June 30th, 2011 | Posted in General
In the sheer craziness of what is becoming my summer, I plum forgot to post my annual “Happy Birthday” to The MAD Blog, which turned five years old on the 26th of June. So far we’ve had 1,906 posts (five of which have been these lame “Happy Birthday MAD Blog” posts, so actually only 1,901 posts), 7,658 comments, 251 Sunday Mailbags, 242 Sketches o’the Week, and a 100% score on the “total waste of time” meter.¬¨‚Ć Right now the blog averages about 1.1 million page views a year, a little over 3,000 per day. Thanks for visiting for the last half decade! READ MORE
June 29th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Once again… better late than never. This week’s Sketch o’the Week is Saturday Night Live alum Amy Poehler. READ MORE
June 28th, 2011 | Posted in General
We might be seeing this ugly guy some this week… READ MORE
June 27th, 2011 | Posted in Freelancing
I am totally swamped right now, but here’s a recent small project I did that just saw print. This is a spot illustration that appears in the current issue of UTNE Reader (July-Aug 2011). It depicts viral internet rapper “Ms. Peachez” being looked upon with contempt and disbelief by Snoop Doggy-Dogg and Jay Z for her stereotyped, “Southern hip-hop” styling. BTW, Ms. Peachez is actually Mr. Nelson Boyd. It’s hard to tell if the Peachez videos are supposed to be parodies or celebrations of Southern culture. I’m going with the former, since the video the illustration is referencing “Fry that Chicken” is so over-the-top with… READ MORE
June 26th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: I love the MAD show on Cartoon Network! Its got just enough MAD Magazine in it to seem like part of the “Usual Gang” but is also different and appealing to the “Robot Chicken” crowd. How did the show do? Is there going to be a second season? What did you think of the work you did on the show? A: I’ve been told MAD on the Cartoon Network did very well in viewership and with viewer response, although I do not have any numbers to back that up. It must have done pretty well, as they announced that it was being picked up… READ MORE
June 24th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Many sources are reporting that director Ron Howard (Splash!, Apollo 13, The Da Vinci Code, etc.) has been signed to direct a live action film based on the long-running MAD Magazine feature Spy Vs. Spy. “Live action” of course means with actors and not using animation. An interesting approach. How much of Spy vs. Spy’s appeal is because of the art style and character design of the late Antonio Prohias? I guess we’ll be finding out. READ MORE
June 23rd, 2011 | Posted in News
The new version of the app for which I originally did 540 caricature of every senator and representative in the United States Congress, Bobble Rep: the 112th Congress Edition, is finally out in the App Store. The new edition features links to social media like Facebook and Twitter pages for each congressional member as well as the previous website, physical address and telephone contact info. I did 140 or so new caricatures of the most recent editions to congress for the app…of course with the way our politicians act, I’ll be doing frequent replacements. For example, the developers made the unfortunate choice of using this… READ MORE
June 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Made it with 23 minutes to spare. This week’s “Sketch o’the Week” subject: british television personality Piers Morgan. READ MORE
