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December 24th, 2020 | Posted in General
I have been recommending Mark Evanier‘s wonderful blog “News from ME” (That’s “News from ‘M.E.’ i.e. ‘Mark Evanier’… get it?”) for many years now. Mark is one of the great humor writers, or any other kind of writers really, in comics, TV etc., as well as one of the most respected comics historians in the industry, so you would expect his blog to be both entertaining and informative. BREAKING NEWS: it is. I’m recommending it again right now for two reasons. First, “News from ME” just celebrated its 20th birthday. That’s a long time, and I am not sure that does not make it one… READ MORE
December 24th, 2020 | Posted in General
’tis the season. READ MORE
December 22nd, 2020 | Posted in General
Here’s my top nine posts in Instagram for 2020. I saw a lot of growth in followers mostly thanks to the “Tom’s Daily Coronacature” thing I did for 100 consecutive days starting last March when we were all stuck in our homes. It’s been a tough year for everybody, but I’m grateful for those who follow me on social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) and here on Tom’s Mad Blog. Thanks for following along! I’m planning on posting more sketches and original pieces in 2021. READ MORE
December 18th, 2020 | Posted in General
It’s been a long time since I’ve had to post this ugly bastard, but needs must. I’ll most likely be back on Monday for another stirring edition of my chronological look back at my MAD work. Have a great weekend! READ MORE
December 15th, 2020 | Posted in General
It is believed that the first piece of art was painted on the wall of a cave by early humans. The second piece of art was also painted on the wall of a cave, but the prehistoric person that painted it was heard to complain that “they just don’t make this paint like they used to.” So began a long tradition of artists complaining that the art supplies they make today are no where near as good as the ones they used to make…or they don’t make them anymore…Or they aren’t available, etc. Art supplies are discontinued, formulas changed, manufacturing methods altered, materials switched, etc.… READ MORE
December 12th, 2020 | Posted in General
British actress Barbara Windsor passed away on Thursday. She was beloved by fans in the UK for her roles in the raunchy “Carry On” movie series, the BBC soap opera “Eastenders”, and for being married to notorious gangsters. That’s her on the bottom right of this “Carry On” movie poster spoof I did the art for that appeared in Viz. Incidentally, I just found out Viz is selling this poster as a print, if you are interested. READ MORE
December 11th, 2020 | Posted in General
Shameless Huckstering Department The holidays are almost upon us! If you are still looking for that perfect gift that says “I didn’t really want to spend money on you” look no father than my Studio Store, which is loaded with limited edition prints, not so limited edition prints, books, copies of MAD, and original art…all signed! Sometimes even by me! Here are some more samples: Just don’t look for too much longer, because the USPS are notoriously unreliable this time of year, and there’s only two week left until Christmas! READ MORE
December 8th, 2020 | Posted in General
If you are a backer of CLAPTRAP, Desmond Devlin and my book of movie parodies funded via Indiegogo, you will know that since the end of the initial funding part of the campaign we have been polling all backers at the “Doofus” level and higher as to their choices for finalists for three of the last four parody subjects in the book. That’s right! If you backed us as a “Doofus” or higher YOU got to nominate films as subjects, and then you will get to vote to choose three that we will skewer in the book. Well, the nominations are in, and the results… READ MORE
