Tom's Mad Blog
October 30th, 2023 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Welcome to another Monday. It’s bad enough that it’s the start of another miserable work week, but you also have to be subjected to another episode of our look back at my work for MAD magazine AND on top of that it’s yet another spoof of a Marvel movie! However, as we are nearing the end of the line, we have this consolation… this is the last full and actual parody of a Marvel film MAD ever did. This was written by my partner in CLAPTRAP crime Desmond Devlin, and first appeared in MAD #535, Oct 2015. What’s that you say? This was not the… READ MORE
October 25th, 2023 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
In honor of the upcoming holiday, here’s a bunch of spooky Halloween themed sketches from past “Sketch o’the Week” posts. We resume our regular SotW and the classic sitcom cast series next Wednesday! READ MORE
October 23rd, 2023 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Welcome back to Monday MADness! For those following along at home, this is where I waste your time and valuable brain cells sharing the work I did for MAD Magazine over the years in chronological order. I haven’t one of these since late August, much to the relief of the half dozen people that actually still read this blog! Bad news–I’m back and here’s another entry on this long and utterly pointless trail of travesty. Here’s a look at MAD‘s spoof of the Showtime show “Ray Donovan”, written by the great Arnie Kogen and first appearing in MAD #534, August 2015. As I was working… READ MORE
October 22nd, 2023 | Posted in News
CLAPTRAP, extensive travel, and other obligations conquered! Infrequent and shaky blog and social media interaction over! I’m back and in full swing in the studio, so look for the resumption of “Monday MADness”, “Sketch o’the Week” and other nonsense here and elsewhere on the interwebs. I’m sure this is of enormous relief to my six regular readers. Lots of news and fun things to come soon and especially in 2024. If you have not already subscribed, sign up for my FREE weekly newsletter The Ink Stained Wretch! READ MORE
October 16th, 2023 | Posted in News
Whew! New York Comic Con was intense, hectic and a lot of fun! Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table and for all of those who got a Virtual commission here. I’ve got a pile of them to do but will be getting on them right away because I DON’T HAVE ANY WORK TO DO ON CLAPTRAP ANYMORE! That said I really do have a lot of commissions to do. It will take some time, but everyone will get their art in the next week or two. I’ll do another of these virtual events to coinside with my next major comic con appearance, which… READ MORE
October 15th, 2023 | Posted in General
… to visit my “virtual Artist’s Alley” table and get one of my comic con type commissions. At 5 PM EDT tonight the table closes. I have a pretty long list and it will take a week or more to get them all done and shipped out, but drawn and shipped out they will be! Visit here for the different flavors of commissions available. Once the table is closed, that’s it! READ MORE
October 13th, 2023 | Posted in General
It’s Day two of my “Virtual NYCC Artist’s Alley” Table! Visit this link to get the kinds of commissions I usually only do live at comic cons, and at the same prices. From “Live style” caricatures all the way up to “Mock MAD Covers” in full color. The table closes at 5pm EDT on Sunday. My commission list is getting long, so get in soon! READ MORE
October 12th, 2023 | Posted in General
My “Virtual NYCC Artist’s Alley” table is now open! From now through the end of New York Comic Con, you can order the same kinds of commissions at the same prices I charge when I do a comic con. The table will close at 5pm EDT on Sunday! Visit here for the different kinds of commissions I have available. All online orders will be completed in the order in which they were placed, so the sooner you commission me to do a drawing for you, the sooner you will get it! READ MORE
