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My C2E2 Schedule

April 6th, 2018 | Posted in General

Right. Here’s my schedule: Sunday 12pm-1pm: Signing at the DC Comics booth The entire rest of the time: Booth C14 The End. READ MORE

Stuff From my Studio #7: Cali, Colombia!

April 5th, 2018 | Posted in Stuff from my Studio

Back in 2009 I was invited to be a guest speaker at a cartooning festival in Cali, Colombia called CaliComix. I met some very talented cartoonists there, participated in a lot of different events including some drawing jams, and had a great time. Cali was a beautiful place. I bought this hand-tooled leather bottle and glass set there to remember the visit. If your interested, I blogged about the trip. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Maurice Evans (The Puzzler)!

April 4th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Our 60’s Batman “Batvillians” series keeps on rollin’ with some deep tracks, including this sketch of Maurice Evans as “The Puzzler” from season two! Original available in the Studio Store. Bat Facts: This two episode story was originally intended for The Riddler, but as Frank Gorshin was refusing to play the part the writers changed it to a Puzzler story. READ MORE

MAD Exhibit at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library !!

April 3rd, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Research Center at Ohio State University is putting on a huge MAD exhibition entitled “Artistically MAD: Seven Decades of Satire” from May 5th-Oct 21st 2018 in the Robinson Gallery. Here’s their description: Harvey Kurtzman’s brainchild made its debut as a comic book in 1952 before switching to a magazine format in 1955. Over the ensuing years, MAD has featured artwork by many of the most talented cartoonists in the industry. This comprehensive exhibition will showcase original drawings and paintings by all of the top MAD contributors, including Bill Elder, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, Norman Mingo, Al Jaffee, Serio Aragonés, Don Martin, Mort Drucker… READ MORE

See Me at C2E2 This Weekend!

April 3rd, 2018 | Posted in News

Part three of my three-comiccons-in-a-row whirlwind tour is this weekend at McCormick Place in Chicago at C2E2. I’ll me in Artist’s Alley at booth C-14! New this year will be my MAD #548 “Stranger Things” cover print, copies of Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day, a new Mini-print and loads of other crap. I’ll also be doing a signing at the DC booth. I’ll post my full schedule on Friday. READ MORE

Monday MADness- Stranger Things Pencils!

April 2nd, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness

This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the pencils of MAD #548’s parody of “Stranger Things”. Splash page above and story pages below. I drew these digitally on my Wacom Cintiq 27QHD. Parody written by Desmond Devlin. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag: Hello Neuman?

April 1st, 2018 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: With you participating in so many comic book conventions, I just had to know—do you come across many people cosplaying as Alfred E. Neuman? A: I actually don’t do all that many comic cons. I only do four every year: San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con, because those are the big ones, and two in Chicago in C2E2 and Wizard World Chicago (formerly Chicago Comic Con) because they are good sized shows but also within a driveable distance of my home. I’m currently in charge of the National Cartoonists Society’s big comic-con booth presence so when they started doing Wondercon with that… READ MORE

Portland Workshop Sold Out!

March 31st, 2018 | Posted in News

My Portland workshop June 29th-July 1st is sold out! If you missed out you can get added to the waitlist. I sometimes get a last minute cancellation, and will offer any sudden opening to those on the waitlist on a first come-first served basis. There’s no obligation… if you decide not to take the spot I’ll move on to the next person on the list. I still have openings in my last four workshops of the year in Las Vegas, Minnesota, Los Angeles and Phoenix. READ MORE