Tom's Mad Blog
May 9th, 2008 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Here’s a quick sneak peek at some of the artwork on the parody of “30 Rock” I did for the most recent issue of MAD: Pencil Roughs for Splash Page- Click for a closer look… Final Splash- Click for a closer look I also really enjoyed the show itself, which I found clever and funny. It’s always better, considering the time it takes to do one of these, to have some emotional reaction to the subject matter from which to draw energy. Love it or hate it, either give you some source with which to work. Indifference is the killer… that’s when it becomes difficult… READ MORE
May 8th, 2008 | Posted in MAD Magazine
In comic shops now and on news stands May 13th: MAD # 490 (June 2008) Cover (Mark Fredrickson) The Fundalini Pages (Paul Coker, Dick DeBartolo, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer, Garth Gerhart, Darren Johnson, Jeff Kruse, Jacob Lambert, Randy McIlwane, Bob Staake, Ward Sutton, Rick Tulka) “30 Crock” (Arnie Kogen, Tom Richmond) Superdelegate (Joe Rayola, R. Sikoryak) The Top-Secret “Indiana Jones Memo” (David Shayne, Jack Syracuse) A MAD Look at Science Fairs (Sergio Aragon?¬©s) Embryonic Jones and the Temple of Womb (Desmond Devlin, Richard Williams) Monroe and… Evolution (Anthony Barbieri, Tom Fowler, Ryan Flanders) MAD’s Rusty Iron Man Outtakes (Uncredited) A-Hole Foods Market (Kiernan P.… READ MORE
May 7th, 2008 | Posted in Sketch O'The Week
No time for a real sketch this week so here is one of the small preliminary drawings I did for a politically orientated product job a few weeks ago. This one is of “Mr. Honesty” Carl Rove. One of these days I’ll be able to post the finished art from that project. READ MORE
May 6th, 2008 | Posted in General
… things are getting a little piled up in the studio and with my Valleyfair operation opening this weekend the blog posts may be a little thin this week. For those who have inquired, the caricature tutorial series will continue later this month or in early June with another installment. Thanks for the interest and I’m sorry for the delays in getting to the next tutorial. In the meantime, here’s yet another CGI-Superhero video I found on YouTube: [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=RV9j5Yq4W9Q&feature=related[/youtube] Not nearly as good as the Iron Man / Spider-Man / Hulk one I linked to a week or so ago, but this one does have… READ MORE
May 5th, 2008 | Posted in It's All Geek to Me!
I try hard to time my workflow around any traveling I have to do so I do not need to do coloring or any computer work on projects while “on the road”. I much prefer the familiar settings and equipment of my studio and my Cintiq 21UX for that kind of thing, and can much more easily draw and ink in hotel rooms or in less accommodating environments than to do the coloring or painting on a job. Still, sometimes it’s unavoidable, and I bring my Macbook Pro and Wacom Intuos tablet along to work on the finishes for a project. On my last road… READ MORE
May 5th, 2008 | Posted in Freelancing
“I’ve got the great idea for a <product-book-comic-property> and I need an illustrator like you to get onboard and share the wealth! This is guaranteed to be the Next Big Thing! You’re artwork is perfect and together this will be HUGE!!!” Sound familiar? I’ll bet not a few of you are nodding your heads right about now. How about this?: “I can’t pay anything right now, but I’ll give you a share in the profits!!!” Uh huh. Get rich quick schemes are a side product of the American Dream. Sometimes it seems like everyone wants to believe they have the next million dollar idea and… READ MORE
May 4th, 2008 | Posted in Mailbag
Q: When is your birthday, what do you want for your birthday and how will you celebrate your birthday? A: What a timely question! My birthday is, in fact, TODAY! I’m 42 and feel no older than 68, give or take a torn rotator cuff or two. What do I want for my birthday? I’d like world peace, The Lord of the Rings, The Extended Versions to finally come out on Blu-Ray and a World Series title for my Minnesota Twins. Of the three, “world peace” is looking the most likely right now and that isn’t saying much. How am I going to celebrate? The… READ MORE
May 3rd, 2008 | Posted in News
Huzzah! It’s Free Comic Book Day! Whaddya mean, “What is Free Comic Book Day”???? D’OH! “Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores”, that’s what it is! It’s a great promotion and encourages people to read and experience comics. There is a wide range of different kinds of titles, from popular superhero fare (Superman and the X-Men have special FCBD issues this year) as well as some less mainstream stuff (Hellboy and Alex Ross‘s Project Superpowers, among others) and some… READ MORE
