by John | Jul 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
My thanks to my pal, artist Robert W. Zailo for the help on this and some other upcoming Last Kiss art.
In addition to making some art corrections, Robert has been removing backgrounds for me. For instance, Robert erased the drapes, window, lamp, etc. that you see in the original art below. That way I can easily add snazzy, new new backgrounds like the one in the art above.
Thanks, Robert, and welcome to the Last Kiss team of underpaid geniuses!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani from the story “Good Ole Joe” in FIRST KISS #1, 1957.
Transcript:
SCENE: Older woman looking on as a young man and woman kiss and embrace.
OLDER WOMAN: Oh, good! You found something to do while I was gone!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Older woman looking on as a young man and woman kiss and embrace.
OLDER WOMAN: Oh, good! You found something to do while I was gone!
1957 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani Foreground Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Original inks by Dick Giordano from the story “Heartbreaker” in FIRST KISS #12, 1960.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman walking out of a doorway during an evening out.
WOMAN: At first I didn’t like you! But then I realized…you’re rich!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman walking out of a doorway during an evening out.
WOMAN: At first I didn’t like you! But then I realized…you're rich!
1960 Inks: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
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by John | Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Happy Fourth of July courtesy of Mike Pascale, Diego Jourdan Pereira and me.
Art by Vince Colletta Studio from the story “His Future Bride” in BRIDES IN LOVE #10, 1958.
Transcript:
SCENE: Uncle Sam and a woman embrace.
UNCLE SAM: Wanna make me great again?
WOMAN: You already are!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Fourth of July Makeover & Magic: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Uncle Sam and a woman embrace.
UNCLE SAM: Wanna make me great again?
WOMAN: You already are!
1958 Art: Vince Colletta Studio Re-Creation: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Fourth of July Makeover & Magic: Mike Pascale
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by John | Jul 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today’s proudly patriotic panel of pulsating pizzazz comes courtesy of my pal Mike Pascale.
If you like this, good news. Tomorrow Mike and I will have another Independence Day delicacy dedicated to delightfully dizzy patriotism.
(But don’t be surprised if it’s alliterative free. Whew!)
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Tapani from the story “Honeymoon Continued” in FIRST KISS #24, 1962.
Transcript:
SCENE: Uncle Sam talking to a beautiful woman as fireworks go off in the background.
UNCLE SAM: Give me liberty…or give me sex!
WOMAN: Don’t you mean death?
UNCLE SAM: Only if my wife finds out!
1962 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Fireworks, Fashion & Fun: Mike Pascale
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Uncle Sam talking to a beautiful woman as fireworks go off in the background.
UNCLE SAM: Give me liberty…or give me sex!
WOMAN: Don't you mean death?
UNCLE SAM: Only if my wife finds out!
1962 Art: Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Fireworks, Fashion & Fun: Mike Pascale
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by John | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
This isn’t the first time that I’ve used a quote from an old movie for a bit of Last Kiss dialogue. It’s the second. And it probably won’t be the last.
It’s not just that I’m trying to save time writing (although that’s nice too!)
Mostly it’s because I love old movies and it’s tremendous fun for me to place classic quips in the mouths of my characters and perhaps entice a few readers to seek out witty films like Ernst Lubitch’s NINOTCHKA.
Art by Dick Giordano from the story “Fooling with Love” in FIRST KISS #7, 1959. Click image to enlarge.
Transcript:
SCENE: Man and woman embracing in front of the Eiffel Tower.
WOMAN (thinking): it’s
midnight! And one half of paris is making love to the other half!*
*Quote from the movie NINOTCHKA, 1939
1959 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
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↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man and woman embracing in front of the Eiffel Tower.
WOMAN (thinking): it's
midnight! And one half of paris is making love to the other half!*
*Quote from the movie NINOTCHKA, 1939
1959 Art: Dick Giordano Color: Allen Freeman
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