Richmond Illustration Inc.

By: Tom Richmond

Sketch o’the Week- Sid Vicious!

May 31st, 2017 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series

Back to our classic rock series- this week is Sex Pistols punk legend Sid Vicious. As always, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE

Monday MADness- Tuesday Edition: House of Cons

May 30th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine

The new season of “House of Cards” is out on Netflix, so here’s a look back at the complete final art from MAD‘s parody, written by David Shayne and appearing in MAD #532, April 2015. READ MORE

Memorial Day

May 29th, 2017 | Posted in General

In honor of those who have fallen in defense of our country and our freedoms, here’s a link to my recap of the first “downrange” USO trip of National Cartoonist Society cartoonists since the Vietnam War. I was lucky to be part of a group that included Jeff Bacon, Chip Bok, Bruce Higdon, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Stephan Pastis, Mike Peters, Michael Ramirez, and Garry Trudeau. Proud to have been part of that team, which traveled to draw for wounded warriors in Germany and then on to Iraq to draw for troops deployed in the war zone. Remember our fallen heroes today… and every day. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Art School?

May 28th, 2017 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: How important is it that I go to art school if I want to be a cartoonist? A: I wrote a lengthy blog post about this not that long ago. Check it out for a longer answer, but the short answer is your art education is only as good as what it actually teaches you and how it develops and improves your skills and art. Only in rare circumstances does having a degree in art from some college matter to a client or employer (certain animation houses recruit from schools like Ringling or Cal Arts, for example). 99.9% of the time it is only… READ MORE

Back in Stock- Goodnight Batcave!

May 26th, 2017 | Posted in News

Finally got a new shipment of copies of Goodnight Batcave in. I’ve been sold out for a few weeks. You can order a signed copy in the Studio Store, or get one with a hand-drawn Batman inside, drawn by your’s truly (see pictured). READ MORE

MAD About China

May 25th, 2017 | Posted in General

The NCS Gang: L to R: Me, John and Suzanne Glynn, Luke, Steve and Joe McGarry I just spend the better part of ten days in China as part of what was billed as the “2017 China- U.S. Comics Summit Forum” at the Jilin Animation Institute in Changchun. It was an intensive, jam-packed week of forums, panels, talks and lectures as well as a lot of touring of J.A.I. and it’s many program exhibits by our delegation from the National Cartoonists Society. Consul General of U.S. Consolate General Shenyang Gregory May addresses the forum The Jilin Animation Institute itself is a very impressive facility. The… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week: David Lynch!

May 24th, 2017 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

In honor of the resurfacing of “Twin Peaks” here’s a sketch from my The Mad Art of Caricature book of director and Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch. READ MORE

Portland is Getting Weirder!

May 23rd, 2017 | Posted in News

I’ll be one of a huge list of cartoonists who will be participating in a massive book signing in Portland OR this Sunday! With the National Cartoonists Society‘s Reuben Awards Weekend taking place there this weekend, there’s plenty of cartoonists in town! I’ll be doing caricatures and sketches of Alfred, plus I’ll have a limited number of copies of MAD and “Goodnight Batcave” with me… but feel free to bring your own copies of books or MADs which I’ll sign for free. Here are the details from the NCS website: Members of the National Cartoonists Society will be participating in a group signing event during… READ MORE