Tom's Mad Blog
August 18th, 2019 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I have a question that involves pen and ink. I’m having trouble keeping the flow going on my nibs. doesn’t take too long before it “jams up” and becomes unworkable. This happens with most and different sizes. I’m thinking the paper I’m using might have something to do with it (using cheap paper to practice on), or the brand of ink, or, I don’t know. I’m also wondering if anybody else runs into this situation. A: To answer the last part of that question: yes, EVERYONE has that problem. It happens a lot, but not with every other line. There can be a lot of… READ MORE
August 16th, 2019 | Posted in Freelancing
If you grew up in the UK and had a suitably juvenile sense of humor you are probably familiar with the comic magazine Viz. Viz got started in 1979 as a fanzine produced by cartoonist Chis Donald from his bedroom in his parent’s house in Newcastle upon Tyne, and eventually grew to peak at 1.2 million copies sold per issue in the early 1990s, and was the third most popular magazine in the UK. It’s known for its parodies of other British comics, a number of characters in ongoing features that have branched out to animation and other media, and a lot of vulgar, blue,… READ MORE
August 15th, 2019 | Posted in General
If you are going to be at Michigan Comic Convention at the Cobo Center in Detroit, be sure and get one of these FREE posters when you arrive! I did the art, and they are giving them away to convention attendees (while supplies last). Bring it by my booth and I’ll sign it for you! READ MORE
August 14th, 2019 | Posted in General
One of the scheduled participants in my workshop in Denver next month has a sudden issue and we are looking for someone to take his spot. I’m offering a $100 discount off the usual $500 tuition for anyone willing to fill in on such short notice. Visit this page to grab this spot! READ MORE
August 14th, 2019 | Posted in News
Back in May at the NCSFest cartoon and comics festival there was a terrific exhibit of original art and memorabilia celebrating Popeye’s 90th anniversary at the Huntington Beach Art Center. The show was packed with tribute art from some big time cartoonists (and me) celebrating the titular squinty-eyed sailor-man. Well, now all that tribute art is going to be auctioned off to benefit the National Cartoonists Society Foundation, the charitable arm of the NCS. Here are the details from the NCS website: 2019 marks the 90th anniversary of the first appearance of everyone’s favorite spinach-munching sailor, Popeye, in E.C. Segar’s celebrated newspaper strip Thimble Theatre. Popeye’s… READ MORE
August 14th, 2019 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I’m still frantically trying to get on top of several deadlines before my trip to Detroit this weekend, so this week’s Sketch o’the Week is another cop-out “workshop warmup” from my last workshop in DC… Walt Disney! READ MORE
August 13th, 2019 | Posted in MAD Magazine
I’ve known this for a few days now but felt I needed to keep it under my hat. However MAD’s MADDEST WRITER Dick DeBartolo officially let the cat out of the bag on Leo Laporte’s “The Tech Guy” podcast this past weekend that MAD #11, which was originally supposed to be the first issue with reprinted classic material and little or no new original content, will have the annual “MAD‘s 20 Dumbest, Events, People, and Things of (the Year)”. So that’s a lot of original content right there… at least for one more issue. READ MORE
August 13th, 2019 | Posted in News
Catch me at Michigan Comic Con at the Cobo Center in Detroit this weekend! I’ll have my usual bunch of junk, plus copies of MAD #9 and my new “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” cover print. READ MORE
