Impaled

Impaled is a hand-lettered noir comic font by Christopher Sperandio, who also made TOOM and DERAILED! He based it on the cover lettering of 1960s Italian fumetti neri. Here is the story in Chris's words:

MAGNUS was the nom de plume of an artist absolutely unknown in the United States. Born Roberto Raviola (1939–1996), he was a legend in Italian comics. Partnering with writer Max Bunker, he pioneered adult fumetti neri with Kriminal, Satanik, and the satirical hit Alan Ford. His work was celebrated for his obsessive attention to detail and dramatic black-and-white contrast. My font, IMPALED, is my impression of the lettering on the covers of these "black" comics filled with anti-heroes and drama.

The letters are rough and inky, with the wobble of a brush on cheap newsprint. Use it as a comic book cover font or a poster headline.

• Lettering based on the covers of 1960s Italian noir and crime comics.
• Tight kerning, the way old comic titles were lettered, so a headline reads as one solid block.
• Made by Christopher Sperandio, a university professor and the author of Comics Making: Teaching the Technology of Comics.
• Pairs with Funny Papers: Cold War Edition for comic art with an aged print look.

• Impaled font in OTF format
• Uppercase letters and numerals