by John | May 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
The lovely art for this gag came to me courtesy of the late Dick Giordano. In 2001, Dick loaned me a large stack of his Charlton romance art so that I could scan it for Last Kiss.
Charlton probably paid less than any of the other comic publishers. But, oh man…looking at Dick’s work, you’d think it was paying him with trucks full of gold bullion. Dick’s covers were gorgeous.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: On board a ship. A ship's officer embraces a woman in the background. In the foreground, looking on sadly, is a woman.
WOMAN IN FOREGROUND (thinking) I want to believe him, but...how many long-lost sisters can he have on one cruise?
Art by Dick Giordano
by John | Sep 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
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If all of your unrealistic dreams don’t come true (Finally an orgasm!), we’ll send you a replacement spouse and as many Mai Tais (paper umbrellas extra) as you can drink before passing out.
Be safe! Send a bucket of money (No pennies!) to
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↓ TranscriptMAN: Wow! This is a first! None of my other wives wanted a divorce...until after our honeymoon!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Apr 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and a woman are rushing out of a building.
MAN: The Honeymoon Hotel’s having a two-for-one night!
WOMAN: Great! I'll bring a friend!
Art: Art Cappello & Dick Giordano
by John | Oct 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Unlike this unhappy couple, I’m planning to have a great time on my trip. This Tuesday I’m flying to the Big Apple for the New York Comic Con. (I’ll be at table D14 in Artist’s Alley.)
The con runs Oct. 8-10, but I’m arriving in town early to visit with friends and attend the pre-show ICv2 conference. And, if there’s time, I might even catch up on some sleep before things start getting crazy!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Exterior of a passenger jet in mid flight.
VOICE (from plane): I don’t care how many bonus miles this cost you! The honeymoon is off!
aviation
by John | Jun 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Click on image above to see larger view of today’s comic.
More about “Widow” artist Dick Giordano:
“The First week I was there (DC Comics) I went to Dick’s office, one of the messiest, most comforting places I’ve ever had the pleasure to spend time in, to ask him for guidance. I explained I had been given no specific set of responsibilities…I asked him what my job was exactly. He just sat back, gave me one of those wonderful Dick smiles and just said: ‘You’ll figure it out.’
“And, of course, he was right. With his wind at my back and all the support I could have ever asked for, I got to do everything: learn, create, innovate, play, change.
“Few people know how to lead creative people to do their best work…Thank you, sir, for being the best boss and teacher I ever had.”
–Richard Bruning, VP-Creative Director, DC Comics, January 2003
from Michael Eury’s Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time
Art by Giordano. ©2010 DC Comics
“When Dick left DC the second time, I told friends the company was losing its heart. That’s not to say no one who remained there or came…after Dick…acted on their generous impulses or…strove to be fair to…freelancers. But that kind of behavior never again seemed to me to be a core value of the company.
“He was a good guy because he was a good guy. He wasn’t a good guy because it was a smart way to do business, although it surely was…He wasn’t a good guy because the company mandated that persona. He loved comics and he loved comics people. He was a good guy…”
–Tony Isabella from Tony’s Online Tips, March 29, 2010
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? To read “Widow Miss Muffet” and other Last Kiss comics in German click here.
↓ TranscriptPANEL 1, SCENE: Mitzi and Al kiss as a minister marries them.
CAPTION: "Three miles down the road, I became Mrs. Albert Pillbody III...the world’s richest teenage widow-to-be!"
MINISTER: You may kiss the bride!
PANEL 2, SCENE: Cut to Al and Mitzi on their honeymoon. Mitzi is desperately trying to crawl away as Al drags her back towards the bed.
CAPTION: “Alas! Al survived our honeymoon...easily!
AL: Stop kidding! Come back to bed! I'm just getting warmed up!
MITZI: Haven't you heard? Eight is enough!
