I received many hilarious submissions for the latest Last Kiss dialog contest. But I had to choose just one entry. And so the winner is…
Johnny Lowe for the following:
Woman: What the hell is this?!
Man: Honey, it’s a MIRACLE! They said I’d never play ball again, but I’ve already made it to second base!
Congratulations, Johnny!
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Oops! I never posted the cover (with the text) that I did for Comic Buyer’s Guide #1676. The art (with some extensions and touch up line work by colorist Allen Freeman) is by the great Dick Giordano. Dick allowed me to scan a lot of his old romance cover art years ago and I’m delighted to finally be able to use it.
Below is what the scan (from a photostat) looked like before I cleaned it up and Allen extended the art so that it’d work as a CBG cover. Click image to enlarge.
To my surprise, “Somewhere Beyond Nowhere” is on the stands a week sooner than I expected. Yes, Donald Duck #363 is in comic shops right now!
This is my long-awaited (at least by me) collaboration with the late Carl Barks. And, yes, the story is a bit late as well since I started it back in 1996.
A previous version of the story (“Somewhere in Nowhere”) appeared in 2001. But this newly drawn (by the great Daan Jippes )and completely re-written story is what I’d call the director’s cut. Details here!
I don’t think I could kiss anyone for 46 hours and 26 hours straight. That’s the official world record for kissing–just set by a Thai couple during a “kissathon” competition. Too long for me. Best I could manage would be a measly 42 hours or so.
But trust me. They’d be quality 42 hours!
Talk about perfect timing! My copy of Comics Buyer’s Guide #1676 arrived today on Valentine’s Day. A great Valentine’s gift for me since I did the cover and the theme of the issue is romance comics.
Well, okay. The late Dick Giordano did the original art and Allen Freeman extended and colored the art. But I wrote the dialog.
I’ve decided to just show the art here for now. You’ll have to pick up the magazine to see the gags I wrote.
Besides, it’s been awhile since I had a contest for readers. So here’s the deal.
Contest Rules
Submit your dialog for this art in the comments section below. Contest closes Monday night at midnight. I’ll pick a winner by the end of that week. Winner gets 10 Last Kiss notecards.
