MAD #512

Got a couple of pieces in the latest MAD. Another barf-tastic installment of Projectile Vomit Baby and a gag cartoon with the ever-witty Kit Lively. Images to come soon....

MAD 511

MAD #511 is out and I have a cartoon in the Fundalini Pages. My frequent partner-in-comic-crime, Kit Lively, has not one, but TWO pieces in the mag, illustrated by Peter Bagge and Marc Hempel, respectively (but not respectably).

Movin' on Up(chuck)!

My queasy comic strip, Projectile Vomit Baby, first (dis)graced the pages of MAD in issue 500. There have been multiple installments of the barfy baby, and now he makes his messy mark on MAD's new blog -- The Idiotical -- as part of their regular Strip Club feature.

I'm so excited, I could just puke!

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.