by John | Aug 26, 2010 | Blog
Last Kiss has been appearing in Germany since late last year and last week we passed a bit of a landmark: over 100 Last Kiss strips have now been translated into German.
Why German?
Well, I’ve been writing Disney comics for over 20 years and Disney comics are still very popular in Europe. So my name was known there even before I started Last Kiss.
One German site even devoted a whole page to my life and work. The site’s owners (Gerd Syllwasschy and Peter Kowalewski) eventually became big fans of Last Kiss and…well, suddenly I’m in German–three times a week!
My thanks to Gerd, Peter, Joachim Stahl, Constanze Maier, and the other translators for making me (possibly) funnier than I am in English!
by John | Aug 17, 2010 | Blog
Last Kiss art is unofficially endorsed by Superman--both of them--at Comic-Con.
I had a super time at Comic-Con International. In fact, from a professional standpoint, it was easily my best show ever!
Nothing is ever a done deal until you’ve signed the contracts and cashed the checks, but I had some incredibly encouraging talks with editors and publishers. I’ll know more in a few weeks, but frankly–short of shoving money into my hands–I couldn’t have gotten a better response from the editors I talked to.
L to R: Me, Stasia Kato, and Kevin Boze at the Last Kiss/Virgin Project table.
Actually, I did have a lot of people shoving lots of money into my hands back at the Last Kiss table. Despite the economy, sales were extremely good. My two biggest sellers were the Last Kiss tote bags (see below) and the unmatted Last Kiss art prints.
My table mates and friends Kevin Boze and Stasia Kato were both delighted and dismayed to sell every single copy of their books, The Virgin Project & The Virgin Project 2 by early Sunday. (Next time they’ll bring a lot more.)
New Last Kiss fan Steampunk Rogue (Tanya Cyr) clearly needs "something" extra to make her costume work.
Ahh! Problem solved. Tanya shows off her new Last Kiss tote bag.
More to come when I’ve got a bit more time…
by John | Aug 12, 2010 | Blog
Things have officially gotten weird. My cat (Cous Cous) is now starring in an episode of Mark Monlux’s webcomic The Return of Stickman!
Or rather Mark informs me that “your cat inspired this strip.”
Close enough, pal. Personally, I’d never consider suing you for libel. I’m not so sure, though, about Cous Cous.
by John | Aug 5, 2010 | Blog
Worship me or I'll crush you!
Many thanks to everyone who saw my recent post about my cat Cous Cous and commented here or on Facebook about how beautiful/adorable/magnificent she is.
For those of you who expressed concern about her size. Well…
She’s not quite as heavy as she looks. She weighs 15 pounds (down two pounds from a couple of years ago) and she could probably stand to lose another pound. But according to our vet she isn’t actually obese.
She’s almost certainly part Maine Coon and those cats are huge. Bigger than some dogs. Smaller than your average tractor trailer.
