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Leo McGovern / Lion Lettering
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Lettering comic books with an editorial eye!
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NOW: Rysk #1-5, Can I Scream?, Spillblood (Cover D by me!), Deadly Trails #1-5, much more on the way!

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Hooray for #lettering stacks! I can't help but get in on the fun-- here's my stack for Rysk #1 from Blackbox Comics and co-created and written by @dgchichester.bsky.social

It's kinda crazy to see it all in one document!
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The phone's a-buzzin'-- thanks for keeping it on vibrate!

#lettering
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I still had last week's Taskmaster prize task in mind when I pulled this SFX to share (“The best thing you can either rip or ride or both”)-- insert your idea of "thing being ripped"!

#comics
October 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sometimes you must convey that feeling when you walk into the club and the bass physically pushes you around.

Sound effects from the first issue of a Work in Progress, a new mini-series for BlackBox Comics to be announced soon!
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Efforts in texture-- I used a brush to digitally draw the forms, just for fun!

#comics #lettering
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Working on a new project! Here’s a bit of a sound effect process for a character, uh, expelling something from their body. I’ve been leaning on ComiCraft’s “Whatchamacallit” font for SFX on this project and love the classic style it gives off.

#comics
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you love that Jimmy Olsen book, you definitely need to check out The Fix-- I hand sell it at the comic shop by saying it's basically a couple ne'er-do-wells vs. a drug-sniffing dog.
May 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's awesome to see the first issue of RYSK hitting comic shops--I lettered it, and it's the first direct market book that I've had a hand in designing (the inside front cover is by me!) and doing file prep and exports for, so it's a relief to see it turn out so great (and for the barcode to scan)!
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In honor of this week's finale of the excellent Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, legit one of my favorite #marvel animated series ever-- here's a Sound Effects Cover that I, uh, thwipped up in Illustrator using a standard comic font for the center and hand-drawn glyphs for the rest. THWIP!
February 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This sound effect appears in Devil's Dominion #8, from BlackBox Comics and in comic shops now!
February 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's so exciting to see RYSK #1 in Previews this month, from BlackBox Comics-- written by @dgchichester.bsky.social and with art by @mannixfrancisco.bsky.social, the interior lettering is by me! Can't wait for sneak peak pages to hit so we can share how awesome it looks on the inside!
February 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 20
January 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 19
January 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 18
January 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If you see this, post a fictional artist/band that you would love to see live.
January 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17
January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16
January 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 15
January 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 14
January 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 13
January 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12
January 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 11
January 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10
January 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 9
January 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Choose 20 comics that have stayed with you or influenced you.

One comic per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8
January 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM