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MAD DC Variant Cover: Sam Viviano!

March 13th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Yet another DC MAD variant cover, this one by the long-time MAD artist and current art director Sam Viviano! This one comes courtesy of Gamma Squad. READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Norman Reedus

March 13th, 2013 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

This week’s SotW subject is one of the stars of “The Walking Dead” (and one of my favorite movies, “The Boondock Saints”), actor Norman Reedus. Today’s sketch is done today in celebration of the occasion of Mr. Reedus’ annual shower, which is rumored to happen just before St. Patrick’s Day whether he feels he needs it or not. EDIT- My twitter feed blew up yesterday with a few people upset by my gags concerning Mr. Reedus’ hygiene (most people enjoyed the joke). Good Lord, people… it’s a joke. You have to admit Norman looks like he just rolled out of bed in every picture you… READ MORE

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.¬¨‚Ä† 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