by John | Nov 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
No kidding. Please vote!
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman in a sexy barbarian costume is holding a giant, cartoonish axe.
BARBARIAN WOMAN: Axe not what your country can do for you. Axe what you can do for your country.*
CAPTION: Don’t be a barbarian. Vote!
CAPTION: *With apologies to John F. Kennedy
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman in a sexy barbarian costume is holding a giant, cartoonish axe.
BARBARIAN WOMAN: Axe not what your country can do for you. Axe what you can do for your country.*
CAPTION: Don’t be a barbarian. Vote!
CAPTION: *With apologies to John F. Kennedy
Photo: Bryan Turner Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Nov 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Abby Amour miniseries runs every Friday. Dialogue by
Tony Isabella. If you’ve missed any episodes, no problem. You can catch them here:
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.
Transcript:
BANNER LOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
SCENE: Abby is lying down and crying. And generally looking miserable.
CAPTION: Two weeks ago…
ABBY THINKS: I really shouldn’t have ordered the eggplant. I haven’t felt this nauseated…since Elon bought Twitter. Before I go to the base hospital…I’ll let Colonel Bluster…know what happened. I’ll send this eggplant emoji.
IMAGE: An eggplant
CAPTION: Uh-oh.
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Lettering: John Lustig
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptBANNER LOGO: The Loves of Abby Amour
SCENE: Abby is lying down and crying. And generally looking miserable.
CAPTION: Two weeks ago...
ABBY THINKS: I really shouldn’t have ordered the eggplant. I haven’t felt this nauseated...since Elon bought Twitter. Before I go to the base hospital...I’ll let Colonel Bluster...know what happened. I’ll send this eggplant emoji.
IMAGE: An eggplant
CAPTION: Uh-oh.
1953 Art: Frank Frazetta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira Lettering: John Lustig
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Nov 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Another torrid tale of love & lust from my comic collaborators and pals Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta from the story “A One-Sided Love” in Romantic Story #45, 1959. Charlton.Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
SCENE: There’s a bright light pattern streaking around in the night air by a sad-eyed woman.
CAPTION: The neon lights are bright on Broadway.
CAPTION: But dark was the heart of Renee.
CAPTION: Her last relationship was with…
CAPTION: …a Times Square Elmo…
CAPTION: …and he dumped her for…
CAPTION: …a furry-loving Dora the Explorer.
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: There's a bright light pattern streaking around in the night air by a sad-eyed woman.
CAPTION: The neon lights are bright on Broadway.
CAPTION: But dark was the heart of Renee.
CAPTION: Her last relationship was with...
CAPTION: ...a Times Square Elmo...
CAPTION: ...and he dumped her for...
CAPTION: ...a furry-loving Dora the Explorer.
1959 Art: Vince Colletta Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Oct 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Happy Halloween!
And many thanks to my pal Mike Pascale for the ghastly—I mean—great gag and the amazing art transformation!
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “A Moment to Remember” in FIRST KISS #21, 1962. Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A female ghoul and a male ghoul talking outside—perhaps in a graveyard!
CAPTION: Gertie was the talk of the graveyard! Everyone said she was a real man-eater! But, alas for poor Ed, he wasn’t much of a man anymore!
MALE GHOUL: Don’t you want to be my ghoulfriend?
FEMALE GHOUL: Sorry, I…I think we should eat other people!
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Monster Makers: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A female ghoul and a male ghoul talking outside---perhaps in a graveyard!
CAPTION: Gertie was the talk of the graveyard! Everyone said she was a real man-eater! But, alas for poor Ed, he wasn’t much of a man anymore!
MALE GHOUL: Don’t you want to be my ghoulfriend?
FEMALE GHOUL: Sorry, I…I think we should eat other people!
1961 Art: Vince Colletta Studio
Monster Makers: Mike Pascale & John Lustig
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by John | Oct 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mike Pascale used characters from two different panels when he created today’s comic. Check out the original panels below. And for those of you who aren’t familiar with Devil’s Night, it apparently started out as a sort of “mischief night” every Oct. 30, but then got out of hand—especially in Detroit.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952. Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Art by Art Saaf & Mike Peppe from the story “Kiss and Run” in NEW ROMANCES #14, 1952. Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.
Transcript:
SCENE: A man and a woman are looking at a mansion that’s in the background. The home has been “egged” with a giant egg.
CAPTION: Devil’s Night, Oct. 30! Unlike Halloween, it’s all tricks! And no treats!
MAN: Your whole house got egged!
WOMAN: Those %$#@ Godzilla kids!
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: D. Jourdan Pereira & Mike Pascale
Excitement, Edification & Eggification: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman are looking at a mansion that's in the background. The home has been "egged" with a giant egg.
CAPTION: Devil’s Night, Oct. 30! Unlike Halloween, it’s all tricks! And no treats!
MAN: Your whole house got egged!
WOMAN: Those %$#@ Godzilla kids!
1952 Art: Art Saaf & Mike Peppe Color: D. Jourdan Pereira & Mike Pascale
Excitement, Edification & Eggification: Mike Pascale
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