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NCSFest Kicks Off Tonight!

May 16th, 2019 | Posted in News

Join me and a whole lot of other cartoonists at the NCSFest Kick-off Autograph Event tonight, 5:00pm- 7:00pm at the Hyatt Regency Resort, Huntington Beach. READ MORE

… sounds like a sequel. I’m posting this image again because when I posted it a week or so ago I was asked to take it down as they did not want to reveal too much of the “90 Years of Popeye” show at the Huntington Beach Art Center. Well, that show opened yesterday so here’s my piece again, which is currently hanging in said show. Many of the original Popeye tribute pieces will be auctioned off to benefit some worthy cause, and I’ll let everyone know the details of that when I find them out myself. READ MORE

Monday MADness: Spider-Man 2!

May 13th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Since a couple of weeks ago I posted a favorite panel from the first “Spider-Man” movie parody, I thought I’d post one from “Spider-Sham, Too”, which appeared in MAD #446, October 2004 (written by Dick DeBartolo). I remember really liking this caricature of Willem Dafoe. The one of James Franco on the other hand… woof. READ MORE

Alfred E. Buttigieg?

May 12th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Not sure I see the resemblance myself, but… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag: MAD Bold Text Origin?

May 12th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: What was the origin of the bold words in the dialogues of movies and TV shows in MAD? A: You mean when certain words in the word balloons in a MAD movie or TV parody are done in bold text like this?: That’s a great question. In fact it’s such a hard question I don’t know the answer. So I asked the one guy I thought might know the answer, MAD‘s art director Emeritus Sam Viviano. Turns out he doesn’t know either, but he did have a lot of illuminating information on that particular MAD tradition: Okay, here’s my take on the question about bolding in… READ MORE

NCSFest in One Week!

May 10th, 2019 | Posted in News

NCSFest begins one week from today! In fact my free caricature mini-workshop is next Friday, 2-4 pm at the Huntington Beach Arts Center. The Festival runs Friday through Sunday. Don’t miss it!! READ MORE

Illustration Throwback Thursday #61: NBA!

May 9th, 2019 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday

It’s time for another thrilling installment of “Illustration Throwback Thursday”! I did this spot illustration for Beckett Basketball magazine back in 2004. The story was about creating the ultimate NBA player by combining the skills/attributes of different star players, thus the “Frankenstein” motif. READ MORE

Get Your Alfred Sketch!

May 8th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I did this drawing of Alfred E. Neuman as a rare commission for someone today–brush pen and marker on 9×12 bristol. Since today is Wednesday I thought I’d post it as the “Sketch o’the Week”. Then I thought I’d offer to do a limited number of Alfred drawings just because. So, for the outrageous price of $60 (plus shipping) you can be the proud owner of one of 12 original drawings of MAD‘s Chief Idiot. Order quick, when they are gone they’re gone. READ MORE