Breaking Old Ground

My sons are in a band -- two, actually (the other is Forever Flux).  

Breaking Old Ground opened for Nine Lashes on July 26, 2011 in Muncie. 

It was BOG's first professional gig and they kicked ass! Love the sound 

-- old school blues rock meets grunge!

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Hunter Lee (just 16!) channels Jimmy Page on lead guitar; Bobby Nickel 

kills it on drums; Jacob Cooper (rhythm guitarist pinch-hitting on bass) 

provides a solid bottom, and front man David Von Awesome adds the 

final touch with gritty, hard-edged lyrics and vocals.

That's my boys! I'm one proud dad. 

Go to Facebook and like 'em!

MAD's loss is Reader's Digest's gain

MAD passed on a cartoon last month that was just accepted by Reader's Digest.

Cartooning. It's a wild ride.

MAD #510

Idiots of the world, rejoice! The latest issue of MAD is out, and I have a cartoon in the Fundalini section, along with fellow Facebookers J.C. Duffy and David DeGrand. (This is Dave's first time in MAD. Welcome to the UGOI!)

For more MAD madness, check out their new blog, The Idiotical.

Long Story Short

I just discovered a great cartoonist -- Daniel Beyer.

Mr. Beyer has had cartoons published in PLAYBOY, THE NEW YORKER, READER'S DIGEST, and other fine publications.

He's also got a feature on ComicsSherpa and is competing in The Cartoon Studio contest.

I think his work is brilliant, and I'm not just saying that so he'll share some of his magazine contacts with me.

Read Long Story Short and vote for Daniel!

Bieber Fever!

Just got my subscription copy of MAD #508. The best thing about the issue? The awesome Bieber Chia Pet (I want one!!) and the amazing MAD MEN parody. The worst? The five pieces I have in the issue (six if you count my MAD cover on the subscription card). This is obviously more Nickel than should be allowed by law! ACK!

I'll post my contributions when the issue goes off-sale, but here's what you'll find:

TWITTER (sung to the tune of Michael Jackson's "Thriller")
My first text piece (woot!) illustrated by the always astounding Herman Mejia

ZOMBIE love is... (three cartoons)

PROJECTILE VOMIT BABY in The Strip Club

Hopefully next issue will feature more collabs with my partner-in-comic-crime, Kit Lively. We have a few things in the hopper.

Bono Saturnalia!

It's that magical time of year again...

Happy Holidays!

MAD #507

 The new MAD is out and, while I haven't seen it yet, apparently the latest issue features another contribution by the decidedly disturbed team of Lively & Nickel.

We have a DORK SIDE strip in the Strip Club section. Thankfully we aren't in the MAD 20 as one of the 20 dumbest events or people of 2010 (although I think we're in the top 100!) I'll post our strip once the issue goes off sale.

Added 12/25: Got my contributor's copies. The issue looks awesome!

MAD #506 -- updated

The new issue of MAD (#507) ships December 22, so I think I'm safe posting my contribution to issue 506, which ran in the Fundalini pages.

Enjoy!

MAD #506

The latest issue off MAD is out, sporting a fun GLEE cover by the ever-excellent Mark Fredrickson and a great GLEE parody inside by Tom Richmond and Old School UGOI Arnie Kogen.

I have a cartoon in the Fundalini pages (which I'll post after the issue goes off sale).

This issue also features art from several legendary MAD men: Mort Drucker, Angelo Torres, Paul Coker, and Sam Viviano. More from these giants, I say! Unless of course, it means less of my stuff in MAD -- in which case, forget these guys! They had their time in the sun!


(NOTE: edited 10/22/10 to add Mark's name as cover artist )