by John | May 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Madame Colet: Marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together.
Madame Colet (continues): But with you, Francois–I think it would be a mistake.
From my favorite movie–Ernst Lubitch’s Trouble in Paradise. Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A woman kisses a man on his cheek. He arches a brow and looks at her with bemusement.
WOMAN: I know! Let’s pretend we’re happily married!
MAN: To each other?
Art by Dick Giordano
by John | May 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Bride and groom kissing.
BRIDE: So far so good!
Art by Vince Colleta Studio
by John | Mar 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
So there I was at Denny’s with a bunch of friends after a Cartoonists Northwest meeting. And–while clogging our arteries—some of us are joking around. Now, not all cartoonists are funny in person.
(I’m only intermittently funny at best—and even then you have to buy me dinner to get a decent joke.)
But my pal Moira McDonough (creator of the graphic novel Venus Penvy) is genuinely witty in “real life.” Still, I was taken off guard when she quipped about “a marriage of mass destruction.”
I loved the line. I hope you do too. Thanks, Moira!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman and man embracing. The woman is upset and he seems to be comforting her.
WOMAN: It’s a marriage of mass destruction!
Guest Gag: Moira McDonough
by John | Mar 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
↓ TranscriptWOMAN (to man): One of
us could be very happy together!
Inks by Dick Giordano
by John | Mar 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
By the way, about the honeymoon…I may be busy that weekend. Do you mind going alone?
↓ TranscriptWOMAN TO MAN: I'd love to help you plan our wedding! But right now...I've got a date!
