March 13th, 2019 | Posted in General
March is a big month for MAD birthdays. In a little over a week a certain master MAD caricaturist turns 90… but today is a double! Longtime MAD artist turned art director Sam Viviano shares a birthday today with the legendary Fold-In man himself, Al Jaffee! Sam turns 66, while Al is a whopping 98! 98!!!! Both of these gentlemen were huge influences on me as both a young artist and today. Happy birthday, Al and Sam! READ MORE
March 12th, 2019 | Posted in News
This weekend I’ll be making my first appearance at Emerald City Comic Con in Seatlle, WA! You’ll find me and The Lovely Anna at booth A-10 in Artist’s Alley, where I’ll have my full compliment of prints, books, signed MADs, original art, and commissions and caricatures. Hope to see you there! READ MORE
March 11th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Today’s Monday MADness is from way back in Dec 2002- one of my favorite panels from MAD #424’s “Harry Plodder and the Lamest of Sequels” written by Desmond Devlin. READ MORE
March 10th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: You make group drawings with all participants of each workshop. Are these images completely drawn on a sheet or are the montages? How do you work on group portraits that show the best possible recognition at the end? A: I don’t consider these workshop illustrations to be group or crowd scenes in the classic sense, because they are not really a “scene” at all. The vertical nature of the image makes it impossible to do a real group shot where all those depicted could be really together in such an arrangement. Those in the front would have to be seated or kneeling, those in… READ MORE
March 9th, 2019 | Posted in News
Hot off the presses, Sketch o’the Week Vol 2 is in and will be shipping to all of you who placed pre-orders on Monday, and new orders as well! I’ll have lots of copies available next weekend at Emerald City Comic Con. READ MORE
March 5th, 2019 | Posted in General
It’s Dreaded Deadline Demon time for the foreseeable future. READ MORE
March 4th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a peek at another favorite panel from MAD #6’s “Merry Poopins Goes to the White House” written by Ian Boothby. This one is from page 5. Why is it one of my favorites? Uh….. READ MORE
March 3rd, 2019 | Posted in General
Q: I’d just like to get your take on recent news on CNN about the editorial cartoon satirical depiction of Serena Williams’ on court tantrums. My question is where do you draw the line from being funny to being racist especially when your target is a race other than Caucasian? A: This is a sensitive issue for caricaturists. Since you asked my opinion about this specific cartoon, we’ll start with that. Here’s the cartoon he’s talking about: “Specifically, concern was expressed that the cartoon depicted Ms Williams with large lips, a broad flat nose, a wild afro-styled ponytail hairstyle different to that worn by Ms.… READ MORE
