Finnish “Shark Tank” Gives Last Kiss a Bite!

by John | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog

I’m excited to announce that a big, bold new line of Last Kiss merchandise is launching in Scandinavia. And—to make it even more exciting—it’s all because of a TV show that just aired.

Here’s how it happened…

Businessman Tero Tahtonen went on the Finnish version of the “Shark Tank” TV show (“Leijonan luola” or Dragon’s Den) and wowed one of the venture capitalists on the show. Tero’s idea was to create a line of gift items featuring comic book-style images.

Anne Berner—a famous Finnish businesswoman—offered to partner with Tero. And eventually Tero and Anne selected Last Kiss for their first property.

Tero’s TV episode aired April 10, 2013 and his new company, Pop Art Funnies Finland (PAFF), just launched its new website and Facebook page.

Last Kiss fridge magnets (and a whole lot more) are in production right now.

Anything That Loves: Comics Beyond “Gay” and “Straight”

by John | Mar 26, 2013 | Blog

This is a great Kickstarter project about the nature of sexuality, gender roles and possibly even the secret reason why some people are homophobic.

Even if you don’t want to pledge to the Kickstarter campaign (and you should), I suggest you check out the video because it’s fascinating stuff!

And, yes, I’m thrilled to be part of the stellar line-up of comic creators who are contributing:

• Agnes Czaja
• Kevin Boze
• Bill Roundy
• Ellen Forney
• Erika Moen
• Jason A. Quest
• Jason Thompson
• John Lustig
• Kate Leth
• Leia Weathington
• MariNaomi
• Melaina
• Randall Kirby
• Roberta Gregory
• Sam Orchard
• Sam Saturday
• Stasia Kato
• Tara Madison Avery

And more!