A Nickel's Worth

MAD #513

2012-01-09T11:01:00.002-05:00

Well, we hit the MAD jackpot! Kit Lively and I got a piece in the MAD 20. Woot! Kit pitched the idea (The Sheen Lantern) and brought me in to co-write the gags. The always awesome Tom Richmond did an amazing job on the art (check out a behind-the-scenes peek at Tom's site ). Here's the two-page spread: Kit and I also had a new DORK SIDE comic in the Strip Club section.

EEK! of the Week

2011-12-14T14:14:00.002-05:00

EEK! It's in the Paper!

2011-12-14T14:11:00.002-05:00

EEK! It's big news! Our creepy little comic will be joining SPEED BUMP, B.C., PICKLES, TUNDRA, CHUCKLE BROS., LOOSE PARTS and a host of others in Funnies Extra -- a 16-page weekly comics supplement. Bill Kellogg, marketing mastermind behind TUNDRA's 500-paper success story is the brains behind Funnies Extra and brings years of sales and syndication experience to the project. Wish us luck!

MAD #512

2011-11-12T15:52:00.000-05:00

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....

EEK! of the Week

2011-11-09T09:19:00.000-05:00

EEK! of the Week!

2011-11-02T21:33:00.000-04:00

Good Grief!

EEK! of the Week

2011-10-08T11:57:00.000-04:00

MAD 511 cartoon

2011-09-16T19:02:00.000-04:00

Since the issue went onsale August 23, it's probably safe to post my cartoon here.

EEK! of the Week

2011-09-02T18:38:00.000-04:00

MAD 511

2011-08-23T16:26:00.003-04:00

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).

EEK! of the Week!

2011-08-12T10:02:00.002-04:00

Movin' on Up(chuck)!

2011-08-08T18:41:00.001-04:00

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!

TRASHED

2011-08-02T15:54:00.001-04:00

My frequent kooky comics co-conspirator, Kit Lively, and I are featured on the MAD Trash fan site. Kit and I have finally arrived! We've made it into the trash!

EEK! of the Week

2011-07-31T15:46:00.000-04:00

Breaking Old Ground

2011-07-30T15:33:00.003-04:00

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 guitarist pinch-hitting on

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

2011-07-20T21:54:00.002-04:00

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

MAD #510 -- my cartoon

2011-07-15T21:20:00.001-04:00

Here's my latest handiwork in MAD

EEK! of the Week

2011-07-15T21:07:00.002-04:00

EEK! of the Week

2011-07-06T20:13:00.000-04:00

MAD #510

2011-06-23T09:46:00.003-04:00

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.

EEK! of the Week

2011-06-17T19:31:00.002-04:00

EEK! of the Week

2011-05-27T14:11:00.000-04:00

Save 15% on the first EEK! book through May 31, 2011!

2011-05-07T14:30:00.000-04:00

Just enter code MAYSAVE305 at checkout!

EEK! of the Week

2011-05-03T19:55:00.000-04:00

Happy Easter!

2011-04-24T11:38:00.001-04:00

Long Story Short

2011-04-20T15:36:00.000-04:00

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

EEK! of the Week

2011-04-20T14:44:00.000-04:00

MAD #508 updated!

2011-04-11T15:09:00.003-04:00

With the new issue of MAD about to hit, I posted my contributions to the last issue on the MAD page. You have been warned!

EEK! of the Week

2011-04-09T12:06:00.001-04:00

Hot stuff!

EEK! Goes Ape

2011-03-27T13:43:00.001-04:00

EEK! of the Week (Fat Friday)

2011-03-18T10:16:00.003-04:00

EEK! of the Week bonus (now with more man boobs!)

2011-03-13T13:49:00.002-04:00

EEK! of the Week 3-13-11

2011-03-13T13:47:00.000-04:00

EEK! of the Week

2011-02-18T14:28:00.000-05:00

EEK! of the week

2011-02-11T09:30:00.000-05:00

Bieber Fever!

2011-02-08T13:07:00.002-05:00

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

EEK! Three vampires walk into a Starbucks....

2011-02-05T13:42:00.000-05:00

Plug of the Week -- Art Patient

2011-01-17T20:16:00.000-05:00

I just stumbled upon a very cool site featuring "comic news, reviews, and more!" Check out Art Patient. A quick search tells me that Art Patient has mentioned this blog and my MAD work, so a big Nickel's Worth tip of the hat to the site.

EEK! of the week -- Bonus! 1/14/11

2011-01-14T10:40:00.002-05:00

The Thing is one of my favorite Marvel characters. It just occurred to me how dumb his name is -- especially when he was the one who CHOSE it! It's Clobberin' Time!

EEK! of the Week -- 1/12/11

2011-01-10T21:44:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year! Let's kick off 2011 with a pirate strip.

Bono Saturnalia!

2010-12-25T18:02:00.000-05:00

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

Happy Holidays!

2010-12-22T15:04:00.000-05:00

MAD #507

2010-12-14T19:49:00.003-05:00

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.

EEK! Darth & Luke

2010-12-14T19:40:00.000-05:00

This is one of my favorite EEK! strips.

MAD #506 -- updated

2010-12-08T19:10:00.000-05:00