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November 17th, 2013 | Posted in General
Q: What was the longest amount of time you’ve spent on caricaturing a subject? I sometimes find myself struggling with a subject and can spend days trying to get it right, when others seem to work out right away. I was just wondering if you’ve ever had this problem and how you get past it. A: That happens sometimes, and to everybody. When I’m doing a parody for MAD I will sometimes find one of the subjects seems to elude me, or if I am doing some other project I might find myself struggling with the likeness of a caricature. The odd thing is that… READ MORE
November 14th, 2013 | Posted in General
Shameless Plug Dept. Some of the limited edition stuff I’m hawking online are getting close to the end of their editions, so I thought it might be time to give folks a heads up if anyone is thinking about getting one of these for a gift for somebody this holiday season: “The Mad Art of Caricature” Limited Artist’s Edition Only 16 of 120 left! I just mailed out a batch of these last week, and there are only 16 remaining. Here are a couple of recent ones, with the reference pics I used to do the caricatures (clicky to embiggen): If you aren’t familiar with… READ MORE
November 1st, 2013 | Posted in General
…to speak at the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning’s “Mini-Fest” tomorrow. Here’s a link to a news story about the Festival. Here’s the list of events/activities going on there: 10:30 a.m. – noon: Drawing and caricature class I’ll be conducting for kids ages 13-18 at the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave. Cost is $20. Anyone interested in participating can register directly with the museum. 12:30 – 2 p.m.: My main presentation. I will talk about my career as a freelance illustrator with publications, including MAD Magazine and Marvel Comics at the Kenosha Public Museum, 5500 First Ave., in Daimler Chrysler Hall. The presentation is free… READ MORE
October 31st, 2013 | Posted in General
Alfred joins the zombie ranks with these two illustrations I did for the WB, presumably for Halloween products but I haven’t seen anything yet with these on it. Based largley on the terrific Mark Frederickson “Zombie” cover from MAD #483. READ MORE
October 24th, 2013 | Posted in General
Elizabeth on the Little Mermaid ride at the Magic Kingdom! I posted some time back about the news stories that were circulating concerning some real classy individuals who were hiring “disabled” people to pose as family members when they went to the Disney theme parks so they could juke the system and take advantage of Disney’s generous policies for truly disabled guests. As the parent of an autistic child, I really appreciated Disney’s now former treatment of their disabled visitors, and thought those who both bought and sold a way into it through fraud to be assholes of the nth degree. Sadly, the fraud was… READ MORE
October 21st, 2013 | Posted in General
I got this email from someone this morning: Hi there Tom My name is name withheld and I am an internet marketer. I have recently created a training program for people who aspire to make money online, named ‘title withheld‘. As you can tell by the name, the branding and name is inspired by James Bond, as will be my new sales page (comic strip style). My question is, would you consider giving me permission to use some of your “James Bond” images for my sales page? If you would be so gracious as to grant me permission then of course I would place an… READ MORE
October 18th, 2013 | Posted in General
Clicky to embiggen… If you do, better order soon… my limited edition Doctor Who print “The Doctor is in” just passed the 350 mark, and there are now less than 100 prints left. Once they are gone, they’re gone! You can get the original print for $25, or I will do an original added drawing of the upcoming 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi, for the ridiculously low price of only an extra $10: Clicky to embiggen… I do not think these prints will last through the holidays, so if your gift-giving plans include some Doctor Who fans, you might want to order one soon. READ MORE
October 17th, 2013 | Posted in General
When you freelance for a living you sometimes get some really odd projects to work on… not odd in the sense that you cannot understand why anyone would want something like that but in the sense that it’s not really something you have ever done before and it’s new territory for you. Most of those types of jobs are kind of exciting, as it’s outside your comfort zone and really makes you think about how to accomplish the project. Here are a few examples of some different jobs I’ve done in that vein, with some links to the backstory (if any): Titling animations and images… READ MORE
