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Not This Again!

March 20th, 2012 | Posted in General

Something Different…

March 19th, 2012 | Posted in General

I made this custom iPhone case for my daughter, The Effervescent Gabrielle, because nobody makes a really good one of these: READ MORE

Q: If I send you something in the mail, with you autograph it for me? A: First off, I will never get used to anyone asking for my autograph. That said, the answer to your question is: probably, but it depends. It used to be that I would only very occasionally get something forwarded to me from MAD or sent directly to me from a fan asking for an autograph, and I would be happy to sign whatever and send it back (most kindly thought ahead and included a self addressed and stamped return envelope). These were always very specific and obviously came from a… READ MORE

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 17th, 2012 | Posted in General

How to do St. Patrick’s Day Right, Bachelor Version (from Penthouse job, 2009): 9:20 AM- Sprinkle sawdust on apartment floor in preparation for return, smuggle bottle of Jameson to work 10:05 AM- Spend day filling out NCAA March Madness Bracket while hating the fluorescent ceiling lights and working on that Jameson 6:35 PM- First bar, someone tries to put one of those stupid plastic green bowler hats on you. Punch them in the face. 11:50 PM- Third bar where 17 year-olds are drinking Bud Light out of plastic yard glasses. Punch at least one person wearing a Larry Bird jersey. 1:55 AM- Karaoke! “In your… READ MORE

MCAD Studio Invasion!

March 15th, 2012 | Posted in General

I had the pleasure of a visit from a group of students from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in my studio last Tuesday. They were from Jim Keefe‘s “Pro Practice: Comics” class. I would like to think I imparted great wisdom and advice to them all, but to be quite honest I don’t remember much about what I said . . . I was operating on about 3 hours of sleep and only stopped working on a looming deadline job when they were there. Went right back to work afterward. I am sure I was charming, though. Nobody cried, so that’s a step… READ MORE

MAD Birthday Boys!

March 13th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Happy birthday to both Al Jaffee (91) and Sam Viviano (not 91) of MAD Magazine! The unfoldable Al Jaffee MAD’s Maddest Art Director, Sam Viviano! READ MORE

The Dreaded Deadline Demon

March 13th, 2012 | Posted in General

MAD About Politics

March 12th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine

Last week MAD got a lot of attention for this clever piece they posted on their blog, The Idiotical: MAD is no stranger to sharp political satire and humor. Salon has posted a selection of recent political articles from MAD, including the six page “movie parody” written by Desmond Devlin and drawn by myself entitled “The Wizard of O”: Go check out the Salon article for some political MADness. READ MORE