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Sketch o’the Week- Stephen Colbert!

July 30th, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

This week’s SotW is the upcoming new host of “The Late Show”, Stephen Colbert. READ MORE

“Fan Art” and Copyrights

July 29th, 2014 | Posted in General

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBsTUjd910[/youtube] I get asked quite a bit about the legality of selling the Limited Edition prints I have been offering the last few years. Having just got back from Comic-Con, the issue of selling images featuring characters you do not have the copyrights to is an obviously major one. Walking through the exhibit floor, you see booth after booth selling products based on or featuring characters they do not own the rights to. Professional comic book artists do private commissions of Superman, Spider-man or whatever character they are asked to draw. Sort of professional artists sell posters or prints of Batgirl or the Walking Dead… READ MORE

Monday MADness! MAD about Comic-Con!

July 28th, 2014 | Posted in Monday MADness

I’m currently en route back some from sunny San Diego and the big, loud and sweaty frenzy known as San Diego Comic-Con. MAD had a panel last Thursday where editor John Ficarra had the room thoroughly bored waiting for the free swag in stitches with highlights from this past year’s issues of MAD, and the MAD website. They also announced some new book projects, starting with the newest release from their “MAD’s Greatest Artists” series… this one featuring Don Martin! The other big announcement was the start of a new series entitled “MAD’s Greatest Writers”, the first of which will feature Frank Jacobs! Head on… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Comic-Cons?

July 27th, 2014 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: It’s been fun to see your reports from the San Diego Comic-Con. I have noticed you are doing quite a few comic-cons all of a sudden, whereas you used to do very few if any. What changed? A: I’ll probably never do a big circuit of conventions like some artists do, but yes I am doing quite a few more than I used to. Up until this past year, I really only did two…San Diego and the smaller MCBA cons in Minnesota. I did San Diego because the National Cartoonists Society has a booth there, and they wanted members to come and spend time… READ MORE

More From SDCC!

July 25th, 2014 | Posted in General

Day one at Comic-Con was extremely frenzied with The Tenacious D signing at the NCS booth as well as the general craziness. Here are some photos: The National Cartoonists Society booth #1307 A look at the convention floor from the booth Greg Evans (Luann) and Rick Detorie (One Big Happy) Me doing a drawing for a fan Luke McGarry, Jack Black and Kyle Gass sign at the NCS booth! Jack and Kyle signed a print of my splash page of the “School of Rock” parody from MAD The MAD corner of the DC booth DC Comics had all the batsuits and cowls on display The… READ MORE

Live from San Diego Comic-Con 2014

July 24th, 2014 | Posted in General

Reporting live from the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con! Last night was preview night, which was the usual crazy frenzy since there are no panels or presentations going on to thin out the crowd on the floor. I will be at the NCS booth (#1307) today from 10 am-4 pm doing drawings, selling books and MAD originals and my Sherlock Holmes print. Tonight at 5:30 is the MAD about MAD panel in room #4. The image you see above was a special commission I was tasked with by a collector prior to coming to San Diego. I seldom have time to do this sort of thing,… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Adam West… AGAIN?!?

July 23rd, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Holy Faber Castell… Not another caricature of the Caper Crusader by this Scandalous Scrawler of Sketches! What could this Peccant Pusher of Pencils be up to? Will our hero get DRAWN into a grisly, GRAPHIC fate? Is he in LINE to be further ridiculed by this Despicable Doodler? TOON in soon for the SKETCHY details, citizens! Same MAD time, same MAD channel! READ MORE

The NCS Announces the Launch of The National Cartoonist Magazine!

July 22nd, 2014 | Posted in News

The NCS Foundation has really been firing on all cylinders lately, starting several initiatives that are going to be terrific resources fro pro an aspiring cartoonists alike. They and the NCS just announced one of those new initiatives today, the free digital magazine, The National Cartoonist!: From the NCS Website and NCSF President Steve McGarry: The NCS is delighted to announce the launch of our new digital magazine, The National Cartoonist! We’re really excited about this new publication and hope you will be, too! Published by the National Cartoonists Society Foundation, it is a free magazine celebrating the best in cartooning, past and present, with… READ MORE