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Happy Easter!

April 21st, 2019 | Posted in General

This is a throwback illustration for a workplace poster from 2014, but it will do the job in wishing everyone a happy Easter. READ MORE

One More “Awkward, Man!” Sneak Peek…

April 19th, 2019 | Posted in General

… this time with words (by Desmond Devlin) and everything. Now go buy a copy, ya schmendrick. READ MORE

I didn’t return from Vienna to Monster Island but I did return to about a foot of snow in April in Minnesota, so frankly I’d prefer Monster Island. I did find this waiting for me, though! It’s the 20th Anniversary Creator’s Edition of the Monster Island comic by Graham Nolan. Graham funded it via a Kickstarter campaign, which sadly ended yesterday. Actually that Kickstarter was for copies of the comic itself. The Kickstarter I promoted last summer was for this limited edition hardcover. I hope you backed it because this is one beautiful book. 11′”x 17″ glossy hardcover with 96 gorgeous pages featuring the original… READ MORE

TMAoC 10th Printing, 2.0 News

April 9th, 2019 | Posted in General

This is crazy but after ordering a (reduced number of copies) 9th printing of the book back in December I thought I’d have enough copies to get through to the printing of the new version. It turns out I underestimated things and now have to order a 10th printing. We won’t run out this time… I have certainly ordered enough copies to make it to the end of the year. By then the new version will be out. The staying power of this book continues to amaze me. I am very lucky that several things fell into place to help the books longevity, not the… READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag: Pursuing Magazine Work?

April 7th, 2019 | Posted in General

Q: I would like to try and push getting some magazine work, but I have no clue of how to go about it. What do you suggest? A: The first step is always “do work art directors will want to buy.” That sounds simple but you’d be surprised how many people show me portfolios where their work is just not of professional quality, but they want to know how to get work. It does little good to market work that is not going to appeal to art directors. So, all the advice here is predicated on the assumption the work being marketed is work that… READ MORE

MAD About Vienna!!

April 5th, 2019 | Posted in General

I’m in Vienna, Austria to speak at the 7th annual Eurocature Caricature Festival. I’ve never been to Vienna, and despite a nightmare travel day (get your $#!t together, Delta/KLM) I’m already enjoying this beautiful city. I put in about 6 miles this morning visiting the Stephanplatz and surrounding area. I’ll post about the Eurocature Festival as things go along. Prost! READ MORE

Sunday Mailbag- Merry Poopins?

March 31st, 2019 | Posted in General

Q: It seems you had a LOT OF fun with your latest parody “Mary Poopins” as there is in nearly every panel some (written) extra joke of yours. But why did you gave the painting of the Peacemakers a painterly look? It is quite a contrast to your normal drawings. Wouldn’t it be better to do also the painting in your normal style? And the drawing is in perspective. Did you draw it in perspective or did you draw it normal an paste it into the distorted frame later? A: Here’s the sequence in question: I used an image of the actual painting as the… READ MORE

Wondercon 2019!

March 29th, 2019 | Posted in General

I’m flying solo this year with The Lovely Anna back home watching the snow melt. Come see me in the Small Press area at table SP-35! I’ve got a handful of full sized MAD parody page originals along, which is a rare thing for these shows. READ MORE