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Sketch o’the Week- Chumlee

June 21st, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

A day late, but here is this week’s SotW, another of the stars of THC’s “Pawn Stars”, Austin “Chumlee” Russell. READ MORE

Some Real MAD Men

June 19th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine

¬¨‚Ä† Standing from left to right Nick Meglin, me, model Lynn Vacek, Don “Duck” Edwing, model Mona Burns. Seated from left to right: Jack Davis, Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Al Jaffee, and Sam Viviano. ©2012 Sampsel Preston Photography- Clicky to Embiggen This was one of my favorite moments from last month’s NCS Reuben Weekend. Photographer and author of The Artist Within Greg Preston set up this awesome photoshoot of the attending MAD artists and writers (plus a couple of gorgeous models) in a 60’s MAD MEN setting. Of course, this is what it always looks like when the Usual Gang of Idiots gets together. I still pinch… READ MORE

The Dreaded Deadline Demon

June 18th, 2012 | Posted in General

Things might be ugly here for the next week or so. Talk amongst yourselves. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag

June 17th, 2012 | Posted in Mailbag

I get a number of frequently asked questions in the Mailbag (you know, like “what kind of pen do you use?”. :Where do you get your ideas?”¬¨‚Ä† and “Can you draw my caricature?”), and every once and a while I post an updated answer based on a previous post.¬¨‚Ä† This is one of those “once in a while”s. From the Mailbag Archives. Q: I want to learn to draw caricatures. What should I do? A: Seek professional psychiatric help. If you are still intent on drawing caricatures, the best way to become a good caricaturist is to have been dropped on your head a lot… READ MORE

A Very Snappy Answer

June 15th, 2012 | Posted in Freelancing

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2hhgbEau5k[/youtube] MAD’s Al Jaffee spends two minutes giving you some of the best advice about being a professional freelance artist you will ever hear. Via the Daily Cartoonist via Mike Lynch. READ MORE

About TV Parodies in MAD

June 14th, 2012 | Posted in General

A couple of days ago I mentioned here on Tom’s MAD Blog that I did the art for a parody of the TV show “Breaking Bad” in the latest issue of MAD. Reader Anthony wrote in the comments: Breaking Bad satire?? YAAAAY! Best show, cannot wait to see this. Hey with the satires of big drama serials, do you watch the whole series so far or just the most recent season? The cast and locations change a bit over the course of the four seasons. That’s a good question, and really begs a little examination of how I approach a TV or movie parody in… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week- Pawn Star

June 13th, 2012 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

Professional caricaturists have a term for a face like Richard Harrison’s aka “The Old Man” from the History Channel’s “Pawn Stars”. . . it’s called a “field day”. READ MORE

Sneak Peek: “Fading Bad” from MAD #516

June 12th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine

As promised, a small peek at the art from MAD‘s satire of Breaking Bad in this month’s issue: Final splash- Clicky to Embiggen Pencil Roughs- Clicky to Embiggen A few random panels from the parody: Last week I was asked about the process in doing TV parodies, and if I had to watch every single episode of the series or just the last season or what. I thought that might make an interesting article, so look for that on Thursday after tomorrow’s SotW. READ MORE