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C2E2 2020!!

February 28th, 2020 | Posted in General

…is in full swing! Stop in and say hello! READ MORE

I’ve done quite a bit of artwork for superstar ventriloquist Jeff Dunham over the years. A lot of it has been for merchandise like T-shirts, etc. but I have occasionally done concept work on possible new characters for his act. This is one of two “Hot Rod” illustrations I did for him, both with a big nod to Ed “Big Daddy” Roth and the “Rat Fink” vibe. A few years ago I was drawing at my theme park operation at Valleyfair here in Minnesota when I couple sat down wearing Jeff Dunham tour T-Shirts. I had happened to have done the art for both shirts.… READ MORE

Russ Cochran: 1937-2020

February 25th, 2020 | Posted in General

One of the most important people in the world of MAD and E.C. Comics that you’ve probably never heard of passed away this past Sunday. Russ Cochran was a publisher and comics archivist whose love of the comics medium allowed later generations access to, and the subsequent enjoyment of, the legendary EC Comics line, including MAD. Russ published reprint collections of a number of terrific classic comics, but it was his The Complete EC Library that most people associate as his greatest endeavor. Over the course of 18 years starting in 1978, he published almost every EC comic in 66 hardbound volumes contained in 17… READ MORE

See Me at C2E2 In One Week!

February 21st, 2020 | Posted in General

I’ll be in the Windy City one week from today at C2E2, doing my Usual Idiocy in Artist’s Alley. Stop by and grab one of my updated Doctor Who prints that includes 13th Doctor Jodie Whittaker, a signed copy of MAD, a bunch of other crap, and caricatures and commissions! Or, just come by and say “Hi”! READ MORE

My Start in Caricature

February 18th, 2020 | Posted in General

I got this as a mailbag question not so long ago: Tom, have you ever written about how you got into caricaturing? When you realized this was something you could do? I used to draw cartoon characters when I was about 5, but that’s about as far as I got…LOL. If you haven’t, or if you have, maybe you could repeat it. – David Lubin, Tampa FL I thought this to be a bit too long a story for a Sunday Mailbag, so I left it for a regular post. Feel free to bail out when you get bored… People sometimes ask what got me… READ MORE

Stooge Redemption

February 15th, 2020 | Posted in General

After posting my humbling 1988 Three Stooges caricature the other day I am posting some I did 25 years later just to redeem myself a bit. READ MORE

Nyuck, Nyuck…YUCK!

February 14th, 2020 | Posted in General

This is an embarrassing blast from the past. A few days ago I received this email through my website: From: Brian Re: 3 stooges sketch I have a framed drawing of the 3 Stooges that looks like was done in pencil and ink. I have had it for 20+ years and never taken it out of the frame. Can see a signature in bottom corner of Richmond. Was hoping to get more information about it. Thank you, Brian I thought maybe it was an old theme park sample I had done, so I asked Brian to send me a picture of it. He sent me… READ MORE

MN Caricature Illustration Workshop Opening

February 3rd, 2020 | Posted in General

I’ve had a couple of cancellations for my new “Caricature Illustration” workshop, and I’ve exhausted the waitlist so there in one spot now open! Here are some of the details: This is a NEW kind of workshop… Caricature Illustration! Tom’s other workshops focus on teaching the art of caricature and only sample some of his illustration techniques. This workshop will be focused on the process of creating a caricature-based illustration from concept/roughs all the way to color final art. Tom provides instruction on each phase, including: Concept, “narrative”, composition and rough sketches Final pencils and prep for inking Traditional inking with dip pen and brush… READ MORE