by John | Oct 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
My thanks to Last Kiss Zombie Wrangler Mike Pascale for today’s fiendish art!
(Additional thanks for art assists from Allen Freeman who extended the original art and Diego Jourdan Pereira who re-inked the nonzombie version.)
Meanwhile, back in 1963…
See the original 1963 art and dialogue for today’s Last Kiss webcomic here.
↓ TranscriptSCENE PANEL 1: Woman zombie is about to sip some coffee from a cup.
SOUND EFFECT: SLURP!
SCENE PANEL 2: Woman is no longer a zombie as she sips her coffee:
WOMAN: I’m dead ‘til my first cup!
Original Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-ink & Color Diego Jourdan Pereira Zombification: Mike Pascale
©2014 Last Kiss Inc
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by John | Oct 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’re like most people, you’ve said to yourself, “Gee, I like cats and I like zombies. If only I could enjoy both at the same time.”
Today’s Zombie Cat is for you.
It’s like the Walking Dead crossed with Garfield—revolting and yet kinda cute. Credit (or blame) for this disturbing visual goes to my pal Mike (The Monster) Pascale.
I also want to mention and thank my brother-in-law Rich (The Rascal) Hernandez for the basic idea for Zombie Cat and the “Last Hiss” title for today’s comic. If dead talking pets become the next Internet rage, it’s his fault.
Finally, I owe a big thanks to Diego (The Dude) Jourdan Pereira for the Last Kiss comic that we zombified! (See it and the original 1954 comic art below.)
Artist unknown. Art from Ten-Story Love #196, 1954.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman looks on with disgust at a zombie cat.
ZOMBIE CAT: I can haz braaains?
Zombie-cat-ification: Mike Pascale
Zombie Cat-sultant: Rich Hernandez
Original Art Re-Ink & Color Diego Pereira
©2013 Last Kiss Inc
Zombie-cat-ification: Mike Pascale
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by John | Oct 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s another fangtastic collaboration with my pal Mike Pascale!
Art by Ernesto R. Garcia from Career Girl Romances #45, 1968.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man with two puncture marks on his neck smiles and leans in check to cheek with female vampire.
MAN: I try to be positive!
VAMPIRE: But you’ll always be O-Negative!
Vampirization: Mike Pascale
Original Art: Ernesto R. Garcia Restoration: Diego Pereira
©2013 Last Kiss Inc.
by John | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Whip out your wooden stakes. Polish your crucifixes. Melt your silverware into bullets. Halloween is coming and no one is safe…
…from the silly, horror gags Mike Pascale and I have created.
On Monday—Vampire Romance!
Original art by Dick Giordano with possible assist by Vince Colletta. First appeared in First Kiss #6, 1958.
(The original art was extended some years ago for me by Allen Freeman who drew in the tops of the characters heads.)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Vampire man and vampire woman embrace and smile at each other. Blood drips from their mouths and fangs.
MAN: We’ll save a fortune on our wedding! We won’t need photographers!
WOMAN: And, instead of champagne…we'll drink the guests!
Art: Dick Giordano (with possible assist by Vince Colletta) Additional art by Allen Freeman Vampirization: Mike Pascale
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by John | Oct 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
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Here’s the last of Mike Pascale‘s 2012 Halloween gags. (I can’t wait to see what Mike cooks up next year!)
To see all of Mike’s Last Kiss Halloween comics over the years, click Pascale-Halloween.
To the right is the original romance art (as colored by Allen Freeman.)
Below is a black & white version of the comic book art as it appeared in 1958 in First Kiss #5.
The romance story (“The Sea Green Eyes”) has a plot that is as fantastic as any superhero story. Ralph is a poor poet whose work is rescued from oblivion by Lydia—an assistant book editor with a taste for romantic mush.
She gets Ralph’s work published. Then she meets Ralph and they fall in love.
Unlikely? Maybe!
But then the story jumps the rails. Ralph’s book of poetry is such a success that he’s constantly in demand for stage readings and society parties. He’s a celebrity. And we all know what stinkers superstar poets are!
He ditches Lydia and stops writing so he can spend all his time giving recitals and getting into fights in night clubs.
Finally, he runs out of royalties and comes to his senses. He starts writing again and returns to the arms of Lydia with the “sea green eyes.”
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Zombie man and human woman embrace.
ZOMBIE: GRAAAINS!
WOMAN: I’m so glad you’re a vegan!
Vintage Art: John Tartaglione Gag & Zombie by Mike Pascale
