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MAD DC Variant Cover: Me!

March 12th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Buzzfeed.com has an exclusive sneak peek of my variant cover for Detective Comics #19. This was a lot of fun and given my being a huge Batman fan getting to do the cover of Detective Comics was extra special. I am too busy today to write more about this, but Thursday I will post some pencil sketches and a closer look at the artwork. READ MORE

There’ll be Harvey a Dull Moment…

March 11th, 2013 | Posted in News

…during this panel discussion happening next Tuesday at the Society of Illustrators: From the Society of Illustrators website: Celebrating Kurtzman A panel discussion with Drew Friedman, Robert Grossman, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth and moderated by Peter Kuper Legendary artists Drew Friedman, Robert Grossman, Al Jaffee, and Arnold Roth will discuss the life and works of Harvey Kurtzman with a panel moderated by Peter Kuper. Tickets: $15 non-members, $10 members, $7 students/seniors Click here to purchase ABOUT THE ARTISTS Drew Friedman is an award-winning illustrator whose work regularly appears in dozens of major publications.¬¨‚Ć For years he was renowned for his “stippling” style of caricature, employing… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag

March 10th, 2013 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: Are you ever so swamped with deadlines that you spend all weekend basically working around the clock with barely any time to eat, catching only power naps for sleep, drinking copious amounts of caffeine, furiously trying to catch up, and have absolutely no time whatsoever to do your usual Sunday Mailbag question and answer post? A: Yes Thanks to A.E. Neuman of New York, NYA for the question. If you have a question you want answered for the mailbag about cartooning, illustration, MAD Magazine, caricature or similar, e-mail me and I’ll try and answer it here… except for today! READ MORE

MAD DC Variant Cover: Ward Sutton!

March 9th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine

This might be my favorite gag of these variant covers so far… Ward Sutton does the cover of Teen Titans #19, injecting a little dose of reality to the scene. Exclusive sneak peek brought to you by Newsarama.com. READ MORE

MAD Variant DC Cover: Richard Williams!

March 9th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Yet another of the 13 MAD variant covers for DC titles gets a sneak peek today courtesy of Wired.com’s Geekdad. It’s Supergirl #19 by is by painter extraordinaire Richard Williams, who has done a number of MAD covers as well as many features including some of the great MAD 20 pieces. READ MORE

MAD Variant DC Cover: Tom Bunk!

March 8th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Yet another exclusive sneak peek of one of the MAD variant covers for thirteen of DC Comics’ titles, to be released in April. This mind-blowing cover for Aquaman #19 is by Tom Bunk, and comes your way thanks to IGN.com! READ MORE

MAD Variant DC Cover: Al Jaffee Take Two!

March 7th, 2013 | Posted in General

Another exclusive look at one of the 13 MAD variant covers for various DC Comics titles comes our way courtesy of the good folks at Comic Book Resources. This is the cover of Superman #19, done by the incomparable Al Jaffee. So that’s one Fold-In cover and one “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” cover. I wonder if they had Paul Coker Jr. do a “Horrifying Clich?¬©s” cover for “Constantine”? I imagine one of these days they’ll release the one I did. READ MORE

MAD Variant DC Cover: Mark Fredrickson!

March 7th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Another exclusive peek at on of the 13 upcoming variant DC Comics covers by the Usual Gang of Idiots. This one is by MAD cover artist Mark Fredrickson, courtesy of Maxim.com! READ MORE

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