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The End of The Black Cherry Bombshells

This week brings the conclusion of The Black Cherry Bombshells’ Season One. The girl-on-zombie action comic releases it’s final issues on Monday, December 29 and Wednesday, December 31.
As the 60 strip season draws to a close, the fate of several series’ leads remain in question. In a world where women are an […]

We Own a Red Piano

Tony found a red piano for sale (free) on Craig’s List.
It was sort of like a Tasker House Christmas Present except half of us don’t play piano.
Above: Al Bruno rocks out, side walk style, on the red piano before we moved it into the house. I preferred it on the step, lodged […]

The Snowman

Do you remember this awesome Christmas Cartoon Classic?
Tony has been playing the theme NON-STOP since last week so we finally looked up the cartoon.
Not only is it brilliantly animated as I remember but the opening narration is by David Bowie.
Man, that guy loves Christmas.
Happy Holidays,
-Johnny Zito

Philly First Friday Signing = Success

Last Friday we teamed up with Fishtown author and phellow philly native Kevin Colden to host an art gallery and book signing.

The whole thing went down at Brave New Worlds, a fancy comic shop in a fancy Philly neighborhood. See, the first Friday of every month BNW and the other stores in Old […]

Fishtown and Black Cherry Bombshell @ Philly Art Event

KEVIN COLDEN (Fishtown) and MISS LASKO-GROSS (Escape From Special) along w/ JOHNNY ZITO and TONY TROV (Black Cherry Bombshells) appearing at Old City Art Gallery.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Join the up and coming creators of Fishtown, Black Cherry Bombshells and Escape from Special for an evening of creativity, comics and art.
Friday December 5, from […]

Store Signing With Tony, Zito and Fishtown’s Kevin Colden

Not an imaginary tale! Not an alternate dimension!
Kevin Colden, Fishtown author and fellow Philly native, invited us to join him for a signing at Brave New Worlds; a boutique comic shop here in Motown Philly.
Every First Friday BNW and the other stores in Old City open their doors to host free art galleries. […]

Write Up in Write Now Magazine

About a month ago Tony and I did a Black Cherry Bombshells‘ interview for Write Up Magazine. It’s a TwoMorrow’s publication and they’ve got a whole thing on Zuda Comics and, presumably, web comics in general.
From the solicitation:
WRITE NOW #19 (80 pages, $6.95) is a SPECIAL BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT ISSUE featuring: a great […]

NEW Black Cherry Bombshells’ Fan Art and Comics

New Black Cherry Bombshells‘ strip comes out today and it’s my favorite kind of page: Splash Page.
Speaking of awesome art; check out our buddy Rahzzah’s sent us above.
Not only is it his second piece of Black Cherry Bombshells’ fan art - Not only does it cameo Tony and myself as dismembered zombie heads […]

Chip Kidd And Art Spiegelman in Philadelphia

Some of the greatest Graphic geniuses of our time are gathering at the Philadelphia Free Library tonight at 7:30. Me, Tony and John are gonna head over and rep The Black Cherry Bombshells.
If you’re gonna be around do yourself a favor and swing by Ben Franklin’s greatest invention - The Philadelphia Free Lending Library: […]

John McCain For President (of the World)!

It’s election day. If Voting is your thing - get to it.
But if you don’t live in a swing state or you’re a libertarian; check out John McCain’s Thrillabuster Express. It’s an experimental web comic Tony and I worked on for a Viral Marketing Studio here in Philly.
It’s about John McCain […]

Happy Halloween Hijink

Halloween was THE BEST!
I went out as MAX from Where the Wild Things Are and Tony went out at THE STAY PUFT” MARSHMALLOW MAN from Ghostbusters.
We skipped the trick or treating this year and went to see Man Man at the Starlight here in Philly. Everyone was wearing rad costumes and dancing their hearts […]

Happy Anniversary, Zuda!

Thursday was the one year anniversary of the Zuda Comics launch. We hiked to New York to help the guys at DC’s Offices Celebrate. Most importantly we got to meet Black Cherry Bombshells‘ artist; Sacha Borisich.
First stop was the new Zuda Art on display. DC’s offices are full of amazing vintage pieces […]

Black Cherry Bombshells Are Whip Masters

New Black Cherry Bombshells comic went live yesterday, like they do every Monday. It was so hectic with all the Zombie Prom shenanigans that I forgot to mention.
Today, Tony and I are just thinking up new ways to kill zombies and doing interviews. This has got to be the most fun anyone’s ever […]

The Craft

So last night Tony was supposed to go see Hamlet 2 but he didn’t. I commented how everyone I talked to since San Diego Comic Con said they wanted to see the movie but no one I knew had actually gone to see it.
Cut to this morning we’re watching The Craft doing Black Cherry […]

Black Cherry Bombshells on Newsarama

Well they covered the whole Zuda Comics’ Panel Black Cherry Bombshells just happen to be there, too. See us on the end?
Never thought comic books would take it this far.
Blogist and all around nice guy JK Parkin was very flattering in his article. It’s all true; Sheldon drinking, Doan killing Superman and […]