NYCC starts today at the Javits Center, New York City! You’ll find The Lovely Anna and I at booth L-6 in the new Artists Alley, and will also be on the “Mad about MAD” panel on Sunday at 10:45 AM, room 1A21. READ MORE
Once again too busy for a sketch today… in fact I’m on my way to New York for New York Comic Con, which starts tomorrow! Here’s a look at the original pencil roughs for MAD‘s parody of “Iron Man” that appeared in MAD #492, Aug 2008, written by Desmond Devlin. These are available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
Check out this really cool mini-documentary on my caricature workshops by filmmaker, artist, and workshop alum Greg Feinberg! Thanks, Greg! You can see his work at www.gregfaces.com. More workshops dates and locations for 2019 soon to be announced!! READ MORE
I had planned on waiting until the issue came out to post this, but ComingSoon.net had the scoop on MAD‘s Svengoolie feature in issue #4 yesterday, so I guess no need to keep it under wraps anymore. Here’s a look at the splash page of the parody I drew in MAD #4, written by Ian Boothby. Be sure to visit that ComingSoon.net article as they have two of the interioir pages as well as the splash. I also promised to explain what makes this parody different, but not unprecedented, in MAD. A few people are wondering why horror TV host Svengoolie does not have a… READ MORE
Here’s one last close-up look at a panel from my upcoming parody in MAD #4! More Universal monster mayhem. Issue 4 drops on October 9th!!! READ MORE
Q: Reading about your process I see that you still pencil and ink traditionally, but then color digitally. Why not do the entire thing digitally? A: Let me preface my response by saying I have zero problem with people who do 100% digital work. I have seen mind-blowing work done all digital. More power to you. No judgement here. That said I am simply not happy with the inking I do digitally. I have tried it, believe me. So far I have done two parodies for MAD doing digital inks. The first was the parody of the TV show “The Following” from MAD #525, which… READ MORE
Next week is New York Comic Con at the Javits Center, Thursday October 4th through Sunday October 7th! I’ll be at booth L-6 in the new Artists Alley, and will also be on the “Mad about MAD” panel on Sunday at 10:45 AM, room 1A21 with editor Bill Morrison, art director Suzy Hutchinson and fellow Idiots Tom Bunk, Dick DeBartolo, and Desmond Devlin! Stop by and say hello!! -Tom is on vacation outside the country, so comment moderation and responses may not happen for a while. Je suis désolé!- READ MORE
Speaking of Katy Perry, I repurposed that Sketch o’the Week I posted yesterday for this full pager that appeared in GQ magazine back in 2015… Just had to do a little modification and add some color. It was a gag article about how the NFL is trying to make the Superbowl more woman-friendly. Some of the gags: Players have to wear Spanx rather than football pants Susan B. Anthony painted on all the game balls Mood lighting and aroma therapy in the bathrooms Katy Perry doing the halftime show -Tom is on vacation outside the country, so comment moderation and responses may not happen for… READ MORE
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