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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 15/06/2026

Akari by Marco Kohinata is nom'd for Best One-Shot in @mangaawardsusa.bsky.social I lettered it, and it's truly such a beautiful story. Please consider voting for it this year 💛 Editor: emuh ruh Translator: Jan Mitsuko Cash Letterer: Kyla Aiko Publisher: @glacierbaybooks.com

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 11/06/2026

Coffee Talk (2/2 end) (the last pic is just so I can have the photo carousel feature lol)

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 11/06/2026

Happy summer! Here's my latest comic: Coffee Talk, a coffee shop meet-cute about mistaken identity. I made it in seven days, and it debuted at TCAF last week. Enjoy! (1/2)

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 31/05/2026

I'm tabling at the Toronto comic arts festival (TCAF) next weekend! If you're in town. I'll be at table 51a on the basketball court, and would love to see you there

Banner that says Kyla Aiko aikosmith.com and features a big adelie penguin wearing a blue fish dad hat

close up of the adelie penguin in the first image

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 22/05/2026

ฅ⁠^⁠•⁠ﻌ⁠•⁠^⁠ฅ the more I look at this, the more it reminds me of my dog. she is the original muse

Drawing of a green cat based on marushime-neko. the cat faces the viewer and has large eyes. its right paw is raised, and it is sitting in front of a green background. 大吉 is below the cat in the white space, and the artist's signature (kyla aiko) is on the bottom right

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 21/05/2026

If i saw a giant penguin cloud in the distance, I'd run toward it

digital painting of a person on a green hill looking at a large penguin-shaped cloud cloud. there's a a black frame around it. the sky is pastel blue and purple, and there's a moon in the upper right corner

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 11/05/2026

happy maid day from my comic guy, avery, and me

a drawing of a guy with short two-toned hair in a maid outfit. he has a big red bow on his head and on his waist. he is making heart fingers with his left hand. the text on the left says "メイドの日." the text on the right is the artist signature that says "kyla aiko may 2026"

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 02/10/2025

thank you for letting me make your dreams into memes @amaki.bsky.social

drawing of a cartoon icon of mei standing next to a taco as big as her. there is a mei-sized hole in the side of the taco, and there are crumbs on mei's mouth

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 12/06/2025

Happy birthday Toni! Vash and I hope you had a great one! 🎉

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 17/05/2025

I have a lot I like but here are a few to start! Shattered Spear by Otava Heikkilä claystorks.itch.io/shattered-sp... Mix Plate by Wem Forster www.yamfamcomics.com/mixplate Come Home Safe by Boya Sun www.boyasun.com/store/p66/CO... Hares on the Mountain by Lee Dean & Salvador leedean.itch.io/hotm

photo of two comics. left is Shattered Spear by Otava Heikkilä. the cover features a stone spear with a broken tip in earth tones.

right is Mix Plate by Wem Forster. the cover is purple, pink, and blue and features the two main characters, Eli and Jordan, both holding a mix plate of food in front of the sunset on a beach

photo of two comics. Left is Come home safe by boya sun. the cover is in purple, pink, and blue and features an astronaut teathered to a large spacecraft.

Right is hares on the mountain by lee dean and salvador. its cover is cream colored with a black line drawing of a hare with its eye open on the grass

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 18/04/2025

shout out to sakanaction for getting me through the month

photo of a dolphin staring blankly ahead and smiling slightly

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 15/03/2025

Kawaii Kon artist alley D122! Here all weekend! I am momo today!

Picture of the kyla aiko doing a peace sign/nunber two sign dressed as momo from dandadan (big green earrings, pink knit sweater, blue pleated skirt)

Picture of kyla aiko's booth at d122 in the kawaii kon aritst alley. It has a cream colored table cloth with wood looking blocks. The big banner on top has a scalloped awning and says kyla aiko with a penguin

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 11/03/2025

Smile from Ping Pong 🏓 (one of my favorite stories please read/watch it when you can!) #art

Drawing eith muted colors of the character Smile from ping pong by Taiyo Matsumoto. The character is in the middle of the frame and has short black hair and wears a white shirt and glasses. There are two monarch butterflies in the foreground. Background is yellow, teal, and pink. There's a bright yellow circle behind Smile's head.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 09/03/2025

Revisited colors for my ping pong wip and feeling good about it

Crop of a work in progress illustration of smile from ping pong. Smile is a boy with short black hair and square framed glasses. There's a white circle behind him and he's on a blue and pink background. Colors are muted and pastel. Watermark says aikosmith.com

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 18/02/2025

Left (dark tablecloth with oranges) is my first table at a small zinefest about five years ago. The two on the right are from last year when I started tabling with comics (middle is an art marlet, and last photo is from comics-focused Small Press Expo)

Photo of my first artist table setup at a small zinefest. A scrap of brown fabric covers the 3-ft table. There's a short cookie tin filled with sketch zines in the center, and there are stickers on the left. A commission menu is on the right. There's also a sign that lists venmo information with an orange on top of it and a pink bucket with fake flowers in it as decoration.

Photo of a 3-ft art table setup at an outdoor evening art market. There are black shelves on a beige tablecloth. There's a sign that says "kyla aiko" and another sign with a blue penguin making a peace sign with his flippers. There are shelves with stickers and prints and there are sardine themed products on the tabletop next to books and minicomics. There's also a banner in the front of the table that says "kyla aiko"

A photo of a 2-ft art table setup. There's a beige tablecloth on the table and a wood shelf that holds books and minicomics. Prints are on the left, and stickers are on a wire grid above them. There's a "kyla aiko" sign and a blue penguin sign above that. Sardine products are at the front of the table, and there's a hanging banner that says "kyla aiko" draped across the front of the table near the table legs.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 01/02/2025

RuriDragon✌️ I also wanted to announce that I'll be at Kawaii Kon March 14 to 16. Please say hi if you stop by!

Drawing of ruri from ruridragon manga. She has blue hair and wears a pink kimono with a white fur collar. Her eyes are blue and pink and she's posing with a peace sign and smiling. She's part dragon and has light colored horns poking through her hair. Watermark says kyla aiko.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 05/01/2025

It's 2025 so here's a wrap-up of (most of) the comics I lettered in 2024 🥳

an infographic of manga covers arranged in a grid titled "kyla aiko's lettering wrap-up 2024"
manga titles from top left to right then down to the next row:
love's in sight volume 5, 6, 7, and 8, Dandadan volume 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, RuriDragon Volume 1, Gokurakugai volume 1 and 2, Smoking behind the supermarket with you Volume 1, 2, and 4, Kaiju No. 8 B-Side Volume 1, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary Volume 8, Just Like Mona Lisa Volume 6 and 7.
bottom right text reads "plus komi simul and some secrets"

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 11/12/2024

my online shop may be closed for the holidays, but you can still get sad sardines through Last Minute Gifts For Gaza! Please check out it and other gifts here 𓆟 lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com

Flyer for Last Minute Gifts Holiday Market reading "We are open" "December 9-14, 2024" "Help a family evacuate Gaza this week!" and the url, lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com

picture of kyla aiko's sad sardine sticker bundle a sticker tin with fish stickers peeking out of it, sticker folder (4 glow-in-the-dark waterproof holographic stickers), and a 5-inch waterproof sparkly sticker on a metal pan with red plastic tongs

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 22/11/2024

warm-ups of nao. please be nice to them ^^ #oc #foxlight

Two drawings of the same character, Nao, side-by-side. Nao is a young child with long brown hair and a red ribbon tying it up in a ponytail. They are wearing a blue yukata with a collar. They look confused/hesitant in drawing on the left and they are laughing in the drawing on the right. There are dark brown bars on the top and bottom of the image, and there's a watermark that says "@aikosmith.com" on the bottom.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 20/11/2024

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Drawing of two boys on a bicycle with a basket full of pink flower petals. The petals scatter in the wind. One boy is pedaling, and the other is sitting on the back of the bike and holding the other's waist. They are both wearing pink button up short sleeved shirts and long black pants. The flower petals connect to the post's dscription, so it looks like the petals are flowing up and out of the drawing.

There's a signature on the bottom left that reads "kyla aiko aikosmith.com"

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 20/11/2024

Hi, I'm Kyla, and I make comics (draw, write, design, letter) ✎ My debut middle grade graphic novel, FOXLIGHT, is in the works, and in the meantime, you can check out my lettering in books like Dandadan, RuriDragon, and Gokurakugai ✎ links.aikosmith.com ✎ My Portfolio ✎ My Shop ✎ My Newsletter

A blue two page comic. First panel is someone washing dishes. Sound effects read "splish splash." Second panel is a wider shot. The same person looks out a window i front of them to see it is underwater. Fish big and small swim in front of them. The person thinks "i feel like this wasn't here before."

watermark at the bottom right corner says "aikosmith.com"

A picture of a product called sad sardines, a metal tin full of kraft paper crying fish stickers and a miniature metal barbeque grill with two fish stickers on it on a wood table

a flat lay photo of three comics on a wood table, What Could Have Been (blue cover), Nihao (red, white, and black cover), and False Start (purple and orange cover). Nihao is shown twice in the photo.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 19/11/2024

Lettering is fun 2, electric boogaloo!

An image showing five speech balloons that say "Hello, Friend!" In different text styles/fonts and speech balloon styles
The top left has a playful style, the top middle is neutral, and the top right shows shouting. The bottom left could be a communications/electronics style showing something like a radio or phone conversation, and the bottom right is a little sinister. The speech balloon shape drips down.

Fonts Used
Top Row, L to R
Soapy Hands by Sara Linsley
Blue Spring by Kyla Aiko
Biff Bam Boom by Comicraft/John Roshell

Bottom Row, L to R
Imaginary Friend by Blambot/Nate Piekos
Strukelj by Fando Fonts/Fernando Fuentes

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 19/11/2024

Once i finish this work, i will rewatch yuri on ice as a treat 🫡❄️

Photo of the Yuri!!! On Ice anime physical blu ray dvd combo disc with a poodle keychain on top of it. The poodle is in a black ice skate and has his eyes closed and tongue sticking out

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 19/11/2024

I'm glad it's helpful! I also linked some resources that have helped me on my website aikosmith.com#resources

A screenshot that shows five links to lettering tips. They are Sara Linsley's Manga Lettering Wiki, Sara Linsley's Manga Lettering Scripts for Adobe InDesign, Nate Pieko's Lettering Tips, Nate Pieko's Comic Book Grammar and Tradition, Phil Christie's Basics of Manga Punctuation, and Phil Christie's Manga Balloon basics

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 15/11/2024

Throwback to my first ever sound effects in dandadan volume 2!

"HWSH" sound effect from dandadan volume 2. momo holds onto okarku as he kicks out his leg

"Squeeze" sound effect as momo squeezes turbo granny's neck. turbo granny says, "let me go!" momo says, "cool! physical contact is easier!"

"whup whup whup whup whup" sound effect as okarku spins his legs like helicopter blades

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 15/11/2024

New shop catalog! shop.aikosmith.com Thank you for looking! ^^

Kyla aiko's Fall/winter catalog 2024 for sticker sheets. Image shows four sticker sheets that say "new" next to them.
Top two are clear sugar glitter stickers. Bottom two are matte holographic. Bottom text says kyla aiko and shop.aikosmith.com

Kyla aiko's Fall/winter catalog 2024 for individual stickers. Eleven stickers are pictured.

Four on top and one in the middle have a badge that says "new" next to them. The one in the middle is of vash the stampede shaped like a stamp and has an arrow pointing to it that says it's glow-in-the-darm and holographic.
Bottom text says kyla aiko and shop.aikosmith.com

Kyla aiko's Fall/winter catalog 2024 for books and minis (aka minicomics).

There are five books/minis pictured, the out side, utot komiks: school edition, what could have been, false start, and nihao.

Bottom text says kyla aiko and shop.aikosmith.com

Kyla aiko's Fall/winter catalog 2024 for sad sardines.
There are two products pictured. Top one has a badge that says new. It is a paper folder filled with four glow-in-the-dark blue holographic stickers shaped like sad sardines.
Bottom one is a metal tin filled with paper stickers. The picture shows a mini barbeque grill with stickers on top of it.

Bottom text says kyla aiko and shop.aikosmith.com

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 25/10/2024

Bland by @reetz.bsky.social A vampire finds himself drawn to the smell of his classmate's blood. But that can't be right. After all, humans don't exist, right? reetz.itch.io/bland-2020

Comic cover for Bland by reetz. A vampire wearing a grey shirt embellished with two red hearts holds someone's arm and bites their finger. There's blood smeared on the vampires mouth.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 25/10/2024

Sweetest Friend by Abel Mori In a world where no one else seems to care, one person desparately searches for a dear friend I read this one in the 2022 shortbox comics fair. It doesnt seem like it's available anywhere anymore, so I'm glad I got to read it abelmorina.tumblr.com/post/7011583...

Comic cover for Sweetest Friend by Abel Mori. A black and white drawing of a person going up a set of stairs. They hold onto the railing and their back is toward the viewer.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

Freewheeling by @anderkaya.bsky.social Freewheeling is about a girl who wakes up as a hamster and whose friends help her navigate her strange new world. It feels like chatting with friends while sipping on a cool glass of lemonade anderkaya.itch.io/freewheeling

A drawing by sarah whang from her comic Freewheeling. A hamster makes three expressions. Left to right: surprised, neutral, and sad/about to cry

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

Trevor by @andsoluke.bsky.social A beautiful comic about needs, wants, forgiveness, and a rabbit named Trevor - www.andsothen.com/2013/12/trev... - www.andsothen.com/2013/12/trev...

A comic cover for Trevor by Luke Kruger-Howard (Luke Howard on the cover). A drawing of an orange rabbit in a cage. A speech ballon that says "trevor" comes out of its mouth. A hand comes in from the top right of the drawing and holds the top of the cage.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

High School Boy Prestige by @ariajdv.bsky.social Two best friends in a Hawai'i high school make a pact to rise to the top of their school's social standing...but at what cost? ariavillafranca.com/high-school-...

Comic cover of High School Boy Prestige by Aria Villafranca.

Two boys wearing backpacks fist bump in front of a crowd of other students. The boy in the front smiles hopefully while the other has a cool, neutral expression with a shadow cast over his face.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

Get Over It by Mary Shyne I picked this up from Mary at pride in panels fest in feb! She puts it best: "It’s Street Fighter meets cognitive behavioral therapy meets your parents’ divorce." maryshyne.bigcartel.com/product/get-...

Photo of the comic Get Over It by Mary Shyne. The background is black. Leslie, the main character, stands in front of her bike. Inner demons drawn in red are behind her.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

Sasha From the Gym by @claystorks.bsky.social This is the first comic i bought bc of a tweet. It's mysterious, mezmerizing, and an incredible comic claystorks.itch.io/sasha-from-t...

Cover of the comic Sasha From the Gym by Otava Heikkilä. Sasha stands in front of a mirror with his back toward the viewer. Ari is reflected in the mirror. He is sitting on gym equipment. He stares at Sasha. Sasha stares back.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

The Closest Thing to Living by @kykun.bsky.social Bellamy knows two things: her name and that the metallic taste in her mouth is that of blood, but not hers. Reborn as a vampire, Bellamy sets off to learn who turned her and why - theclosestthingcomic.neocities.org - m.tapas.io/series/The-C...

A cover for the comic The Closest Thing to Living by Ky K. It has a dark purple background and features two characters who are back to back. Bellamy is in front and wears a purple dress and holds a glass of red wine. Cassius stands behind her and has long black hair and wears a green vest.

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

My Father was a Good Man by @crownprinxe.bsky.social goes hard "In the winter of ‘99 a young girl’s father is killed in a vicious wolf attack. Five years later, the girl has returned to the forest to seek revenge on the wolf that killed her father." www.etsy.com/listing/1726...

Photo of the comic My Father Was a Good Man by Adeline Kon. It has a bright red background. A woman holding a gun stands in the center. Abover her, a wolf opens it mouth as if to swallow her whole. The wolf stares straight at the viewer

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Kyla Aiko | Foxlight comic @aikosmith.com · 24/10/2024

Eric's Sister by Kaitlin Chan A comic about siblings and love and coming into your own after spending so much time living in the shadow of another kaitlinchan.com/store/erics-...

Photo of a comic called Eric's Sister by Kaitlin Chan. It is black and white. Eric, a man with black hair and a slight mustache, hugs his sister, Lisa, a woman with short black hair. Eric's back is toward the viewer. Lisa's faces toward the viewer but looks off into the distance.

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