by John | Mar 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Other excuses that won’t fly:
–I don’t want to rob banks. But that’s where they keep the money.
–No one told me the gun was loaded…any of the times I shot him.
–It’s not my fault this isn’t funny. You’re just not reading it right!
Here’s the German version of this comic.
↓ TranscriptSCENE: A man and woman are seated at a desk and he's pointing to some sheets of paper on the desk. She looks dubious.
MAN: I don’t want to take your last dollar! But what can I do? I’m addicted
to money!
by John | Mar 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m having a nerd weekend–and that’s a good thing. I’m spending the next three days at the Emerald City Comicon in Seattle. I’ll be at the Last Kiss booth (#412) Friday through Sunday.
↓ TranscriptMAN: There’s at least a 73.9 percent chance that I love you
WOMAN: And at best a 47.6 percent chance that I’ll marry you...and be faithful!
CAPTION: "Nerd Dating!"
Art by Vince Colletta Studio
by John | Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
This comic was supposed to run as a full-page gag in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1676. It’s one of three gags that I did for CBG’s “romance comics” issue.
But then fate–cruel, wicked fate–intervened!
Sure my cover art and another gag made it into the issue. But my third gag got cut at the last minute. The official reason? No room.
But maybe there was another reason. Maybe it was part of a vast conspiracy to…[insert any random quote from Charlie Sheen here.]
So that’s why I’m running the comic here. Because if I didn’t the [insert another random quote from Sheen] would win!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: At a party a man and a woman are dancing. In the background an angry man looks at them and says...
MAN: That does it! No more romance comics for you, young lady!
Art by Dick Giordano
by John | Feb 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
No, this is not a poster for the HBO TV series HUNG.
But it could be. Hollywood, I’m ready to sell out. Call me!
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Woman hugging man on a beach. She's looking out at the reader.
WOMAN: You can’t have him! He’s mine! I paid for the entire hour!
Art by Dick Giordano
by John | Feb 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Although I write 99.9937 percent of the Last Kiss gags, I occasionally get a suggestion from someone that sparks a great line of dialog. In this case, it came from colorist Allen Freeman.
I asked Allen to color this art before I had a gag in mind. Normally, I’m somewhere between pleased and ecstatic with Allen’s color choices. But this time I was–well, flabbergasted. What the $#@$ was he thinking?
So I called Allen and the conversation went something like this:
ME: Allen, that room is really pink. And purple. And…oh, my god it’s so…so…pink!
ALLEN: Yup.
ME: Don’t you think it’s a little…uh, too pink?
ALLEN: I was thinking that maybe that the wife picked the colors and that the gag could be the husband’s reaction.
ME: <Pause.> Yeah, that might work.
Thanks, Allen! (Hey, do you think it should be a little pinker?)
↓ TranscriptSCENE: Man is sitting an armchair in a very pink room. He looks very uncomfortable. His wife looks around the room and seems very satisfied.
WOMAN: Too feminine? Nonsense! Your “man cave” is perfect...now!
Art by Colletta Studio
Gag Idea & Color by Allen Freeman
