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Sketch o’the Week- Bob Odenkirk!

April 25th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

This week’s SotW subject is Bob Odenkirk of “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” fame. Original available in the Studio Store. READ MORE

Workshop News- Toronto, Las Vegas, Etc!

April 24th, 2018 | Posted in News

I just finished up a workshop in Chicago this past weekend. We had a great group! Thanks, everybody! I rarely have to cancel workshops for lack of interest but the workshop I have scheduled for Las Vegas, Sept 7-9th, is looking more and more like a casualty with only four students signed up so far. I’m setting a May 10th deadline for getting enough students sign up to meet my minimum of 8 or I will have to cancel the class. So, if you have been thinking about attending the Las Vegas workshop, get off the fence and sign up! In other workshop news, I… READ MORE

Monday MADness: The New MAD Online!

April 23rd, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness

Last week MAD launched it’s new website and announced a lot of plans for a renewed and higher profile online and social media presence. Plans include multiple daily original cartoons and content on the MAD website, and a new blog coming this summer. On the social media side you’ll already see MAD has a very active Twitter and Instagram feed with multiple daily gags, comics and images. They also plan on posting a lot of original content on Facebook, but that is all going to be published in Russian to cut to the chase. There is also going to be an upcoming MAD podcast hosted… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag: Copying Another Artist?

April 22nd, 2018 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: Looking at the recent Mad magazine’s “This Is Us” parody, I noticed something that has something to do what I am asking about. I saw a panel that you drew that had various cartoon characters in the background, Fred Flintstone, Homer Simpson…etc…drawn in their style. I can understand that because it is a parody that would be acceptable, but what if you were asked to draw/paint in another artist’s style like Norman Rockwell…or Mort Drucker…etc… Have you ever been asked to draw another artist’s style? Is there any legal trouble doing that? I have a project that I am gonna work on for a… READ MORE

Chicago Workshop Underway!

April 20th, 2018 | Posted in News

I’m in Chicago teaching one of my three day workshops this weekend. This is the class illustration… I caricature everyone in my MAD Magazine technique and they all get a print of it, olus a bunch of other goodies. Oh, and I teach everyone how I draw caricatures. Most of my wprkshops are sold out, but I have spaces available in some workshops this fall in Las Vegas, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Check out all the details here! READ MORE

MAD #1 Sneak Peek #2!

April 19th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine

The second parody I drew for the new MAD #1 was different than your typical MAD spoof. Ostensibly it is a parody of the CW show “Riverdale”, but it begins as a sort of sequel to Bill Elder‘s famous “Starchie” parody from MAD #12 way back in 1954. Ian Boothby‘s script required me to draw in Bill Elder’s style for the first three pages, before “Starchie” and “Bottleneck” are sent forward in time to Riverdale (uh… I mean Riverdull) 2017. From then on it’s my usual style featuring caricatures of the “Riverdale” cast. Here are sample panels from this nine page extravaganza: The above is… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Flashback Freddie!

April 18th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Deadlines and still being sick is kicking my ass, so here’s a flashback sketch from 2011 of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. Graytones were added digitally as this one appeared in my book. READ MORE

MAD #1 Sneak Peek #1!

April 17th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Here’s a sneak peek of my art from the first of two parodies I did for the new MAD, “Star Bores: Half Assed Jedi” written by Desmond Devlin. The splash page art above includes some digital work I did on the “scroll” of text, which new MAD art director Suzy Hutchinson improved upon in the final printed version. Below are a few panels from the story pages. Huh? Whaddaya mean you want to “read the jokes”? What do you think this is, a furshlugginer library?!? Go out and buy a copy of MAD #1, clod! It’s on news stands TODAY! READ MORE