Tom's Mad Blog
March 1st, 2024 | Posted in News
Geek Radio Daily is a long running Twitch/YouTube/Podcast show that is, oddly, not daily but nonetheless very entertaining. Hosts “The Wonderful Billy Flynn”, “Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit” and “Flynnstress” (missing was “Cinemistress aka Carol the Cat” had their 308th episode last night and appearing as guests were “Devilish Desmond Devlin” and “Contagious Tom Richmond” (I have a really bad cold) discussing CLAPTRAP and other things from the Geekosphere. You can listen to the audio version here (or wherever you get our podcasts from), or the Youtube version here or catch it on something called Twitch until that video self destructs after a certain amount of… READ MORE
February 29th, 2024 | Posted in News
I just added another workshop to the 2024 schedule, Atlanta GA, June 1-2! Grab a spot while they are still available! READ MORE
February 28th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
We are taking a quick break from our 70’s sitcom series with this sketch of rock keyboard virtuosos Elton John and Billy Joel. We take a quick breather from our 70’s sitcom sketches to bring you caricatures of two of the greatest rock and roll keyboard virtuosos ever! The guitar is arguably the most prevalent instrument in rock music, but a handful of great rock/pop musicians built their careers around the piano. Elton John and Billy Joel are among the best of them. I did this sketch as a commission, but I thought I’d share it here. The Lovely Anna and I saw these two… READ MORE
February 23rd, 2024 | Posted in General
Desmond and my book CLAPTRAP contains not only twelve full movie parodies of hugely popular films MAD never spoofed, but over 20 pages of extra material (including the funniest index in the history of modren publishing). One of the most popular extras is this “Avengers” movie poster spoof featuring the characters from “Adventure Time”. In fact, people love it so much we decided to make a standalone print of it! Get one here! READ MORE
February 22nd, 2024 | Posted in News
I’m FINALLY getting back to doing my traveling weekend workshops, after only doing a hand full since the pandemic started. I just added dates in Austin Tx, Chicago IL and Phoenix AZ, and have possible ones pending in Atlanta, Portland and Boston! If you’ve never attended one of my workshops here’s what they are all about. Reserve a spot soon, these usually sell out! READ MORE
February 21st, 2024 | Posted in General
Right on! It’s another sketch for our classic sitcom series, this time featuring Bea Arthur and Bill Macy from yet another “All in the Family” spinoff series, “Maude”. Unlike a lot of American sitcoms of the time which features large ensemble casts and the interaction between many characters, a number of “Maude” episodes would only feature Arthur and Macy, like a small set stage play. There were plenty of other people in the cast, but creator Norman Learseemed to recognize that Maude herself was so strong a central, driving character and Arthur so perfect in the role, that the focus on her character needed little… READ MORE
February 14th, 2024 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
It’s another episode of our 70’s sitcom show with our sketch of the original cast of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” Ted Knight, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore and Georgia Engel. This show has a special significance around here, since it was set in Minneapolis. Minnesotans and especially Minneapolis area residents have always claimed the ground breaking title character Mary Richards, the single, independent, successful career woman played by Mary Tyler Moore, as “one of us.” My sister-in-law lives just a few blocks from the house whose exteriors were used for the show. I’ve been past in many times. Of course… READ MORE
February 12th, 2024 | Posted in General
Clicky to Embiggen… Time for another moronic Monday look back at my work for MAD magazine! This week we revisit one of the toughest jobs MAD ever dropped on me, and how it upset even The Lovely Anna! I’m talking about MAD‘s parody of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, written by my CLAPTRAP cohort Desmond Devlin and first appearing in MAD #540, August 2016. I often get asked how long I was given to do the art on these movie and TV parodies. Since the art is the last step of the entire process we artists usually are up against the print deadline, but… READ MORE
