Cover of MAD #532 by Mark Frerickson The Huffington Post posted a sneak peek of the cover for MAD #532 by Mark Fredrickson, which also features some teases of what’s on the inside. Two, count ’em, TWO TV parodies. I did the art for the “House of Cards” parody. The issue will be on newsstands on Feb 24th and in subscriber mailboxes as early as Feb 13th! READ MORE
I have to cop out on the SotW this week due to being too damn swamped, so here is an illustration I did for Penthouse of recurring guest columnist Dave Navarro. Kind of a Valentine’s Day theme… READ MORE
So what’s on the ol’ drawing board right now? Z People Comic– Furiously inking pages for this trying to meet an end of the week deadline Jeff Dunham Illustrations– Busy doing several “Las Vegas” themed pieces for Jeff’s show MAD– 6 page movie parody for a special project TBA (not for the magazine) Workplace Poster– My usual monthly assignment We are headed out this weekend to Orlando to visit my daughter, The Effervescent Gabrielle, Mickey Mouse, and a few others for a week, so I have to get caught up and ahead a bit before we go. Posting might be a bit light. Below is… READ MORE
The following is largely from a previous blog post from 2006, updated a bit to reflect the current state of MAD‘s movie parody output today: I get questioned a lot about the state of MAD movie parodies, usually from people lamenting them as shorter, less frequent and targeting only blockbusters than the ones in the past. There was a time when the latest issue of MAD could be counted on to have at least one movie parody and one TV show parody in it, and often more than one. The parodies averaged over 6 pages in length, and the targets were usually highly regarded dramas… READ MORE
Q: A few months ago I finally got my first serious contract as a freelance illustrator, but unfortunately, almost at the same time I started feeling slight twinges in my wrist, that initially just came and went, but now they’re starting to last longer and increase in intensity as well. I have been considering getting a Cintiq (now I’m using a tiny Bamboo, that I think because of its relatively small surface being mapped onto a bigger screen kind of forces me to concentrate too much on getting my lines right and thus grip the pen too tightly). Do you think that could be a… READ MORE
Clicky to Embiggen… I did the above piece a month or two ago for an issue of GQ Magazine that just hit the stands…it’s a gag article about how the NFL is trying to make the Superbowl more woman-friendly. Some of the gags: Players have to wear Spanx rather than football pants Susan B. Anthony painted on all the game balls Mood lighting and aroma therapy in the bathrooms Katy Perry doing the halftime show Fun project and cool new client. Hope to do more work for them in the future. READ MORE
If you are a fan of comics or cartooning, you should be a regular reader of Comic Riffs, a column/blog from the Washington Post written by “Writer-artist-recovering-syndicated-cartoonist” Michael Cavna. Michael posted an article today about my recently released cover art for the NCS Reuben Awards Weekend brochure, where he interviews some of the victims subjects of my caricatures for their reaction. Generally good this year, no threats of stoning or keying my car. In the article Micheal asks me if I had any trouble with any of the subjects. I did have to have a couple of tries at Jeff Keane. It’s interesting when you… READ MORE
Here’s a (very) rare commission: Doctor Who’s Peter Capaldi– 8 1/2 x 12 on bristol board, ink with dip pen and washes. READ MORE
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