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Happy Holidays to All!

December 24th, 2010 | Posted in General

No matter your faith, nationality or planet of origin, here’s wishing peace, health and happiness to you and your family at this special time of year. READ MORE

Harry Potter Parody Sneak Peek

December 23rd, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine

As promised, here are some of the images from my parody of the new Harry Potter movie in MAD #507, written by Desmond Devlin: Splash page- Click for a closer look… Here’s the pencil rough of the splash- Click for a closer look… A few panels from the story: I got a bit of a surprise when The Lovely Anna mentioned she’d like to appear in this parody, specifically as the character “Mafalda Hopkirk”, who Hermione impersonates to get into the Ministry of Magic in the film (and the book). Thus: Yes, that’s The Lovely Anna in the striped suit being bossy… My apologies to… READ MORE

Sketch o’the Week

December 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week

This week’s SOTW is “Today Show” weatherman Al Roker. After the Sunday Mailbag question on what I used for my weekly sketches I decided to try some new things just for fun. This was drawn with a Pigma Micron marker/pen with a few touches from a Pitt brush pen added. READ MORE

On the Stands: MAD #507

December 21st, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine

On news stands and in comic book shops today: MAD # 507 (February 2011) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Sam Viviano, J.C. Duffy, Rick Tulka, Nate Fakes, Teresa Burns Parkhurst, P.C. Vey, Zachary Baldus, Bob Staake, Eric Scott, Glenn LeLievre, Tom Cheney, Tom Bunk, Jeff Kruse) Harry Plodder and It’s Dreadful What Follows (Desmond Devlin, Tom Richmond) What if Mr. T Ran an Orphanage (Jeff Kruse, Hermann Mejia) Spy vs Spy (Peter Kuper) The Strip Club (Tom Bland, Jacob Lambert, Kit Lively & Scott Nickel, Jason Yungbluth, Jason Coates, Feggo, Joey Alison Sayers) The MAD 20- The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2010… READ MORE

MAD Art Sale is History!

December 20th, 2010 | Posted in General

The Great MAD Art Sale is over. Thanks to everyone who purchased some of my originals from my first ten years of working for MAD. Look for the next Great MAD Art Sale in 2020, where I will have a selection of my second decade of original MAD artwork available for cheap, cheap, cheap! In the meantime you can always visit the Studio Store for some original artwork from MAD and other stuff… at slightly more inflated prices. READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag

December 19th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag

Q: Thanks for your blog and especially the tutorials. I refer to your blog weekly for inspiration and tips. While you mention your preferences for inking and drawing surfaces, I was wondering what types of pencil leads, holders, and paper you use for the “sketch of the week”? A: Thanks for the kind words about the blog. I’m very glad you enjoy it. As for the materials I use for the “Sketch o’the Week”- while I do occasionally experiment with things like inks, washes, etc., 95% of the sketches I post for SOTW are done in a basic Strathmore (or similar) sketchbook with a number… READ MORE

MAD Art Sales Ends Monday

December 18th, 2010 | Posted in General

I promise this will be the last reminder that The Great MAD Art Sale will be over in a little more than 48 hours. It’s been pretty successful although there are still plenty of pieces left, including some cheap $75 full parody pages from movie “Behind Enemy Lines” (Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson) and TV shows¬¨‚Ä† “The Bernie Mac Show”, “America’s Most Wanted” and “Boston Public”, $100 pages from “Traffic” (Michael Doudlas, Benecio del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jone, etc), “The Royal Tennenbaums” (Gene Hackman again, Luke Wilson) and TV shows “Dog the Bounty Hunter” and “Scrubs” plus a few $150 pages from HBO’s “Entourage” and the movie… READ MORE

R.I.P. Original Artwork

December 17th, 2010 | Posted in General

I received a note from an interested party yesterday concerning The Great MAD Art Sale (which officially ends on Monday, BTW… don’t delay, order now!) asking about original MAD cover artwork. He was looking to buy an original MAD cover, and wanted to know if I had any or if Mark Fredrickson has any originals available for sale? My answers were: No, unfortunately I’ve never done a cover for MAD (well, two for MAD Kids and one for a MAD advertising insert… but they hardly count) and have no originals of cover art and, regarding Mark’s covers, I don’t believe any originals exist because he… READ MORE