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Nate Piekos

To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

About Me

I graduated with a BA in Design from Rhode Island College in 1998 and founded Blambot Comic Fonts & Lettering in 1999. Since then I've worked in the comics biz as a letterer for Marvel, DC, Oni Press and Dark Horse. I've been type-designer for the one and only, Mike "Madman" Allred, and my designs have been licensed by such companies as Microsoft, Six Flags Amusement Parks, New Yorker Magazine, The Gap, Dreamworks Animation, etc., for everything from food products to comics, magazines, television and movies.
I've been playing guitar (predominantly USA Fender Standard Stratocasters or '62 reissue Stratocasters, but also Gibson Les Pauls and SGs w/ Marshall & Fender amps) since 1993 and more recently, drums (Pearl w/ Zildjian & Paiste cymbals w/ Remo heads) and bass (Fender w/ Fender amps). I've completed another lifelong dream of putting together a mini recording studio.
Since 1999 I've lost 75 pounds of useless fat through completely changing my diet along with daily cardio and weights. For the first time in my life I have abs. Hooooray abs!
-------PROJECTS--------
LETTERING
MONSTER-SIZED HULK (Marvel)
X-MEN NOIR(Marvel)
IRON MAN DIGTAL (Marvel)
HULK DIGITAL (Marvel)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY (Marvel)
X-MEN FIRST CLASS (Marvel)
MARVEL ADVENTURES FANTASTIC FOUR (Marvel)
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY (Marvel)
CRIMINAL MACABRE (Dark Horse)
MS. MARVEL ANNUAL (Marvel)
HULK/THUNDRA SPECIAL (Marvel)
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY (Dark Horse)
Various MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS (Dark Horse)
SUPER HERO SQUAD (Marvel)
FRANKENSTEIN vs. WEREWOLF BY NIGHT (Marvel)
WRITING
SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #8: "With Friends Like These" (Marvel)
HELLBOY ANIMATED #3: "Small Victories" (Dark Horse)
MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS: A+ (Dark Horse)
WRITING/DRAWING
ATLAND (Self Published)
You can also befriend me on COMICSPACE.COM
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If your profile is set to private, or if you're under-age, I probably won't add you -- and I don't add bands that are just trolling for friends at random. Sorry.
BLAMBOT COMIC FONTS & LETTERING - Original comic fonts and design services.
ATLAND - Weekly fantasy violence and curvaceous titilation. PG-13.
DEAD ENDS - An online "choose your path" style horror novel written by moi.
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My Interests

Well, when I'm not working in my studio, I'm at the gym or playing guitar.

I'd like to meet:

Anthony Bourdain...for beers.

Music:

Everything from Muddy Waters to Megadeth and then some.

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Big Trouble in Little China, Session 9, Young Frankenstein, Dawn of the Dead (remake), Shawshank Redemption, Ninja Scroll, Akira, The Evil Dead trilogy, The Incredibles, The Royal Tenenbaums, Seven Samurai, etc. etc.

Television:

John Adams, Most Evil, Rome, No Reservations, Deadwood, Firefly, Family Guy. Anything on the History Channel, Discovery Channel or ID Channel...YAAAAY MURDERS!

Books:

Shibumi by Trevanian, The Shining by King, Sherlock Holmes by Conan-Doyle, The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote, Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Adams, short stories by Richard Matheson, The Terror by Dan Simmons, Speaks the Nightbird by Robert McCammon, etc.

Heroes:

Mostly other artists, writers, musicians.

My Blog

Blambot Fonts News - Oct. 08

BLAMBOT COMIC FONTS & LETTERING NEWS  OCTOBER 2008 http://www.blambot.com   Hey, Boils and Ghouls, (that never gets old, does it?  It does?  Tough.) It's my favorite holiday se...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:14:00 PST

ATLAND 7 Now Available!

http://www.realmofatland.com/printbooks.shtml(scroll down)32 Pages ยท Full ColorContains episodes 136-162 plus bonus episode, sketchbook and more!Shipping: Shipped bagged and boarded via US Postal Serv...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:50:00 PST

Blambot Fonts News - Sept. ’08

BLAMBOT COMIC FONTS & LETTERINGNEWS  SEPTEMBER 2008http://www.blambot.comI know it sucks that the school year has begun once again (unless you're a parent&then congratulations&) but Uncle Nate is...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:44:00 PST

Blambot Fonts News - Aug. ’08

BLAMBOT COMIC FONTS & LETTERINGNEWS  AUGUST 2008http://www.blambot.comHey folks!  Sorry the update is a few days late.  Things are craaaaazy!  Let's rock it out:NEW PRO FONT  BLAM...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:13:00 PST

San Diego Limited Edition Font!

Is available now!http://www.blambot.com/fonts.shtmlAlong with all previous years limited edition fonts!From July 21-28 only!~N...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:51:00 PST

Dark Horse MySpace Presents 12

Hey folks! DARK HORSE MYSPACE PRESENTS 12 is online!  Guess who lettered 3 out of the 4 comics?  No!  Not a monkey!  Me!http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresentsGood stuff by Joss &...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:22:00 PST

Blambot Fonts News - July ’08

BLAMBOT COMIC FONTS & LETTERINGNEWS  JULY 2008http://www.blambot.comHey, folks!  Welcome to the sweaty depths of July!  Before you get hammered on the fourth, peruse my fonts, won't you...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:25:00 PST

Preview of Wieringo Tribute book

When Mike passed away, he was at work on a new WHAT IF book for Marvel. Some of his friends and piers stepped up to finish the tale for him.  It was my pleasure to letter the book.You can see the...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:10:00 PST

Blambot Fonts News - June ’08

BLAMBOT COMIC FONTS & LETTERINGNEWS  JUNE 2008http://www.blambot.comHey, guys! Welcome to the unofficial start of summer, (although I really would have liked a "spring" first&). Here's the latest...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:12:00 PST

Comic Book Hand Lettering Practice Sheets

Want to practice or develop your comic book hand lettering?I created a set of 4, free, hand lettering practice sheets for anyone who wants them. These pages are pre-ruled to the properly-spaced lines ...
Posted by Nate Piekos on Tue, 27 May 2008 12:13:00 PST