tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57829606532082569292024-03-19T04:15:48.157-04:00A Nickel's WorthScott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-53606095887540548992019-08-28T13:52:00.002-04:002019-08-28T13:52:41.373-04:00Bad Luck?Is bad luck real?
When bad things happen (a flat
tire, the Keurig breaking, losing a job), is it because of some sort of
karmic payback, or do we just notice these things more because something
HAS gone wrong and now we're seeing other things go wrong?
I
never thought I had good luck; just the opposite. But, as I look back
on my life, I find that I've had some VERY GOOD luck — things that Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-23526663302331468872012-04-29T22:52:00.000-04:002012-04-29T22:55:58.508-04:00MAD #515 --the big 2-0My contribution to MAD #515 -- a solo Dork Side strip in the Strip Club section -- marks my twentieth appearance in the humor magazine *.
Who would've thunk it?
I still vividly remember reading MAD in the early 70s, poring over the work of giants like Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres, Paul Coker, George Woodbridge, Al Jaffee, Sergio Aragones, Don Martin, Bob Clarke, Dave Berg, Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-23017429146123915132012-02-16T21:09:00.000-05:002012-02-16T21:09:16.966-05:00Reader's Digest -- February 2012My latest cartoon can be seen in this issue, on page 86, to be precise. Woot!Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-55085929537428300492011-11-12T15:52:00.000-05:002011-11-12T15:52:11.401-05:00MAD #512Got 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....
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-86058511296840276602011-08-23T16:26:00.003-04:002011-08-23T16:27:46.918-04:00MAD 511MAD #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).Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-54359311903814949342011-08-08T18:41:00.001-04:002014-07-18T22:29:19.148-04:00Movin' 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!
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-91253598725717963652011-07-30T15:33:00.003-04:002011-07-30T16:40:30.671-04:00Breaking 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! . Hunter Lee (just 16!) channels Jimmy Page on lead guitar; Bobby Nickel kills it on drums; Jacob Cooper (rhythm Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-22648068291767924542011-07-20T21:54:00.002-04:002014-07-18T22:28:26.397-04:00MAD's loss is Reader's Digest's gainMAD passed on a cartoon last month that was just accepted by Reader's Digest.
Cartooning. It's a wild ride.Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-89961715045574876932011-06-23T09:46:00.003-04:002014-07-18T22:29:45.348-04:00MAD #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.
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-27131546359647199972011-04-20T15:36:00.000-04:002011-04-20T15:36:00.106-04:00Long Story ShortI 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 Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-21932282010163268622011-02-08T13:07:00.002-05:002014-07-18T22:31:42.914-04:00Bieber 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 Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-62868056256405962422010-12-25T18:02:00.000-05:002010-12-25T18:02:41.042-05:00Bono Saturnalia!It's that magical time of year again...
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-47347056050538020092010-12-22T15:04:00.000-05:002010-12-22T15:04:07.466-05:00Happy Holidays!Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-21500970159281416942010-12-14T19:49:00.003-05:002014-07-18T22:35:42.112-04:00MAD #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 Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-50009227938560574282010-12-08T19:10:00.000-05:002010-12-08T19:10:44.309-05:00MAD #506 -- updated<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4ptScott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-76871516190080581052010-10-17T20:01:00.001-04:002010-10-22T16:04:14.911-04:00MAD #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 Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-20994894563088722472010-10-08T23:36:00.004-04:002010-10-08T23:50:29.038-04:00MAD About MortHere's an awesome photo of my all-time favorite MAD artist, Mort Drucker, signing a copy of MAD #504 featuring my cover idea! The only thing that could make this any cooler is if Jack Davis (also my all-time favorite MAD artist) signed it as well!
Thanks to Kit Lively for alerting me to this amazing pic and to Ryan Flanders for posting it!
THIS JUST IN! Here's another, even MORE amazing Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-45705447986750766532010-09-28T11:24:00.001-04:002010-09-28T20:26:57.157-04:00LITTLE OTTO -- first new strips in 18 years!I've been running my old (like really old -- created in 1991-1992) strip on GoComics.
Rather than recycling the strip indefinitely, I decided to do a couple of new LITTLE OTTO strips each week.
New episodes started on 9-20, but I particularly liked bringing Otto, Madison and Karen into the 21st century with this Lady Gaga joke on 9-28.
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-47545002258406971492010-09-26T15:00:00.004-04:002010-09-26T15:04:38.971-04:00Commets, we get comments...My blog gets a lot of comments. The majority or which, alas, are spam.
I usually just delete them, but this particular comment caught my eye and struck my funny bone, especially the first line:
"sex with donkeys cool .. took almost all)) cool .. took almost all)) Yeah, sure, that there still might say. The site just super, I will recommend to friends! share: but we have to work all Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-90673962403119989642010-09-15T17:51:00.000-04:002014-07-18T22:36:20.859-04:00MAD #505 - Dork SideMAD #505 has been out for a few weeks, so I think it's safe to post the cartoon Kit Lively and I did for the issue.
Hopefully seeing this toon will compel those who haven't yet picked up the issue to move heaven and earth to get a copy. Or at least drive down to their local supermarket or Wal-Mart.
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-56963459164230504882010-09-06T22:41:00.000-04:002010-09-06T22:41:02.444-04:00Happy September!Apparently the GoComics blog site links to this page (among other creator's blogs), so I guess I should start posting more.
Right?
Nawwwww.
Actually, here's something worth mentioning: I just completed a longer interview with Michael Jantze for John Read's STAY TOONED magazine. Michael gave some great answers. I especially liked his thoughts about the late Jay Kennedy, my former editor at KingScott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-73944308758923221562010-08-18T18:28:00.000-04:002014-07-18T22:37:37.615-04:00MAD #505The new MAD is out and it features a new Dork Side strip from the team of Nickel & Lively!
Run, don't walk (okay, you can hop if you want) to the nearest magazine dispensing establishment and pick up a copy!Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-8955940267751400372010-07-16T14:29:00.009-04:002010-07-16T22:58:46.732-04:0020 Questions with Michael JantzeMichael Jantze, creator of the comic strip THE NORM, has pretty much done it all in the cartooning biz: comic strips, graphic novels, online comics, illustration, animation, teaching — and rumor has it that he was the inspiration for Bucky the cat in GET FUZZY.
I’ve long admired Michael’s work. I saw his cartooning in the early 1990s and recognized his talent immediately. Luckily others more Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-41649785812632613432010-06-10T00:45:00.003-04:002014-07-18T22:38:36.761-04:00MAD ManSince the cover has officially been revealed online, I guess I can spill the beans.
I submitted an article idea to MAD about "other uses for the iPad." The editors liked one gag in particular and decided to use it for the cover of the latest issue -- which features, of course, MAD's take on the latest Apple must-have gadget.
So I sold a cover idea -- my first -- to MAD. Is that cool or what?
Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782960653208256929.post-31340424021486063792010-05-25T20:09:00.005-04:002010-05-25T20:21:05.001-04:0020 Questions with Bob ScottIf you’re an animation fan, you’ve likely seen Bob Scott’s name in the credits of your favorite film.
Bob’s worked on WALL-E, Ratatouille, Cars, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc., Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Ferngully, and Cats Don’t Dance, just to name a few. That’s quite a resume!
Bob’s also a comic strip creator. His strip, MOLLY AND THE BEAR, currently runs on Comics Sherpa.
The Scott Nickelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17590315525837242249noreply@blogger.com3