Tom's Mad Blog
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
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
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
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
July 22nd, 2014 | Posted in News
Clicky to embiggen! Holy 50/50 cotton polyester blend, Batman! This year’s official NCS Comic-Con T-shirt is in honor of the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of the Caped Crusader! With artwork by Bill Amend, Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Jim Borgman, Jack Davis (!!), Jeff Keane, Rick Kirkman, Patrick McDonnell, Bill Morrison, Mike Peters, myself, Stan Sakai, Jerry Scott and Garry Trudeau, this is going to be a hot seller! The NCS will have them in both white and yellow, with a long sleeve option that has the illustrations also going down each sleeve! Visit the NCS booth #1307 at the San Diego Comic-Con and get this… READ MORE
July 21st, 2014 | Posted in Monday MADness
In honor of the National Cartoonists Society having Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D (along with illustrator Luke McGarry) signing autographs at the NCS booth on Thursday at the San Diego Comic-Con, here’s a look at all my art for the parody of “School of Rock” from MAD #438, Feb. 2004: Clicky any to embiggen… READ MORE
July 20th, 2014 | Posted in General
Q: When you are tasked to draw a front cover with dozens of faces on it (like the Obama inauguration number) WHERE do you start? I avoid such jobs like the plague because I find it too intimidating – trying to get everyone in is a nightmare! A: As it happens, I did a short tutorial on constructing crowd scenes a few years ago using that same “Obama Inauguration” image as the basis. Here it is: Constructing a Crowd Scene Tutorial I’m still not exactly sure how it happened, but somewhere along the line I ended up establishing the reputation of being able to “do… READ MORE
July 19th, 2014 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society just released thier full signing schedule for San Diego Comic Con, which includes an appearance by Tenacious D aka Jack Black and Kyle Gass, with illustrator Luke McGarry, who will be there promoting their Festival Supreme show and signing limited edition posters of the event with art done by Luke! Here’s the full schedule: Wednesday, July 23 (Preview Night) 6 PM – 9 PM Greg Evans (Luann) Tom Richmond (MAD Magazine) Luke McGarry (Illustrator) Steve McGarry (Biographic, Kid City) Thursday, July 24 10 AM – 12 PM Greg Evans (Luann) Lex Fajardo (Kid Beowulf) Tom Richmond (MAD Magazine) 1 PM –… READ MORE
