Watch Out! Mummy Cat Is Here!

Watch Out! Mummy Cat Is Here!

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

SCENE: Image of a cat wrapped up like a mummy.

CAT (thinks): Curses! Defeated by my 2-ply nemesis again!

CAPTION: Now in no theaters Near You!

CAPTION: Mummy Cat™ vs. The Toilet Paper Roll…from Heck!

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SCENE: Image of a cat wrapped up like a mummy.

CAT (thinks): Curses! Defeated by my 2-ply nemesis again!

CAPTION: Now in no theaters Near You!

CAPTION: Mummy Cat™ vs. The Toilet Paper Roll...from Heck!

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I’m Not So Bad–at First

I’m Not So Bad–at First

Creation of an Image

You might think that creating images through artificial intelligence would be easy. And often it is. But, in many cases, you have to modify the image in Photoshop (or a similar software program) to get what you want.

Why? Because A.I. usually adds something unexpected and unwanted to the art. In the first image below the biggest surprise was that the woman’s breast was bare. So, I had to cover her up—plus remove some wilder bits of her hair. (Or is that a tentacle in the lower left of the image below?)

By the way, the woman’s nudity wasn’t something I requested in my image prompts. The MidJourney’s A.I. did that on its own—even though Midjourney has a policy against nude images. In fact, you can’t even use “sexy” as one of your MidJourney word prompts!

This was the image I started with when I created my “succubus.” Then I modified it—using elements from the images below.

 

Via Midjourney, I created many versions of this woman. MidJourney kept surprising me by making the woman naked—often with a malformed, bared breast. The elements of this image that I used for Last Kiss were the red eyes and the black streaks down her face.

 

Strange things sometimes show up in images created by A.I. Here we get some sort of spike in the woman’s eye. Why? I have no idea. But I did like the woman’s top and so I used that in the Last Kiss version. And that was the final element I needed for my image.

 

 

 

 

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SCENE: We see a fierce woman with wild hair. She’s gorgeous—except that she he has blood-red eyes and a black substance leaking from her eyes.

SUCCUBUS: I’m a succubus! During sex, I feast on the life forces of my victims ’til they crumble…to dust! But… other than that…I’m a fun date!

Art: A.I. & J.L Dangerous Dialogue: John Lustig

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SCENE: We see a fierce woman with wild hair. She's gorgeous---except that she he has blood-red eyes and a black substance leaking from her eyes.

SUCCUBUS: I’m a succubus! During sex, I feast on the life forces of my victims ’til they crumble...to dust! But... other than that...I’m a fun date!

Art: A.I. & J.L Dangerous Dialogue: John Lustig

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New Diet? It’s a No Brainer!

New Diet? It’s a No Brainer!

Although the dialogue is brand new, I first used this art in 2010. That was the year Mike Pascale and I started doing Halloween comics together. Eventually we branched out into doing Thanksgiving, Christmas and holidays comics. But this art was in that first 2010 batch.

Happy 12th Creative Anniversary, Mike!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Art by Vernon Greene from the story “Dial L-O-V-E” in Today’s Romance #8, Sept. 1952. Published by Pines (Standard.) Curious to see more? Click the link to read the entire vintage comic book.

 

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SCENE: Zombie woman with a bag of groceries is at a doorway. It looks like she’s just walked in.

ZOMBIE WOMAN: Honey, I couldn’t find anyone to eat! So, we’re going vegan! Healthwise it’s a no brainer!

VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: Veggies?!! Over my dead body!

1952 Art: Vernon Greene Color: Allen Freeman
Zombification: Mike Pascale Dead On Dialogue: John Lustig

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SCENE: Zombie woman with a bag of groceries is at a doorway. It looks like she's just walked in.

ZOMBIE WOMAN: Honey, I couldn’t find anyone to eat! So, we’re going vegan! Healthwise it’s a no brainer!

VOICE FROM OFF PANEL: Veggies?!! Over my dead body!

1952 Art: Vernon Greene Color: Allen Freeman
Zombification: Mike Pascale Dead On Dialogue: John Lustig

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Felina Vie–Amateur, First-Time Surgeon?

Felina Vie–Amateur, First-Time Surgeon?

My thanks to Allen Freeman and model Felina Vie for the photo. (Yes, it’s a re-run, but seeing Felina again is always a good thing!) Lots of new Halloween gags on the way!

 

 

 

 

Transcript:

Woman (Felina Vie) holding a Jack-o-lantern and knife: I’m done practicing! Ready for your plastic surgery?

Text ©2016 Last Kiss Inc Photo ©2016 Allen Freeman

Model: Felina Vie Photo: Allen Freeman

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Woman (Felina Vie) holding a Jack-o-lantern and knife: I’m done practicing! Ready for your plastic surgery?

Text ©2016 Last Kiss Inc Photo ©2016 Allen Freeman

Model: Felina Vie Photo: Allen Freeman

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Her Future is Cloudy

Her Future is Cloudy

A new Last Kiss by Tony Isabella & Diego Jourdan Pereira!

Original Vintage Art & Text

Penciller unknown. Inker Sal Gentile. From the cover of Romantic Story #118, April 1972.

 

Transcript:

WOMAN (thought) I love watching clouds. They’re mysterious…

WOMAN (thought): …like the instant before a first kiss.

WOMAN (thought): Oh, poopers, is that a Sharknado?!

WOMAN (thought): I wonder if I have time for a last kiss.

1972 artist unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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WOMAN (thought) I love watching clouds. They’re mysterious...

WOMAN (thought): ...like the instant before a first kiss.

WOMAN (thought): Oh, poopers, is that a Sharknado?!

WOMAN (thought): I wonder if I have time for a last kiss.

1972 artist unknown Color: Diego Jourdan Pereira
Writer: Tony Isabella

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