I am once again changing servers, this time internally within my web-host’s structure, and for a brief time I am unable to upload images or do several things with the blog during the transition. As a result, The MAD Blog will be on hiatus for a brief time… might be just today, might be for a few days. Unknown. My apologies, we will be back up ASAP. In the meantime…carry on, internet. READ MORE
On news stands next week and in comic book shops today: MAD # 513 (February 2012) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Bob Staake, Glen LeLievre, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, Kevin Pope, Jeff Kruse, Scott Bricher, P.C. Vey, Tom Bunk, Kit Lively, Tim Hamilton, Jacob Lambert, Charles Akins, Jason Salas, John Caldwell, ) The MAD 20- The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2010 The Walking Debt (Artist: Hermann Mejia) Tired Air Traffic Controllers: Stay the F**k Awake (Darren Johnson, James Warhola) The Blind Eye (Artist: Scott Bricher) The Anthony Weiner “No Limits” Sexting Plan (Writer: Desmond Devlin) Wedding Cashers (Matt Lassen, Mark Stutzman) The Sheen… READ MORE
Q: Knowing that you’re a huge Batman fan, which version of Batman (TV or movie) do you feel came closest to living up to the character and who would be your favorite villain? Also, I know you’ve had some of your work animated, but did animation itself ever appeal to you as a career? A: Please forgive the self-indulgence of answering a more personal opinion question here. Let’s take the second one first, as it’s the more pertinent professional query. I never considered animation as a career because I don’t have the patience for it. I might have been able to do character design given… READ MORE
When I joined the National Cartoonists Society in 1999, I got the chance to meet many of my cartooning heroes at the Reuben Awards weekends held in May each year. It was thrilling to get to meet legends like Jack Davis, Charles Schulz, Mort Drucker, Jeff MacNelly, Mike Peters… the list goes on and on. I’m not easily starstruck, but a few of those artists I was genuinely tongue-tied when I met them. Jerry Robinson might be the one I was most awed to meet, and that is saying something. Anybody who knows me knows I am a huge Batman fan… as I type this… READ MORE
Clicky to Embiggen Usually MAD wants me to wait until the latest issue is on the stands before sharing any of the work I did in it here on The MAD Blog. Well, I guess the cat’s out of the bag on this one, so I might as well share it here. MAD has provided Comic Book Resources with an exclusive first look at the piece I illustrated for this year’s “MAD‘s 20 Dumbest People, Events & Things” feature in #513. Written by Kit Lively and Scott Nickel. Image courtesy of CBR and MAD Magazine. Here’s the pencil rough and the finished art sans the… READ MORE
December is often one of the slower months for illustration work. It might just seem that way because I am usually slammed in October and November with projects for the “Year End” issues of publications… or maybe it’s because many magazines work on a yearly budget and by December they are tapped out for illustration money. I suspect the latter is one of the big reasons. Not that I have nothing going. Here is what is on the rather light drawing board at the moment: MAD Parody– This one is of a very popular TV show that (as always) I can’t reveal until publication. I’m… READ MORE
Didn’t have time for a more involved sketch today, so here is a small and quick study of the pixie-ish Michelle Williams. READ MORE
The Huffington Post has an exclusive sneak peek at a few of the “MAD’s 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2011″, including the cover above and this little gem from artist Hermann Mejia: Clicky to Embiggen I have a piece in the MAD 20 as well, and once the issue is out I’ll post it here. In the meantime, check out that sneak peek at the Huffington Post. READ MORE
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