Monday MADness
September 17th, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness
My illustrator’s copies of MAD’s new children’s book parody “Don’t Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile” just arrived! The printed book turned out great. It’s a 9.25″ square hardcover. The book officially drops on October 16th, available at fine as well as sketchy bookstores everywhere. I will also have signed copies available in the Studio Store, as well as an option to get a sketch of the Penguin in the book. READ MORE
August 6th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In subscribers mailboxes for a week or so already, on newsstands everywhere tomorrow and in comic book shops and digital this week! Cover– (Mark Fredrickson) ToC (Art by George Woodbridge) Messy Layered One (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) MAD’s Sneaky Tech Tips (Dick DeBartolo, Luke McGarry) Fairy Tale Scenes We’d Like to See (Sergio Aragonés, Colors: Tom Luth) Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper) Postcard from a State of Depression (Mary Trainor) Roach Guy (Joe Kwaczala, Phil “Burrito Breath” Guy) Potrzebie Comics Cover (Kerry Callen) Infant Terrible (Paula Sevenbergen & Allie Goertz, Paulina Ganucheau) The Origin of Spidery-Man (Kerry Callen) Boonies, Burbs and Burgs (Bob Fingerman) Let’s… READ MORE
July 30th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This week’s Monday MADness is a look at MAD‘s parody of the TV show “[scrubs]” from MAD #426, Feb 2003. This was the only article I ever illustrated that was written by longtime MAD editor Charlie Kadau. There are a couple of “insider” cameos in this splash. The guy in the black shirt and the severed arm in the lower right was my physical trainer at the time, Rich Dolan. I thew him in there just for fun. The guy with the glasses putting on the rubber glove next to Kevorkian is former MAD associate editor Greg Leitman, who happened to be college roommates with… READ MORE
July 9th, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness
Today’s Monday MADness is a look at the pencils, inks, and print final of the splash page for MAD‘s parody of the film “Van Helsing”, written by Dick DeBartolo and published in MAD #445, Sept 2004. Clicky any to embiggen. Pencil roughs Inks READ MORE
July 2nd, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness
MAD #3 cover art by Mark Fredrickson The Washington Post‘s online “Cartoon and Comics Culture” feature Comic Riffs by Michael Cavna posted an article on new MAD executive editor Bill Morrison and the the revamped MAD Magazine. Said article included an exclusive look at the cover of the next issue, due out in August. Art by Mark Fredrickson. READ MORE
June 18th, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness
Poor Rick Meyerowitz… his classic illustration for the Animal House movie poster might be the most parodied movie poster ever. MAD got in on the action with this spoof of that famous movie poster that also lampooned our dysfunctional government. This was part of MAD‘s “Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2013” from MAD #525. Written by Jay Rath. My pencil rough and final pencil below (this never got inked… I stuck with pencil to get the Meyerowitz look and added the color digitally): READ MORE
June 11th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Back in MAD #502 (Jan 2010) writer Jacob Lambert made fun of Hollywood’s sudden interest in movies based on board games with this 2 pager I illustrated entitled “Board Game Based Movies We’ll Soon Be Seeing”. Pencils and finals of each below: READ MORE
June 4th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In subscribers mailboxes for a week or so already, on newsstands everywhere tomorrow and in comic book shops and digital (I think) this week! Cover– (Eric Joyner) ToC (Art by Tom Richmond) Lesser Known Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Kit Lively, Ed Steckley) Embarrassing Celebrity Tattoos (Jeff Kruse, Gideon Kendall) Xander and Kam’s Sneaky Previews (Ian Boothby, Tom Richmond) Movie Scenes We’d Like to See (Sergio Aragonés, Colors: Carrie Strachan) Paul Garbanzo, Food Critic (Chris Stevens, Stephen Silver) The Wisenheim Museum (Jim Woodring) Potrzebie Comics Cover (Bill Morrison) Infant Terrible (Paula Sevenbergen & Allie Goertz, Paulina Ganucheau) The 27 Club (Luke McGarry) Boonies,… READ MORE
