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May 17th, 2013 | Posted in News
Hard to believe there is still “news” about a book that is 18 months past its release, but today I shipped off several cases of The Mad Art of Caricature! to a company called Basheer Graphic Books in Singapore, which will be distributing it in Asia. I’m not sure how much of Asia they mean, as Asia is an awfully big place, but I am pretty sure if you are in Asia and inquire at your local book store they can probably order a copy for you. It might take a few weeks for the book to start showing up in wholesaler’s catalogs, but it… READ MORE
May 16th, 2013 | Posted in News
Readers may or may not know I am a member of a web collective of cartoonists known as The Cartoonists Studio. TCS is sort of a virtual gathering place for cartoonists with pages for each member that includes bios, photo tours of their studios, news about what they are up to and links to communicate with them. It’s supposed to be a place that fans can go and “meet” the creators of their favorite cartoons. TCS is probably best known for its cartooning “contests”, where aspiring cartoonists create comics and compete for various prizes. I know it used to be a syndication deal but the… READ MORE
May 3rd, 2013 | Posted in News
Encouraging kids of any age to discover and read comics has no downside, and to that end there is a wonderful annual event called Free Comic Book Day that happens in comic book specialty shops across North America and worldwide. Held the first Saturday in May each year, the premise is simple: any customer can walk into a comic shop and receive a free comic book! Now in its 12th year, Free Comic Book Day happens tomorrw, May 4th, at your local participating Comic Book shop!¬¨‚Ć To find shops near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com. Go visit your local comic book store tomorrow, get a free comic… READ MORE
April 30th, 2013 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The latest in MAD‘s series of “Mad’s Greatest Artists” featuring Dave Berg just became available for pre-order on Amazon. From the Amazon page’s description: Included in this magnificent collection are some of the greatest works from Dave Berg…one of MAD Magazine’s most popular writers/artists. The material will be presented chronologically and interspersed throughout with rough sketches, a rare 1970 interview, an introduction and portrait of Berg by well-known American illustrator Drew Friedman, a “growing up with Dave Berg” essay by his daughter Nancy Berg, newly illustrated versions of classic Berg strips by several noteworthy cartoonists, and much more. I am one of the cartoonists who… READ MORE
April 26th, 2013 | Posted in News
The fourth printing of The Mad Art of Caricature! arrived today and is back in stock! The book has a ton of extremely positive reviews on Amazon (88 as of this post), but there has been one complaint made by a just a few people…apparently on some copies the binding has come loose and pages have fallen out. I’ve only had a handful of complaints about it out of many thousands sold, so I suspect the problem only affects some copies where perhaps the glue was thin or some other factor weakened the binding on part of the run. That’s not unheard of… in the… READ MORE
April 25th, 2013 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society Foundation announced the 2013 recipient of the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship today. From the NCSF website: 2013 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Winner April 23rd, 2013 The National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) is happy to announce the winner of the 2013 Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship – Charlotte Mao. Charlotte is an illustration major at Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota FL. She was chosen from over 65 applicants for the award, which includes a $5,000 scholarship and a trip to the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award weekend in Pittsburgh in May. The scholarship applicants submitted eight examples of their work… READ MORE
April 19th, 2013 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society will be holding its annual Reuben Award Weekend on May 24th-26th in Pittsburgh, PA, and part of the festivities includes a public cartoon event on Sunday. The Toonseum and the NCS Foundation, along with several local sponsors, are putting on a special public event to raise money for a worthwhile cause on Sunday, May 26th in the 900 block of¬¨‚Ć Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. Here is the official press release: First Annual Pittsburgh Comic Arts Festival! Pittsburgh, PA-Hundreds of cartoonists are descending on downtown Pittsburgh as the city plays host to the National Cartoonists Society Conference. It is the first… READ MORE
April 15th, 2013 | Posted in News
I am totally out of copies of The Mad Art of Caricature. I am supposed to have the fourth printing in stock by the end of April, but we will see if the shipping people stay on schedule. In the meantime, there are still a few copies on Amazon, and they sell it cheaper there (but unsigned!), but they will be out shortly as well. My apologies to those looking for a signed copy. READ MORE
