Stan Lee's Cadillac Plus: A Dollar For Belonging, And The Two Languages Every Comic Is Written In The new lesson is live. joequesada.substack.com/p/stan-lees-... #StanLee #JackKirby #FantasticFour #MakingComics #BreakingIntoComics

I’m just telling it like it is. New lesson, live now! joequesada.substack.com/p/nobody-wan... #AlanMoore #SwampThing #SpiderMan #BreakingIntoComics #MakingComics

The day Kevin Smith quit, plus the thankless miracle in every comic. joequesada.substack.com/p/the-day-ke... Lesson 21 is live. #KevinSmith #Daredevil #ComicsCraft #VisualStorytelling #ComicsLettering

One of the strangest Marvel stories you’ve ever heard that starts with a $400 manila envelope and gets crazier from there. New lesson just dropped. joequesada.substack.com/p/frank-mill... #InvisibleLanguage #VisualStorytelling #ComicBookStorytelling #DrawingTheLineSomewhere #MarvelComics

New lesson just dropped The Geometry of Power Perspective isn't just a technical skill. It's a storytelling weapon. Plus, the day we left the Comics Code Authority. joequesada.substack.com/p/the-geomet... #DrawingTheLineSomewhere #InvisibleLanguage #ComicsCraft #VisualStorytelling #LearnComics

Film controls it. Prose doesn't have it. Comics has to earn it. My latest newsletter just dropped. joequesada.substack.com/p/the-reader... #InvisibleLanguage #ComicBookStorytelling #VisualStorytelling #DrawingTheLineSomewhere #ComicBookArt

A comic hits the reader in the reverse order it was made. Color first. Line art second. Story last. New lesson: Working Backward. open.substack.com/pub/joequesa... #ColorTheory #ComicBookArt #VisualStorytelling=

I SUCK! There, I said it. Find out why. My latest newsletter just dropped. joequesada.substack.com/p/i-suck-the... #InvisibleLanguage #ComicBookStorytelling #VisualStorytelling #DrawingTheLineSomewhere #ComicBookArt

Heading to Calgary next week, if you're around, stop by and say hello! Experiences and packages available here. fanexpohq.com/calgaryexpo/...

I didn't deserve to be Marvel's Editor-in-Chief. Plus: Part 13 of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling. LIVE NOW! #Comics #ComicBooks #Storytelling #Marvel #Substack

What’s the greatest Marvel story never told?   Plus, The Invisible Art of Visual Storytelling Part 12.   LIVE NOW!   joequesada.substack.com/p/the-greate... #Comics #ComicBooks #Storytelling #Marvel #Substack

The big reveal you’ve been waiting for. New newsletter is live: joequesada.substack.com/p/the-cruele... #VisualStorytelling #ComicsWriting #SpiderMan #Storytelling #ComicCreators

Shhhhh... Let the moment speak for itself New Newsletter just dropped. joequesada.substack.com/p/shhhhh

Hope to see you at Megacon!

A Hard Lesson I Learned After Three Decades in the Comic Book Industry. New newsletter just dropped. joequesada.substack.com/p/size-matters

In this week's Substack newsletter, I discuss one of the biggest misconceptions about comics. joequesada.substack.com/p/im-a-contr... #ComicStorytelling #VisualStorytelling #ComicsCraft #ComicCreation #StorytellingTips

Staging isn’t decoration. It’s argument. It’s hierarchy. It’s power. If you control the space, you control the scene. joequesada.substack.com/p/how-to-own... #VisualStorytelling #ComicsTheory #SequentialArt

You’re losing your reader. And you probably don’t know it. Have you crossed the line? New lesson in The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling is up. joequesada.substack.com/p/youre-losi... #Storytelling #Comics #Filmmaking #NarrativeDesign #CreativeProcess

Your reader’s brain is designed to conserve energy. If your panel guides the eye, they glide. If it doesn’t, it feels like work. Part Four of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling is live. joequesada.substack.com/p/your-reade... #VisualStorytelling #Comics

I just found someone living in my garage. It turned into a story about control, perception, and how the eye is guided before the brain ever catches up. Part Three of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling is live. joequesada.substack.com/p/i-just-fou...

I failed two comic storytelling classes in college. Years later, I finally understood why that mattered. Part Two of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling is live. joequesada.substack.com/p/that-time-... #VisualStorytelling #Storytelling

Twitter You can break any rule you want. You just have to earn it. Chapter One of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling is live joequesada.substack.com/p/super-secr...

Fireworks are loud. Campfire stories linger. I wrote about the difference and why it still matters for comics, film, and visual storytelling. 👉 open.substack.com/pub/joequesa...

On Christmas Day, I’m sharing the true story of how one book refused to die, and what it taught me about fandom, publishing, and belief. New newsletter is live. joequesada.substack.com/p/yes-briann...

🚨 New newsletter’s live! 🚨 Behind-the-scenes secrets from The World To Come #2. Easter Eggs, first appearances, and a cat who gives zero f@#ks. Plus: Kicking off a wicked pissa weekend in Bahston. It’s free. You in? 👉 joequesada.substack.com/p/its-gonna-...

I’m writing this newsletter high as f@#k and you’re gonna want a hit of it too. Behind-the-scenes secrets. Taylor Swift shade. Exclusive covers with hidden first appearances. And yeah — I’m selling. Who wants some? Sign up, it's FREE!

Part 2 of Birth of an Unseen World is up and live. In this chapter, I share the moment I scrapped everything to build something bigger. Plus Secrets from The World To Come #1 Hit the link, it’s FREE to subscribe. You don’t want to miss this one.

In today’s newsletter. Part one of how a conversation in Idaho rewired everything I thought I was building. And yeah… I found Nirvana. I’ll be there on June 7. All in my new Substack newsletter. It's FREE!

I never planned to return to Marvel Knights… This ain’t a sequel, tribute, or greatest hits tour. The World To Come is about legacy, life, and what’s waiting on the other side. Issue #1? Final order cut-off is TODAY. joequesada.substack.com/p/the-world-...

Whatever Happened To The Crimson Justice Cover by me and Richard Isanove. Written by the cuddly Frank Tieri Drawn by Inaki Miranda Colored by Eve De La Cruz Lettered by Dave Sharp. In stores May 21st. Warning: May trigger Frankaholism.

The cover for Marvel Knights: The World To Come issue 2 just dropped. I guess you can say I've been a bit busy. www.marvel.com/articles/com...

O brave new world that has such people in’t!” OH YEAH, this is happening!!! screenrant.com/shakespeare-...

It started with a text from C.B. Cebulski; it got heated really quickly. It's goin' down at Planet Comiccon! Read about the fireworks and how it all got started in today’s newsletter. It’s FREE!⬇️ joequesada.substack.com/p/marvel-vs-...

🚨 I’M BAAAACK! 🚨 MARVEL KNIGHTS: THE WORLD TO COME—my first full series since Daredevil: Father—drops June 2025. Superheroes, globe-spanning action… and a screaming meerkat?! 👀 All of this and more are on my latest Substack. It's FREE to subscribe. joequesada.substack.com/p/the-world-...

🚨 STOLEN ART RECOVERED! 🚨 In 2017, I had hundreds of pieces of art stolen. I thought I'd never see one piece in particular again… until a random act of kindness brought it home. A story of heartbreak, a detective-turned-chief, & a hero named Dan.👇 🔗 joequesada.substack.com/p/random-act...

It's Sunday, and somehow, I'm still standing. Last dance, last chance, Orlando!

It's the busiest day of the show today. LET’S GO!

Yesterday’s signing ran an hour and a half over, but it was a blast. Today’s schedule is much tighter, so I suggest getting on line early. Also, make sure to hit my panel at 2:30. I’ll be showing off some behind-the-scenes Disciple art, and the Q&A is always lively.

📢 MEGA CON EXCLUSIVE & GIVEAWAY! 📢 Orlando, I’m back and bringing something AMAZING with me! ✔️ Exclusive remarque posters—first time ever! ✔️ Daily giveaways—win a tote bag filled with rare, exclusive merch! ✔️ Panels & signings—your chance to hang and chat!

Greeting from Angoulême! JE SERAI EN DÉDICACE SUR LE STAND DUPUIS AU FIBD AUJOURD’HUI À 18h00! Je signerai une affiche exclusive de “DISCIPLE”, mon premier projet du label AMAZING COMICS qui vous sera OFFERTE sur place. Rdv à 18h00 sur le stand DUPUIS!

Come and experience me! (Okay, that sounded weird…) But seriously—my latest newsletter dives into my confusing signature, upcoming signings, and some Amazing Comics madness. It’s free to read, so check it out! 📩👇https://joequesada.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-name