Tom's Mad Blog
March 31st, 2009 | Posted in General
I thought this a clever way to decorate your Apple MacBook. Both a great play on the classic Snow White image using the embossed apple logo, and a play on the “white” color of the MacBook. I also like the subtle (and maybe unintentional) dig at technology considering what that apple actually did to Snow White. Doubtless the clever artist who did this paintjob will be getting a call from one of Disney’s mountain of lawyers. Via Stumbleupon. READ MORE
March 30th, 2009 | Posted in On the Drawing Board
Slow going with only one arm… I am surprised to discover how much I actually use my left hand when working. Pencilling and inking become harder when I cannot support nor turn my board with my left hand. Inking is especially difficult and time consuming. Just a few jobs going right now, and a few “in the can” as they say that I will be able to share in the next week or two. Here is the latest “workplace poster” illustration, the inking and coloring was done post surgery: Pencil rough Final Art READ MORE
March 29th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Mort Drucker and Me, NYC 2000 No “Sunday Mailbag” this week, as these birthday wishes are much more important. Today is supposedly MAD Magazine legend Mort Drucker‘s 80th birthday. I say “supposedly” because although Mort’s Wikipedia entry and other sources list March 29th, 1929 as his birth date, the book “Familiar Faces: The Art of Mort Drucker” claims it is March 22nd, 1929. I don’t know which to believe, but considering the relative ease at which an error in the date could be corrected in an on-line biography and that one in a book printed in 1988 is incorrectable, I have to conclude the internet… READ MORE
March 28th, 2009 | Posted in General
First off, many thanks to all those who have contacted me with well wishes regarding my rotator cuff / shoulder surgery on the 19th. I thought I’d take a moment to give everyone an update. Yesterday I had my first post-op examination by my surgeon, followed by a physical therapy appointment. I had the sutures removed from the five incisions made to conduct the procedure. My doctor is very pleased with the results. He told me after looking over the condition of my biceps tendon, something that occasionally gets damaged due to the inflammation from the rotator cuff injury, he decided it was fine and… READ MORE
March 27th, 2009 | Posted in General
I’m extremely busy still trying to get caught up after my shoulder surgery… I didn’t realize how much I actually used my left hand when drawing or inking until I was deprived of it. Here is a clip of the SC movie credits using my illustration work. I am pretty sure it would be considered “fair use” to post this short clip for the purpose of demonstrating my work in a final form. I thought they did some very clever things to make the largely static images have some animation to them. Don’t forget to pay attention at 1:31 on the clip. Sorry the video… READ MORE
March 26th, 2009 | Posted in General
It seems like every time I open the newspaper, there is more bad news about the economy. Apparently we are in a recession… The beauty of it is that the “experts” figure it started about December of 2007. I’m still not entirely clear on how we can be in a recession and not realize it for an entire year, but that’s how these things work. Whatever label you want to put on it, the economy is in rough shape. The real indicator, to me at least, of that is the unemployment rate. At over 8%, it’s pretty bad. Since our economy is essentially built on… READ MORE
March 25th, 2009 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
This week’s sketch is of another old musical favorite of mine from my high school days… former “Black Sabbath” frontman Ozzy Osbourne. READ MORE
March 24th, 2009 | Posted in News
For some inexplicable reason 2009 is shaping up to be The Year of Speaking Engagements for me. Here’s a list of the events I am scheduled to attend/speak/be at at so far: April Toon Award Exhibition, Okoboji, Iowa: Judging this award as part of college cartooning exhibition May 2009 Reuben Awards, Los Angeles- Swearing in as 2nd Vice President of NCS… there may be a lot of swearing, actually. June Calicomix Cartoon Festival, Cali, Colombia. South America- Guest of honor at this event celebrating illustration, comics and caricature. Dates details not officially set. July San Diego Comic Con- Appearing at NCS and “Super Capers” table… READ MORE
