Tag Archives: John Lustig

Maltesers add ironic quips

These ads for Maltesers chocolates remind me of the comic strips advertisments that ran in newspapers in the 40’s and 50’s (and which are faithfully chronicled every Wednesday on Ger Apeldoorn’s fantastic The Fabulous Fifties blog), but with a contemporary, … Continue reading

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Last Kiss Animated

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, John Lustig’s Last Kiss Comics breaks through the comics medium and gets all animated !  Monday morning romance (of a kind) ensured ! (video © Last Kiss Comics)

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Last Kiss Ongoing

For a while now, John Lustig has been creating his Last Kiss Comics, combining vintage romance comics art with absurd or topical writing, often with hilarious results. Starting today, however, he’s running a special ongoing story of his own writing, … Continue reading

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Old Book Smell

Talk about too close for comfort, this Last Kiss Comic is really recognisable.  Not. (Last Kiss Comics & All Associated Artwork ©2009 John Lustig)

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Sell Your Kidneys

Somehow today’s Last Kiss comic hits quite close to home.  And it’s got nothing to do with unwanted pregnancies…

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Last Kiss Comics

In late 1987, John Lustig bought the rights to an obscure Charlton romance comic called First Kiss, a not-really-first-rate 40-issue series published from 1957 to 1965. It was a gamble, and as Lustig himself says, it turned out to be … Continue reading

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