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Happy Birthday Bill Gaines!

March 1st, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Bill would have been 96 today. I never met him, he passed away 18 years before my first piece appeared in his magazine. READ MORE

Sketch Week: Victor Buono (King Tut)!

March 1st, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Sketch week continues with Victor Buono aka “King Tut” from the 60’s Batman TV show. Original available in the Studio Store. Bat Facts: The Batman cover issue of TV Guide announced that Robert Morely was scheduled to play King Tut, which turned out to be completely unfounded. READ MORE

More MAD Tweets

February 28th, 2018 | Posted in MAD Magazine

This makes sense considering I was asked to do traditional comic book style word balloons and have a more “comic book” feel in my latest MAD parody work. It was also an early rumor they were going back to the original comic book format.. READ MORE

Sketch Week: David Wayne (The Mad Hatter)!

February 28th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I figured I might have to add the name of the 60’s Batman villain these actors portrayed since the name recognition on many has been lost a bit in the 50 years since the show was on the air… This is David Wayne and the Mad Hatter… original available in the Studio Store. Bat Facts: David Wayne appeared in more films with Marilyn Monroe than any other actor… four in total: As Young as You Feel (1951), We’re Not Married (1952), O. Henry’s Full House (1952), and How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). READ MORE

Sketch Week: Eartha Kitt!!

February 27th, 2018 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

I just finished about 6 weeks of nonstop deadlines, workshops and travel… so this week on Tom’s Mad Blog I’m just going to shut up and draw a bunch of 60’s Batman villains. Here’s a sketch of the stunning Eartha Kitt as “Catwoman”. Original available in the Studio Store if you are interested. BatFacts: Eartha Kitt took over the role of Catwoman for the third and final season of Batman. The reason for this, according to Kitt’s first episode screenwriter Stanley Ralph Ross was “because Julie was doing a movie at the time. I think it was “McKenna’s Gold”. READ MORE

Monday MADness: Spider-Sham Too!

February 26th, 2018 | Posted in Monday MADness

I usually don’t scan the full sized pencil from a movie/TV parody in MAD, since I do the roughs at print size and then get all the review/approval/direction at that stage. For some reason I have the full page scans of the final pencils for the complete movie parody “Spider-Sham Too” from MAD #446, October 2004, written by Dick DeBartolo. So, here are examples of my finished pencils, done on bristol board at 200% of print size, over which I then ink and scan to color (clicky any to embiggen): READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag: Airbrushing Process Tutorial

February 25th, 2018 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: In your book you are describing the sequence you are foll0wing doing life caricatures. Do you also have a sequence for the coloring with the airbrush, after the pencil drawing is finished (concerning areas and/or used colors)? Do you still stick to the sequence when doing digital life caricatures? A: I’ve actually been meaning to post a tutorial on live caricature airbrushing but have never gotten around to it. The following is something I put together years ago to show the basic process. I use a different process for digital color, though… this is just for airbrushing live caricatures. The colors are for a… READ MORE