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March 27th, 2009 | Posted in General
I’m extremely busy still trying to get caught up after my shoulder surgery… I didn’t realize how much I actually used my left hand when drawing or inking until I was deprived of it. Here is a clip of the SC movie credits using my illustration work. I am pretty sure it would be considered “fair use” to post this short clip for the purpose of demonstrating my work in a final form. I thought they did some very clever things to make the largely static images have some animation to them. Don’t forget to pay attention at 1:31 on the clip. Sorry the video… READ MORE
March 23rd, 2009 | Posted in General
Like an idiot I forgot to post a big Happy 88th Birthday to MAD‘s Al Jaffee on the 13th of this month (incidentally, another long time MAD artist shares that same birthday, but Sam Viviano is a relative spring chicken at a mere 56 years old). Well, Al never blogs about my birthday, so maybe I don’t feel that bad about it. For those who, like myself, are in awe not only of Al’s lifetime of fantastic work but that he’s still at the top of his game at 88, here’s some links to a great three part interview with Al by The Daily Crosshatch:… READ MORE
March 15th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Q: MAD #500 is about to come out. I would guess that is going to be a big deal! Is there anything you can tell us about what to expect? A: Unfortunately I can’t tell you much about MAD #500, mainly because I don’t know much. I will have at least one piece of art in that issue, but I might have a second article in there as well. I’m just finishing a two pager that might run in #500, or might be in #501. The article I will definitely be in is a small piece from me, but a very cool feature. It’s a… READ MORE
February 26th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
As I mentioned before, I have suddenly found myself attending WonderCon in San Francisco beginning tomorrow and running through Sunday evening. This happened very much at the last minute… in more ways than one. Before I begin to go into the gory details, here is my official schedule of appearances at WonderCon: Fri. Feb 27th: 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm: DC Comics Booth Sat. Feb 28th: 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm: DC Comics Booth 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm: Super Capers Movie Promo Booth (1412) Sun. Mar 1st: 11:00 am- 12:00 noon: Super Capers Movie Promo Booth (1412) UPDATE– I will also be spending some time at the… READ MORE
February 25th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The International Society of Caricature Artists (ISCA, formerly known as the NCN) just announced their guest speaker(s) for the 2009 Annual Caricature Convention and Competition on November 2nd-7th in Sandusky, Ohio: It’s an all MAD lineup featuring: Sam Viviano– Longtime MAD artist and current art director Mark Fredrickson– Frequent MAD cover artist, former airbrush demigod and current digital painting master Hermann Mejia– The brilliant “artist’s artist” for MAD, caricaturist, painter, sculptor, genius Tom Richmond– An unworthy schlub along for the ride That’s quite a lineup, and as far as I know very unique. As Sam pointed out to me, it will be possibly the first… READ MORE
February 24th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Click for a Closer Look MAD had a difficult dilemma concerning their proposed parody of the movie “Watchmen”… the question of when to do it. For once the problem was not in getting a reliable advanced script. MAD occasionally tries doing movie parodies prior to the release of the films, so that they will be on the stands around the same time the films were hot. This doesn’t always work out, as the source material the writers would work from were often leaked scripts that didn’t turn out to be accurate… like the time we got the ending wrong for “X-Men 2”. Supposedly the source… READ MORE
February 23rd, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In comic book stores now and on news stands on Feb. 24th: MAD # 499 (April 2009) Cover (Mark Frederickson) The Fundalini Pages (Desmond Devlin, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dwyer, Drew Friedman, Garth Gerhart, Marc Hempel, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Barry Liebmann, Kevin Pope, Sam Sisco, Ward Sutton, Jason Yungbluth) What the Heck is the Difference? (Uncredited) Botchmen (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) A MAD Look at Trade Schools (Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Colorist: Luth) Digital TV Facts (Jeff Kruse) The Decided Disadvantages of an On-Line Education (John Caldwell) The Darker Side of the Lighter Side (Dave Berg, Uncredited) A Letter from Jamie Dimon (Dick DeBartolo) MAD’s Unheroic… READ MORE
February 9th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The guys at MAD are releasing a lot of sneak peek exclusives of issue #499 on the internet… this one comes courtesy of the Walletpop Blog. It’s a small image but there you have it. READ MORE
