Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering
Will be published approx. on 26. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5343-1995-0 (ISBN)
Description
Award-winning comic book letterer, and founder of
Blambot.com, NATE PIEKOS, provides you with the most in-depth tips and
techniques ever published on the subject of digital comic book lettering . . .
from creating your own lettering templates, emotive dialogue, and dynamic sound
effects . . . to developing design skills and building a lettering career in the
comic industry.
Blambot.com, NATE PIEKOS, provides you with the most in-depth tips and
techniques ever published on the subject of digital comic book lettering . . .
from creating your own lettering templates, emotive dialogue, and dynamic sound
effects . . . to developing design skills and building a lettering career in the
comic industry.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Fullerton
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 16 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5343-1995-0 (9781534319950)
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Persons
Nate Piekos graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in graphic design from Rhode Island College in 1998. His font and logo designs can be seen worldwide, and he's the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2010 Rhode Island College Alumni Honor Roll Award for Success in the Field of Design.
In 2021, Nate authored The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering; the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject of lettering. In 2023, he was also nominated for the Eisner Award for Lettering, the comics industry's highest honor. Nate continues to work on some of the most high-profile projects for virtually every major publisher in the comic book industry, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and Boom! Studios.
Outside the studio, Nate cooks, is a guitarist, plays RPGs, and loves a good horror novel. He’s married to his college sweetheart, and together they live in the backwoods of Rhode Island with their faithful companion, Ace the Wonder Cat.
Thomas Paul Orzechowski is an American comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on Uncanny X-Men. Over the course of Orzechowski's career, he has lettered something on the order of 6,000 pages of long-time X-Men writer Chris Claremont's scripts.
In 2021, Nate authored The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering; the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject of lettering. In 2023, he was also nominated for the Eisner Award for Lettering, the comics industry's highest honor. Nate continues to work on some of the most high-profile projects for virtually every major publisher in the comic book industry, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and Boom! Studios.
Outside the studio, Nate cooks, is a guitarist, plays RPGs, and loves a good horror novel. He’s married to his college sweetheart, and together they live in the backwoods of Rhode Island with their faithful companion, Ace the Wonder Cat.
Thomas Paul Orzechowski is an American comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on Uncanny X-Men. Over the course of Orzechowski's career, he has lettered something on the order of 6,000 pages of long-time X-Men writer Chris Claremont's scripts.