By: Tom Richmond
December 19th, 2017 | Posted in General
I saw “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” last Thursday while on vacation in Orlando. I must say I am surprised by some of the vitriol a few people are spewing about it online. There’s even an online petition for Disney to get the movie stricken from the “official canon”. Good Grief, people. It’s a MOVIE, not your life’s work. You sit on your ass and watch it… that’s the extent of your involvement. SMH. Personally, despite some disappointing elements, I thought it was a pretty good addition to the Star Wars series, better than any of the prequels, and I thought as good as “The… READ MORE
December 18th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
MAD Senior VP & Executive Editor John Ficarra was interviewed yesterday morning on NYC radio station AM970 The Answer on the “Morano in the Morning” show. Here’s the interview, John’s segment starts at 17:51: READ MORE
December 17th, 2017 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When you make the caricatures in Photoshop, what kind of brush do you use for the inking? Do you have brushes on the internet for sale or free? A: I do not use PhotoShop, or any other digital program, for inking. I still ink the old fashioned way, with dip pens and watercolor brushes and ink. However, I do color with PhotoShop. When coloring, I do not use any special brushes, just the standard PhotoShop “Hard, Round” types. I use the pressure sensitivity of my Cintiq tablet to control both the opacity of my brush and the size of it. I also occasionally set… READ MORE
December 15th, 2017 | Posted in News
… but it’s running out. All orders placed by Sunday ship Monday, and I’ll try to keep up with shipping as the week progresses, but shipping times get dicey the week before the holidays. On the workshop front, I’ll have some news next week about more upcoming locations and dates, but right now I have only ONE SPOT remaining in the Toronto and Dallas workshops, and only TWO SPOTS left for the London workshop. So don’t wait any longer if you are thinking about going, or want to get a spot for someone for a Christmas gift. READ MORE
December 14th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
© 2017 EC Comics/MAD Magazine- As promised, here’s a look at the art for the other piece I had in this issue… a parody of the movie poster for “Wet Hot American Summer” but entitled “White Hate American Summer”. Some of the people depicted are from the VICE mini-documentary “Charlottesville: Race and Terror”. Original “Wet Hot American Summer” movie poster below. Whaddaya mean you want to read the jokes? What do you think this is, a furshlugginer library? Go buy a copy of MAD #549, clod! It’s on news stands now! I replaced the art only image with the piece as it appeared in print… READ MORE
December 13th, 2017 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I’m on a rare actual vacation in Florida, so this week’s SotW is a flashback from my book: 007 himself, Daniel Craig! READ MORE
December 12th, 2017 | Posted in General
Last night was a tough night for a lot of the Usual Gang of Idiots. The MAD staff is just putting the finishing touches on issue #550, which goes to press next week. It will be the last issue of MAD produced in New York City, where MAD has been produced for over 65 years. Last night there was a “wrap” party of sorts for the staff and major contributors at the Society of Illustrators. I flew in from my vacation in Orlando to say goodbye (professionally anyway) to some people who have been a very important part of my life for over 17 years.… READ MORE
December 11th, 2017 | Posted in General
In subscribers mailboxes, comic book shops, and available digitally now, and on news stands everywhere tomorrow: MAD #549 (February 2018) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Jeff Kruse, Bob Staake, Matt Lassen, Peter Kuper, Brian Boone, Chris Houghton, Mike Morse, John Kerschbaum, Kenny Keil, John McNamee, Rick Tulka, Samuel Ferri) The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2017 (opener: Mike Morse, Scott Bricher) Team Trump Colludes with Russians (Artist: Mark Fredrickson) Bill O’Reilly (Uncredited) United Airlines Passenger Removal (Writers: Joe Raiola & Charlie Kadau) White Supremacists March (Artist: Tom Richmond) Academy Award Show Screw-Up (Artist: Chris Wahl) Trump on Twitter (Artist: Mike Loew)… READ MORE
