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March 22nd, 2016 | Posted in General
I just got back from the C2E2 comic-con in Chicago. Lots of fun, and very busy. It’s a great show that is much more comic-centric than the Wizard World shows. As usual at these sorts of event, there were many exhibitors in Artist’s Alley on the main floor with gigantic walls of “prints” of copyrighted characters the artists do not have the right to draw or sell. I use the term “print” loosely as the majority of them are inkjet prints from their home computer or copies run off on heavier paper at Staples, not professionally produced art prints or limited in number. I’ve written… READ MORE
March 17th, 2016 | Posted in General
How to do St. Patrick’s Day Right, Bachelor Version (from Penthouse job, 2009): 9:20 AM- Sprinkle sawdust on apartment floor in preparation for return, smuggle bottle of Jameson to work 10:05 AM- Spend day filling out NCAA March Madness Bracket while hating the fluorescent ceiling lights and working on that Jameson 6:35 PM- First bar, someone tries to put one of those stupid plastic green bowler hats on you. Punch them in the face. 11:50 PM- Third bar where 17 year-olds are drinking Bud Light out of plastic yard glasses. Punch at least one person wearing a Larry Bird jersey. 1:55 AM- Karaoke! “In your… READ MORE
March 15th, 2016 | Posted in General
I’ll be at C2E2 at McCormick Place South in Artist’s Ally at booth number O13 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with my booth babe The Lovely Anna! I’ve got some of the usual crap and some new crap to hawk. Here’s what you’ll find at my booth: Signed copies of my book “The Mad Art of Caricature” Signed copies of MAD Comic-Con exclusive caricatures and commissions- I only do this sort of thing at comic cons. Much less expensive than my studio commissions. Comic-Con exclusive MAD #538 Sketch Cover!- I have 18 of these right now… get ’em while they last! Assorted MAD books (signed) Comic-Con… READ MORE
March 12th, 2016 | Posted in General
If you are near the Twin Cities, come out and see me at the Sound+Vision MN Pop Culture Collectibles show today! I’ll be at the Valley Creek Mall from 9 am-3pm drawing caricatures and doing sketches, plus I’ll have my usual bevy of prints, books, copies of MAD‘s and some original MAD art for sale. It’s free admission and free parking! Plus they have an ACE Hardware store so you can pick up that drywall spackle you’ve been meaning to get to fix the dent in your hallway. READ MORE
March 11th, 2016 | Posted in General
Crazy busy right now so here’s a quick look at a finished inked page from the humorous zombie comic “Z-People” I am doing for a company called Sitcomics. It’s a super sized 45 pages. The comic will be out this summer. READ MORE
March 4th, 2016 | Posted in General
Those who create art for a living, be it writing stories, drawing pictures, creating comics, making films, etc., are constantly fighting the bizarre conception among the rest of the world that what we do is effortless and not really work. The creative layperson seems to think that what we do is so much fun, getting paid for it is just an added bonus. Since what we create isn’t made from bricks or wood or plastic or any other tangible material other than our heads (and maybe a little paper, ink and paint), it isn’t really worth anything. Case in point: I’m working at a caricature… READ MORE
February 23rd, 2016 | Posted in General
L to R, top row: Bruce Higdon, Sergio Aragonés, Mo Willems (Reubens emcee), Jeff Smith, Terry Moore. Second row: David Apatoff, Jenny Robb, Luke McGarry, Matt Diffee, Lynn Johnston, Paul Coker Jr. Front: Jan Eliot, Maria Scrivan, Deborah Peyton. Members of the National Cartoonists Society should have received the official brochure for the 2016 Reuben Award Weekend in their mailboxes in the last few days. NCS president Bill Morrison asked me to do the art for the brochure cover again this year (see above). With it goes the announcements of the speaker lineup and special award winners: Paul Coker Jr.– Recipient of the “Milton Caniff… READ MORE
February 19th, 2016 | Posted in General
We may be seeing a lot of this guy in the next few weeks… especially on Fridays. READ MORE
