Congratulations to Minnesota’s 6th district for continuing to prove to the nation you are not afraid to elect a national embarrassment like Michelle Bachman to represent you in congress. BTW, I don’t live in the 6th district, thank God. READ MORE
Well, actually I was drawing live caricatures at a convention today, so that’s why I didn’t post. Technically I voted last week at City Hall. Still counts, though. READ MORE
You have to love Facebook . . . where almost anything from the past can come back to haunt you. The above is a picture of an airbrushed T-shirt I did about 20 years ago (I’m guessing 1992 or 1993) for Barry Peterson, who was at the time an art director and writer for NOW Comics, the company for which I drew Married… with Children comics. In my defense, this was probably the first time I’d actually airbrushed on a T-shirt in years, and I was never very good at it. Things like freehand airbrush lettering is a real skill you have to do a… READ MORE
Q: What is your approach when it comes to drawing famous but non-human characters (i.e. cartoon characters, Muppets, etc)? Do you find yourself doing more of a straight-up drawing as opposed to a caricature? A: One of the most valuable pieces of advice I was ever given with regard to cartooning and my work was from former MAD editor Nick Meglin…although I got the same advice from others including current MAD art director Sam Viviano. He explained the concept to me using various examples, but it can all be summed up in one sentence: “Don’t just caricature people, caricature the world.” You can substitute “cartoon”… READ MORE
One of the things I’ve wanted to do as the president of the National Cartoonists Society was to improve the organizations’ web presence in the form of an active blog with news, features and other posts of interest to anyone who has an interest in cartooning. For that, I need NCS members who are willing to give their time and efforts to creating that content. This isn’t necessarily very easy to come by. When webcomics creator and publisher¬¨‚ĆJohn Lotshaw¬¨‚Ć approached me at a recent Reuben weekend to volunteer to do just that, I wasn’t going to let him off the hook. I’m pleased to announce… READ MORE
I actually had to cancel a trip to Nashville this weekend where I was suppose to attend the NCS Southeast Chapter’s meeting with fellow MADmen Nick Meglin, Angelo Torres and Rich Powell… that’s how crazy things have suddenly gotten. Thus, it’s the Dreaded Deadline Demon probably until the Sunday mailbag. READ MORE
In honor of the holiday . . . a horror film classic. Bela Lugosi as Bram Stoker‘s vampire count, Dracula. Pen and marker. Happy Halloween! READ MORE
The guys at MAD used a little of my art for today’s post on their official blog, The Idiotical. I did the Alfred above. Check out the post, and other funny goodness, there regularly. READ MORE
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