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I was so Busy Today…

September 30th, 2014 | Posted in General

… I didn’t even have time to post this. READ MORE

Monday MADness- teh interwebs!

September 29th, 2014 | Posted in Monday MADness

Not too many people remember this, but MAD was actually a bit ahead of it’s time when it came to internet content. Way back in the summer/fall of 2000, before blogger and Facebook and “Web 2.0”, MAD spent several months posting original content on its website, then called madmag.com. Called the “MADness of the Week”, these were specially written and drawn features that were sometimes “rollover” images or illustrations that had pop up gags, sometimes static images with text and later included flash-based shorts with limited animation. MAD had their freelancers produce the work, both writing and art, and then would produce the features and… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Getting Paid?

September 28th, 2014 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: This is more about the business side of freelancing. How do you handle billing your clients? Do you require them to pay anything upfront? Do you require payment within a certain timeframe? What if they don’t pay you? A: Much of what you are asking depends on the client. Most of my clients are companies with separate finance departments, so the responsibility of when my fee is paid lies with a different person than the art director I actually work with on the job. Some clients pay within a week or two (rare), some within a month (most) some take longer (a few). The… READ MORE

Too Much Caffeine Man!

September 27th, 2014 | Posted in General

I’ve been doing a lot of these for people bringing me a Monster Zero Ultra energy drink. I won’t be falling asleep at my booth, that’s for sure. With apologies to Shannon Wheeler for the post title. READ MORE

What, Me in Pittsburgh?

September 26th, 2014 | Posted in General

Stop by if you are at the Pittsburgh Comicon! READ MORE

Visit Me at Pittsburgh Comic Con!

September 25th, 2014 | Posted in News

I’m a special guest at the Pittsburgh Comicon this weekend. You can find me in booth P068 and I will have copies of my book, my two available limited edition prints “The Game is Afoot!” and “Bats in the Belfry”, a very few remaining Doctor Who “The Doctor is IN!” artist proof prints, assorted original MAD art and I will be doing commission sketches including caricatures and “Alfred as…” drawings. One caveat on that last one… I’m not sure how much my stitched up finger will limit my being able to do commissions, but I’ll do my best. I’m also going to be doing a… READ MORE

From the Freelance Files- 3M Calendar

September 25th, 2014 | Posted in Freelancing

Clicky any to embiggen… This was an odd job from early last year. A design company was doing a calendar for some client and one of the months they wanted a comic book “superhero” designed that would represent a color process or technology from 3M called “Q-Def”. They wanted a little humorous look to it, rather than a more serious comic book look… that’s why they called me. We needed to explore some ideas of the look of the character, so I gave them 4 different concepts. Three human characters and a robot: Then I worked a bit on the “Q-Def” logo. I really hate… READ MORE