MAD Magazine
August 16th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In comic book shops today and on newsstands on Tuesday, August 21st: MAD # 481 (Sept. 2007) Covers (Jack Syracuse) The Fundalini Pages (John Caldwell, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Duck Edwing, Feggo, Laura Howell, Jeff Kruse, Kevin Pope, Adam Rust, Eric Scott, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka) Spider-Sham 3 (Arnie Kogen, Hermann Mejia) The Young Man’s Guide to Successful Mall Romance (Jacob Lambert, Rich Powell) Planet TAD!!!!! (Tim Carvell) MAD Proudly Presents Outtakes from Hillary’s Sopranos Spoof (Uncredited) Failed Pitches for the new Simpson’s Movie (Steve Smallwood) Things Shouted Out to Paris Hilton as She Left Prison (Tom Richmond) Spy vs Spy (Peter Kuper) Monroe and…… READ MORE
July 16th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Back in April I got a very unusual job from MAD. The client was actually Ballpark Franks (well, actually the Sara Lee Corporation), and they were about to launch a new ad campaign called “hunger”. This campaign was to feature TV and magazine ads with men who, upon seeing a Ballpark Frank hotdog, sprout a hairy and muscular arm from their stomachs which in turn seizes said hotdog for it’s own consumption. Ooooookay. Ballpark Franks and MAD were collaborating on a kind of mini-MAD insert, which was to go into a number of DC comic books as well as the newsstand versions of MAD (for… READ MORE
July 13th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
As promised, here is a smattering of some of the art for the “Harry Plodder and the Torture of the Fanbase” movie parody in this month’s MAD. Two page splash, text and header courtesy of MAD Click on image for a closer look Lot’s more where that came from… this was a 7 pager. Not something you see too often with MAD anymore. Most parodies seem to weigh in at 5 pages maximum. Of course the last time I did a Harry Potter movie for MAD, it was 9 pages! Whew. As I mentioned, The Lovely Anna and our two youngest kids went to see… READ MORE
July 12th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In comic book shops today and on newsstands on Tuesday, July 17th: MAD # 480 (August 2007) Cover (James Bennett) The Fundalini Pages (Scott Bricher, John Caldwell, Paul Coker, John Crowther, Dick DeBartolo, Jeff Kruse, Jacob Lambert, Leonardo Rodriguez, Steve Rosso, Irving Schild, Kiernan P. Schmitt, Eric Scott, Bob Staake, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka) Harry Plodder and the Torture of the Fanbase (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) Things to Consider Before Accepting a Summer Job (Teresa Burns Parkhurst) Monroe and… Gone Internet Phishin’ (Tony Barbieri/Tom Fowler) If Chickens Could Time Travel (John Caldwell) Mad Has a Gay Old Time with Outtakes from I Now Pronounce you… READ MORE
June 19th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Back in February I posted a few video links to some animated Don Martin cartoons. In it I mentioned a MAD TV special from 1974(ish… that is in dispute) that never aired. As the story goes the TV genius who commissioned the show wasn’t very familiar with MAD, and he and the network were surprised by the tone and adult nature of the humor and did not air the completed show. I wrote the following: Speaking of MAD TV specials (not the sketch comedy show), apparently there exists a never aired, 30 minute MAD TV Special pilot from the mid 1970s. This special was supposedly… READ MORE
June 16th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Me by Rick Tulka The Lovely Anna and I have twice been lucky enough to visit Paris, and both times we have also been fortunate enough to get to spend some time with MAD Magazine artist Rick Tulka and his wife Brenda. You would be hard pressed to find two nicer people on the planet. Rick and Brenda have walked with us about Paris, shown us art exhibits, cathedrals, cafes and comic book shops (of course). They entertained us for dinner at their apartment on our first trip and we have met them at various Paris restaurants as well. Rick’s work has been a perfect… READ MORE
June 11th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Two years ago there were some rumors about an HBO biopic in the works about the life of MAD and EC Comics publisher Bill Gaines. There was even the following blurb via Reuters: LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Betty Thomas is attached to direct an original HBO film about William M. Gaines, the eccentric founder of Mad Magazine. Based on the book “Mad World of William M. Gaines” by Frank Jacobs, the project is in the early stages of development at the cable channel. Thomas (“I Spy”) worked with HBO on the 1996 film “The Late Shift.” Reuters/Hollywood Reporter ??á©Reuters 2004. All Rights Reserved Like… READ MORE
June 8th, 2007 | Posted in MAD Magazine
MAD is always offering premiums (i.e. toys or other collectibles) to entice new subscribers. In the past that’s meant Alfred keycahins, MAD decks of cards, pins and other goodies. Right now they are offering a unique and pretty cool premium with a new subscription… a mint copy of MAD # 166, the cover of which is shown above. This issue has a sorted and lurid history. According to Franks Jacob‘s book MAD: Cover to Cover: “What started as an in-house joke, the premise for this cover was determined “usable”. The tag line for this “finger cover” originally read: “MAD- Always Number One in Good Taste!”… READ MORE
