Tom's Mad Blog
December 14th, 2018 | Posted in General
I finally found a venue and a way to make a workshop in Amsterdam work, so it’s officially on for June 22-23rd, 2019 at the fabulous DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station, right in the heart of Amsterdam!! This will be a little different than my usual workshops. I found it VERY expensive to book a space in Amsterdam, so I have reduced the number of days from 2 1/2 (Friday afternoon, Sat and Sun) to only the weekend. The workshop will go from 10am-6pm on Saturday June 22 and 10am to 5 pm on Sunday, June 23. That’s a reduction of 5 hours of… READ MORE
December 13th, 2018 | Posted in General
As promised, here’s a look at the splash page of the parody of “A Christmas Story” in MAD #5, written by the Grinchy Desmond Devlin. You just might be seeing more parodies of classic or cult movies now and again in the pages of MAD. One of the challenges with doing films these days is that by the time we’ve seen it, the writer writes the scripts, the editors edit it, the art department lays it out, the artist draws it, the art department does the production, the issue is printed and distributed the movie is yesterday’s news. Sure, we will keep doing new movies,… READ MORE
December 12th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was quoted yesterday as saying she hopes people remember her as being “transparent and honest“. I happen to be drawing her for a side job right now. I’ve got the original for sale in the Studio Store… it would make a great Christmas gift to that special S.H.S. fan in your life! READ MORE
December 11th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In subscriber mailboxes already, digital format and comic books shops tomorrow, and on news stands everywhere today! Cover– Michael Koelsch A Listless Story (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) A MAD Look at Christmas (Sergio Aragonés, Colors: Tom Luth) The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2018 Hollywood Harassers (Mary Trainor, Terry Wolfinger) White House Corruption (Tammy Golden, Paul Wee) Detention Centers Put Children in Cages (Casey Boyd, Ed Steckley) Guilty of Being Black (Casey Boyd, Timothy Shamey) Michelle Wolf Hosts Correspondent’s Dinner (Tammy Golden, Scott Bricher) Marco Rubio Debates Parkland Students (Matt Cohen, Darío Brizuela) A Nuclear Screw Up (Desmond Devlin, Mark Fredrickson) Flotus… READ MORE
December 10th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a sneak peek at one of the panels from my piece in the next issue of MAD, dues out Wednesday! READ MORE
December 9th, 2018 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Besides your book, what books do you think should be on any artist/cartoonist bookshelf? It can be instructional or inspirational. A: Like many artists I’m a bit of an art book junkie, but like many artists far too many of the books I get end up decorating a shelf and and only skimmed or read once. There are a few that are pretty well thumbed on my bookshelves though. Here are some that I consider classics, and which are not left collecting dust on a shelf. I have included only instructional or reference books here, as “inspirational” books would be too numerous to list… READ MORE
December 7th, 2018 | Posted in General
Way back in February I posted a rare link to a Kickstarter campaign for a book that was to celebrate the art of “live” caricature, meaning the kind that s done in quick fashion from a live model at a theme park, fair, festival, event or on the street. The brainchild of artist Manny Avetisyan , “The Ultimate Guide to Modern Live Caricature” features multiple caricatures of the different subjects that show the incredible diversity of the artform. You’ll see caricatures that range from cartoony to realistic to the bizarrely abstract, and anywhere in between. It’s really cool to see how different artists interpret the… READ MORE
December 6th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
MAD #5 is the last issue of 2018, and as such it includes public disclosure of stats like circulation figures. According to the figures (via Mike Slaubaugh‘s excellent MAD Lists website), total paid circulation increased for the fourth straight year (122,908 to 133,924 to 139,725 to 150,195). A modest increase but still a nice trend upward, and an increase of almost 30,000 since 2015. More people reading is always better than less. In other list news, I still remain 373 issues behind leader Al Jaffee for most appearances in MAD (Al’s at 505). Assuming Al retires after this new issue is out, that I am… READ MORE
