It’s serious crunch time on this corporate/advertising job that’s eaten my life for the last three weeks, so no posts for a day or two. If you are looking for something interesting to read, my CLAPTRAP co-conspirator Desmond Devlin has written his theories as to why MAD did not do spoofs of the 12 movies we are doing in the book. You can find that in the latest two updates on our Indiegogo page. READ MORE
It’s another chapter in our ongoing saga of a look back at all my MAD work in chronological order. This week we have a peek at another movie parody, this time MAD‘s MADdest writer Dick Debartolo and I terminate “Terminator 3”. This spoof appeared in MAD #432, Aug 2003. This is a rare look at my final pencils for a splash page. It’s rare because I very seldom scan in the final pencils. When I post “pencils” here what you are really seeing are the “roughs”, or the initial sketched pages I scan and send to MAD for review. Those I do right on the… READ MORE
Q: I have a question for you: Have your personal, political, or religious convictions ever prevented you from accepting a gig or gag? Or have you felt a need to interject and change things which don’t jibe well with your own ethical standpoints? I get that a job is a job, but when is enough enough? A: I have turned down a few jobs because I didn’t want to “go there”, but to be honest I have not been put into that position very often. When Penthouse hired me to do illustration work I immediately told the art director there I would not do any… READ MORE
I still have two spots available for my one and only scheduled 2021 caricature workshop! Grab your spot. READ MORE
I got tired of typing out “Illustration Throwback Thursday”, so from now on the internets will be using the term “Thurowback”. You’re welcome. Back in November of 2015 My pal and fellow National Cartoonists Society member Jeff Knurek asked me to be the guest artist on his widely syndicated comic feature “The Jumble”. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was about to come out in theaters and Jeff thought doing something around that would be a fun and timely idea. This is what we came up with. Here’s a closer look at the art: READ MORE
I’m still on my hiatus from doing a new “Sketch o’the Week”, so here’s yet another “mock MAD cover” commission from last month’s “Virtual Artist’s Alley” event. This one is a recreation of my Al Jaffee caricature from MAD #14. Brush pen and Copic markers on 9×12 bristol. READ MORE
I’ll be doing a live interview tonight at 8:00 pm EDT (7:00 Minnesota time) with comic book artist extraordinaire (and fellow National Cartoonist Society member) Graham Nolan on his YouTube channel “The Storytellers”. We’ll be talking about MAD, caricature, CLAPTRAP, influences, comics, and other stuff. Graham asks great questions and also takes questions from viewers, so drop by and sit back and watch, or jump in with some questions! READ MORE
It’s yet another thrilling episode of the excruciatingly dull chronological crawl through my work in MAD, featuring my art for the two pager “A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes on the Set of The Hulk.” This piece was written by “MAD‘s MADdest Writer” Dick DeBartolo and “Slightly Disturbed MAD Editor” Greg Leitman. It appeared in MAD #431, July 2003. I did several of these “MAD Peek Behind the Scenes on the Set of…” features, and they were all pretty much the same overhead shot looking down on the set of a TV show or movie with caricatures of the cast as well as set workers,… READ MORE
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