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tMAoC Throwback Art: Matt Damon!

February 20th, 2015 | Posted in General

Another illustration/sketch from my book, this one is of Matt Damon done in watercolor. READ MORE

tMAoC Art: Paul Newman!

February 19th, 2015 | Posted in General

Another piece of art from my 2011 book The Mad Art of Caricature. READ MORE

So, rather than post nothing for the next week, I am going to post various caricatures from my book. Most are former “Sketch o’the Week” drawings I then did a little digital wash on. Here’s Katie Couric. READ MORE

MAD #532 Sneak Peek: House of Cons!

February 17th, 2015 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Clicky to embiggen… Uproxx.com’s Gamma Squad just released a sneak peek of the splash page of the parody of “House of Cards”, written by David Shayne and drawn by me (but, of course, Uproxx doesn’t mention that). You can read the rest of the parody in MAD #532, due on newsstands next Tuesday! READ MORE

Until Further Notice…

February 17th, 2015 | Posted in General

Seriously paying the price for too many irons in the fire. Sleep and free time may be precious quantities for a while. Carry on. READ MORE

Monday SADness: R.I.P. MAD Coversite

February 16th, 2015 | Posted in MAD Magazine

MAD Magazine fandom lost a really fantastic source of joy and MAD scholars lost a really fantastic resource this past weekend when the MAD Cover Site shut its digital doors forever. All that’s left of its seemingly endless MAD data is a placeholder. The MAD Cover Site was the individual effort of one person, MAD Superfan Doug Gilford. Doug started it on Aug 17th, 1997 as part of the late Dick Hanchette‘s Collectmad.com website. It began as a collection of scans of the all the covers of MAD through the years, along with a list of each issues highlights (or lowlights depending on your perspective).… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Least Favorites?

February 15th, 2015 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: I there any part of a project you DON’T like to draw? In other words do you find it anathema to draw anything mechanical or architectural or anything otherwise mundane. — such as animals or cars or trees, etc.? Similarly, do you have concerns when drawing perspectives, foreshortening, etc.? A: Not really. Drawing mechanical things like buildings or cars is a little different from drawing organic things like plants or people only because the latter requires more rigid order with the forms and the former is more fluid and…uh… “organic” is really the only adjective that applies. Both are just things that are are… READ MORE

One Weird Editor…

February 13th, 2015 | Posted in MAD Magazine

I guess “Weird Al” Yankovic is moonlighting in the publication biz these days. Al tweeted recently that he will be the first ever “guest” editor for MAD Magazine in issue #533, due out in April. The official MAD Press release: “The Usual Gang of Idiots” are getting a new Idiot-in-Chief! Celebrated musical satirist and comedian “Weird Al” Yankovic, the biggest-selling comedy recording artist in history, will helm the next issue of MAD as the legendary humor magazine’s first-ever guest editor. Winner of the 2015 Grammy¬¨?Ü for Best Comedy Album, Weird Al is the writer of some of the biggest song parodies in history. Speaking from… READ MORE