Tom's Mad Blog
July 28th, 2012 | Posted in General
Top Ten Good Things About Taking a Disney Cruise as an Adult: 10. Pants are optional (cartoon characters only, apparently) 9. Adult areas are protected by magic anti-kid force field 8. Bartenders never spill your drink despite only having four fingers per hand 7. Ariel’s magnificent shells 6. The captain is always stuck being designated driver 5. They actually do serve other foods besides chicken fingers and fries 4. Pool and bar servers hate seeing an empty glass, especially at $10 a drink 3. Food comas are only temporary 2. Tinkerbell never mentioned pixie-dust is a natural aphrodisiac 1. Captain Jack Sparrow’s “Dead Men Tell… READ MORE
July 23rd, 2012 | Posted in General
This has been the summer from Hell, especially the last two weeks. I had a book illustration project get very complicated thanks to some legal questions, and that backed up everything else. Since Comic-Con (where I did a considerable amount of work as well) I have basically been 24-7 in the studio finishing multiple jobs that all came due at once. I haven’t seen bed before 4 am, or gotten more than 4 hours of sleep a day in a week. As you read this, I am somewhere in the middle of the Caribbean with The Lovely Anna and my youngest daughter, The Effervescent Gabrielle,… READ MORE
July 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: As at Comic-con sometimes you have to work when you’re away from your studio. What is in you traveling tool kit? Do you keep an always loaded briefcase or tool box that you can grab and have what you need with you? Do you have an iPad or laptop with the tools you’ll need? Lots of us have day jobs that require traveling, and we have to choose what to take to serve our creative needs. A: I am notorious for bringing work with me on trips. Sad, but sometimes unavoidable. My logic is that I can either take work with me and still… READ MORE
July 20th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Yesterday the American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the 2012 nominees for Primetime Emmys, and in a spectacular victory for good, old-fashioned bribery, the MAD animated show on the Cartoon Network is nominated for Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program! I was stunned and confused by this, until I saw the episode that was nominated was one I did not work on . . . so then it made perfect sense. Congrats to Kevin Schinick, Mark Marek, Peter Giradi and all the people that have made MAD such a great and popular show! READ MORE
July 19th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
On sale everywhere . . . RIGHT NOW! “MAD Presents BATMAN” Special (September 2012) Cover Mark Fredrickson Batboy and Rubin! (Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood) A MAD Look at Batman!(Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Colors: Carl Peterson) MAD #105 Batman Cover (Norman Mingo) Bats-Man (Lou Silverstone, Mort Drucker) MAD #289 Batman Cover (Richard Williams) Battyman (Stan Hart, Mort Drucker) MAD #314 Batman Returns Cover (Mort Drucker) Buttman Returns (Stan Hart, Mort Drucker) MAD #337 Batman Forever Cover (Mort Drucker) Buttman Fershlugginer (Dick DeBartolo, Mort Drucker) MAD #359 Batman and Robin Covers (Mort Drucker) Buttman & Rubbin’ (Arnie Kogen, Mort Drucker) Batman and Robin Outtake #621: The Kiss (Duck Edwing,… READ MORE
July 18th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Another cheat this week, as I am swamped trying to get caught up after Comic-Con. This is a rough of Dave Navarro for a spot illustration for Penthouse. READ MORE
July 17th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Not much to report, really. Comic-Con is always hectic but this year I saw and participated in less than usual because I was trying to get work done on the last of MAD‘s parody of “The Avengers”, with mixed results. I did not have my own booth this year like I did last, frankly because the Comic-Con people are not very good at informing their vendors how to do things like reserve their booth spaces for the next year.¬¨‚Ć First, I found out after the fact that had I paid my 2012 booth fee before the last day of last year’s Comic-Con, I would have… READ MORE
July 16th, 2012 | Posted in General
We are winging it back to Minnesota! Comic-Con updates soon. READ MORE
