Just a FYI- I have gotten a number of complaints over the last few months about it being a hassle to register just to post comments on The MAD Blog. Therefore I have set the blog to no longer require this. However comment moderation is still in play… READ MORE
Today’s sketch subject is actress Kristen Stewart of “Twilight” fame. I promised myself I would never resort to drawing any of the ridiculously overexposed “Twilight” actors for the blog, but I made an exception for Stewart when I ran across a great picture of her in an entertainment magazine. However if I ever draw Robert Pattinson without being paid by a client to do so, you can consider that one of the signs of the Apocalypse. READ MORE
As promised, here is a sneak peek of the artwork for my piece in MAD #498, “MAD Exposes Who’s Thinking What at the Obama Inauguration” written by Desmond Devlin, Jeff Kruse, Jacob Lambert, Frank Santopadre and Dennis Snee. <a href=”http://mebeli-new.free.bg/” mce_href=”http://mebeli-new.free.bg/”>&#1084;&#1077;&#1073;&#1077;&#1083;&#1080;</a>Click image for a Closer Look… Click image for a Closer Look… MAD called me up for this one with a short deadline and just as I was leaving for a long weekend with The Lovely Anna. I got back and banged it out in about a week. Frequent readers of The MAD Blog might recognize a few drawings from the “Sketch o’the Week” in… READ MORE
Poster art by Drew Struzan! I just got the word that the movie I worked on this summer, Super Capers, got picked up for limited distribution in select cities and theaters. Here’s the press release: Super Caper Release The movie will open March 20th 2009 in the following cities… St. Louis, Indianapolis, Nashville, Milwaukee, San Antonio, Columbus, Kansas City, Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles. Super Capers just got picked up for distribution for only select theaters in these cities but should it do well, there could be a pickup to take it world wide. Please tell a friend and help spread the word and… READ MORE
In comic book stores this week and on news stands on Jan. 20th: MAD # 498 (February 2009) Cover (Mark Frederickson) The Fundalini Pages (Ray Alma, John Cadwell, Dave Crosland, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Gary Hallgren, Tim Hamilton, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Glen LeLievre, Barry Liebmann, Kevin Pope, Leonardo Rodriguez, Rick Tulka) Lame Attempts by TV to Explain the 2008 Presidential Vote (Barry Liebmann, Ward Sutton) A MAD Look at Snow (Sergio Aragon?¬©s) MAD’s 12 Surefire Tips for Stand-Up Comics (Jeff Kruse, Rick Tulka, Colorist: Ryan Flanders) MAD’s Sucky Twilight Outtakes (Uncredited) The 2009 Al Jaffee Calendar! (Al Jaffee) MAD Exposes Who’s Thinking What at… READ MORE
Q: When you work from reference materials, the facial expressions of the people are rarely (never) what you need to incorporate into your drawings. Are there any principles you can give for altering facial expressions to comic proportions and situations while still retaining a good likeness? A: It’s very true that if I were to need to rely on finding the exact angle and facial expression of a given actor in order to pull off a recognizable caricature of them for a given panel in a MAD parody, I’d never get anything done. Instead I gather up multiple references of an actor from various angles,… READ MORE
I’m headed back home from Orlando today, but in the meantime here is another of the weekly caricatures I have been doing for The Independent, a local newspaper in North Carolina. These are used as header art for a column called “Good Old Boys Gone Bad” . READ MORE
Artwork by Michael Ramirez, Pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist The National Cartoonists Society Foundation is once again administering the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship for college students who are studying and/or pursuing work as cartoonists. Last year’s winner, Juanita Medina, received not only a scholarship but a free trip to attend and be honored at the NCS Reuben Awards. This year’s winner will get the same treatment! Entry into the competition is pretty straightforward. Here is the official info from the NCSF: THE JAY KENNEDY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Applicants must be college students in the United States, Canada or Mexico that will be in their Junior or… READ MORE
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