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May 9th, 2014 | Posted in General

Illustration Throwback Thursday!

May 8th, 2014 | Posted in Illustration Throwback Thursday

I’m stealing a page from Facebook and will occasional do a “Throwback Thursday” feature here on the blog… but not adorable pictures of me as a toddler. Rather, I’ll try and post some really early work of mine.¬¨‚Ä† This is my very first published magazine illustration. Yikes. Everything’s lumpy… This was circa 1991. I had been doing comic book pencils for NOW Comics for a year or two, and had freshly moved back to Minnesota from Atlanta when I received a phone call from Kyle Peterson, a friend of mine from art college. He had become an associate art director at MSP Communications, a local… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Ned Stark!

May 7th, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

More “Game of Thrones” caricatures this week. I’m too busy for more than a quick digital study today of the late Stark patriarch Ned Stark as portrayed by Sean Bean. READ MORE

The Dreaded Deadline Demon

May 6th, 2014 | Posted in General

Things are reaching emergency proportions in the studio… Posting might be sparse for a while. READ MORE

Monday MADness- Celebrity Poker!

May 5th, 2014 | Posted in Monday MADness

This week’s Monday MADness is a look at the pencil roughs (and finals) of a feature entitled “A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Celebrity Poker Showdown” written by Desmond Devlin, Steve Rosso, David Shayne and John Caldwell from MAD #452, April 2005. Sharp eyed viewers will spot some MAD related characters in the audience. Clicky any to embiggen… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Parodies Outside MAD?

May 4th, 2014 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: I have to admit that I am a little disappointed because I thought that just maybe Mad would have done a satire of the movie “Gravity”.¬¨‚Ä† The movie was a big hit and quite notable (notable enough to warrant a Sergio Aragones piece in #526) and certainly worthy of the satirical minds at Mad to shred to pieces.¬¨‚Ä† A miss on the magazine’s part, I felt.¬¨‚Ä† And that got me wondering.¬¨‚Ä† Have you ever considered simply doing your own satire of a movie or TV show that Mad ignored to satisfy your own wish to see that movie or TV show skewered?¬¨‚Ä† Nothing like… READ MORE

It’s Free Comic Book Day!

May 3rd, 2014 | Posted in News

Encouraging kids of any age to discover and read comics has no downside, and to that end there is a wonderful annual event called Free Comic Book Day that happens in comic book specialty shops across North America and worldwide. Held the first Saturday in May each year, the premise is simple: any customer can walk into a comic shop and receive a free comic book, or maybe a few! What comics are available for free? Well, there is a special lineup of comics that are part of the promotion. Check out this link for the 2014 selection. Which and how many you get are… READ MORE

Comic-Con Crazy

May 2nd, 2014 | Posted in News

I have gotten a number of emails asking me if I’ll be going to this or that comic-con this year, so I thought I’d do a quick rundown of the ones I am definitely going to be at as well as some I am still waiting for confirmation on… in chronological order: SpringCon– St. Paul MN, May 17 & 18- Confirmed and coming up fast! San Diego Comic Con– San Diego, CA, July 24-27th- I’ll be at the NCS booth and occasionally the DC Booth Wizard World Chicago– Chicago, IL Aug 21-24- I’ll have a booth in Artist’s Alley New York Comic Con– New York,… READ MORE