Tom's Mad Blog
February 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Freelancing
… with a sudden number of quick deadline jobs. One is using real, live paint! I’ll try and do some scans of various steps on that one just for fun… I don’t often get to haul out the brushes and paints these days. Here is my latest Marlin Co. workplace poster job, I posted the pencil roughs a few days ago: Click for a closer look… Here’s the caption/text that will appear under it: Living a healthy life so that you’ll stay at your peak years from now? Please keep yourself in gear with a healthy diet and as much exercise as your doctor allows.… READ MORE
February 21st, 2010 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Q: Love reading the blog and getting a little insight into how caricature and MAD Magazine works. One thing I’ve always wondered: when you’re working on a MAD movie or TV show parody, what do you get from the writer? Is it a script, with just words? Does it include sketches? Are you responsible for all the sight gags, or are some of them laid out for you? Who decides the panel layout and what happens in each panel? A: Everything starts with the writer, but there are a lot of hands involved in a MAD parody before the final results are printed in the… READ MORE
February 20th, 2010 | Posted in General
This is a new video promoting the International Society of Caricature Artists. I have been a member since 1997 and served as president for two years in 1999 and 2000. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1t3HPhCFqY[/youtube] I have written plenty of posts over the last few years extolling the virtues of the ISCA. If you do caricatures in any capacity in your work it is a very worthwhile organization to be a part of. READ MORE
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in General
The announcement of the new executive team at DC Entertainment– Jim Lee and Dan DiDio (Co-Publishers of DC Comics), Geoff Johns (Chief Creative Officer), John Rood (EVP, Sales, Marketing and Business Development) and Patrick Caldon (EVP, Finance and Administration), sure wasn’t just made and then glossed over. Both The Beat and Comic Book Resources have already had some informative interviews with these folks over their new duties, the directions they envision and the future of DC and it’s properties. DC Entertainment is, of course, the owners of MAD Magazine. Naturally those who work for and with MAD want to know what it all means to… READ MORE
February 18th, 2010 | Posted in News
UPDATE: See links at the bottom of this post to recently posted messages from the new DC Comics and DC Entertainment team. Rumors were flying around MAD that a big announcement was coming soon from parent DC Entertainment. It came down this morning: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DC ENTERTAINMENT NAMES EXECUTIVE TEAM Thursday, February 18th, 2010 By David Hyde Jim Lee and Dan DiDio Named Co-Publishers DC Comics Geoff Johns to Serve as Chief Creative Officer John Rood Named EVP, Sales, Marketing and Business Development Patrick Caldon Named EVP, Finance and Administration (February 18, 2010 – New York, NY and Burbank, CA) DC Entertainment, founded in… READ MORE
February 18th, 2010 | Posted in General
I found this video interesting: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8[/youtube] Those are a lot of eye opening statistics. I’m not sure how any of that applies to anything, but there it is. READ MORE
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
Here’s a tiny little study of Johnny Galecki of “The Big Bang Theory”… actual sketch size only about 3.5 inches tall. The Lovely Anna, the kids¬¨‚Ć and I all love this show. I don’t usually enjoy sitcoms but this one is a riot. Any comic book/Sci Fi geek will absolutely appreciate the inside jokes, and it’s smartly written so you don’t have to be a comic book/Sci Fi geek to enjoy it. READ MORE
February 16th, 2010 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Things are slowing up a little for me right now. Just three projects in the works right now: Animated movie storyboards– I did a few storyboards for the now defunct Mike Jones Animation Studios here in the Twin Cities, but that was years ago. After designing several animated characters for director Ray Griggs‘ upcoming film project, he tapped me to storyboard the four animated scenes in the movie. Private commission– If you are one of the many people who have written me over the years asking if I do private commissions and I have given you this answer, please don’t be angry. This was requested… READ MORE
