Clayton Cowles
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Clayton Cowles
@claytoncowles.bsky.social
Eisner-winning comic book letterer. Works on Absolute Batman, Uncanny X-Men, The Power Fantasy, FML, Star Trek, and more! Cowles rhymes with Knowles.

Profile pic art from Star Trek #27 by Mike Feehan & Lee Loughridge.

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Big ol' convo on a splash page. It'll work. It'll WORK, DAMMIT.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
July 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
As the letterer of the Star Trek: Lower Decks comic (and the Chief Typography Officer of the U.S.S. Theseus, pip pip cheerio), I hereby declare that @sara.pizza's SS Pancake Pen is the official Moopsy font.
May 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Just landed! I love this. Many thanks, @explodingarrow.bsky.social!
January 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Shoutout to Witch Hat Atelier vol. 14 for creating the hot new artist's motivational poster.
January 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I found this while digging through my Pictures folder. Still, to this day, the hardest I've ever laughed on the job. Shoutout to @sispurrier.bsky.social.

From Secret Wars: Marvel Zombies (2015).
January 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If you want to know what I was listening to when I whipped this together, go to the 4:08 mark of Quadrophenia (the song, not the album).

Rendered with CCUrbanBarbarianGiant.
December 30, 2024 at 11:51 PM
I bought 1,200 @chequered.ink fonts a couple of hours ago and I'm already putting them to work! This psychedelic transition sound effect was rendered with Zdyk Capricorn.
December 23, 2024 at 3:14 PM
This is a punch sound effect, not a choking one.
December 15, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Rendered with Blambot's BigBadBold BB.

I feel like a presenter at a fashion show.
December 13, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Behold, Absolute Mister Miracle! My first-ever work to get the Absolute treatment! There are some things I wish I'd done differently (which happens when you look back at seven-year-old work), but I'm still proud of it all. Especially the Granny Goodness lettering. On sale 1/28!
December 7, 2024 at 3:56 PM
I impulse-bought this little number at the LCS today, and I'm very happy with that decision. Good work, Clayton! I also just finished Beatles '64 and quite liked it. There are a lot of Tina Belchers in that film--male and female alike.
December 5, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Comps Day! Dang, @dstlry.bsky.social don't do anything small. Through The Boughs is out next week! I had the honor of lettering stories by @mollymendoza.bsky.social and @sweeneyboo.bsky.social--two artists who I didn't know before, but can't imagine living without. Just like Nanci Griffith!
December 4, 2024 at 10:51 PM
This one came right from the heart. And the subconscious. I'm sick and tired of having to go all the way from Shop to English class on the other side of the building AND having to ask the secretaries for my schedule AND having to find my pants ALL IN UNDER FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE BELL RINGS.
November 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Here are two recent impulse buys I made and feel very good about. Both have been real spirit-lifters. Yes, this is my first time reading Waid/Wieringo's FF. I've been on an FF kick lately. That, and Reservation Dogs. You should read these two books on the couch, or in the bathroom, in that good way.
November 21, 2024 at 1:18 AM
My New Year's Resolution for 2024 was to get out of my comfort zone at work. Why? Because I was bored. SO bored. Here are some pages where I did exactly that. Taken from FML #1, Helen of Wyndhorn #6, Living Hell #1, and We Called Them Giants.
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 PM
November 15, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Here's something I drew [checks watch] SIX YEARS AGO. I still like it. Inspired by a bit from Justin McElroy's episode of the Hey Riddle Riddle podcast.
November 15, 2024 at 11:52 AM