October 11th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In mailboxes and comic shops this week and on news stands October 19th: MAD # 506 (December 2010) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Jeff Kruse, Mort Drucker, Joe Masterman, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer, Jacob Lambert, Bob Staake, Eric Scott, Rick Tulka, Scott Nickel, Matthew A. Cohen, Angelo Torres, Brian & Sean Farrelly, Anton Emdin, Dick DeBartolo, J.C. Duffy, Jack Syracuse, Dave Croatto, Ward Sutton, Corey Pandolph) Glee-tarded (Arnie Kogen, Tom Richmond) A MAD Look At The Oil Spill (Sergio Aragon?¬©s, Tom Luth) RosettaStone- Mel Gibson Domestic Abuse Edition (A MAD Ad Parody) A Beginner’s Guide to a More Prosperous Career in Panhandling (John… READ MORE
October 10th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: With all the work you do for the MAD parodies, have you ever contributed your own jokes/gags? Or have you ever done any written and illustrated pieces? Do you have any aspirations to write a comic strip or something like that? A: I guess that depends on what you mean by “writing”. If you mean do I put words down in a script to contribute jokes and gags, then no… I have never done that for MAD. However when asked this question I do feel confident in saying I “write” for MAD in a certain sense… meaning I do contribute a lot of humor… READ MORE
October 8th, 2010 | Posted in General
üü Caricature and portrait painting master Sebastian Krüger is one of the most highly respected artists working in the field today. I’ve had the privilege of meeting him a few times at a couple of conventions for the International Society of Caricature Artists (formerly the National Caricaturist Network), and commissioned him to do the caricature of me above. Krüger rarely does caricatures anymore… these days he does mostly fine art paintings of pop culture celebrities for galleries. That’s a real shame as his caricature illustrations were mind-numbingly outstanding, but I don’t think he ever really felt like he was a caricaturist. He is obviously doing… READ MORE
October 7th, 2010 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Lots o’stuff cooking on the drawing board right now. Nothing “big” but a lot of smaller projects add up: Workplace Poster Illustration– My usual assignment for The Marlin Company Character Illustrations– Sort of a personal commission job doing individual illustrations of his dummies for ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham Feature Article Illustration– Full pager for School Library Journal Couple of personal commissions– Stay tooned for details on an official personal commission format and availability… I’m currently “between” assignments for the MAD animated show (wrapping production on a series of episodes prior to beginning on some new stuff) and MAD Magazine… although no doubt they’ll be… READ MORE
October 5th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Last night’s Cartoon Network’s MAD episode featured a segment with some of my artwork… the “Extreme Home Makeover: Fortress of Solitude Edition”. Here is a sampling of some of the art I did for it: According to the Cartoon Network’s schedule, next week’s episode will also have one of the segments I worked on… “The Batman Family Feud”. READ MORE
October 4th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
A great article on a great cartoonist: Al Jaffe in the NY Times. Al’s getting a lot of press lately now that his book Al Jaffee’s MAD LIFE is now available… in fact you can order it here. My copy is on the way. Al Jaffee is one of the true geniuses of visual humor, and at 89 is still sharp as the proverbial tack and producing great work. To say Al’s life has been “eventful” would be the ultimate stupid answer to a snappy question, if you’ll pardon the reversal. The article linked above touches briefly on what has been a life of epically… READ MORE
October 4th, 2010 | Posted in News
This past weekend I attended the annual meeting of my chapter of the National Cartoonists Society AKA the North Central Chapter In Omaha, Nebraska. We were treated to beautiful fall weather, great speakers and events and great company. The speakers, meeting and events all took place in the Old Market area of downtown Omaha, a charming series of bricked streets brimming with local restaurants, pubs, shops and galleries. The event was organized by Omaha World Herald editorial cartoonist and chapter member Jeff Koterba and hosted by KANEKO. KANEKO is a combination gallery, museum studio and educational facility and is self described as “an open space… READ MORE
October 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: Like you I use a nib (i.e. a dip pen and ink) to draw cartoons with but unlike you I don’t have deadlines to worry about. Artwork inked with a nib can take a long time to dry before you can erase any pencil lines and scan into the computer to be coloured. Do you have a number of pieces on the go at any one time or do you have to just go and do something else. I can’t imagine a client would accept, “sorry, the ink isn’t dry”! A: Inking with a dip pen does lay down a lot of ink and… READ MORE
