Tom's Mad Blog
March 30th, 2018 | Posted in News
Since there is no official DC booth or MAD related panels at Indiana Comic-Con, there’s not much to my schedule this weekend, so it’s easy to remember!: Friday March 30th 12:00pm-2:30pm- Guest Creators Area booth G3 3:30pm-4:30pm- “Mad MAD Art” presentation room 142 4:45pm-7:00pm- Guest Creators Area booth G3 Saturday March 31st 10:00am- 7:00pm- Guest Creators Area booth G3 Sunday April 1st 10:00am- 5:00pm- Guest Creators Area booth G3 I was given the go ahead to show some of my artwork from the upcoming new MAD #1 (the same stuff they showed at Wondercon) during my talk today, so those in attendance will get a… READ MORE
March 29th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s another official sneak peek at part of the new MAD #1, a mash-up of cropped panels from the parody of “Riverdale”, which features an homage to Will Elder‘s classic “Starchie” from MAD #12. Written by Ian Boothby with art by me. How is an Elder homage going to fit into the Riverdale spoof, you ask? You’ll just have to buy the issue On April 17th to find out… Fa Fa Fa! Oh, and MAD posted this sneak peek on their Instagram: READ MORE
March 28th, 2018 | Posted in News
I’m actually a special guest at the Indiana Comic Con this weekend! You’ll find me at table G3 (I think) in the “Guest Creators” area, and I’ll be doing a presentation Friday from 3:30pm-4:30pm in room 142. I’ll post my schedule on Friday morning once I confirm the table space number, etc. READ MORE
March 28th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Here’s another 60’s Bat-villain… John Astin filled in as “The Riddler” in season two. Original available in the Studio Store. Bat Facts: Astin’s appearance as The Riddler was supposedly due to Frank Gorshin‘s demand for a raise, although some sources claim Gorshin just didn’t want to play the part anymore. An earlier episode series in season two was originally supposed to feature The Riddler but the villain was changed to “The Puzzler” due to Gorshin’s absence. Gorshin did come back as The Riddler for a single episode in the third and final season. READ MORE
March 27th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The new MAD staff gave the Usual Gang of Idiots the OK to share a little peek at what we did for the new MAD #1. Here’s a close up look at a little part of a panel from the parody of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” I did the art for, written by Desmond Devlin. I did not really impart on yesterday’s posts how impressed I was with what they are doing with the new MAD. It’s going to be very comics-centric (and visually stunning) but still have the irreverence and lunacy of the MAD you’ve known and loved for 66 years. I’ll post… READ MORE
March 26th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine
After weeks of teasing and gaslighting readers with hints about what to expect, this past weekend the new look MAD Magazine was unveiled at Wondercon in Anaheim. So, what was real and what were gags about the new MAD? Here’s a rundown: Alfred E Neuman gets a facelift and becomes Al Newman– Gag. Alfred is still Alfred. He’s still a gap-toothed idiot. He’s not this: They are redesigning the logo– True, but it’s not the horrific 80’s chrome monstrosity seen above. That was a gag. The new logo: It’s clearly a re-imagining of the classic Kurtman Era logo from the comic book days. MAD is… READ MORE
March 25th, 2018 | Posted in Mailbag
This happens a couple of times a year… I have no viable questions to answer in the mailbag. Well, I have been asked and answered over 500 of them since starting this blog. It’s entirely possible that people have run out of questions. There are only so many questions people might have about freelancing, illustration, MAD, etc. So maybe this feature has run its course. I guess that’s up to you. So, if you have questions concerning cartooning, illustration, freelancing, MAD Magazine or other similar subjects I’ll be happy to answer them as best I can. E-mail me your questions and I’ll try and answer… READ MORE
March 23rd, 2018 | Posted in News
I’m here in sunny(ish) Anaheim CA this weekend at Wondercon! Here’s where you will find me: Friday, March 23 11:30am-7:00pm- Booth SP-83 (Small Press area) Saturday, March 24 10:00am- 4:00pm- Booth SP-83 (Small Press area) 4:30pm- 5:30pm- “Quick Draw” North 200B 6:00pm- 7:00pm- Booth SP-83 (Small Press area) Sunday, March 25 10:00 am- 1:00pm- Booth SP-83 (Small Press area) 1:30pm- 2:30pm- “MAD” Panel room 213AB 3:00pm- 5:00pm- Booth SP-83 (Small Press area) READ MORE
