systems, not results.
The whole point of implementing a system is that you eventually reach your goal simply by keeping the machine running.
You can’t control the tariffs or getting packages over the border, but you can control your system.
The whole point of implementing a system is that you eventually reach your goal simply by keeping the machine running.
You can’t control the tariffs or getting packages over the border, but you can control your system.
January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Focus on systems, not results.
The whole point of implementing a system is that you eventually reach your goal simply by keeping the machine running.
You can’t control the tariffs or getting packages over the border, but you can control your system.
The whole point of implementing a system is that you eventually reach your goal simply by keeping the machine running.
You can’t control the tariffs or getting packages over the border, but you can control your system.
I had to ask myself:
Am I doing this because I want to be a YouTuber, or so people can actually read the comics I put out there?
If that’s the goal, I have to focus on the things that get books into readers' hands.
Am I doing this because I want to be a YouTuber, or so people can actually read the comics I put out there?
If that’s the goal, I have to focus on the things that get books into readers' hands.
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
I had to ask myself:
Am I doing this because I want to be a YouTuber, or so people can actually read the comics I put out there?
If that’s the goal, I have to focus on the things that get books into readers' hands.
Am I doing this because I want to be a YouTuber, or so people can actually read the comics I put out there?
If that’s the goal, I have to focus on the things that get books into readers' hands.
I have a long-term plan for my historical thriller series: 'Backlot Babylon'.
The goal?
A long-running saga where the characters age with
one year with each release.
Book 1 drops Fall 2026.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
The goal?
A long-running saga where the characters age with
one year with each release.
Book 1 drops Fall 2026.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
January 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I have a long-term plan for my historical thriller series: 'Backlot Babylon'.
The goal?
A long-running saga where the characters age with
one year with each release.
Book 1 drops Fall 2026.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
The goal?
A long-running saga where the characters age with
one year with each release.
Book 1 drops Fall 2026.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
We’re solving the
US shipping problem.
For 2026, we’re moving to US-based fulfillment to speed up delivery and lower costs for backers.
No more waiting for boxes to cross the border.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
US shipping problem.
For 2026, we’re moving to US-based fulfillment to speed up delivery and lower costs for backers.
No more waiting for boxes to cross the border.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
We’re solving the
US shipping problem.
For 2026, we’re moving to US-based fulfillment to speed up delivery and lower costs for backers.
No more waiting for boxes to cross the border.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129
US shipping problem.
For 2026, we’re moving to US-based fulfillment to speed up delivery and lower costs for backers.
No more waiting for boxes to cross the border.
See the whole post at bit.ly/pestostack-129