Tom's Mad Blog
June 27th, 2022 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Holy back from vacation, Batman! It’s the same bat-time on the same bat-channel as we return to our crusade of vengeance that is my work for MAD magazine. In this week’s episode we have a look at yet another super hero movie parody. This time it’s MAD‘s spoof of “The Dark Knight”, written by my CLAPTRAP cohort Desmond Devlin and first appearing in MAD #495, Aug 2008. It’s no secret I am a big fan of Batman, so getting to do the art for the spoofs of the Christopher Nolan films was a treat for me. This parody also happens to include one of my… READ MORE
June 22nd, 2022 | Posted in General
No “Sketch o’the Week” this week because I am on a for real, actual vacation! However I am a guest this week on the “3 Point Perspective” podcast with illustrators Jake Parker and Will Terry this week. It’s a very different kind of discussion because they were most interested in the world of live caricature, so we talk a lot about that and only touch on MAD and other aspects of caricature illustration. The link will take you to a landing page with access to the YouTube or audio only versions of the podcast. Thanks Jake and Will for having me on the show! READ MORE
June 15th, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Here’s another subject I received multiple suggestions to draw as part of my “horror icons” series… Peter Cushing! The Hammer horror films of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s are beloved by horror film aficionados, and Cushing starred in many of them, playing many roles like Van Helsing and Dr. Frankenstein. Incidentally as I continue with my little horror film series of sketches, I’m going to try and draw the subjects in character from one of their more famous films or shows, even if that means drawing them in some form of makeup. I’m still going to avoid doing crazy prosthetics, but it’s more interesting to add the… READ MORE
June 13th, 2022 | Posted in MAD Magazine
It’s MAD Marvel Monday! Time for another look at my work for MAD magazine, this time we check out the parody of the first of the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” films… “Ironic, Man”, written by my CLAPTRAP chohort Desmond Devlin and first appearing in MAD #492, August 2008! Ecch-selsior! I remember that this one got done in record time… mainly because of the timing of the movie and the issue of MAD they wanted to include it in. Unusually, I got the call that this parody was coming just before the movie came out. Desmond did the script over the opening weekend and I was drawing it… READ MORE
June 9th, 2022 | Posted in News
After a two year absence thanks to the pandemic, the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Awards are back in 2022 with a stellar lineup of speakers and guests… and you do NOT need to be an NCS member to attend most of the program. Visit this link for all the details! READ MORE
June 8th, 2022 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I’m sure you are horrified to see I have done another horrible caricature of another horror film legend, the diminutive in height but not in stature Peter Lorre! The original of this was snapped up by one of The Inked Stained Wretch subscribers, so it won’t be in the store. READ MORE
June 7th, 2022 | Posted in News
This is big news! El Maestro himself, the incomparable Sergio Aragonés, is going to be doing a LIVE STREAM drawing event tonight to benefit the National Cartoonists Society Foundation. Hosted by the folks at 4C Comics, Sergio will be taking on-the-spot commissions live during the stream. I believe this is the first time he’s ever done something like this… you usually have to go to one of the few comic-cons he appears at to get a personal commission from Sergio. All the money raised will go to the NCS Foundation to support its programs like the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, the Milt Gross Fund, the… READ MORE
June 6th, 2022 | Posted in MAD Magazine
What?!? Monday AGAIN!?? Hold on to your W-2’s, team! This week we look back at MAD poking fun at McDonald’s and their “Hamburger University” with this two page feature from MAD #491, July 2008 entitled “What’s being taught at Other Corporate Colleges! Written by John Samony and Scott Maiko. John only had one other piece in MAD, which I did not draw, but Scott was a pretty prolific writer for the magazine, especially from about issue 400 on. I only worked on four features that he wrote, though. This was one of them. Scott must have been a NYC guy, because I don’t think he… READ MORE
