Last Kiss Greeting Card Sale
NobleWorks is having a 25 percent off sale on all its greeting cards—including the Last Kiss cards. Discount expires March 26. Just enter the coupon code “SPRING25” upon checkout. All the Last Kiss cards are here!
New Last Kiss “Contest” on Facebook
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a contest. Too long for Last Kiss super fan Jim Guida.
Jim saw this 1960s romance panel that I posted recently and e-mailed me, “The woman’s response in the original art just screams for a caption contest. C’mon!”
Okay, Jim. Here’s the contest that I posted on Facebook.
This time, though, let’s keep it low key. I’m not going to pick a winner. (Hey, that means you’re all winners.) But if you’ve got a great caption or bit of dialog to add to this art, let’s hear it.
My First Conspiracy Theory (of the Day)
I’ve decided to expand my blog and talk about whatever interests me at the moment. Humor. My life. Politics. My life.
My opinions about other people. My opinions about my opinions…about my life. And, of course, my opinions about other people’s opinions about my life.
And—for today at least—new conspiracy theories which must be true because I’m making them up and I would never lie to you.
The Republicans are right. The poor economy is Barack Obama’s fault. Where the GOP goes wrong is in just blaming him for problems in the last three years.
Think deep, guys. The economy is recovering. And Obama is starting to get credit for this. So maybe this whole economic crisis was just a hoax—engineered by Obama to make himself look good.
Sure, Bush was in office when the economy tanked. But how can we be sure that Bush wasn’t being controlled by Obama? Wouldn’t that be perfect? If you blame Obama for Bush, all your problems disappear.
(By the way, just to get ahead of the curve, why not start blaming Obama for Mitt Romney now?)
Your Sister is a Tramp
Above is the original romance art from First Kiss #26 (Click to enlarge.) that I used for my gag “Smooch Emergency.”
I had Allen Freeman draw in the bottom right of the Last Kiss version. The space was originally take up by the second panel of the story—which delivers a double-dose of heartache.
Oh, man. I hate when one of my siblings marries my sweetheart!
Dick Giordano Tribute in Alter Ego #106
Roy Thomas’s Alter Ego magazine is always a great read. But the current issue (#106) is a tribute to the late and very great comics artist/editor Dick Giordano. Download preview here.
It’s a must read if you’re…
—a Giordano fan.
—a Charlton Comics fan.
—a Last Kiss fan with a keen curiosity.
In addition to being my favorite artist from Charlton’s First Kiss (the source material for much of Last Kiss), Dick Giordano was Charlton’s editor for several years in the 1960s. More importantly he acted as mentor and occasional cheerleader to me after I started Last Kiss.
The issue features transcriptions from two comic conventions panels. The first a very entertaining 2009 panel about Charlton Comics featuring Giordano, Roy Thomas and Steve Skeates. The second from the Giordano Tribute panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic Con–featuring comic luminaries Mark Evanier, Bob Layton, Joe Rubinstein, Pau Levitz, Pat Bastienne and numerous others. (I must admit I was one of the others.)
This is a great issue about one of comic’s best-loved and most influential artists/editors. Dick was one of the kindest and most inspiring people I’ve ever worked with. I strongly recommend this issue!!
