by John | Sep 2, 2015 | Blog
A whole row of Last Kiss comics are featured in this scene from the TV show SCREAM. In the foreground are actors John Karna (Noah Foster) and Bex Taylor-Klaus (Audrey Jensen.)
If you looked closely—no, I mean really closely–Last Kiss images showed up multiple times on the recently completed first season of the MTV show SCREAM.
Last Kiss art showed up in at least seven episodes of the popular slasher horror-comedy. (The TV series is a sequel to the late Wes Craven’s popular SCREAM movies.)
I created 12 faux Last Kiss comic book covers for use on the MTV’s SCREAM.
A Last Kiss sticky notebook</em> (originally published by Dark Horse Comics) showed up most often and most prominently. But also featured was a set of faux Last Kiss comic book covers that I created specifically for the show. All were used as set dressing on the show’s comic book shop set.
Last Kiss appeared on the show thanks to the amazing John Fluke of Placed4Success.com. In addition to SCREAM, John has also gotten Last Kiss cameo appearances on THE BIG BANG THEORY (See pics.) and MIKE & MOLLY (See pics.)
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by John | Aug 16, 2015 | Blog
I’m delighted (and proud!) to announce that I’ve been named one of the “21 Best Comic-Con Artists” by Printmag.com’s Michael Dooley.
I’m particularly happy about this because many of the other artists selected are legends in the comics business and many are my personal heroes: Sergio Aragones, Ramona Fradon, Rick Geary, Denis Kitchen, Alex Niño, Bill Sienkiewicz and William Stout (to name just a few.) That’s an impressive group of creators to be included in!
Michael Dooley‘s article “21 Best Comic-Con Artists: A Designer’s Guide” also selects established and emerging artists such as Frank Forte, the fabulous Karen Hallion, Natalie Hernandez, Ed Luce, Arlen Schumer, and others.
by John | Jul 28, 2015 | Blog
Last Kiss creator John Lustig was interviewed about his dreams & goals—and how he makes them come true.
In June I attended the 2015 Licensing Expo* in Las Vegas and I met artist/designer Kat Ford of CorpirateUSA.com. A first time exhibitor, Kat’s small, but well-organized booth stood out in a sea of booths that were all clamoring for attention.
Apparently I impressed her as well—or maybe she just thought I was weird enough to be interesting—because she interviewed me for the blog that she and Bonnie Gore run about how people achieve their goals.
Thanks, Kat!
*I swear by the Seven Gods of Merchandising, I’ll write about the Licensing Expo soon. Or at least someday—sorta soon. Trust me, it’ll be worth the wait!
by John | Jul 26, 2015 | Blog
Elite Avni-Sharon (by Elite!)
Israeli artist Elite Avni-Sharon is the newest member of the Last Kiss team of insanely talented (or in my case just insane) contributors.
I met Elite back in 2008 at a New York Comic Con. We’ve exchanged occasional e-mails since then. But it was only recently that Elite approached me about working on Last Kiss. I quickly said “Yes!!!”
An artist for 18 years, she’s illustrated books for children, adults and “professionals.” In addition to advertising and public relations work, she’s also done designs for the fashion, textile, and toy markets.
Elite lives in Israel, with a demanding Macintosh, “delicious husband, Pinkish girl and three cats.”
See more of Elite’s fabulous work on her site and her professional Facebook page.
As well as below…
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by John | Jul 3, 2015 | Blog
I won’t be that hard to find at Comic-Con…unless you’re a Minion.
Although I won’t have a booth of my own this year, I’ll be easy to find at Comic-Con International. Please come by and chat when I’m autographing and selling here:
Thursday, July 9
—Prism Comics booth #2144, from 4 to 5 p.m.
Friday, July 10
—Prism Comics booth #2144, from 1-2 p.m.
Saturday, July 11
J—World Famous Comics booth #5560, from 10-11:30 a.m.
—Prism Comics booth #2144, from 4-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 12
—World Famous Comics booth #5560, from 10-11: 30 a.m.
—Prism Comics booth #2144, from 1-2 p.m.
See you there!
by John | Jun 28, 2015 | Blog
Me flexing what I pretend is a muscle at one of the cons a few years back.
I will not have a Last Kiss booth at Comic-Con International (in San Diego) this year. But I will be doing some signings at the Prism Comics booth (and probably at least one other booth.) I don’t have a schedule yet, but I’ll be posting it as soon as I know.
