Clicky to embiggen… As promised, here’s a look at some of the art from the Desmond Devlin scripted parody of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”, now appearing in MAD #527 on news stands everywhere! Clicky this one to embiggen… Want to know what all the jokes that go into those empty boxes are? Then go buy a copy of the fershlugginer magazine, clod! READ MORE
Q: Forgive me if this is posted somewhere in the blog, but I’d love to know more about this Marlin Workplace Poster that you do each month. How long have you been at this project? What kinds of things do they look for each month? Do they have specific requests or do you have full creative allowance? What do they use it for? Is there a different employee featured in each month’s installment or is it all fictional characters? I really enjoy seeing the humor in these posters and I’ve always wanted to know more about them! A: Those ‘workplace posters” I do are a… READ MORE
In comic book shops, on the iPad and in subscribers mailboxes now, on news stands everywhere Tuesday: MAD # 527 (June 2014) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Rick Tulka, Evan Waite, John Martz, Tom Bunk, P.C. Vey, Matt Lassen, Kenny Keil, Garth Gerhart, Mike Morse, Mike Loew, Rich Powell, Dick DeBartolo, Bob Staake, Glen Le Lievre, Desmond Devlin, Justin Peterson, Sarah Chalek, Mike Lynch, The Slobbit: The Adaptation’s a Slog (A MAD Movie Satire) (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) Sport’s Atrocity- (Jeff Kruse, Scott Bicher) When Delivery Drones Go Bad (John Caldwell) The Darker Side of The Lighter Side (Dave Berg… sort of) Planet TAD!!!!!… READ MORE
One of the gems in the¬¨‚ĆInside MAD book is the mind-blowing, pull-out poster illustration by Sergio Aragon?¬©s depicting virtually everyone ever associated with the magazine in its sixty-plus year history. Not only is it chock full of “The Usual Gang of Idiots”, it contains dozens and dozens of references to famous MAD moments, items and other goodies. In true MAD fashion, this is an image you can spend an hour staring at and still miss some of the gags and little touches. Fear not! The good folks over at Doug Gilford’s MAD Cover Site (ok, Doug… but with a little help from his friends) has… READ MORE
Our “Game of Thrones” run continues with Jack Gleeson as the hated King Jeoffrey Baratheon… lets just say I greatly enjoyed the last episode. READ MORE
Clicky to embiggen… Things are heating up on the old drawing board. Here’s what’s going on right now: Comic Book Project- Ongoing, but going into higher gears now. MAD TV Parody- Just got the splash for that. Six or Seven pages. Great subject. Marlin Workplace Poster- My usual monthly assignment Event poster- An unusual project, will share when appropriate. T-shirt design project- Just a little thing I am doing for a good client. New print illustration!- Debuts next week! Last month’s Marlin poster posted above, pencil rough below. Pencil Rough (digital) READ MORE
Here’s a roundup of the various sneak peeks that have (so far) popped up on the Interwebs from the upcoming MAD #527 (besides the one of “The Slobbit” I posted about last week): MAD rules Bill Maher– Written by Butch D’Ambrosio with art by Paul Coker, courtesy of Politico Desmond Devlin and Anton Emdin take a look back at Pro Wrestling, courtesy of Craveonline. El Maestro Sergio Aragon?¬©s (with colorist Tom Luth) takes a MAD look at legalizing marijuana, courtesy of (go figure) High Times. READ MORE
Q: Let’s say someone loves your rendition so much, they keep showing up for you to draw them. Does this affect your ability to produce a caricature, or do your drawings of them actually get better? A: How intimate familiarity with a subject affects your ability to caricature that subject is an interesting question. Specifically you are referring to live caricature work (I assume), and that is a little different of an animal. Unless your subject comes back to get a drawing several times a week, you really cannot get so familiar with their face that it affects your ability to draw them objectively. After… READ MORE
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