Tom's Mad Blog
September 2nd, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature
Like the rest of the world I was shocked to hear of the passing of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 last week. While I thought he was great as King T’Challa in the MCU and as Jackie Robinson in “42”, I had no idea what a terrific human being he was as well until all the stories and tibutes to him started appearing. It’s sad that so often we don’t take the time to know and honor people for being as kind and generous and heroic as Chadwick was until we have lost them. RIP. Study notes on Chadwick Boseman: As always, we look… READ MORE
September 1st, 2020 | Posted in News
If you’ve ever wanted a peek behind the scenes of the life of a caricature artist (I mean, besides the enormously creepy Dan Clowes‘ “Caricature” comic story), this documentary by artists Tom Faraci and Joe Ciomek is your ticket. It’s a look at not just the artform but the different ways it’s applied and the different artists that do it. While it touches on animation and illustration and published work, it mostly focuses on live caricature, especially the midway type artists that hit the road doing fairs and carnivals. There is an entire subculture of caricaturists, and this film certainly examines that dynamic. The International… READ MORE
August 31st, 2020 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The mailbag question about “The Batman” trailer yesterday got me thinking about some of the other Batman related stuff I’ve done for MAD over the years. I ended up being the go-to artist for most of the comic-book related movie spoofs, which resulted in my doing the art for all three Christopher Nolan Batman films, and both “Justice League” and this movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”. This parody appeared in MAD #540, Aug 2016, written by Desmond Devlin. Remembering this job still gives me the cold sweats. For whatever reason I ended up getting this assignment with only 10 days to do the… READ MORE
August 30th, 2020 | Posted in General
Q: What are your thoughts on The Batman trailer that dropped? A: I thought it looked good. It’ll be dark (big surprise there) but I’m hoping we get to see Batman the detective more than Batman just running around beating up small time criminals. There are hints this might be the case. I am still not sold on Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman. He isn’t physical enough for the part. He probably goes 160-170 lbs soaking wet, and it doesn’t look like he added much if any muscle for the role. Sorry but part of Batman is his physical presence, and a scrawny Batman isn’t… READ MORE
August 28th, 2020 | Posted in News
I’ve had so many people ask me to produce my two page Mort Drucker tribute from MAD #15 as a print that I am knuckling under to the pressure. You can order that print here. I also have signed copies of MAD #15, which the spread appears in, available. However, every single copy of that issue that I received as an unfortunately printer defect on the left page of my spread. It’s a top to bottom linear streak, sort of like a rubbed line about 2.25 inches from the center gutter. It’s not really obvious but it is noticeable, and I have no copies without… READ MORE
August 27th, 2020 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday
I did these series of spot illustrations for Sports Illustrated Kids magazine back in 2011 for a story about stereotypical types of coaches. READ MORE
August 26th, 2020 | Posted in Daily Coronacature
Today’s “Daily Coronacaure” subject: Willie Nelson! The original sketch is available in the Studio Store. Caricature notes: Looking at various reference pics of Willie I see him having a wide face shape, small eyes, and a lot more mass in the jaw/chin area than the top of the head. He also has enormous ears, and a downward-turned smile. READ MORE
August 25th, 2020 | Posted in Freelancing
Earlier this summer I did a couple of projects for Judd Apatow and his new movie “The King of Staten Island”. One was this movie poster image meant to be sort of a throwback to the kind of humorous poster art done by greats like Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Rick Meyerowitz, and others. It was done like a real one-sheet movie poster, which is huge at 27″ x 40″. Room was left for the typical credits, etc., although it was never going to be the actual movie poster. Judd made smaller prints of it and included them as part of a package of promotional items… READ MORE
