Tom's Mad Blog
March 20th, 2010 | Posted in News
The Good News is that MAD artist extraordinaire Tom Bunk is having an exhibit of his “METAPHYSICAL QUANTOONS” in the Robert Mayer Zeigt Galerie in Frankfurt, Germany from April 12th – 30th. Check out the gallery’s website for a sneak peek preview. The Bad News is that I do not live in Frankfurt, Germany. For you lucky clods that do or live near enough for a road trip, you can see a whole bunch of Tom’s stunning color work in all their juicy goodness. READ MORE
March 19th, 2010 | Posted in News
This just in from the Illustrator’s Partnership: FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP White House Seeks Artists’ Comments to Improve Copyright Protection 3.18.10 New Copyright Czar begins Joint Strategic Plan to Protect Intellectual Property Victoria Espinel is the first U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), also known as the Copyright Czar. Congress created IPEC by an Act of Congress. Ms. Espinel serves within the Executive Office of the President to coordinate with all the federal agencies that fight the infringement of intellectual property. Ms. Espinel and her team are specifically tasked with formulating and implementing a Joint Strategic Plan to help protect the ingenuity and creativity of… READ MORE
March 18th, 2010 | Posted in General
Artwork by Patrick McDonnell The nominees for the divisional awards from the National Cartoonists Society are officially announced: TELEVISION ANIMATION Kevin Deters – “Walt Disney Prep and Landing” Mike Gray – “The Infinite Goliath” Seth McFarlane – “Family Guy” FEATURE ANIMATION Ronnie del Carmen – Storyboard Artist – “Up” Tomm Moore – Director – “The Secret of Kells” Barry Reynolds – Character Designer – “The Secret of Kells” NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION Bob Rich Tom Richmond Robert Sanchuk GAG CARTOONS Glenn McCoy VG Myers Dave Whamond GREETING CARDS Glenn McCoy Kieran Meehan Debbie Tomassi NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS John Hambrock – “The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee” Wiley… READ MORE
March 17th, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week we continue our Sketch o’the Week ink wash caricature series countdown to the May 23rd finale of “LOST” with the fetching Evangeline Lilly AKA Kate Austen. Each week I am planning on doing one of these ink wash studies of one of the major LOST characters. That means nine more until the finale… or until I get bored with it. I’ll try and stay focused. READ MORE
March 16th, 2010 | Posted in General
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG06zG6_SWU[/youtube] Speaking of cartoonists on TV, my buddy Stephen Silver was featured on the HGTV show “The Antonio Treatment” recently. READ MORE
March 15th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
I was the subject of a short piece on the weekend edition of the FOX9 newscast here in the Twins Cities: It was flattering to be contacted by the station and have them ask if I’d do this. It’s too bad that MAD hadn’t announced it’s switch to bimonthly before they did the final editing. It’s also unfortunate that my braces make it sound like I have a worse lisp than The Music Man’s Winthrop Paroo. Some of the quotes I give seem odd because the question the reporter asked me doesn’t proceed them. For example, the last comment I make about getting all my… READ MORE
March 14th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When you draw crowd scenes, are all of the people who make up the people in the crowd faces you doodle out of your imagination, or do you often fit in friends/family/random people you see on the street? A: I often talk here about how much I’ve learned working for the folks at MAD, and especially from MAD art director Sam Viviano. I can’t even begin to list all of the important things he’s taught me over the years in art directing what I turn in for the magazine. However one particular bit of wisdom he imparted on me early on when I was… READ MORE
March 13th, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
This illustration I did for MAD‘s website is now available to download in high res in the MAD Web Download Gallery. Also just posted, the “Tiger Cheat” and “Avatar 2: Jersey Shore” parody posters and a special New York Times MAD Fold-in crossword puzzle. READ MORE
