MAD Magazine
September 24th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Cover art by Yours Truly I got a pleasant surprise in the mailbox yesterday… issue #4 of John Read‘s excellent Stay Tooned! magazine has arrived. This issue is the “MAD” issue featuring profiles of eight different members of “The Usual Gang of Idiots”: Don “Duck” Edwing, Scott Nickel, Sergio Aragon?¬©s, myself, John Kovaleski, Paul Coker, Ted Rall and Jack Davis (listed in order of appearance in the issue). These profiles/interviews are extensive and full of fantastic info and great artwork. It also features an intro article by longtime MAD editor Nick Meglin in which he calls me a bastard… but he means that in the… READ MORE
September 4th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The deadline for early discounted registration for the International Society of Caricature Artists annual convention is coming up fast on Sept. 15th. There is a substantial discount for both ISCA members and the special non-member “MAD Seminar Only” option. On or Before September 15th: Members- $165 Member guests- $100 each Non- Member “Seminar Only”- $99 After September 15th: Members- $250 Member guests- $100 each Non- Member “Seminar Only”- $125 This will be a great event. It’s rare that this many MAD contributors get together to speak at the same time, and very rare to see so many of the “newer” members of the Usual Gang… READ MORE
August 20th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA, formerly known as the NCN) 2009 Annual Caricature Convention and Competition is fast approaching on November 2nd-7th in Sandusky, Ohio. If you are a caricaturist either doing the live thing or for publication and have never attended one of these events, you are missing something special. There are some unique things about this year’s convention that makes it a perfect time for non-ISCA members to attend to see what it’s all about. First off, there is not one, not two, not three but FOUR guest speakers, all from MAD Magazine: Sam Viviano– Longtime MAD artist and current art… READ MORE
August 16th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Q: Now that MAD has gone to quarterly, how much has that affected your freelance workload? A: While I have many other clients sadly there is no question that without the MAD work I am far less busy than I used to be when they were 12 issues a year. For example, I was notified about the move to quarterly in February while I was working on the art for the “Watchmen” parody. At that same time the previous year (2008) I was doing the art for MAD‘s parody of “Heroes”. At this point of the year (mid August) in 2008 after finishing “Heroes” I… READ MORE
August 11th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
It seems like three months since a new issue of MAD came out! Oh…. wait…. In comic books shops tomorrow and on news stands on Tuesday Aug. 18th: MAD # 501 (October 2009) Cover (Mark Frederickson) The MAD Quarterly Report (Sam Viviano) The Fundalini Pages (Jeff Kruse, Rick Tulka, Kiernan P. Schmitt, Bob Staake, P.C. Vey, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer, Dave Berg, Scott Nickel, Drw Friedman, Duck Edwing, Jacob Lambert, Al Jaffee, Paul Coker, Tom Cheney, Jim Hunt, Gary Hallgren, Ward Sutton) Michael Jackson Obit (Uncredited) Harry Plodder is a Hot-Blooded Putz (Desmond Devlin, Hermann Mejia) Spy vs Spy (Peter Kuper) Bo Confidential Preview… READ MORE
August 8th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Marginal Talent Dept. That headline is a joke, or course. The only thing marginal about the talents of Sergio Aragon?¬©s is the placement of one of his ongoing MAD magazine contributions (i.e. those great cartoons in the margins of each issue). You can see for yourself now that his original art show is now on exhibit at the Ojai Valley Museum through October 4th. There are several events Sergio will be appearing at during the show, including: Opening Reception – Saturday, August 22, 5-7 pm $25 per person By reservation only Download invitation and reply card (pdf) August 30:¬¨‚Ć Cartooning with Sergio October 4:¬¨‚Ć Sergio… READ MORE
July 13th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Image Courtesy Doug Gilford’s MAD Cover Site. The Gladstone Gallery on 24th Street in New York City will open a show of the original work of Basil Wolverton on June 20th, which will run through August 14th. The show does indeed include the collage of this beautiful and famous cover from MAD #11. There is bound to be plenty of great stuff to see. The official press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Gladstone Gallery Basil Wolverton Curated by Cameron Jamie 515 West 24th Street, New York June 20 to August 14, 2009 Gladstone Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by American graphic artist and… READ MORE
June 17th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
I’m incredibly swamped with all the stuff I didn’t do when I was in Colombia, so I have to cop out of the “sketch o’the week” this week. Instead here are a couple of the pencil sketches from the Bo Confidential book I shamelessly plugged yesterday. I’ll leave you to figure out who the caricatures are of. READ MORE
