Tom's Mad Blog
June 5th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In subscribers mailboxes, comic books shops and via digital now, on news stands next Tuesday!!: Cover (Mark Fredrickson) Letters and Tomatoes (Ed.) The Fundalini Trumpalini Pages (Bob Staake, Barry Liebmann, Rick Tulka, Anton Emdin, Ward Sutton) The Fundalini Pages (Mike Morse, Stephen Sulver, P.C. Vey, Todd Clark, Emily Flake, Jeff Kruse, Rich Powell, Kenny Keil, Jose Garibaldi, McKinley Rodriguez, Peter Kuper) This Wall (Dick DeBartolo, Tom Richmond) What’s That Smell? (Charlie Kadau, Tom Bunk) Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper) Mare Your Own Anti- Trump Rant (Matt Lassen, Sam Sisco) A MAD Look at Practical Jokes (Sergio Aragonés, Colorist: Tom Luth) Not-Too-Brightbart (Scott Maiko, Mike Loew)… READ MORE
June 4th, 2017 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: What do you think you’d be doing for a living if you were not an artist? A: I get this question now and then, but I’ve never really had a good answer for it because all I’ve ever want to be was an artist. However, I was thinking about that subject while walking the dogs the other day (all great thinking is done either in the shower or while walking the dog) and it occurred to me I do have an answer: I’d want to be a writer. A novelist, short story or kids book author, TV or film script writer…I wouldn’t be picky.… READ MORE
June 2nd, 2017 | Posted in Wall of Shame
It’s been a while since something as cool as this has arrived destined for the Wall of Shame. Longtime SNL cast member Bobby Moynihan had an extra copy of the prints he made of my group caricature of the 2016-2017 cast of Saturday Night Live–he gave a print to each cast member as a gift–and had them sign it for me. The above includes signatures from: Top Row, L to R: Kyle Mooney, Leslie Jones, Pete Davidson, Vanessa Bayer, Beck Bennett Desk, L to R: Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Michael Che, Cecily Strong Floor L to R: Alex Moffat, Mikey Day, Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy,… READ MORE
June 1st, 2017 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday
I did this series of spot illustrations for Cleveland Magazine for their “Best of Cleveland 2011 Awards” feature back in… wait for it… 2011! Finals and pencil roughs: Best of Drink: The “Slap Shot”… Best of Food: Luxury Sunday Buffet Best of Entertainment: October “Dead Ride” zombie bike race A fun little project. They wanted bold and colorful… Here are the pencil sketches: READ MORE
May 31st, 2017 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
Back to our classic rock series- this week is Sex Pistols punk legend Sid Vicious. As always, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
May 30th, 2017 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The new season of “House of Cards” is out on Netflix, so here’s a look back at the complete final art from MAD‘s parody, written by David Shayne and appearing in MAD #532, April 2015. READ MORE
May 29th, 2017 | Posted in General
In honor of those who have fallen in defense of our country and our freedoms, here’s a link to my recap of the first “downrange” USO trip of National Cartoonist Society cartoonists since the Vietnam War. I was lucky to be part of a group that included Jeff Bacon, Chip Bok, Bruce Higdon, Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Stephan Pastis, Mike Peters, Michael Ramirez, and Garry Trudeau. Proud to have been part of that team, which traveled to draw for wounded warriors in Germany and then on to Iraq to draw for troops deployed in the war zone. Remember our fallen heroes today… and every day. READ MORE
May 28th, 2017 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: How important is it that I go to art school if I want to be a cartoonist? A: I wrote a lengthy blog post about this not that long ago. Check it out for a longer answer, but the short answer is your art education is only as good as what it actually teaches you and how it develops and improves your skills and art. Only in rare circumstances does having a degree in art from some college matter to a client or employer (certain animation houses recruit from schools like Ringling or Cal Arts, for example). 99.9% of the time it is only… READ MORE
