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!
by John | Feb 15, 2011 | Blog
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!
by John | Feb 14, 2011 | Blog
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.
by John | Feb 10, 2011 | Blog
Press Release:
Seattle, WA (Feb. 10, 2011) — Romance comic genius John Lustig has a surefire cure for anyone suffering from Valentine’s Day heartburn.
His first animated video, “Racing Toward Heartbreak,” is a darkly funny, faux ad for The Last Kiss Institute of Dismal Love Affairs. The mini, mock epic features a mad doctor’s extremely inappropriate solution to a desperate dame’s boyfriend problems.
“Dangerous drugs and unnecessarily expensive shock therapy are involved,” explained Lustig.
Years in the making (seconds in the planning), the video is a collaboration with an award-winning Newgrounds animator Edward (Meddros) Smith.
“We included modified word balloons because we were trying for the look of a comic book,” said Smith. “But we added a voice track, music and special effects because…well, we thought it’d be easy. Silly us!”
Like Lustig’s regular Last Kiss webcomics, the animation uses art from old romance comics with bizarre, new dialog.
Kisses and Ducks
February and March are turning out to be big months for Lustig. In addition to the animation release, he’s spotlighted in the current issue of Seattle Magazine. Lustig is profiled as one of seven Seattle comic creators for the magazine’s “geek issue.”
On Feb. 23 (revised date–it’s out now!), Lustig has a long-awaited Disney story in Boom! Studio’s Donald Duck and Friends #363. His “Somewhere Beyond Nowhere” is a 12-page Donald Duck story based on a plot by Disney legend Carl Barks and drawn by Daan Jippes.
And then, on March 30, Lustig’s first Last Kiss merchandise (coffee mugs, metal card cases & sticky notebooks) through Dark Horse Comics will be arriving in stores.
See more Lustig-related video on the Last Kiss YouTube Channel!
by John | Feb 8, 2011 | Blog
Last Kiss and I just got a great plug in Seattle Magazine’s February “Geek Issue.” I’m so proud. I’m officially a geek! http://su.pr/4rKuDu
