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July 21st, 2017 | Posted in General
A few shots from SDCC: The Lovely Anna and I at booth I-02 MAD represents at the DC Comics booth The annual “Mad about MAD” panel L to R: Sam Viviano, Ryan Flanders, Sergio Aragonés, Moi, Peter Kuper, Kenny Keil. Just off the pic to the left was MAD Senior VP and Executive Editor John Ficarra who was the panel host. Talking about the new book I illustrated, coming out this fall. Apparently this guy is a really big Al Jaffee fan. READ MORE
July 18th, 2017 | Posted in General
My final workshop of 2017, being conducted here in Minnesota Sept 15th-17th is SOLD OUT! However, if you are interested in attending please send us a note and we’ll add you to the waitlist. We almost always have a cancellation or two, so your chances of getting a spot are good… especially if you get on the waitlist early. If I get a cancellation I start with the first person on the waitlist and offer them the spot, then work my way down the list if they are unable to attend. It costs nothing to get on the waitlist and you have no obligation to… READ MORE
July 14th, 2017 | Posted in General
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July 4th, 2017 | Posted in General
Have a safe and happy holiday, America! READ MORE
June 29th, 2017 | Posted in General
Photo by Greg Feinberg If anyone out there is on the fence about taking my final 2017 caricature workshop on Sept 15-17th here in Eagan, MN, don’t delay much longer. I’m giving it until July 12th to reach my minimum of eight students and if I am short I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel the workshop. Read HERE about what these workshops are all about, and register for the September workshop HERE. READ MORE
June 25th, 2017 | Posted in General
Q: What age did you start drawing caricatures? A: I’ve been drawing caricatures all my life, since I was a little kid, I just didn’t know what I was drawing were caricatures. I thought they were just funny drawings of people. It wasn’t until later in life I associated what I was doing with the term “caricature”. When I was in high school I drew a series of comics called “Baby Bill”, which were satirical “adventures” of me and my high school buddies but as babies. These are long lost but thinking back I did infant-version cartoon caricatures of all of us. We were babies… READ MORE
June 15th, 2017 | Posted in General
From “Battyman Begone” MAD #455, July 2005- Words by Des Devlin In a recent article with VICE, director Joel Schumacher apologized to all fans of Batman for his film “Batman and Robin”. Not only was that film totally unwatchable, it killed a movie franchise that didn’t get rebooted until “Batman Begins” eight years later. As a lifelong fan of Batman, I still am scratching my head over “Batman and Robin”. You would think that someone involved in the production would have looked over the dialogue in the script, watched the dailies while the actors chewed the scenery to shreds with their over the top and… READ MORE
June 12th, 2017 | Posted in General
I was teaching a workshop in Pittsburgh this weekend when the news of Adam West‘s sudden passing broke. It is no exaggeration to say that his 60’s TV show “Batman” was what got me hooked on comics as a very young kid, and probably is the reason I am a cartoonist today. After many years of disdain heaped on the campy nature of that show by “real” Batman fans it was great to see it embraced by so many in the last few years as the nostalgia factor finally kicked into high gear. That show was a wonderful and beloved take on a character that… READ MORE
