Tom's Mad Blog
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
September 21st, 2010 | Posted in General
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Du-MBgUQw[/youtube] We interrupt this art blog for a little fitness discussion… Today was “Back Day” at Renegade Fitness, the local gym where I have been working out for several years now. About 10 minutes into the workout, a delivery guy drops by with the gym’s newest piece of equipment… an Olympic hex bar. Good timing, since dead lifts were the next lift for the workout. A hex bar is so called because it’s shaped in a hexagonal form making it easy to step in and out of the bar and centering the weight on each side, ideal for shrugs and dead lifts. Doing dead lifts… READ MORE
September 20th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The Cartoon Network posted the first episode of the animated MAD show on their website recently. You can see it here. That one does have some of my work in it (the CSiCarly skit). Tonight’s episode looks like it won’t have any of my stuff in it again. Usually the program description will contain the name of the segment I worked on, and tonight’s episode lists “2012 Dalmatians, Grey’s in Anime” as the featured skits, and I didn’t work on either of those. However next week’s episode lists “Star Blecch, uGlee” as being included, and the Glee segment I did a lot of work on. READ MORE
September 19th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: You seem to do a lot of political caricatures and humorous illustrations.¬¨‚Ć Is it a preferred subject for you, or is this just the way things work out? A: When you are known for doing caricature you inevitably get a lot of work dealing with politics and politicians… especially in an election year. It’s certainly not a preferred subject for me, but it is a subject that seems to lend itself to work for my style of illustration. I’ve done political-centric work for magazines, newspapers, products, movies, iPhone and iPad apps and even campaign materials. One thing I try hard to do in regards… READ MORE
