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The Dreaded Deadline Demon!

January 15th, 2016 | Posted in General

Sleep… I barely remember ye. READ MORE

Illustration Throwback Thursday #18

January 14th, 2016 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday

This spot illustration is from the April 1998 issue of Golden State Warriors Magazine. It was for a kids page section and depicts then rookie player Adonal Foyle. This is a very early example of my fledgling digital illustration style. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- David Bowie!

January 13th, 2016 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series

I was sad to hear about the passing of the great David Bowie. A true original. I’ve spent a lot of time listening to his music in the studio. READ MORE

Holy 50th Anniversary, Batman!

January 12th, 2016 | Posted in General

It’s been fifty years since the debut of “Batman” on ABC, starring Adam West, Burt Ward and a host of big stars of the day as super-villain guest stars! I was still patiently awaiting being born on January 12th, 1966 when the first episode aired, so I caught the reruns when I was a little kid in the late 60’s. Frankly I have this TV show to blame credit for a life long love of comics. Thanks, William Dozier! READ MORE

Monday MADness- Ironic Man!

January 11th, 2016 | Posted in Monday MADness

This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the pencil roughs and final art for MAD’s parody of 2008’s “Iron Man” from MAD #492, Aug 2008, written by Desmond Devlin: READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Wrapped Pencils?

January 10th, 2016 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: I noticed at comic con you were drawing with a clutch (leadholder), but it had been modified with gauze and elastic bands. How do you do that, and why is it good practice? A: You mean this?: This is my “live caricature” pencil. I get a lot of weird looks when people see this thing all wrapped up, but the reason for it is simple and makes perfect sense. But before the “why”, here’s the “what”: Underneath all that wrapping is a standard “clutch” type mechanical leadholder, specifically the Caran Dasche Fixpencil 3. It holds a 3mm lead rather than the standard 2mm most… READ MORE

The Dreaded Deadline Demon

January 8th, 2016 | Posted in General

Things are getting crazy right now in the studio… I might not do much in the way of meaningful posting for the next week. READ MORE

NCS Silver Reubens Call for Submissions!

January 7th, 2016 | Posted in News

It’s that time of year again, the National Cartoonists Society’s annual Divisional Awards aka the “Silver Reubens” are gearing up, and they need your submissions for consideration. Each division has specific sets of eligibility criteria, but the following are universal: Must be professionally published between Dec 1, 2014 and Dec 31, 2015 Creator need not be an NCS member, but must be eligible for NCS membership (i.e. a professional cartoonist) Last year the NCS broke new ground by having it’s entire membership vote for most divisional categories online, which proved pretty time consuming considering some divisions had up to 50 entries. This year the process… READ MORE