The folks over at The Huffington Post have an exclusive sneak peek at another of DC’s MAD variant covers, this time the great Al Jaffee does a Fold-In cover for BATMAN. The folks at the HuffPo also have a hard time spelling “magazine”… must be longtime MAD readers. Please be careful folding this cover, your computer screen is not very flexible. READ MORE
Oops, nevermind my last post about Herman’s cover being the only one available in sneak peek form. Here’s John Caldwell‘s cover of Green Arrow, courtesy of¬¨‚Ć MTV.com. READ MORE
MAD has been pretty good at leaking exclusive sneak peeks of what they are up to out to various internet sites and entertainment news sources. Today Entertainment Weekly.com featured what I think is the first released image of one of the upcoming MAD variant covers of several of DC’s main titles…this one is the cover of Justice League of America by the amazing Hermann Mejia! READ MORE
Clicky to Embiggen… My piece in MAD #520 was a departure from my typical work for the magazine, which when it happens is always interesting and challenging. This project was particularly fun and personally enjoyable because I am good friends with Jeff Keane, son of The Family Circus creator Bil Keane. Jeff has been doing the strip since his dad’s retirement about a decade ago and continues to do it today. Bil passed away in November of 2011. I knew Jeff would enjoy this, and it was great fun doing it. I saw him this past weekend at the Success in Comics Seminar in Annapolis,… READ MORE
On news stands everywhere tomorrow, in comic book shops and subscriber’s mailboxes already and available digitally immediately via the MAD iPad app. MAD # 520 (April 2013) Cover (Chris Houghton) The Fundalini Pages (Jeff Kruse, Charles Akins, Jason Yungbluth, Rick Tulka, Desmond Devlin, Matt Lassen, Paul Coker, Ty Templeton, Evan Dorkin & Sarah Dyer, P.C. Vey, Kevin Pope, Tim Haggerty, Leonardo Rodriguez, Phil McAndrew) The 50 Worst Things About Cartoons (Writers: Desmond Devlin, Jeff Kruse and Scott Maiko; Artists: Peter Bagge, Anton Emdin, Adam Koford and Hermann Mejia) Honey Boo Boo’s Family Circus (Frank Santopadre, Tom Richmond) Planet TAD!!!!! (Tim Carvell) Spy vs Spy (Peter… READ MORE
Holy Veeblefetzer, Batboy! This gigantic 22″x 15″ coffee table book,¬¨‚ĆTales Calculated to Drive You MAD: Artist’s Edition is an absolute level 11- I GOTTA HAVE IT on a scale of 1-10 on the “Stuff Tom Wants” meter. I had no idea this was on the horizon, or I would have pre-ordered it long ago. The book features “nearly 20 incredible stories and a dozen classic covers” with at least one thing representing every issue of MAD from #1 to #18.¬¨‚Ć That sort of thing has been done many times, but this edition is unique because the art within is scanned from the actual original art… READ MORE
It is crunch time for the Kickstarter campaign to fund this sure-to-be-great documentary about MAD Magazine, and thanks to many supporters it’s within reach. There are only four days to go, and they are a little less than $8,000 short of their $50,000 goal. That’s close, but even if they reach $49,999.99, they need the full $50,000 if they are going to get a dime. That’s how Kickstarter works…if you don’t reach the goal, you get nothing. They have been stepping up their rewards for support levels. For example, now for $25 you get a physical DVD of the documentary and not just a digital… READ MORE
MTV Geek got an exclusive first look at the cover of MAD #520, announcing the return of MAD’s “The 50 Worst Things About…” feature. This time MAD goes after cartoons. The cover art was done by first time MAD cover artist Chris Houghton, a terrific cartoonist and a great success story. At age 20 Chris was the winner of the National Cartoonist Society Foundation’s Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship in 2009. He has since published is own comic book series “Reed Gunther”, worked as a freelance illustrator doing lots of stuff including a few pieces for the interior of MAD, does comic book work for “The… READ MORE
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