by John | Sep 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m tickled, thrilled and totally stoked to welcome Diego Jourdan Pereira to the Last Kiss team of terrific artists. In addition to coloring for me, Diego is going to be creating “new” vintage romance comic art.
In most cases this means Diego is going to be taking an old piece of romance comic book art and redrawing (or as he calls it “restoring”) it.
Diego’s extensive resume includes work for Simon & Schuster, IDW Publishing, Nickelodeon, Mirage Studios and Mad Magazine (Australia) among many others.
Originally from Montevideo, Uruguay, Diego is definitely my longest distance contributor. He now lives in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
I must admit that I’m a little stunned to be working on Last Kiss with such great artists. (The other two, of course, are the amazing Allen Freeman and the dynamic Dan McConnell.)
When I started Last Kiss in 1996, I briefly hired someone to help me clean up the art and do the lettering. (Mostly because I didn’t know how to use Photoshop.) But after that I spent years doing everything myself.
And now, oh my! I’ve got three terrific artists!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Doctor talking to a nurse.
DOCTOR: No! I said, the patient is allergic to latex! Not sex!
NURSE (thinking): So…maybe I didn’t kill him!
Original art: Vince Colletta
Restoration & color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
by John | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Since the original romance art doesn’t feature any dialog, I decided not to show it here. Instead, I’m celebrating the end of bathing suit season with a little naked humor…
Original image at: http://bit.ly/OAouYA
Don’t forget your sunscreen—and syrup. Pancakes not allowed because…that would be silly.
Original image at: http://bit.ly/N2p7xW
One of us is sleeping. But which one?
Original image at: http://bit.ly/NZUURk
Instead, stand in front of the bushes—where we can see and laugh at you!
Original image at: http://bit.ly/pG5OPm
Drat!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Young man and woman in bathing suits at the beach.
WOMAN: Golly! You’re right! That sign didn’t say “Rude Beach!”
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
Color by Allen Freeman
by John | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Click image to enlarge.
Today’s Last Kiss: Ladies, he’s easily distracted. (“Squirrel!”)
He tries to look you in the eyes. (“Squirrel!)
And have a meaningful conversation. (“Squirrel!”)
But all of a sudden… (“Breasts!”)
Original Art:
To the right is the original art (plus a couple of panels) from Charlton’s Teen-Age Hotrodders #13 (1965).
It’s a hot-headed hotrodder versus a gang of rude, motor-mouthed motorcyclists. Given the title of the comic, who do you think will win?
(Click image to enlarge.)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man in a leather jacket (who looks like he could be a member of a motorcycle gang) leaps forward with both hands reaching out.
MAN: Your breasts? Sorry! Was I staring?
Art by Jack Keller
Color by Allen Freeman
by John | Aug 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s the corresponding original romance art. If you’d like to see the entire page of this 1957 story, click here.
↓ TranscriptA young man and woman look at an older woman (possibly the mother of one of them) as she talks.
OLDER WOMAN: You said you’d wait for sex!
MAN: We waited…’til you left the room!
Art by Charles Nicholas & Sal Trapani
Color by Allen Freeman
by John | Aug 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
If this art looks familiar, it’s because it’s from the same First Kiss story as one of last week’s gags.
The original romance story was about a girl who receives a complete makeover (plus a new boyfriend.)
Last week’s art was the “Before” panel. Today’s was the “After.”
And, yes, I gave today’s Last Kiss art an additional makeover. I thought the joke worked better if the girl was smiling.
So I grabbed a smile from elsewhere in the story and gave it to the girl on the right. Voilà! Instant happiness!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Pretty woman smiles on the stage of a TV show as the man who hosts the show smiles back at her.
WOMAN: My act will knock your
socks off...plus anything else you’re wearing!
Art by Vince Colletta Studio Color by Allen Freeman
