Tom's Mad Blog
January 11th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This documentary examining the 60 plus years of MAD, produced by Alan Bernstein and Doug Gilford and directed by Alan, has been in the works for a couple of years now. As you can see by the video, the list of MAD contributors already interviewed is pretty impressive. They still have a lot they want to do, though. Yesterday the film makers launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to get the rest of thier interviews done and finish the film. Here’s the pitch: [youtube]http://youtu.be/CoQK93H63_w[/youtube] And here’s more info from their Kickstarter page: I hope they realize their goal and get this made. What… READ MORE
January 10th, 2013 | Posted in News
Apparently the direct order page for my book has been down for a few days . . . I am not sure what happened there but it’s all fixed now. If anyone was trying to order a signed copy of the book, my apologies. Also, the Limited Artist’s Editions are still available but going pretty fast: READ MORE
January 10th, 2013 | Posted in News
News started circulating yesterday at the venerable Comics Buyer’s Guide will cease publication as of issue number #1699, March 2013. I heard about it via the excellent blog of excellent writer and excellent guy Mark Evanier . . . by the way his post about CBG and its demise is excellent really worth reading. Very sad to see this happen. CBG used to be THE source of news, views and insider info on the world of comics. But, like so many other sources of industry news, it was impossible for it to compete with the instantaneous and 24/7 content of the interwebby. Back in the… READ MORE
January 9th, 2013 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I find it very interesting that Psy and neither Tweedle Dee nor Tweedle Dum have ever been seen together at the same time… Coincidence? You be the judge. My thoughts on Psy? As my boy, Number One Son Thomas, so astutely put it after seeing him on the “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” telecast: “Psy needs to go away now.” Well said, son. Well said. READ MORE
January 8th, 2013 | Posted in News
One of the true giants of the world of humorous illustration is getting a much deserved, and not-to-be-missed, show of his work in New York City. 1983 NCS Reuben winner, former NCS president and cartooning/humorous illustration legend Arnold Roth has an exhibit showcasing his 60 plus years of incredible work at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, now housed in the Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd St in Manhattan. Arnold Roth has been a humorous illustrator and cartoonist all his life and, for most of that time, has freelanced, snatching a living by hustling one assignment after another in a highly competitive market,… READ MORE
January 7th, 2013 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Things are starting to heat up in the studio already this year: MAD– A very different assignment for me for issue #520. Extremely fun on a personal level. Warner Bros Product Illustrations– This one is held up with some conceptual rethinking Marlin Workplace Poster– My usual monthly assignment Limited Edition Books– Have a new batch to get done this week! Book Illustration– In negotiations but pretty much a done deal. The image above is the last of my Dave Navarro spots for his column in Penthouse, which should have been in the most recent issue. READ MORE
January 6th, 2013 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Regarding submitting work to MAD, I read your blog post about “breaking into MAD”, but the links to the submission guidelines are dead ends. Considering that there’s no submission section on the website, is it fine to mail the submissions to the address you mentioned under the FAQs section on your blog? Or MAD is not accepting submissions anymore? I am not a caricature artist (I’m more of a vampire caricaturist, I so suck at it). But, I can do cartoons and I can also do funny realistic portraits featuring Neuman in different forms, like those typical MAD covers. However, I read on the… READ MORE
January 5th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Awesome news! MAD Listmeister Mike Slaubaugh has decided to resurrect his MAD Lists site, and continue his labor of love after all! I know that sometimes one can feel under-appreciated when putting so much work into something like this, but when you have the likes of Annie Gaines Ashton (widow of Bill Gaines), MAD writer extraordinaire Desmond Devlin, and MAD artist Rich Powell telling you how much they’ll miss your site (and that was just who commented on my blog post yesterday), it’s easy to see it’s very appreciated indeed. Incidentally, now that I look at the updated lists, I actually passed Wally Wood… READ MORE
