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| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 211 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Don't Ask First...
Hello and welcome to Pesto Comics.
My name’s Adriano, and I’ve been making comics for a few years now. I’ve also been lucky to get my books into the direct market through Prana.
So I’m very, very fortunate when it comes to comics. And one...
What Makes SDCC Worth It?
Hello and welcome to Pesto Comics.
So I’m still in San Diego. I’m recording this before I leave, and if you listen closely, you can hear my voice is shot. Not from celebrating or screaming or anything -- it’s the con crud.
I got some coug...
The Harsh Truth about SDCC
Hey guys, welcome to Pesto Comics.
I’m actually in San Diego, in my hotel room - it’s pretty decent, I’m happy with where I’m at. I’m in the Hotel Circle area, not downtown in the Gaslamp Quarter where everyone else is.
I’m not near the c...
Feeling the Whiplash
Hello, and welcome to Pesto Comics.
I’m preparing for San Diego Comic-Con, but before I do that, I’ll be at Retro Rocket Comics Mini-Con in Cambridge, Ontario.
So it’s an outdoor event. Hopefully the weather holds up, and you can find me...
2026 Mid-Year Review of Pesto Comics
Hello and welcome to Pesto Comics. So today we’re gonna do something that if you’ve been following this Substack newsletter video podcast thing that we’ve been doing, you know I like to use a milestone and use that to kind of gauge how far...
Audience Metrics
Subscribers, engagement, traffic and sponsorship for Pesto Comics.
| Subscribers | Engagement | 74 | Monthly Web Visits | ||
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| Accepts Sponsors | Estimated Cost per Ad | ||||
SEO Reach
Where Pesto Comics ranks on Google, and how much search traffic it brings in.
| Ranked Keywords | 41 | Monthly Search Traffic | Top Keywords |
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Chart Rankings
How this newsletter ranks in the official Substack charts.
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Adriano is a writer and publisher at Pesto Comics in partnership with Prana Publishers. He has launched over a dozen successful crowdfunding campaigns and has books available monthly in comic book stores across North America and Europe.
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