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Studio Store Back Up! Book On Sale!

February 15th, 2014 | Posted in News

The Studio Store is finally back up and running, and with that I’m running a sale on signed copies of The Mad Art of Caricature! That’s right… you can order a signed copy for only $20 plus shipping. That’s cheaper than Amazon, and it’s signed! Also on sale is the “Signed copy with a drawing of Alfred E. Neuman”, which is the corresponding $4.95 off. So, if you don’t have a copy of my book and you’ve always wanted one, save a couple of bucks while the sale is on! READ MORE

50 Years of Al Jaffee Fold-Ins!

February 14th, 2014 | Posted in MAD Magazine

I know it looks like that should be an embedded video but sadly that’s not possible, so clicking on it will bring you to a Yahoo News story (with a short video!) about how Al Jaffee‘s “MAD Fold-In” turns 50 next month. The story starts out: It just might be one of the longest freelance gigs in magazine publishing history. Cartoonist Al Jaffee has contributed to MAD Magazine, the satirical mainstay, since its beginnings, and is marking the 50th anniversary of not only creating but illustrating its most iconic feature. I’m not sure it’s fair to call the fold-in MAD‘s “most iconic feature”…many might say… READ MORE

NCS Online Divison Awards Submissions

February 13th, 2014 | Posted in News

First, a reminder to all that the submissions for consideration for the National Cartoonists Society’s divisional awards are due on Saturday, Feb 15th! Here’s a list of all the divisions, the requirements for eligibility, and where to send the submissions. I’m pleased to say that the online divisions have been receiving a good number of submissions, which is terrific. Even better, we expanded the Online Comics Committee to include several other very knowledgeable and “plugged in” webcomics folks to help with the process. In addition to our committee members from last year: Bill Amend– Creator of Foxtrot David Allan Duncan– Professor of Sequential Art Graduate… READ MORE

Sneak Peek at MAD #526

February 13th, 2014 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Clicky to visit the sneak peek… Crave Online has an exclusive sneak peek at one of the features in the upcoming issue of MAD: The new American Girls doll collection (girls as in HBO’s Girls). Click the image or link above for more of the fun. MAD #526 hits news stands on February 25th. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Ashley Olsen!

February 12th, 2014 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

At least I think it’s Ashley Olsen… might be Mary-Kate. Very quick study from a pic I ran across doing a Google image search for “duck lips”. READ MORE

Studio Store Broken!

February 11th, 2014 | Posted in News

That’s what I get for clicking to update the Woocommerce plugin when it indicates there’s an update. The Studio Store is offline and probably will be for a day or two. My apologies if you suddenly had an urge to order a book or a Doctor Who print. 🙁 READ MORE

The Dreaded Deadline Demon

February 11th, 2014 | Posted in General

This went from 0 to 160 overnight around here… READ MORE

Monday MADness! MAD #526 Cover!

February 10th, 2014 | Posted in Monday MADness

An exclusive first look at the cover of MAD #526, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly! The cover artist is Mark Fredrickson. In this issue I did the art for the “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” spoof as MAD let slip last week. I will post a sneak peek of that when the issue is released. READ MORE

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