June 22nd, 2015 | Posted in Monday MADness
In honor of the latest Pixar movie’s release, here’s a look at the story behind “Toyota Story”, which started out as a single image for the MAD website during the Toyota “unexplained acceleration” lawsuit and investigation, and ended up being used as part of a parody in MAD #504 back in 2010. The initial job was described to me as a fake poster for a “Toy Story” spin-off film, done in a typical Pixar look, with the gag being the toys behind the wheel of a runaway Toyota and several of them being run over and squashed. Naturally the effectiveness of the parody would rely… READ MORE
June 21st, 2015 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Is there someone who evaluates your caricatures? Currently with your experience, did you have bad reviews and did you have to redo caricatures? A: I’m assuming you are referring to live caricature work. Caricature is, to some extent, subjective. A likeness is a likeness but, unlike portraiture, caricature includes the exaggeration of what the artist perceives as the things that make the subject unique. That can be different for different artists. One artist may perceive a subject’s face as having a strong jaw, where another may see it differently. It’s the same for your audience. What you as a caricaturist see and exaggerate might… READ MORE
June 19th, 2015 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a sneak peek at the art from MAD‘s parody of “Ray Donovan” in MAD #534, written by Arnie Kogen… on sale now!! (clicky any to embiggen): Whaddya mean you want to read the dialogue in the word boxes? What does this look like… a furshlugginer library?!? Go out and buy a copy of MAD #534, clod! READ MORE
June 18th, 2015 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday
Here’s an old caricature of Bill Cosby, updated for 2015. READ MORE
June 17th, 2015 | Posted in Classic Rock Sketch Series
I’m finally getting back to my “Classic Rock and Roll” caricature sketch series. Here’s the fetching Deborah Harry from “Blondie”. My friends and I were all in love with Deborah thanks to Blondie’s MTV music videos. Did you know they used to play music videos on MTV? Well, they did. You can buy the original sketch in the Studio Store! READ MORE
June 16th, 2015 | Posted in News
Just arrived from the printer, all 44 of my caricatures of the U.S. Presidents in one 19″ x 27″ full color poster! Printed on glossy, 100lb stock, it’s a perfect gift for schoolteachers, history buffs, political wonks or fans of crazy facial hair. Shipped in a sturdy cardboard tube! You can order one today, signed and everything for $15.99 (cheap)! READ MORE
June 15th, 2015 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In comic book shops, on the iPad and in subscribers mailboxes now, on news stands everywhere tomorrow: Cover (Mark Fredrickson) Letters and Tomatoes (Ed.) The Fundalini Pages (Matt Lassen, Ward Sutton, Tim Hamilton, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Kenny Keil, Jose Garibaldi, Emily Flake, Jeff Kruse, Rick Tulka, Samuel Ferri, Scott Maiko, John Kerschbaum, Justin Peterson, Tom Cheney, Garth Gerhart) Chris Christie’s World (J.C. Duffy, Richard Williams) Ray Drearyman (Arnie Kogen, Tom Richmond) Amazing #lifehacks That Will Totally Change Your #life! (Kenny Keil, Kevin Pope) Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper) Planning for your Summer Music Festival (Kenny Keil, John Martz) When Minions really Go Bad (John Caldwell)… READ MORE
June 14th, 2015 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: In regards to recurring characters like Spy vs Spy, Melvin and Jenkins, and Monroe etc does MAD own the rights to those characters (I’m assuming they DO own Spy vs Spy) or does the original artist/ writer still own them? A: I am not the best person to ask that question of, since I have nothing to do with the inner working of the magazine or its relationship with freelancers. That said, as far as I know EVERYTHING that is published in MAD Magazine is done as “work for hire”, which means that MAD owns it once they pay you for doing it. That… READ MORE
