February 18th, 2016 | Posted in General
I’ve been invited as a special guest at a one-day mini pop culture/comic book show called “Sound+Vision MN” on Saturday, March 12th at the Valley Creek Mall in Woodbury, MN. It’s a small show, but there is no admission cost and free parking, so it’s a real bargain! I’ve never been to the show before so I imagine there will be several vendors selling cool toys, comics, etc. I’ll have my usual comic-con setup complete with signed copies of “The Mad Art of Caricature”, a pile of MAD magazines (sold at cover price, signature free!), all of my different limited edition prints and my comic-con… READ MORE
February 17th, 2016 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
I might have to work through the “27 Club” with these “Classic Rock” sketches. I’ve already done Jimi Hendricks and Janis Joplin, and here is The Lizard King/Mr. Mojo Risin’, “The Doors” frontman Jim Morrison. As aways, the original sketch is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
February 15th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Next week the latest issue of MAD hits the stands, and I did the artwork for the Desmond Devlin penned parody of both “The Hunger Games: The Mockingjay” Parts I and II, combined in one eight page extravaganza. I’ll post some sneak peeks of that once the issue is out. This week’s Monday MADness is a look at my and Des’s take on “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire: from MAD #526 April 2014, pencil comps and final art: READ MORE
February 14th, 2016 | Posted in Mailbag
A: You mentioned that you are still trying to improve your drawing skills. How do you to this? Let’s say you are not content with the noses you are drawing. Are you then doing some hours of exercises on noses? Or are you just paying more attention if you are drawing noses while working? Q: I am constantly seeking to get move forward as an artist, cartoonist, and storyteller. I do not have any specific “exercises” that I do to improve my skills, so I had to think on this. How DO I work on getting better? I came up with four important things: Mindset-… READ MORE
February 13th, 2016 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The owners of Android based smartphones and tablets will have ample opportunity to lower their collective IQs and loosen their stools with digital copies of MAD now available on their devices. Google stock is sure to take a hit on Monday. READ MORE
February 12th, 2016 | Posted in General
Yep. READ MORE
February 11th, 2016 | Posted in General
I received this the other day via email: Dear Tom, I started caricature wood carving about 6 months ago. Recently reading the blog of Don Mertz, a well known caricature woodcarver, he highly recommended your book. Not wanting to figure out how to free up yet another slot on my bookcases (as I’m still struggling with where to put Volume 3 of Walt Kelly’s Pogo) I decided to do a search for a digital copy of your book, knowing this would be futile. Much to my delight and surprise I found it on your web site. I know the risk involved in producing non-DRM ebooks,… READ MORE
February 10th, 2016 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
Here’s another in my “Classic Rock” series… guitar God Eddie Van Halen! As always, the original is available in the Studio Store. READ MORE
