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.
I declare that everything shall be crinkle cut for the foreseeable future; vegetables, raw meat, bagels, Amazon boxes, home intruders... EVERYTHING…mwahahaha!
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I declare that everything shall be crinkle cut for the foreseeable future; vegetables, raw meat, bagels, Amazon boxes, home intruders... EVERYTHING…mwahahaha!
First SFX of the day. Digitally hand-drawn with my custom "Schmarker BB" Illustrator brushes. (Available on Blambot.)
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
First SFX of the day. Digitally hand-drawn with my custom "Schmarker BB" Illustrator brushes. (Available on Blambot.)
A couple more. (Different idiot being eaten.) These are all done with my Brushy Brusherson set of custom Illustrator brushes, available on Blambot.com.
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A couple more. (Different idiot being eaten.) These are all done with my Brushy Brusherson set of custom Illustrator brushes, available on Blambot.com.
First sound effects of the day. An idiot being eaten by a monster. (From two different panels on the page.)
November 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
First sound effects of the day. An idiot being eaten by a monster. (From two different panels on the page.)
My wife took me out for my birthday dinner to a restaurant in an 1880s Victorian home that has also been a mortuary in the past. Food was amazing. I fell in love with this staircase. (Yes, the place is haunted. I asked the staff.)
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My wife took me out for my birthday dinner to a restaurant in an 1880s Victorian home that has also been a mortuary in the past. Food was amazing. I fell in love with this staircase. (Yes, the place is haunted. I asked the staff.)
Front row for Spin Doctors last night. They played a fantastic show. If you only remember their hit album from the 90s, you’ve missed out on a lot of great music.
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Front row for Spin Doctors last night. They played a fantastic show. If you only remember their hit album from the 90s, you’ve missed out on a lot of great music.
Ace in your face Friday
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ace in your face Friday
BETTER LETTERER batch 6 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 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
BETTER LETTERER batch 6 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...
Better Letterer batch 5! 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 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Better Letterer batch 5! 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...
If we’re on the phone, this is probably what I’m doing.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If we’re on the phone, this is probably what I’m doing.
BETTER LETTERER batch 4 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 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
BETTER LETTERER batch 4 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...
BETTER LETTERER batch 3! 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 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
BETTER LETTERER batch 3! 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...
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...
More 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...
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 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
More 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...
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...
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)
FINAL DAY!! Blambot Halloween Sale! Save 10% at check out with code JACKOLANTERN from Oct. 31st to November 4th 2025! blambot.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
FINAL DAY!! Blambot Halloween Sale! Save 10% at check out with code JACKOLANTERN from Oct. 31st to November 4th 2025! blambot.com
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.
Blambot Halloween Sale! Save 10% at check out with code JACKOLANTERN from Oct. 31st to November 4th 2025! blambot.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Blambot Halloween Sale! Save 10% at check out with code JACKOLANTERN from Oct. 31st to November 4th 2025! blambot.com
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.