by John | Jan 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Thank you in advance to the big three in my life–farmily, friends and fans–for what I’m sure will be a great 70th birthday!
And please check out guest artist and all-around great guy Mike Tackett’s site for more of his fun, wacky whimsy!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman--each wearing bathing suits--are kissing on a deserted beach ala the film "From Here to Eternity"
WOMAN: Happy Birthday, John. This kiss is for you!
MAN: Wait--I'm not John!
WOMAN: A girl can pretend, can't she?
©2022 Last Snog Inc
As a birthday gift last year, my pal Mike Tackett created this fun Last Kiss-ish comic. It was too good not to share--so here it is for my big, smoochy 70th birthday. Thanks, Mike!
https://miketackett.com ©2022 Mike Tackett
by John | Jan 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Color Version:
I experimented with colorizing the black & white original of this photo, but I wasn’t completely happy with it. The original B&W version (with an added tint) gave the image more of an old-time, vintage look–that seemed to work better with the innocent nature of the woman’s question.
(Plus I thought a photo with flesh-colored side boobage might be a little too daring for my GoComics.com/lastkiss site.)
So I went with the b&w version.. But here’s the colorized image just to show how it would’ve looked.
My attempt to do a “quick” colorization–that turned out to be not so quick–of a candid photo of silent film actress Bessie Love, mid-1920s.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Tinted, black & white 1920s photo of a young woman in overalls.
CAPTION: Delia thought she knew all about the latest trends in high fashion, but...
DELIA: Underwear? What's that?
Silent film actress Bessie Love in the mid-1920s
Fancy Pants Writer: John Lustig
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by John | Jan 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Frank Frazetta in the story “A Love of My Own” in Personal Love #24, 1953. Published by Eastern Color. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book on ComicBookPlus. The story begins on Page 11.
Past episodes of Abby Amour:
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. Dialogue by Tony Isabella with repurposed art by Frank Frazetta. Dream sequence color by Sue Daigle-Leach–the legendary Disney comics colorist. (Check out Sue’s Instagram feed for her personal work featuring so many critters–real and imagined.)
↓ TranscriptLOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
CAPTION: A comatose Abby is dreaming.
JOHNNY: I can’t wait to butter your sweet muffins.
JOHNNY: And I ain't talkin' about bread, baby.
ABBY: Oh, Johnny, you magnificent moron...
ABBY: ...that’s a steak knife!
ABBY (thought); Maybe when I open my eyes...
ABBY (thought): ...he'll be gone!
CAPTION: To be continued...
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta
Color: Susan Daigle-Leach
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Jan 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art from the story “Murder Mansion” in Adventures into Darkness #5, Aug. 1952. (First story in that issue if you’re looking for it.) Published by Standard Comics. Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
↓ TranscriptMALE POLICE OFFICER/COP: Darn! I left my handcuffs at home…in bed with my wife!
1952 Art: Alex Toth & Mike Peppe Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Jan 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Happy MLK, Jr. Day!
↓ Transcript“Not everybody can be famous, but everybody can be great...because greatness is determined by service.
“You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.”
--Martin Luther King, Jr.
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