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Piekos
08-27-2006, 10:06 AM
http://www.digitalwebbing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97322

I guess the cat's out of the bag on this one, so I can mention it.

Just finished lettering the first issue of this series, and it's been really fun. Got to do some funky stuff with the lettering. I used my very own hand-printing for Iceman's letters home -- a huge thrill for me as Iceman has always been my favorite X-Man (See samples). And I came up with a funky way to do Professor X's telepathic dialogue balloons. There's some robotic dialogue and monsters, etc., as well.

Good series, too.

~N
Jason Arthur
08-27-2006, 11:09 AM
looks great Nate, congrats!

-- J
Piekos
08-27-2006, 11:49 AM
Thanks!

~N
Boy
08-27-2006, 12:23 PM
I should NOT nitpick on Piekos, since you actually know lettering, but on page 3. The way the letters rise and fall in the panel 4 for the monster/flower/thingy and the way they fall for Hank's scream in panel 5 looks a bit too similar for my tastes.
But it's a very minor thing, that I only noticed because the two balloons are so close.

But overall, this is stellar work as always. The Bobby handwriting's great.
JacoNB
08-27-2006, 01:31 PM
Wow, Nate... I'm jealous!! :) That's some awesome work!
raya
08-27-2006, 04:14 PM
Wow, Nate... I'm jealous!! :) That's some awesome work!

DITTO! :thumbs:
raya
08-27-2006, 04:16 PM
I should NOT nitpick on Piekos, since you actually know lettering, but on page 3. The way the letters rise and fall in the panel 4 for the monster/flower/thingy and the way they fall for Hank's scream in panel 5 looks a bit too similar for my tastes.
But it's a very minor thing, that I only noticed because the two balloons are so close.

But overall, this is stellar work as always. The Bobby handwriting's great.

Well, I'm going to wait until I see it on Mile High Comics (if they show previews there) or when I buy it. It was hard to read, but I think that was the scan (which often happens) not Piekos. ;)

http://www.milehighcomics.com/firstlook/#mv (they have higher resolution scans here, hopefully soon they will have this issue).
SethNI
08-27-2006, 04:45 PM
Congrats Piekos! Looks fantastic.
cyxodus
08-28-2006, 02:17 AM
Way to go Nate! The first page is really aweasome.
Clem Robins
08-29-2006, 04:32 PM
congratulations, my friend. nice job.
Piekos
08-29-2006, 05:00 PM
Thanks, fellas. It's rare that I get a Marvel gig that has so many options for varied lettering. Artwork and story are good, too.

~N
Fablewood
08-29-2006, 10:15 PM
Wow! Great news! Congratulations, Nate, rock on.
eltonpruitt
08-30-2006, 01:14 AM
Congrats, Nate! That is awesome news...
omega sentry
08-31-2006, 09:52 PM
wow it doesn't get bigger than X-men...wel maybe spiderman, super and bats...uuhhmm ok it does not get bigger than X-men...lol :kewl:
JeffPowell
09-01-2006, 01:01 PM
Nice. I thought Digital Caligraphy had most if not all Marvel books locked down.
augiedb
09-05-2006, 02:25 PM
They have most of the titles, I think, but there are still a few books done elsewhere. Richard Starkings/Comicraft does a couple, too.

-Augie