Joe Quesada

Most of my friends can tell you I don’t like talking about a thing until it’s a thing. It’s a stressful policy for two reasons; I’m excited to talk about it and worried it’ll leak before I do. So here goes. I’ve started a newsletter on Subs-- wait, can I say that here? The link is in my bio. It’s 100% FREE, launches next week, and you can pre-subscribe NOW! I’ve always loved chatting with you. It started back in the 90s with the Event Comics message boards. It continued in my weekly Marvel Q+A columns, Joe Fridays, and later Cup of Joe, which grew into my favorite part of every con I attended, a panel filled with you and several hundred (at times thousands) of my favorite people! God’s honest truth. I missed that interaction, the camaraderie, and the differences of opinions between us, and I find it increasingly difficult to speak to you on most social platforms these days. There’s just so much white noise (panels are still a blast!). This doesn’t mean I’m “quitting” Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Each of them is a valuable communication and marketing tool. I’m simply adding another that I think will be a lot of fun, and I'd love it if you joined me.

The Spider-Man Divorce. It happened right there in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, and you probably never noticed. New newsletter, live now. joequesada.substack.com/p/th… #SpiderMan #StanLee #SteveDitko #MarvelComics #ComicsHistory

The Spider-Man Cameo No One Noticed For Over 35 Years. New lesson, live now. In 1965, Steve Ditko hid a man in the backgrounds of Amazing Spider-Man. Nobody found him for decades, until Ditko himself told us where to look. joequesada.substack.com/p/th…

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/st… #StanLee #JackKirby #FantasticFour #MakingComics #BreakingIntoComics

I’m just telling it like it is. New lesson, live now!. joequesada.substack.com/p/no… #AlanMoore #SwampThing #SpiderMan #BreakingIntoComics #MakingComics

The day Kevin Smith quit, plus the thankless miracle in every comic. joequesada.substack.com/p/th… 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/fr… #InvisibleLanguage #VisualStorytelling #ComicBookStorytelling #DrawingTheLineSomewhere #MarvelComics

New lesson 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/th… #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/th… #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 just dropped: Working Backward. open.substack.com/pub/joeque… #ColorTheory #ComicBookArt #VisualStorytelling

TWITTER / X New newsletter is up! Tales Of My French Mistress. Steamy Tales And The Emotional Language of Color. open.substack.com/pub/joeque… #VisualStorytelling #ComicBookArt #Colorist #GraphicNovels #MarvelComics

This Thursday, April 30, at 6 PM at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. I’m giving a talk as part of the Nelson-Atkins’ Timeless Mucha exhibition, which features roughly 150 works. You can purchase tickets right here. cart.nelson-atkins.org/48338…

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

Day four, Calgary. I just found out this city is home to the world’s most famous rodeo. And this weekend, they followed that up with me. Bold programming choice.

Day three, Calgary. Saturday is going to be insane. Let’s do this. Yesterday I watched Darth Vader walk past a guy in a ten-gallon hat and actual spurs. Neither of them blinked. I love this planet.

Day two, Calgary. My tailbone hurts. My voice is half gone, and I’ve signed my name so many times it’s starting to feel like an out-of-body experience. No notes.

Yo, Calgary. It’s day one of the show. There’s a specific energy in a convention hall before the doors open. All that possibility. All that chaos. God, I love the smell of sweaty EVA foam, contact cement, and thermoplastics in the morning.

I’ve Made These Mistakes On Every Page I’ve Drawn. New newsletter just dropped. Part 14 of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling The More You Scratch, The More It Itches open.substack.com/pub/joeque…

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

I didn't deserve to be Marvel's Editor-in-Chief. Plus: Part 13 of The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling. LIVE NOW! joequesada.substack.com/p/i-… #MarvelEIC #Storytelling #VisualStorytelling #ComicBooks #MakeItWrongOnPurpose

What’s the greatest Marvel story never told? Plus, The Invisible Language of Visual Storytelling Part 12. LIVE NOW! joequesada.substack.com/p/th… #Marvel #Wolverine #Storytelling #VisualStorytelling #ComicBooks