Tom's Mad Blog
April 30th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Here’s an obscure question about your history with MAD Magazine: What was your longest run of appearing in consecutive issues? A. I had to look that one up. I am terrible at remembering things like issue numbers or what I did for what issue. To combat this, I keep a list that I simply add to the bottom of with each new MAD job. Prior to the magazine going quarterly, the longest number of issues I had consecutive appearances in was 11, starting with “MAD‘s Exclusive Backstage Tour of The Family Guy” in MAD # 458 (Oct. 2005), and ending with “Stuporman Reruns!” in… READ MORE
April 29th, 2011 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Oops…might have drawn Rich’s nose too big . . . Last month I got an email from actor Rich Sommer, who plays the character “Harry Crane” on Mad Men. Turns out Rich is a fan of MAD Magazine, and also originally from Minnesota. He wrote to tell me he and the rest of the cast loved the show’s parody in MAD, and he invited me to attend a fundraiser for a Minneapolis improv theater he’s associated with. I was able to attend, and got to meet Rich and enjoy the show. I donated a signed copy of the magazine for the fundraiser, which may have… READ MORE
April 28th, 2011 | Posted in News
A two and a half year lawsuit brought by the Graphic Artists Guild against several of the artists behind the Illustrators Partnership of America was just completely dismissed by the New York Supreme Court. FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP 4.27.2011 GRAPHIC ARTISTS GUILD LAWSUIT DISMISSED Last week the New York State Supreme Court, New York County, dismissed all claims in a million dollar lawsuit brought by the Graphic Artists Guild (GAG) against the Illustrators’ Partnership of America (IPA) and five named individuals. In the lawsuit, GAG asserted claims for defamation and interference with contractual relations, alleging that IPA had interfered with a “business relationship” GAG had… READ MORE
April 27th, 2011 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s subject: Clint Eastwood circa the “spaghetti western” era. This was a small study for a digital painting. READ MORE
April 26th, 2011 | Posted in Freelancing
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlrGDEIDSdw&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] I’ve been meaning to post this link for a few days but it’s been crazy around here. In 2009 I was a guest speaker at the Australian Cartoonists Association’s Stanley Awards in Syndey. When there I met a young illustrator by the name of Anton Emdin. Anton was nominated for a “Stanley” for illustration, which he quire deservedly won. Anton did work for the Aussie MAD Magazine, so we were kindred spirits. Since then Anton has won a few other Stanley awards, and he’s been nominated for several divisional awards by the National Cartoonists Society, including two this year. He’s also had several pieces… READ MORE
April 25th, 2011 | Posted in Freelancing
The artwork for the cover of the new issue of UTNE Reader: Click for a closer look… The job was a caricature of Kim Kardashian representing our 24/7 narcissistic society. The art director wanted me to convey how even a casual stroll shopping for someone like her becomes a staged event, and how the public seem to be willing sheep in the process. Here is the final pencil sketch (done on a mock layout with dummy text) and final color art: Click for a closer look… Click for a closer look… I was the folks at UTNE’s choice to leave out any shadows on the… READ MORE
April 24th, 2011 | Posted in Mailbag
I’m taking this Sunday off from the usual mailbag question and answer silliness. Happy Easter! READ MORE
April 22nd, 2011 | Posted in News
Things are progressing. The book is currently in the final stages of copy editing, I have an official ISBN number and have established a publishing company called Deadline Demon Publishing. It even has a website. The book officially goes on sale Wednesday, July 20th at the San Diego Comic Con. Orders via the website will begin after I return home on July 26th. READ MORE
