For the 100th episode of *Inspired Ink*, we welcome back the very first guest of the show — Mark Bernal, founder of **Lesser Known Comics**. Mark has spent years building a platform dedicated to spotlighting emerging comic creators, publishing independent work, and creating opportunities for creators to grow through collaboration and community. In this special milestone episode, we dive into the evolution of Lesser Known Comics over the last three years, the rise of zines and creator-driven publishing, podcasting in the comics space, and what’s next for indie comics. IN THIS EPISODE *The evolution of Lesser Known Comics * Building creator communities through publishing * Running zines & anthologies * Tips for indie comic creators FOLLOW LESSER KNOWN COMICS Website: http://LesserKnownComics.com Get Involved: http://LesserKnownComics.com/get-involved WHAT IS INSPIRED INK? Inspired Ink is a creator-focused interview series spotlighting comic creators, publishers, crowdfunding campaigns, and the real stories behind making comics. SUPPORT & CREATOR TOOLS **Print your comics with Comix Wellspring:** https://www.comixwellspring.com/ **Join the Comix Wellspring Crowdfunding Program:** https://comixwellspring.com/pages/crowdfunding **Use our free prepress templates:** https://comixwellspring.com/pages/templates **Shop Comic Art Boards & Sketch Cards:** https://comixwellspring.com/products/creator-series-comic-book-art-boards https://comixwellspring.com/products/creator-series-sketch-cards **Join our Discord community:** https://discord.com/invite/Q4RTWA35cP **Subscribe to the newsletter:** https://comixwellspring.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=e258b072e5a0a7421989f7f42&id=1aa9c3bacd&f_id=00b2e5e0f0 **Comix Wellspring on GlobalComix:** https://globalcomix.com/a/comix-wellspring-2 For print questions, contact: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) #InspiredInk #LesserKnownComics #IndieComics #ComicBooks #ComicCreators #MakingComics #Zines #CrowdfundingComics #ComixWellspring