January 20th, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In a couple of weeks Showtime’s “Homeland” begins its final season. MAD spoofed the show back in #523 (Oct 2013) with art by me, written by David Shayne. The splash page of the spoof is above. In an interview for the Hollywood Reporter, series star Claire Danes has this to say about the popularity of the show: There were parodies on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and in MAD magazine. That’s a real sign that you’ve made it, getting roasted. – Claire Danes on the popularity of “Homeland” That’s an opinion shared by a lot of people who make TV shows and films. Not going forward, of course. :/ READ MORE
January 16th, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine
MAD has started with the sneak peeks of issue #12 on their Instragram, and they started with this close up crop of a feature I did the art for. Yes, MAD is going to have some new content in each ongoing issue and, yes, I did the art for a two pager for issue #12. As they reveal on their post, the article is called “VH1 Drags Out… Even More RuPaul Shows!” written by Grant Reed. READ MORE
January 6th, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The gag Desmond Devlin wrote in that first panel still makes me laugh out loud. This was from the parody “The Dork Knight” in MAD #495, Nov 2008. READ MORE
December 30th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the splash page of MAD #515 (June, 2012)’s parody of the first “Hunger Games” movie, written by Desmond Devlin. Here’s the pencil roughs… I redid the caricature/pose of Stanley Tucci‘s “Caesar Flickerman” character as well as some other tweaks in the final: READ MORE
December 17th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a look at one of the two pieces I did for MAD #11. A bit of a departure from my usual line and color style… READ MORE
December 16th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Yes, they are still publishing it. Arriving in subscribers mailboxes already, and in comic book shops everywhere Wednesday! Cover (Mark Summers) Star Wars Funnies (Kerry Callen) Christmas Greedings* (Al Jaffee, Bob Clarke) A MAD Look at New Year’s Resolutions (Sergio Aragonés, Colors: Carrie Strachan) Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper) Meanwhile (Ian Boothby, Pia Guerra) The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2019 Boeing’s Max Stupidity (Bob Merlotti, Ed Steckley) Amazon’s HQ (Sheryl Zohn, Gideon Kendall) Deporable Migrant Detention Camps (David DeGrand, Michael Gambriel) Admitting to Admission’s Fraud (Ellis Rosen, Raven Juergensen) Micheal McConnell’s Bill Killing (Desmond Devlin, Kerry Callen) Game of Thrones Coffee Cup (Amanda Stellberg, Laurie Greasley)… READ MORE
December 14th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a couple of more close ups of my art from the “Democratic MADvent Calendar” that MAD posted on their Instagram feed. Written by Amanda Stellberg. MAD #11 on sales in comic books shops on Dec 18th. READ MORE
December 9th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
From “Xander and Kam’s Night of the Living Sequels”, MAD #10, Dec 2019. Written by Ian Boothby. READ MORE
