Pesto Comics - Audio Edition

Before we begin, some big news to share…Stay Cool: Sequential Magazine Award Nominee!Stay Cool has been nominated for two awards by the entertaining and informative Sequential Magazine: Be sure to vote! Voting ends March 31.I appreciate everyone who takes the time to go to this page and help put Stay Cool on the map. With that in mind, let’s talk about how…“Networking” Feels GrossIn my day-to-day life, I’m a regular corporate schill. Some would argue that I excel at it. Though, that has probably

The Fallacy of “Comics Are Dying”I don’t have my head in the sand about the state of the comics industry. It’s not going gangbusters, for sure. Times have been better. Times where we didn’t need Funko pops to keep stores afloat or 400 variant covers to boost sales.But to say that comics are going to suddenly disappear from the face of the earth is a fallacy. There’s always going to be room for the medium. It’s too accessible of an artform to go away entirely.That’s not to say that what we classify

Why cold, hard paper comics aren’t going anywhere…Reading ExperienceI mentioned last week that I really love the experience digital provides. It allows me to see everything huge and backlit. Sometimes with amazing resolution. It all makes the art pop…with one exception: two-page spreads.I’ve yet to find a good way to read these in digital and their impact is completely squashed in digital. But in print? It’s an amazing tool to do some really creative things.It’s also the way these books are meant to

Happy February! Time is flying by, isn’t it? Before we dive into this week’s topic, I have a question for you…Thanks for that! Now, to the business of the day.I Prefer Digital ComicsIt’s blasphemous to the comics gods, I know. It doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy a good floppy or the fancy magazine-sized version you get from DSTRLY or DC Black Label. They look great and I love the ritual.There are just too many advantages to digital copies.In fact, I’m a big part of the problem. When I have easy access to

Yes, Really!Garfield is underrated.Can Jim Davis’ creation be cringe from time to time? Absolutely.Over-exposed? Hell yeah (at least when I grew up.)Respected for how ubiquitous and successful it has become? Very rarely.--Follow Pesto Comics at https://pestocomics.com Or on your favourite social media sites @pestocomics This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pestocomics.substack.com

While procrastinating on these upcoming projects, I’ve made a MCU-inspired timeline for Pesto Comics in 2024. I’ve left the moonshot projects, particularly ones relying on government grants, off the timeline. Even without those, this is pretty ambitious. All of these projects are in progress, so I feel confident we can deliver as expected. I kept the windows open to seasons, like “spring 2024” to allow for a bit of wiggle room.Let’s go through the projects and others initiatives for the next 12

2023 Was a Huge Year!2023 will forever be the year Pesto Comics came to be. It was something I had been planning and researching forever, but never got off the blocks.This year, I finally pulled the trigger. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pestocomics.substack.com