Tom's Mad Blog
September 29th, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s sketch is of a rather obscure subject. I was catching up on some Netflix movies in the home theater the other day and I watched “28 Weeks Later”, the not so great sequel to the pretty good “28 Days Later” apocalyptic horror film. The character of Tammy was played by a young English actress with the unusual name of Imogen Poots. She had a very haunting look with heavy eyelashes/eyeliner and icy turquoise eyes, a strongly angular face shape with a distinctive nose and bruised looking lips. Quite an arresting look that inspired me to draw her. Anyway, I did this one partly… READ MORE
September 28th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Last night episode four of the new MAD animated show on the Cartoon Network aired another of the segments I worked on… a parody of the TV show “Glee”. This was easily the most work I’ve done so far for a single segment. I think there were 14 main characters to draw plus a number of cameos, extra faces and expressions. To try and save time I did them in tight pencil form and then colored them as opposed to doing any polished linework… the result was a lot rougher than I had hoped. However I thought the animation folks at the WB studios did… READ MORE
September 27th, 2010 | Posted in Freelancing
Last week the Sunday Mailbag question was about how I seem to do a lot of political type work. Well, it IS an election year, and so I’ve been getting my fair share of projects relating to politics. I must say the conservatives are spending a lot more money than the liberals this time around… almost all my projects recently have been for the right side of the aisle. Here is a the progression of one from last month. This more painted style caricature of Sen. Harry Reid is being used for some kind of campaign promotion: This is one of a few rough sketches… READ MORE
September 26th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Now that I’m working freelance full-time, I’m wondering: what do you do when you get sick? As I’m typing this, I’m dealing with a nasty cold and although I want to spend the day in bed, there’s work to be done. What’s your experience with being sick while dealing with deadlines, Tom? I can’t imagine trying to pull an all-nighter with a puke bucket by your drawing desk! A: That reminds me of my standard answer to the question “What’s it like working at home?” My answers are: “The best thing is you get to work out of your home” and “The worst thing… READ MORE
September 24th, 2010 | Posted in News
If you draw caricatures for a living, the annual convention and competition of the International Society of Caricature Artists is as close to utopia as you are likely to find…. and I’m not just saying that because I used to be president of the organization. It really is an amazing event. Imagine over 200 caricature artists set up in one huge room drawing each other silly for four days using almost every imaginable medium and technique in between daily workshops, guest speakers and presentation by some of the most talented caricaturists working today. By the end of the week every square inch of wall space… READ MORE
September 23rd, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV6S4YTtvKk[/youtube] Here’s a short promo for the new book “Al Jaffee’s MAD Life” where Al recounts the story behind his famous “Fold In” feature for MAD and reminisces about the MAD old days. READ MORE
September 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
In honor of my Minnesota Twins clinching the American League Central Division championship last night, this week’s sketch is of one of the main reasons why they were able to do it. Slugger Jim Thome was long coveted by the Twins even as he spent most of his career playing for other teams in our division, but they eventually signed him and he’s been a godsend. 25 home runs in a part time DH role while bringing great leadership and enthusiasm as well as total class into the clubhouse. Congrats Thome and the Twins! READ MORE
September 21st, 2010 | Posted in News
When DC Comics became DC Entertainment months ago there was a lot of speculation that they might move all their operations, including the publishing division that produces DC Comics, graphic novels and MAD Magazine, to the west coast. According to an official press release today as reported by Comic Book Resources, this will not be the case. Official Press Release DC ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES BI-COASTAL REALIGNMENT STRATEGY MULTI-MEDIA AND DIGITAL BUSINESSES RELOCATE TO LOS ANGELES WHILE DC COMICS PUBLISHING TO REMAIN IN NEW YORK CITY (September 21, 2010 – New York) DC Entertainment, as part of its ongoing strategy to integrate the DC Comics business, brand… READ MORE
