Tom's Mad Blog
October 20th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
As promised, here is a sneak peek at some of the images I did for the “Punitive Damages: A Game of Extreme Justice” feature in MAD #512. The video game “cover” The premise of the article was an mock ad for a video game featuring the U.S. Supreme Court Justices, satirizing their decision to allow ultra-violence in video games being targeted at kids as a first-amendment protected right. In the game, the Justices are trying to get past various opponents and obstacles like: Crazed protesters Monster laws and amendments (yes… nod to Schoolhouse Rock!) Fat, former politicians Zombie Founding Fathers Finally, the winner get’s new… READ MORE
October 19th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
I chose this week’s sketch subject to make my wife The Lovely Anna and my youngest daughter, The Effervescent Gabrielle, happy as they are both big fans of the TV show Castle. Nathan Fillion is notoriously hard to caricature. His features are elusive in the same way a young William Shatner‘s features were… at different angles/expressions his face looks very different, almost like another person. His chin, for example, seems to seem quite large in any angle where his head is tilted back even slightly, but in a profile or more upright angle you see it is actually a rather small chin, but it sticks… READ MORE
October 18th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This from the editors of MAD via the official MAD Blog, The Idiotical: The postcard you see below depicts MAD founder/publisher William M. Gaines, longtime editor Nick Meglin, and current (and also longtime!) editor John Ficarra “hard at work” in the old MAD office at 485 MADison Avenue. It was illustrated by the one and only Mort Drucker! (Yep, the very same Mort Drucker who used to draw covers for the Bob Hope comic book.) We came across a big stack of them in the stock room, but as you can see, there was a limited number produced: So, Do you want one of your… READ MORE
October 18th, 2011 | Posted in News
Official press release: It’s a SCAD, MAD, MAD, MAD Weekend MAD Magazine artists come to Savannah Panel discussion open to the public, Saturday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m. Savannah, Georgia – The Savannah College of Art and Design and the Southeast Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society will present “IT’S A SCAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WEEKEND,” a special weekend celebration of the enduring influence of MAD Magazine’s cartoonists from Nov.11–13 at locations throughout SCAD in Savannah, Georgia. Highlighting this conference will be “A SCAD, MAD, MAD, MAD Discussion,” a panel discussion with some of the original artists from MAD on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 5–6:30 p.m.… READ MORE
October 18th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
On news stands and in comic book shops today: MAD # 512 (December 2011) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Jeff Kruse, Bob Staake, Kit Lively, Scott Nickel, John Caldwell, Kevin Pope, Jacob Lambert, Ward Sutton, Tom Cheney, Barry Liebmann, Paul Coker, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer, Sam Viviano, Anton Emdin, Rick Tulka, J.C. Duffy, Garth Gerhart) The Walking Dud (Desmond Devlin, Hermann Mejia) The MAD Obituary Pages (Jeff Kruse, James Warhola) Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions (Al Jaffee, Color: Tom Luth) A MAD Look At The Apocalypse (Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Colors: Tom Luth) Planet TAD!!!!! (Tim Carvell, Brian Durniak) Signs Your Tae Kwon Do Instructor… READ MORE
October 17th, 2011 | Posted in News
It took a solid week, but all orders for my book, The Mad Art of Caricature! (at least those placed through today at about 3:00 pm), have shipped. If you pre-ordered or ordered a copy, it is either already delivered or on the way! For those who ordered the book with the “original sketch from the book” option, a handful will find a note in the package saying to expect their original art to come separately. This is because a handful of the sketches were too big to fit in the package with the book without being folded. Those are being shipped in a separate… READ MORE
October 16th, 2011 | Posted in General
Q: Now that you’ve self-published a book, can you share with us how to do it? A: Wow, that would be a LOOOOONG blog post. I did a lot of research for this, including picking the brain of my friend and very successful self-publisher Steve Silver about printers, the process, etc. Much of it was a learn-as-I-went process, especially with the book designing. I had never used Adobe Indesign before, and by the end of the book’s assembly I had become an Indesign Jedi. I could spend an hour or three on a long-winded post, but honestly Steve gave me one piece of advice that… READ MORE
October 13th, 2011 | Posted in News
My local chapter of the National Cartoonists Society, in conjunction with the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, are welcoming syndicated Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephan Pastis this weekend for a lecture on Friday and an appearance at the FallCon Comic Book Convention in St. Paul on Saturday. Friday evening at 6:30 in the MCAD auditorium, Stephen will be doing a presentation about his comic strip work and his career, followed by a panel discussion on cartooning int he 21st Century featuring Stephan, myself, editorial cartoonist Paul Fell, syndicated cartoonist Jerry Van Amerongen (Ballard Street) and freelance illustrator James Hungaski. We will also all… READ MORE
