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Merry Christmas!

December 25th, 2018 | Posted in General

Happy holidays to all, whatever you celebrate at this time of year! READ MORE

Monday MADness: Some Favorite Panels from MAD #1

December 24th, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness

Considering I sort of did three parodies in the first issue of the New MAD, I guess I need to choose three favorite panels. The one above is one of my favorites from the “Star Bores: Half Assed Jedi” parody, written by Desmond Devlin. The two below were some of the more fun ones from “Starchie: Reconstituted” and “Riverdull”, both written by Ian Boothby. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Online Sales?

December 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: Have you ever used an online store like CafePress? I see there is now Merch by Amazon now too. Is there any reason not to use one of these services? Do you have a favorite? Or do you suggest any methods of selling artwork in various formats? A: The best way to do online sales depends on how much work and money you are prepared to put into it versus how much of the profit on sales you are willing to settle for. All my online sales are done “in-house”, meaning I produce/print all the stuff I sell and then do the fulfillment myself. I use… READ MORE

The Plasmatics!

December 22nd, 2018 | Posted in General

Here’s another of the special limited holiday commissions I did that were of famous subjects… Richie Stotts and Wendy O. Williams of The Plasmatics. I saw Wendy and The Plasmatics open for KISS back in the 80’s. Crazy show. READ MORE

St. Louis Workshop Just Announced!

December 21st, 2018 | Posted in News

I just posted a new workshop in St. Louis, Mo, April 26th-28th! Jump in before it’s sold out, or pick it up as a last minute Christmas gift for that caricature artist in your life! READ MORE

Illustration Throwback Thursday #58: Hollywood Follies!

December 20th, 2018 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday

These were a series of spot illustrations I did for a magazine called Fade In (now long defunct) back in 2005. The article was about famous Hollywood blunders, embarrassments, or scandals. Pee Wee‘s Engorged Adventure was just one of them. Here’s some of the others… frankly I can’t remember the exact specifics of each one: READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- The Boss and Billy!

December 19th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

This isn’t really a SotW, but one of the special “Christmas Commissions” I did early this month. Most of those pieces were caricatures of those who bought them or their friends/family, so posting those is kind of pointless since most readers won’t know what the subjects look like. However a few people asked me to do celebrities. This one is of Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen and Billy Joel, and was one of my favorites I did. If you are curious it was done on Strathmore 300 smooth bristol using brush pens and Copic markers, with a touch of colored pencil and white paint. READ MORE

More NCSFest Guests Announced, More News!

December 18th, 2018 | Posted in News

The National Cartoonists Society has just announced a 2nd wave of guest creators for the inaugural NCSFest in Huntington Beach, CA May 17-19th, 2019! The current, updated guest list includes: Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead) Lalo Alcaraz (La Cucharacha), Jerry Van Amerongen (Ballard Street) Sergio Aragonés (Groo, MAD magazine) Pénélope Bagieu (Brazen), Ed Brubaker (Criminal, The Fade Out) Daniel Clowes (Eightball, Ghost World) Cathy Guisewite (Cathy) Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez (Love and Rockets) Rick Kirkman, Jim Borgman and Jerry Scott (Baby Blues and Zits) Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) Luke McGarry (Sad Chewie, MAD magazine) Bill Morrison (Yellow Submarine, MAD magazine) Sean Phillips (Criminal, The Fade Out)… READ MORE