August 15th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Photo by illustrator Buck Jones This past Friday I joined MAD art director Sam Viviano and MAD writer Desmond Devlin, along with MAD‘s Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo via teleconference, at The Kaneko gallery in Omaha, NE for a panel talk about storytelling…. MAD style. Kanenko is a public non-profit cultural organization, exploring and encouraging the process of creativity, and how it impacts everyday lives. It was established in 1998 by international artist Jun Kaneko and his wife Ree. They organize ongoing programs that explore various areas of creativity, and this summer the are exploring the art of “storytelling”, which includes graphic storytelling in comics, cartooning and… READ MORE
August 8th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In subscribers mailboxes, comic books shops and via digital now, on news stands tomorrow!!: Cover (Mark Fredrickson) Letters and Tomatoes (Ed.) The Fundalini Pages (Jeff Kruse, Kevin Pope, J.C. Duffy, Al Jaffee, Hermann Mejia, Stephen Silver, Matt Lubchansky, Gary Hallgren, Kenny Keil, Paul Coker, Josh Mecouch, Samuel Ferri, Mike Morse, Jonathan Edwards, Joe Dator) Fixer Hucksters (Dick Debartolo, Tom Richmond) Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper) Recycled AD Slogans (Desmond Devlin, Rick Tulka, Colors: Jim Campbell) The U.S. Politician Price Guide (Frank Santopadre & Evan White, Peter Kuper) MAD’s Tips for Tipping Part 2 (Kenny Keil, John Kerschbaum) Crapped (Writer: Scott Maiko) Signs You’re At A… READ MORE
June 27th, 2016 | Posted in Monday MADness
Here’s a look back at the pencil roughs and final art for the parody of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” written by Desmond Devlin, from MAD #507, Feb 2011. READ MORE
June 20th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The Hollywood Reporter had an exclusive announcement last week about this book I have been working on with MAD editor Dave Croatto, so I guess it’s okay to talk about it now… it’s been very hush hush since I got the assignment back in April. The book is pretty self explanatory, I think. It’s a mashup of the classic children’s book Goodnight Moon and everybody’s favorite caped crusader. The Hollywood Reporter posted the cover and a couple of the interior spreads: You’ll just have to wait until November when the book is released to see the rest of the goods. It’s a clever script from… READ MORE
June 13th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This week’s Monday MADness is a sneak peek at my art from MAD #540’s parody of “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice”, written by Desmond Devlin. Splash page above and a sample panel from each page below: Whaddya mean you want to read the jokes in the word balloons? Whaddya think this is, a furshlugginer library?? This issue is on news stands tomorrow… so go pick up a copy, clod! READ MORE
May 23rd, 2016 | Posted in Monday MADness
Back in MAD #503 (May 2010) I did the art on a Desmond Devlin authored parody of the TV Show “The Big Bang Theory”… finished splash page above. As you can see, the splash was somewhat atypical of your usual MAD parody opening. Des had the article narrated by Albert Einstein, and the opening spread called for the traditional introductory caricatures of the cast to look like they’d been drawn on a blackboard by Einstein. I was not a fan of that idea because I knew that there was no way I’d be able to do make the caricatures look good by drawing them in… READ MORE
May 9th, 2016 | Posted in Monday MADness
Here’s a look at the pencils/pencil roughs (most of them) and the finished art pages from MAD‘s parody of “Batman Begins” back in MAD #455, June 2005… written by Desmond Devlin. READ MORE
May 2nd, 2016 | Posted in Monday MADness
Here’s a look at a couple of the final penciled pages from the latest issue of MAD’s parody of “The Force Awakens, and the final art for each page. These are not roughs but the final pencils on the boards prior to inking and coloring. READ MORE
