Tom's Mad Blog
September 1st, 2014 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This week I am in lock down, do-or-die, 24-7, no foolin’ Deadline Demon mode trying to finish an eight (that’s right EIGHT page parody) for MAD by the weekend. No time for anything else. So… Welcome to flashback week! About eight years ago I posted this little walk through of a typical job for MAD entitled “Diary of a MAD Job”. I thought I would repost it this week. It’s a little dated (I have annotated these with updated comments) but most of the process is the same. Diary of a MAD Job Part 1: Whenever I meet someone who knows that I do work… READ MORE
August 31st, 2014 | Posted in News
It’s with great sadness I pass on the news that comic book legend Stan Goldberg passed away today at age 82 from complications of a severe stroke he suffered a few weeks ago. Stan and his wife Pauline were two of the most wonderful, friendly and genuine people the Lovely Anna and I ever had the privilege of getting to know through the National Cartoonists Society… and that is saying a lot as we count many, many NCS members as very good friends. Stan had the kind of career in comics that in some ways flew under the radar, but in others was one of… READ MORE
August 31st, 2014 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I have a series of questions for your blog regarding the mental state one goes through when working from home as a freelancer (or just working from home in general). Do you ever get depressed from being locked in one room by yourself for an extended period of time without speaking or seeing anyone else besides your family? (And by family I mean your wife and children who live with you). Do you ever wish you were in a studio environment alongside other artists you could have lunch with or just casually chat to on a break? Continuing on with the theme of working… READ MORE
August 28th, 2014 | Posted in News
I officially succumbed to peer pressure and did the Ice Bucket Challenge: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3TqT5LX1EU[/youtube] Embarrassing, but I ended up donating to ALS research anyway… BTW I was challenged by illustrator Howie Noel, comic book superstar Doug Mahnke and Reuben award winning “Baby Blues” cartoonist Rick Kirkman, and I in turn challenged my brothers-in-law Joe, Paul, Dave and Chris Voss. Don’t forget to donate here: http://www.alsa.org/donate/ READ MORE
August 27th, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s SotW subject is legendary comedian Mel Brooks. Quick study actually for a job I am working on. READ MORE
August 26th, 2014 | Posted in General
Spent a good part of last week manning a booth at the Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. Had a great time and met a lot of fans of MAD… the animated (and now lamentably cancelled) show on the Cartoon Network really started a lot of kids on the magazine. The pic above is of my booth. The new Batman print sold pretty well, as did the Sherlock print and a good portion of the extra Doctor Who prints I had left over from the original printing, which I am selling as “artist proof” prints. I still have a few handfuls left but they are going… READ MORE
August 25th, 2014 | Posted in News
As promised, “Bats in the Belfry” is now on sale in the Studio Store. For those looking for one of the inked originals and “special edition” prints that accompany it, I will be posting the ones that have not already been claimed later today. Here’s the copy from the print product page: Batman is one of the most enduring and beloved comic book characters of all time, and has been portrayed in many different ways on television and in film since the mid 1900s. This limited edition print caricatures, and pokes a little gentle fun at, the eight different portrayals of the fictional Dark Knight… READ MORE
August 24th, 2014 | Posted in Mailbag
Today’s mailbag is an amalgamation of many of the questions I have been getting on my new Limited Edition Print “Bats in the Belfry”, which goes on sale online here tomorrow: Q: How many prints in your limited edition? A: Just like the last two prints, there will be 450 of them, all hand numbered and signed. Q: How much will they be? A: $25 plus shipping, just like the others. Q: How big is it? A: Big. 11″ x 28″. Q: Will you ever reissue the print after the limited editions are sold out? A: Nope. Both the James Bond and Doctor Who prints… READ MORE
