by John | Mar 18, 2011 | Blog
If you’re in the Seattle area and you’re interested in getting published, check out Saturday’s (March 19) meeting of Cartoonists Northwest. The guest speaker, Bob Larkin, is the Seattle rep for Global PSD—a major publishing, printing, marketing and development firm for high-end art and children’s books which is moving into the field of graphic novels
Bob will be talking about different approaches to printing and publishing. The meeting is from 4-6 p.m. at Daniel Smith Artist Supplies at 4150 First Avenue South in Seattle. Free to the public.
by John | Mar 15, 2011 | Blog
Here are a few shots from Emerald City. Photos courtesy of Rich Hernandez. Wisecracks by me.
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by John | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
Emerald City Comicon: March 4-6
I’m stoked up on caffeine right now, getting ready for Emerald City Comicon in Seattle. I’ll be at the Last Kiss booth (#412) Friday through Sunday. Plus, I’ll have special guests.
Joining me at the booth on Saturday and Sunday will be my pal Stasia Kato (The Virgin Project).
All day Saturday–and possibly for a bit on Sunday–I’ll also be sharing the booth with my long-time buddies Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster, Disney Comics); and Janet Gilbert (Disney comics, Viz.)
by John | Feb 24, 2011 | Blog
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!
(Click on image above to enlarge.)
See more submissions here & even more here!
by John | Feb 24, 2011 | Blog
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.
by John | Feb 20, 2011 | Blog
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!
