by John | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Diego and Icha on their wedding day.
Last Kiss Artist Marries
I’m thrilled to announce that artist Diego Jourdan Pereira has lost his bachelor status and gotten hitched! He and his sweetie Maritza “Icha” Mardones Castillo were wed last Friday (Oct. 1) in Santiago, Chile where they both live.
The couple met in 2008 at a friend’s birthday party and eventually dated. But that first brush with romance didn’t stick. Years later they re-united and fell in love.
(By then Diego was re-inking and coloring romance art for Last Kiss. And I like to think that all that romance work had something to do with Diego and Icha finding true love.)
In addition to his Last Kiss work, Diego has worked on numerous other comics, coloring books and licensing projects for major publishers such as DC Comics. In the last few years, Diego has also become the author of numerous trivia and puzzle books.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Pencils by Charles Nicholas. (Inks possibly by Jon D’Agostino.) From the story “The End of the Honeymoon” in BRIDES IN LOVE #1, 1956. Click link to read this entire vintage comic book for free.
Transcript:
SCENE: A groom and bride are close–possibly about to kiss.
GROOM: Just think! We can spend our entire honeymoon in bed…reading comics.
1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: A groom and bride are close--possibly about to kiss.
GROOM: Just think! We can spend our entire honeymoon in bed...reading comics.
1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Dialogue & Lettering: John Lustig
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by John | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Original Vintage Art & Text
Pencils by Charles Nicholas. ( Inks possibly by Jon D’Agostino.) From the story “The End of the Honeymoon” in Brides in Love #1, 1956.
Transcript:
SCENE: Bride and groom embracing and about to kiss.
GROOM: Uh oh! I just heard…the divorce rate is one out of two!
BRIDE: Gosh! I wonder who’ll be getting divorced…you or me?
1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Inks: Jon D’Agostino? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Dialogue: John Lustig
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Bride and groom embracing and about to kiss.
GROOM: Uh oh! I just heard…the divorce rate is one out of two!
BRIDE: Gosh! I wonder who’ll be getting divorced...you or me?
1956 Pencils: Charles Nicholas Inks: Jon D'Agostino? Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Dialogue: John Lustig
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by John | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
To close out Gay Pride month, here’s a new bit of whimsy from Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira.
Original Vintage Art & Text
Art by Mike Sekowsky from the story “I Need Your Love” in New Romances #16, June 1953.
Transcript:
SCENE: Woman in the foreground looks less than pleased as a woman behind her talks. Further in the background is a man.
WOMAN IN BACKGROUND: Don’t be sad, Jackie. You’re not losing a brother. You’re gaining a sister-in-law…who also likes girls!
CAPTION: Love is love!
1953 Art: Mike Sekowsky Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman in the foreground looks less than pleased as a woman behind her talks. Further in the background is a man.
WOMAN IN BACKGROUND: Don't be sad, Jackie. You're not losing a brother. You're gaining a sister-in-law...who also likes girls!
CAPTION: Love is love!
1953 Art: Mike Sekowsky Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella
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by John | Apr 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Original, Vintage Art & Text:
Art by Joe Sinnott and Vince Colletta from BRIDES IN LOVE #29, 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Bride and groom outside a church. The bride is below the church steps crying. The groom is in the background and has just come out of the church door and is obviously going after her and calling out to her.
BRIDE: Y-you’ve been <Sob> married before?!!
GROOM: Only once or twice! Certainly no more than seven or eight times…depending on how you count the twins!
1962 Art: Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Bride and groom outside a church. The bride is below the church steps crying. The groom is in the background and has just come out of the church door and is obviously going after her and calling out to her.
BRIDE: Y-you’ve been <Sob> married before?!!
GROOM: Only once or twice! Certainly no more than seven or eight times...depending on how you count the twins!
1962 Art: Joe Sinnott & Vince Colletta Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
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by John | Mar 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “Symphony of Love” in FIRST KISS #39, 1964.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman having a drink.
WOMAN: I’d never marry you for money! But, if I did…how much are we talking about?
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman having a drink.
WOMAN: I’d never marry you for money! But, if I did...how much are we talking about?
1964 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Color: Allen Freeman
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