Nate Piekos is the typographer and letterer behind Blambot, an online type foundry he founded under that pseudonym and which has become one of the most widely recognized sources for comics lettering fonts in the industry. Operating out of his studio, Piekos built Blambot into a go-to resource for both independent creators and major publishers, supplying typefaces and hand-lettering work to Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, and Oni Press.
Beyond comics, Blambot's font designs have been licensed across a remarkably broad range of commercial contexts, appearing in video games, films, advertising campaigns, and product packaging for clients including Microsoft, Universal Pictures, Cartoon Network, Sony, Penguin Random House, and the Charles Schulz estate, among others.
His lettering credits in comics span more than 350 issues across two decades, with notable runs on titles including *Green Arrow*, *X-Force*, *Proof*, *I Hate Fairyland*, *ElfQuest: The Final Quest*, and Chuck Palahniuk's *Fight Club 2*. Piekos is equally valued for logo design and the creation of custom typefaces tailored to specific projects or publisher needs. His work sits at a disciplined intersection of graphic design and sequential storytelling — functional craft that shapes how readers experience comics on the page without necessarily calling attention to itself. Through Blambot, he has helped define the visual vocabulary of contemporary comics lettering.
I Hate Fairyland (2015) · 22
ElfQuest: The Final Quest (2014) · 12
Agents of Atlas (2009) · 7
Dark Horse Presents (2011) · 7
Bug! The Adventures of Forager (2017) · 7
Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers (2009) · 6
Halo: Blood Line (2009) · 6
The Immortal Iron Fist (2007) · 5
New Suicide Squad (2014) · 5
Stranger Things (2018) · 5
William Gibson's Alien 3 (2018) · 5
Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four (2005) · 4
Marvel Two-in-One (2007) · 4
Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2008) · 4
Immortal Weapons (2009) · 4
Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (2010) · 4
Lone Wolf 2100: Chase the Setting Sun (2016) · 4
Slayer: Repentless (2017) · 4
Shaolin Cowboy: Who'll Stop the Reign? (2017) · 4
Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer (2018) · 4
Beasts of Burden: Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men (2018) · 4
Stranger Things: Six (2019) · 4
Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! (2019) · 4
X-Men: First Class (2007) · 3
The Black Beetle (2013) · 3
Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes (2016) · 3
Nickelodeon The Legend of Korra - Turf Wars (2017) · 3
Wolverine / Doop (2003) · 2
Boomtown Scabs (2005) · 2
WWH Aftersmash: Damage Control (2008) · 2
Iron Man Magazine (2010) · 2
Turok, Son of Stone (2010) · 2
Magnus, Robot Fighter (2010) · 2
Daredevil: Dark Nights (2013) · 2
Empowered and the Soldier of Love (2017) · 2
Season of the Witch (2005) · 1
Liberality for All (2005) · 1
Hellboy Animated: Phantom Limbs (2006) · 1
Captain Clockwork Special (2007) · 1
Hellboy Animated: The Judgment Bell (2007) · 1
Mystic Arcana [Magik] (2007) · 1
Spider-Man Family (2007) · 1
Marvel Adventures Iron Man (2007) · 1
Marvel Halloween Ashcan 2007 (2007) · 1
Mystic Arcana [Scarlet Witch] (2007) · 1
Hellboy Animated: The Menagerie (2007) · 1
Howard the Duck (2007) · 1
Spider-Man Family: Untold Team-Ups (2008) · 1
What If? Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (2008) · 1
Hero Initiative: Mike Wieringo Book (2008) · 1
Marvel Adventures Two-in-One (2007) · 1
Navy Custom Comic (2008) · 1
Fantastic Four [Taco Bell] (2009) · 1
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Hulk & Iron Man: Triple Threat (2009) · 1
Ms. Marvel Special: Storyteller (2009) · 1
Dark Reign: New Nation (2009) · 1
What If? Newer Fantastic Four (2009) · 1
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel (2009) · 1
Thor [Taco Bell] (2009) · 1
Immortal Iron Fist (2007) · 1
The CBLDF Presents: Liberty Comics (2008) · 1
Predator: Prey to the Heavens (2010) · 1
X-Statix Omnibus (2011) · 1
Tron: Original Movie Adaptation (2011) · 1
Captain America and Batroc (2011) · 1
Free Comic Book Day and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 / The Guild: Beach'd (2012) · 1
Mylo Xyloto Comics (2012) · 1
House of Gold & Bones (2013) · 1
Empowered Special (2009) · 1
ElfQuest: The Final Quest Special (2013) · 1
Emily and the Strangers: Breaking the Record (2014) · 1
Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew (2014) · 1
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story (2015) · 1
Green Arrow: Rebirth (2016) · 1
Aliens: Defiance (2017) · 1
Soupy Leaves Home (2017) · 1
I Hate Image, FCBD Special (2017) · 1
Suicide Squad #1 Director's Cut (2017) · 1
I Hate Fairyland: I Hate Image Special Edition (2017) · 1
Stranger Things #1 Ashcan (2018) · 1
Agents of Atlas: The Complete Collection (2018) · 1
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 Preview (2018) · 1
Doctor Star & The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer (2018) · 1
King Shaka: Zulu Legend (2019) · 1
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion (2018) · 1
Marvel-Verse: Morbius (2021) · 1
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