by John | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. If you’ve missed any previous episodes, no problem. You can catch them here:
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta from the story “An Invitation to Murder!” in John Wayne Adventure Comics #7, Dec. 1950. Published by Toby. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
CAPTION: The Loves of Abby Amour
CAPTION: Abby answers more questions!
TEXT: Dearest Abby:
I hear you might leave the military. If so, perhaps you could become a lingerie model! I’ve got some underwear you can model. (Only slightly used.) And God knows I’d hire you—at least for an evening! Maybe two if you’re into latex!
—Fruit of the Loom
Dear Fruit:
Thanks for the offer, but I might become anactress. With my talent and special ability* I’m sure I’d be in demand!
—Abby
SCENE: Image of Abby with John Wayne
ABBY: Duke, if you don’t already have a Duchess, can I apply for the position?
JOHN WAYNE: Just one position? I know lots! Let’s go for several!
TEXT: Dearest Abby:
What are you dressing up as for Halloween? Something sexy and fabulous I bet!
—Not A Stalker (Despite All the Arrests)
Dearest Stalker:
You bet I am! I’m going as myself! What could be sexier and more fabulous than that?
—Abby
TEXT: *See last Friday’s Abby Amour comic for details about Abby’s nuclear-powered ability to change her appearance–and look better than you!
John Wayne Art: Al Williamson & Frank Frazetta
Abby Alone: Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Fabulous Me: John Lustig
↓ TranscriptCAPTION: The Loves of Abby Amour
CAPTION: Abby answers more questions!
TEXT: Dearest Abby:
I hear you might leave the military. If so, perhaps you could become a lingerie model! I’ve got some underwear you can model. (Only slightly used.) And God knows I’d hire you—at least for an evening! Maybe two if you’re into latex!
—Fruit of the Loom
Dear Fruit:
Thanks for the offer, but I might become anactress. With my talent and special ability* I’m sure I’d be in demand!
—Abby
SCENE: Image of Abby with John Wayne
ABBY: Duke, if you don’t already have a Duchess, can I apply for the position?
JOHN WAYNE: Just one position? I know lots! Let’s go for several!
TEXT: Dearest Abby:
What are you dressing up as for Halloween? Something sexy and fabulous I bet!
—Not A Stalker (Despite All the Arrests)
Dearest Stalker:
You bet I am! I’m going as myself! What could be sexier and more fabulous than that?
—Abby
TEXT: *See last Friday’s Abby Amour comic for details about Abby’s nuclear-powered ability to change her appearance--and look better than you!
John Wayne Art: Al Williamson & Frank Frazetta
Abby Alone: Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Fabulous Me: John Lustig
by John | Oct 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Transcript:
SCENE: Image of a cat wrapped up like a mummy.
CAT (thinks): Curses! Defeated by my 2-ply nemesis again!
CAPTION: Now in no theaters Near You!
CAPTION: Mummy Cat™ vs. The Toilet Paper Roll…from Heck!
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Image of a cat wrapped up like a mummy.
CAT (thinks): Curses! Defeated by my 2-ply nemesis again!
CAPTION: Now in no theaters Near You!
CAPTION: Mummy Cat™ vs. The Toilet Paper Roll...from Heck!
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by John | Oct 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Creation of an Image
You might think that creating images through artificial intelligence would be easy. And often it is. But, in many cases, you have to modify the image in Photoshop (or a similar software program) to get what you want.
Why? Because A.I. usually adds something unexpected and unwanted to the art. In the first image below the biggest surprise was that the woman’s breast was bare. So, I had to cover her up—plus remove some wilder bits of her hair. (Or is that a tentacle in the lower left of the image below?)
By the way, the woman’s nudity wasn’t something I requested in my image prompts. The MidJourney’s A.I. did that on its own—even though Midjourney has a policy against nude images. In fact, you can’t even use “sexy” as one of your MidJourney word prompts!
This was the image I started with when I created my “succubus.” Then I modified it—using elements from the images below.
Via Midjourney, I created many versions of this woman. MidJourney kept surprising me by making the woman naked—often with a malformed, bared breast. The elements of this image that I used for Last Kiss were the red eyes and the black streaks down her face.
Strange things sometimes show up in images created by A.I. Here we get some sort of spike in the woman’s eye. Why? I have no idea. But I did like the woman’s top and so I used that in the Last Kiss version. And that was the final element I needed for my image.
Transcript:
SCENE: We see a fierce woman with wild hair. She’s gorgeous—except that she he has blood-red eyes and a black substance leaking from her eyes.
SUCCUBUS: I’m a succubus! During sex, I feast on the life forces of my victims ’til they crumble…to dust! But… other than that…I’m a fun date!
Art: A.I. & J.L Dangerous Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: We see a fierce woman with wild hair. She's gorgeous---except that she he has blood-red eyes and a black substance leaking from her eyes.
SUCCUBUS: I’m a succubus! During sex, I feast on the life forces of my victims ’til they crumble...to dust! But... other than that...I’m a fun date!
Art: A.I. & J.L Dangerous Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Oct 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Although the dialogue is brand new, I first used this art in 2010. That was the year Mike Pascale and I started doing Halloween comics together. Eventually we branched out into doing Thanksgiving, Christmas and holidays comics. But this art was in that first 2010 batch.
Happy 12th Creative Anniversary, Mike!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vernon Greene from the story “Dial L-O-V-E” in Today’s Romance #8, Sept. 1952. Published by Pines (Standard.) Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: Zombie woman with a bag of groceries is at a doorway. It looks like she’s just walked in.
ZOMBIE WOMAN: Honey, I couldn’t find anyone to eat! So, we’re going vegan! Healthwise it’s a no brainer!
VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: Veggies?!! Over my dead body!
1952 Art: Vernon Greene Color: Allen Freeman
Zombification: Mike Pascale Dead On Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Zombie woman with a bag of groceries is at a doorway. It looks like she's just walked in.
ZOMBIE WOMAN: Honey, I couldn’t find anyone to eat! So, we’re going vegan! Healthwise it’s a no brainer!
VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: Veggies?!! Over my dead body!
1952 Art: Vernon Greene Color: Allen Freeman
Zombification: Mike Pascale Dead On Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. If you’ve missed any previous episodes, no problem. You can catch them here:
↓ TranscriptBANNER: The Loves of Abby Amour
CAPTION: Abby answers your questions!
LONG CAPTION: Dearest Abby:
Your hair and eye color keep changing in the
comics. Who’s responsible for this foul up?
—-Nuts About You
Dear Nuts:
No one! The Last Kiss team never makes mistakes!
For example, the recent radiation
leaks at the Last Kiss Mansion
were all planned and totally safe.
(Many of our employees aren’t
even suing us. And they’re
expected to live happy, healthy
lives for months. Maybe even
years!)
By the way, radiation is also the cause for my
constantly changing hair and eye colors. According to Last Kiss head honcho John Lustig, it’s because
I was bitten by a radioactive beautician. I don’t
remember it. But why would John (and his attorney)
lie to me?
IMAGE: Abby Amour
IMAGE: Monster/Employee
CAPTION FOR MONSTER: One of many happy, healthy, slightly radioactive Last Kiss minions!
Abby Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Radioactive Employee Art: A.I. Smartie
Glow-in-the-Dark Writing: John Lustig
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