Introducing my newest comic book font, Trinketry! It's mixed-case, hand-drawn, and comes with a wide range of glyphs. It's a cutie with high charisma, and would be perfect in any comic. You can find it over here: ko-fi.com/s/b7e9497fed

If there's one thing I've learned from working for a corporation it's don't kill yourself for them. Do an amazing job, but don't do unpaid labour, don't work weekends, don't do overtime late into the night, don't work sick. I will not hurt myself for a company I know doesn't care about me.

Gorgeous!

these companies want translators to translate AND letter for half the pay. this isn’t a new concept. they’re wringing more money out of the lowest-paid workers in the industry. slop shops already exist in localization, and they didn’t waste millions of dollars on AI engineers

A free Wavy Dash library I made for InDesign for anybody who wants it. Comes in handy for lettering manga 🔥 drive.google.com/file/d/1NTVV... #indesign

Masking is a neat part of lettering. Even when dealing with just black and white, it's important to consider the order that elements were layered on to of each other. The original text was drawn in a white void, and then the black "background" drawn around it. Much more detail in alt text!

This is what I've been hard at work on this month. (150 work hrs so far.) These are in-progress, hence the incomplete SFX & touch-up, but it's a good little sneak peek! It's been HEAVY to work on, especially w/ the war currently going on, but it's such an important book & I'm proud to work on it.

1hr and 34 minutes condensed into 60 seconds.

I started lettering freelance a little over 20 years ago. Rates have stayed pretty much the same. I only make more money now because I went from lettering 3-4 series at a time to more than 8. My rent has almost doubled, and I need roommates to afford it.

Some lettering fun for today.

Baki has these transparent block sound effects with white inner strokes. The white stroke was originally done over the screen tones and inking, and there's a a great texture to how it interacts with them. Love seeing it replicated in the English sfx.

Some people say this doesn't work, but the "shoelace" effect PS has with their brushes always gets fixed once I turn off smoothing. Might be worth a try if you haven't already.

How I duplicate text in Photoshop without increasing layers. Convert to Shape, then opt + drag using the Path Selection Tool. There might be a better way, but this is way smoother than if you were to use live text imo.

Automate your lettering, save your wrists! I’ll be running a panel for @cartoonist.coop’s Nib & Ink Festival about how to make your computer do more work and prevent injury while lettering! Time: May 9 @ 2PM EDT Place: Zoom / remote More info here: nif.cartoonist.coop/event/automa...

We've talked about it a few times in the past, but to reiterate: Omoi uses 100% human translators, letterers, proofreaders, and editors for our exclusive series. We're proud to publish high-quality releases from skilled localization workers

Over on the other site, @kodamatales.bsky.social's co-founder announced they will be adding anti-ai used labels to their books. www.handmadelabel.com/en ( h/t @okazu.yuricon.com )

Whenever talk of AI slop gets me down I revisit this James Cuda interview he did a few months ago. What he's done with Procreate is such a good reminder us all that awesome people still exist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfwL...

Hope Media Do keep their promise and Seven Seas stays the same.

The adventure continues over sea and land! Set sail with Sinbad by Atsuji Yamamoto — buff.ly/5rHYfdV #Sinbad

I love my job, but I'd never recommend it lol.

Bums me out to see creatives who don't enjoy the creative process.

I haven't done any lettering showcases in a while, and never did Beyblade X volume 4 or 5, so I figure I'll just do both in one thread!

I'm getting "This page shouldn't take too long" engraved on my tombstone.

Iai White Purity Style rough draft.

Hi! I hope you fine folks don't mind one more self-promotion post about the album I just finished, but I am on the cusp of being devoured by work deadlines again, so I wanted to make a thread about the art & typography of "Psychic Battle" before I get too busy. This was a big project for me! 🧵 1/18

Finally, this is out! I did the lettering for Kinato's Magic! I'll share some cool SFXs here! I liked the art and found the first chapter interesting tho! First, I designed a simple logo! Lettered by Me, translation by Andria McKnight (short thread)

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Congratulations are in order: Atsushi Kaneko received the ALA Outstanding Comics Award – Adult in the Category of Series Honor Books for Search and Destroy Vol. 1, 2, and 3 and Briana Loewinsohn won the Outstanding Comics Award – Young Adult in the Category of Nonfiction for Raised By Ghosts!

Please read The Delinquent and the Transfer Student volume 1 when it comes out. You will get lots of sound effects.

Immortality and Punishment! The first volume of this bleak zombie apocalypse manga dropped yesterday and I was tasked with some challenging, complicated bits of localization. So let's talk about it!

I don't think the translation is gonna fit in that square...

We have a new bundle on the website for a bunch of our releases that focus on political / contemporary issues, get a bunch of gorgeous print books shipped right to you, and at a pretty sweet discount too~ glacierbaybooks.com/product/cont...

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Maybe Adobe will start to sort its shit out now. www.apple.com/newsroom/202...

INTERVIEW: Conrad Groth at Takumigraphics by @wendeego.bsky.social Adam interviews Conrad Groth at Fantagraphics (@fantagraphics.bsky.social) about their newest imprint, the Asian comics-focused Takumigraphics. yattatachi.com/interview-co...

Chapter 11, Part 1 of Kamudo by Akira Himekawa is out now! Lettering by me, translation by David Evelyn www.viz.com/vizmanga/kam...

Here's all the manga I lettered in 2025 (or lettered in 2024 but only announced this year) I adjusted my layout from last year to include the publishers, because why not A few of these series ended last year or will end soon, so I have room in my schedule for more work. RTs appreciated!

Colour page from Dai Dark 9 🔥

The cute fantasy manga I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness, Volume 9 is here! When Charlotte’s sister Natalia goes missing, Allen returns to Athena Island to save her—while also facing the painful family conflict he left behind. https://ow.ly/3rCI50XHWKq

The lettering in the new Mushishi is so good that in places it's almost as if the sfx had been bilingual from the beginning. Spectacular work from @kernedout.bsky.social on a delightful translation by my colleague Andres Oliver in a package edited by @magpon.bsky.social. This belongs on your shelf.

There's a new English release of Mushishi, lettered by Phil Christie (@kernedout.bsky.social). I adore how Urushibara-sensei utilizes texture in her art, and how the sound effects inherit that texture. Phil does an amazing job replicating that with subtitled SFX. Notes in alt text!

My 1st full year of creative translation! It's hard to believe it's only been 1.5 years since I started freelancing full time. It honestly feels like a decade (lmao). I am so thankful to so many people for assigning me these beautiful projects, for believing in me, for giving me advice and feedback.

A quick snapshot of all the manga I had the honor and pleasure of working on in 2025—the majority of which are all out now, with a few coming soon in early 2026. Excited to continue making manga in 2026!

Happy New Year!! Today only, all of our fonts are just $20.26 each, including YOU BLOCKHEAD (made famous in the Clash of Clans logo) and ZZZAP (made famous in every electric sound effect)! Stock up now at www.comicbookfonts.com

Here's all of the books I lettered in 2025. 83 in total (88 if you count omnibuses) & almost 200 simulpub chapters. It's been a busy year (20,000+ pages)—not much sleep, but thanks to everyone I work with, the localisation community and all the readers! Happy New Year! See you all in 2026!

Yayyyy! Another year of lettering! Here's my 2025 year in review~ 😊 Thank you to everyone who has given me opportunities this year and I hope to get to work with even more amazing people next year!!

Hi! Here's every manga I lettered in 2025. 40 volumes, maybe 43ish if you count omnibuses. This was a recovery year for me "technically" but I still ended up pretty overloaded. I have about the right workload, but time management is a tricky beast. Will try better next year!