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Sketch o’the Week- Jason Momoa!

April 3rd, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I guess the cat is out of the bag that MAD #7 will feature a parody of the film ‘Aquaman”, with art by me. This week’s SotW is the fishman himself, Jason Momoa! Original available in the Studio Store. READ MORE

Another Commercial Observer Cover

April 2nd, 2019 | Posted in Freelancing

Today’s Commercial Observer financial newspaper in New York City has a cover by yours truly. The lead story is about the “Power 50”, their annual ranking of the fifty most important figures of commercial real estate finance. I only had to draw the top four (whew). You won’t recognize any of them unless you are a big fan of NYC commercial real estate finance. Full image below. READ MORE

Monday MADness: MAD Sketch Covers!

April 1st, 2019 | Posted in Monday MADness

I had a lot of fun at Wondercon, but did not do many commissions this year. Here’s a smattering of the few sketch covers I did do. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Merry Poopins?

March 31st, 2019 | Posted in General

Q: It seems you had a LOT OF fun with your latest parody “Mary Poopins” as there is in nearly every panel some (written) extra joke of yours. But why did you gave the painting of the Peacemakers a painterly look? It is quite a contrast to your normal drawings. Wouldn’t it be better to do also the painting in your normal style? And the drawing is in perspective. Did you draw it in perspective or did you draw it normal an paste it into the distorted frame later? A: Here’s the sequence in question: I used an image of the actual painting as the… READ MORE

Wondercon 2019!

March 29th, 2019 | Posted in General

I’m flying solo this year with The Lovely Anna back home watching the snow melt. Come see me in the Small Press area at table SP-35! I’ve got a handful of full sized MAD parody page originals along, which is a rare thing for these shows. READ MORE

Me on “Chuck Load of Comics” Podcast!

March 28th, 2019 | Posted in General

I was flattered to be a guest on the “Chuck Load of Comics” podcast live from C2E2 along with the amazing Art Baltazar and Franco from Aw Yeah Comics. Here’s the video on YouTube: Thanks to the folks at Chuck Load of Comics for asking me to be a guest! Great podcast, BTW. Subscribe if you like it. READ MORE

Illustration Throwback Thursday- Stay Tooned!

March 28th, 2019 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday

I did this cover for the short lived but beloved publication Stay Tooned! This was a wonderful quarterly magazine by editor John Read but only made it for (I believe) 6 issues. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Dick Van Dyke!

March 27th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Thanks to a last second quick turnaround job I don’t have time for an actual SotW this week, so here’s the one commission from C2E2 I took a picture of. I was so swamped with commission work I never took the time to snap any other pics last weekend. Anyway, this is Dick Van Dyke from the original “Mary Poppins”. Brush pens and Copic markers with a touch of colored pencil. READ MORE

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