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October 1st, 2009 | Posted in News
I’ll be joining Chris Brown (Hagar the Horrible), Jeff Koterba (Editorial Cartoonist- Omaha World Herald) and Paul Fell (Huskernutz) at a book signing ar Zanderbroz Books in downtown Sioux Falls thsi Saturday. I’ll have a stack of “Bo Confidential” books and will of course sign copies of MAD or whatever you want to bring in. Here’s the official press release: For Immediate Release: National Cartoonist Conclave Booksigning, Meet & Greet Saturday, October 3rd, 2-4 pm Zandbroz Variety, 209 S Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD The North Central Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society will have their annual meeting in Sioux Falls October 2 and 3rd.… READ MORE
September 29th, 2009 | Posted in News
This past weekend the Southeast chapter of the National Cartoonists Society had a chapter event in Asheville, NC featuring a whole gaggle of members of the “Usual Gang of Idiots”, plus a bunch of other terrific cartoonists. I wish I would have been able to attend, but it was just impossible for me to get away. The lineup of speakers above is certainly stellar. However, due to the magic of the internet here are three YouTube videos featuring Nick Meglin and Jack Davis. Great stuff from two great guys: EDIT- Sadly somebody objected to the posting of these videos, presumably either Nick or Jack, and… READ MORE
September 26th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Holy Sequels, Batman! I just found out through the grapevine that MAD is doing a Volume 2 of MAD About SuperHeroes, due out in January. The cover image above is an advance cover and the actual cover will be different. I was bummed out when they came out with the first MAD About Super Heroes as I had just done the “X-Men 2” parody and it missed the publication deadline of the book. I will definitely be well represented in this book, however. It should contain my parodies of “Spider-Man” 1 and 2, X-Men 2, “Batman Begins”, “Superman Returns”,” Iron Man”, “The Dark Knight”, “Watchmen”… READ MORE
September 25th, 2009 | Posted in News
Some explanation of the insidious attempts of Google to take over the world (insert Pinky and the Brain music): FROM THE ILLUSTRATORS’ PARTNERSHIP Orphan Works and the Google Book Settlement / Part I 9.25.09 We’ve been asked for news about the Orphan Works bill. Last June Intellectual Property Watch warned that it would be back during the summer. And on June 11th, Senator Orrin Hatch confirmed his intent to reintroduce the bill. We immediately put out a notice to artists. But summer’s over and we’ve had no further news. So far, so good. Of course Congress has had other priorities: the ongoing financial mess, the… READ MORE
September 24th, 2009 | Posted in MAD Magazine
Cover art by Yours Truly I got a pleasant surprise in the mailbox yesterday… issue #4 of John Read‘s excellent Stay Tooned! magazine has arrived. This issue is the “MAD” issue featuring profiles of eight different members of “The Usual Gang of Idiots”: Don “Duck” Edwing, Scott Nickel, Sergio Aragon?¬©s, myself, John Kovaleski, Paul Coker, Ted Rall and Jack Davis (listed in order of appearance in the issue). These profiles/interviews are extensive and full of fantastic info and great artwork. It also features an intro article by longtime MAD editor Nick Meglin in which he calls me a bastard… but he means that in the… READ MORE
September 15th, 2009 | Posted in News
Self Caricature by Ismael Roldan I recieved some terrible news today. Apparently caricature illustrator Ismael Roldan died today at age 45 in New York, according to his friend and fellow Colombian caricaturist Jorge Restrepo. Jorge confirmed the news through one of Ismael’s cousins still living in Colombia. Ismael was born there but has lived in the United States for over 20 years. No further details yet on his cause of death. Besides being enormously talented, Ismael was a very generous man, giving of his time and advice to aspiring artists. He was the special guest of honor at the last convention of the International Society… READ MORE
September 15th, 2009 | Posted in News
Mort Drucker- Photo by Ruby Washington for the New York Times The Lovely Anna and I are headed to New York City on Thursday in part to attend the opening of the Long Island chapter (otherwise known as the Berndt Toast Gang) of the National Cartoonists Society‘s art show “Laugh Lines” at the Art-trium Gallery on Melville Park Road in Melville. The show is going to feature original art by the members of the Long Islad chapter including Mort Drucker, Ray Alma, John Reiner, Adrian Sinnott and my good buddy Ed Steckley. There are lots of other artists but those are the ones I am… READ MORE
September 14th, 2009 | Posted in News
I had several friends e-mail me to say that my illustrations of Brett Farve from the Star Tribune were featured on ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” show with Chris Berman yesterday. I didn’t see it, and cannot find any reference to it on their website. Oh well, guess I missed it. Still that’s pretty cool. READ MORE
