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April 2nd, 2012 | Posted in News
Self-published books rarely get reviewed by more prominent review sources, but my book recently was reviewed in two such venues. Lary Wallace of The Faster Times! posted a lengthy and very cool review on their website. It’s tough for a book that caters to a specific type of artform and artist to appeal to the “layman”, but Lary both enjoyed the book and opens the review with an experience he had with a retail caricaturist in his local mall. Not an uncommon experience, sadly. I don’t know who the live caricaturist is he talked with, but it sounds like one of those “I’m an arteeeeest,… READ MORE
March 30th, 2012 | Posted in News
The announcement on the upcoming MAD iPad App (which I am calling “iMad” until the cease and desist letter comes from Apple later today), is getting a lot of press already today: The Unofficial Apple Weblog– Where the first “MAD is still being published, who knew?” comment will be coming soon from an unoriginal internet user near you. CNET– A hands-on review of the app itself. Newsarama– expanded interviews with MAD editor John Ficarra and Hank Kanalz, DC’s SVP of digital (whatever that is). The Daily Cartoonist– Where other cartoonists are sure to weigh in. I’ll update with other links as they come in. READ MORE
March 30th, 2012 | Posted in News
A couple of months ago I mentioned that MAD was now requiring me to do all my artwork for the magazine sans word boxes, but I couldn’t tell you why just yet. Well, the cat’s out of the bag. Today DC Entertainment and MAD Magazine announced the planned release of a new MAD Magazine iPad app complete with interactive features and exclusive content. The app is scheduled to be released on April Fool’s Day (Alfred E. Neuman’s birthday, no less), and will be free to download through the iTunes App Store. The MAD app will include a mixture of free and paid content, including a… READ MORE
March 29th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
The National Cartoonists Society Reubens Awards are taking place in Las Vegas over Memorial Day weekend. The awards themselves are only part of the festivities… NCS members are going to be treated to some great speakers in Ray Billingsley (Curtis), Jim Davis (Garfield), Stan Goldberg (Archie, recipient of the NCS Gold Key Award), Butch Hartmann (The Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy), Mark Simon (Animatics and Storyboards, Inc.) discussion publicity and promotion and a panel of cartoonists talking about making a living in cartooning in the 21st Century including Michael Jantze (The Norm), Dave Kellett (Sheldon, Drive) and John Lotshaw (Accidental Centaurs). Plus, the… READ MORE
March 27th, 2012 | Posted in News
The Cartoon Art Museum has posted some more specific information about the upcoming MAD art show I mentioned a few days ago: What, Me Worry? 60 Years of MAD April 21 – September 16, 2012 Programming to be announced ¬¨‚ĆSan Francisco, CA: In 1952, editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines launched MAD, one of the most influential and imitated humor publications in the world. ¬¨‚ĆOriginally created to parody popular TV shows, movies and, inevitably, comic books, MAD soon expanded into a wide-ranging satire of modern American culture. Features like the MAD Fold-In, “Spy vs. Spy,” the wacky sound effects of “MAD’s Maddest Artist” Don… READ MORE
March 26th, 2012 | Posted in News
The National Cartoonists Society just posted this year’s nominees for their 2012 Divisional Awards: From the NCS Website: The nominees have now been selected and ratified for the 2012 NCS Divisional Awards. In alphabetical order by last name: TELEVISION ANIMATION– Ben Bocquelet and Antoine Perez– Production Design on The Wonderful World of Gumball – Cartoon Network Penn Ward– Character Design on Adventure Time – Cartoon Network Erik Wiese– Production Design on The Mighty B – Nickelodeon FEATURE ANIMATION- Mark McCreery, character design: Rango Carlos Saldanha, Director: Rio Jennifer Yuh-Nelson, Director: Kung Fu Panda: The Kaboom of Doom NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION– Glen LeLievre Michael McParlane Bob Rich… READ MORE
March 23rd, 2012 | Posted in News
Andrew Farago, curator of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Fransisco, just spilled the beans on Facebook about their upcoming MAD show: Love MAD? Our next exhibition is going to be the greatest collection of MAD art ever assembled, going all the way back to MAD #1. Kurtzman covers! Elder splash pages! Aragones! Berg! Richmond! Viviano! Mingo! Drucker! Davis! Jaffee! Martin! Get yourself to San Francisco between April and September, or kick yourself later! -Andrew Farago, The Cartoon Art Museum I’ve known this was coming for some time, as Andrew has been gathering pieces from various MAD artists for months. I sent him a couple… READ MORE
March 6th, 2012 | Posted in MAD Magazine
DC Entertainment launched a completely redesigned web presence today, with all new looks for the DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD websites: New Online Destinations for DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD Offer Multimedia Experiences with Exclusive Content, Integrated Community Features and Character Franchise Pages BURBANK, CA, March 6, 2012 – DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD, launched today a portfolio of comprehensive and interactive new websites. The DCComics.com site, currently in beta status, offers fans exclusive new content, integrated community and social media features, and in-depth character franchise pages built around iconic characters including Superman,… READ MORE
