- Analytics & Ad Words.
- Ron Jeremy’s Phone Number.
- I would survive the zombie apocalypse.
- Advertising is inherently evil because it was invented by Nazis.
- The ‘humane’ trap doesn’t work.
- Go for the Full Windsor or The Shelby, I think people notice.
- What the ocean looks like from the left…
Check out things I learned in ‘07, ‘06 and ‘05 (with pictures!) if you get as nostalgic as I do every January One.
Happy New Year
-Johnny Zito
The Season Finale of The Black Cherry Bombshells comes out TODAY.
It all started when The King sent Megan undercover, into the BCB, to kill Regina. But when Ma Rizzo unseated The King; Megan defected. Unfortunately it wasn’t long until Rizzo ran trade into the ground and abused her power as the new leader of The Las Vegas Gangs.
Now, Regina has struck a truce with The King to assassinate Rizzo and put everything back the way it was. The success of Regina’s plan hinges heavily on Megan. However, Megan has nothing to gain from returning to the status quo where she was indentured to The King. With success or failure resting on her shoulders what will Megan do? Will she kill Ma? The King? Regina?
Oh - and zombies. Lots and lots of zombies.
Click HERE to read the Season Finale of The Black Cherry Bombshells.
-Johnny Zito
P.S. - Writing The Black Cherry Bombshells has been the most rewarding experience of my life. Thanks.
I flaked on the whole world today, sorry.
My moms bought me World War Z for Christmas and it was FANTASTIC! With the aide of Christmas left overs I blew threw it all today.
It’s a pretty detailed account of a world wide zombie pandemic and the breakdown of society that follows. The whole thing is told in first person interviews; each quick, diverse and chock full of zombie encounter factoids. The whole thing reminded me of Hiroshima, which I had to read in my freshman high school lit class.
I heard the book was optioned as a movie. I dunno how they’re going to do that since there’s no main character for follow. Maybe they could do it Tora!Tora!Tora! style like a faux documentary with interviews and ‘archival footage’. Actually I think I’d really dig that.
Hm… The World War II references I’m feeling are probably intentional. Hell, it’s in the name of the book.
Anyway, if you have a commute or an afternoon to kill, check out World War Z. It’s a quick, fun read; full of super cool zombie survival scenarios you’ll turn over in your head for weeks.
-Johnny Zito
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 endangered species and men have been mutated into flesh eating zombies, nothing is guaranteed. Creators Tony Trov and Johnny Zito say readers can expect plenty of cliffhangers.
Read the Comic that BrokenFrontier.com says has, “Admittedly and successfully super-imposed female characters over traditional male action movie roles […] Black Cherry Bombshells is one Zuda webcomic you have to constantly zoom in using the navigation to really appreciate the poppy art and snappy dialogue.”
The Black Cherry Bombshells can be read for free at BlackCherryBombshells.com
Be their friend at MySpace.com/BlackCherryBombshells
-Johnny Zito
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 in the vestibule as a conversation piece but everyone else wanted to put the doors back on the house.
Happy Holidays,
-Johnny Zito
It’s Christmas Eve. Please accept these new Black Cherry Bombshells’ comics as our gift to you 
We do it simple at my house; feast of seven fishes and It’s a Wonderful Life (now in HD).
Happy Holidays,
-Johnny Zito
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
Today’s issue of Black Cherry Bombshells features flaming zombies to keep you toasty this Christmas Week.
Happy Holidays,
-Johnny Zito
The newest model came with a dial to set emotional intensity.
Florence turned her automaton’s affections down several degrees below her own attraction to it.
If the robot showed her too much attention Flo knew she’d lose interest.
-Johnny Zito
Wizard Magazine used to publish the DC company Christmas cards as I recall. One year they even had a scan of the interior… I think. Sorry, guys, so much of my youth is a confused mess. Whole childhood memories have been replaced with episodes of the Cosby Show. It was a simple life in that Brooklyn Brownstone but we had each other.
Regardless, thanks to The Black Cherry Bombshells Tony and I are on the DC mailing list now. We were fortunate enough to receive this awesome Batgirl/Supergirl Holiday rendering from Matt Haley. It’s a clever composition and I love that he used the old school Batgirl and not the newer Batwoman.
Of course you know what’s cooler than Barbara Gordon? Yvone Craig.
Happy Holidays from DC to US to YOU.
-Johnny Zito
The Black Cherry Bombshells have launched an all out assault on Ma Rizzo and her Family.
Things are off to a pretty rough start as, already, the plan has come undone and the girls are forced to improvise. The season is drawing to a close and the BCB are in a tough spot. Not sure they can get out in time for the last issue to drop on December 31. Uh-Oh.
Click HERE to read The Black Cherry Bombshells.
-Johnny Zito
Looky what Black Cherry Bombshells’ artist Sacaha Borisich and colorist John Dallaire left in our stockings this weekend. Click HERE for a super-high res copy.
Christmas is my jam, without a doubt my favorite time of year. I’m a real sucker for the Holiday Pin-Ups, too, so this is an especially nice gift from them to us.
Since I’m sharing it with you, does that make it a regift or am I just a very generous fellow?
Click HERE to read the Black Cherry Bombshells.
-Johnny Zito
Waiting for peak bar hours I checked in on the Newsarama Blog to find that Bettie Page, pin up idol of millions, died yesterday at 85. What’s really depressing is I spent most of today glued to cable news and I didn’t catch a wiff of this until Dirk Manning blogged it.
One of my first jobs ever was in a Comic Shop stacked with Bettie Page memorabilia. I could never smuggle the statues or t-shirts home; my mother would have killed me. But I was always mesmerized by the cut of her figure in black leather. She always looked like a badass. That’s probably why I dig bad girls like I do.
Bumsville, man. A world without Bettie Page is suddenly so much less interesting.
-Johnny Zito
Today’s new Black Cherry Bombshells‘ is the beginning of the end.
It’s part 1 of Ma’s Triumph; our season finale and we broke out all the stops. Girls will live, girls will die, catastrophic changes are coming.
It’s balls to the walls action. Come get some.
Click HERE to read The Black Cherry Bombshells.
-Johnny Zito
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 City open their doors to host free art galleries. We sold some Black Cherry Bombshells prints, gave out Black Cherry Bombshells‘ pins and Zuda shwag.
Special thanks to Miss, creator of Escape from Special and Kevin’s awesome wife, who helped us tap our box o wine and set up the cheese tray.
More pictures after the jump:
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