by John | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog
To find out what romance comics are really like, you could buy and read a big, mind-warping, pricey stack of ’em.
Or you could have someone like my pal Jacque Nodell read them for you and show you all the best stories, the great art and explain all the odd trends and quirks. Jacque does all that and a lot more brilliantly over on her blog, Sequential Crush.
And that’s not all.
Now Jacque is doing a book festooned with new, wonderful illustrations featuring one of the most unusual aspects of romance comics—dating advice columns.
Yes! Your romantic (and sex) life would be infinitely better if you could get your hands on this tome of dating wisdom. And guess what? You can. Just check out Jacque’s Kickstarter for more info!
by John | Jun 29, 2016 | Blog
—July 21-24, 2016: Comic-Con International (San Diego), Prism Comics—Booth #2144.
I hope to see a lot of you at the con. You can find me in the Prism booth at these days and times:
Wednesday’s Preview Night, July 20: 6-9 p.m.
Thursday, July 21: 2-7 p.m.
Friday, July 22: 2-7 p.m.
Saturday, July 23: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday July 24: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Additional Last Kiss Goodies
Although I’ll only be there occasionally, I will also have Last Kiss merchandise for sale at World Famous Comics–Booth #5560.
—Oct. 9 & 10, 2016: Geek Girl Con (Seattle), at The Conference Center, located at 8th and Pike in downtown Seattle, WA, right across the street from the Washington State Convention Center. Table or booth # to be announced.
by John | May 15, 2016 | Blog
How silly can a tote bag be? Let’s find out!
I’ve just added some new, even more outrageous tote bag designs to my Etsy store. To celebrate the added zaniness, all Last Kiss 22 totes are 15 % percent off!
The sale will run through Thursday, May 19 at Midnight Pacific Standard Time.
(See below for a few of the new totes.)
by John | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog
A few of the 2,000-plus women seeking romance (novels) at the RT Booklovers convention in Las Vegas.
So, you think comic cons are wild? Try attending a romance novel convention—in Sin City!
The RT Booklovers 2016 convention in Las Vegas (April 12-17) was (surprise!) mostly attended by women—authors, booksellers and romance readers. Unlike comic cons, there were very few men.
NY Times Best-Selling Author Joanne Fluke shows off her Last Kiss tote bag at the RT Booklovers 2016 convention in Las Vegas.
And many of those men, but obviously not all—after all I was there—were there as eye candy: male models for the women to drool over.
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by John | Apr 2, 2016 | Blog
John Lustig (Sketch by Carol Lay.)
—April 7-10, 2016: Emerald City Comicon, Northwest Press–Booth #1227.
During Emerald City, John will be moderating the “Disney Comics—Oh, Boy, These Are the Jokes” panel on Sunday, April 10 1:30-2-30 p.m. in room T302. Panelists are Georgia Ball, Amy Mebberson, James Silvani, Aaron Sparrow & Geoffrey Golden.
—April 12-17, 2016: RT Booklovers Convention, Last Kiss table in Club RT.
—July 21-24, 2016: Comic-Con International (San Diego)
