Sergio Aragonés Interview

Running Press has produced a substantive, massive hardcover MAD'S GREATEST ARTISTS SERGIO ARAGONES -- well worth space on your personal cartoon library shelf.The Onion's A.V. Club scribe Sam Adams presents a well-informed and fun interview with master cartoonist Sergio Aragonés who, according to the writer, did the interview, "without putting down his pen."On the first time he saw MAD Magazine:

Al Jaffee Interview in Mother Jones

MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee is interviewed by Michael Mechanic for Mother Jones magazine. The occasion: the publication of AL JAFFEE'S MAD LIFE, a memoir written by Mary-Lou Weisman ("She's an author and a more high-brow literary type."), with drawings by the Reuben Award winning Mr. Jaffee, natch! The book is due out from HarperCollins, in hardcover and eBook formats, on Tuesday, September

Jack Davis Album Covers

There is so much to love in a Jack Davis drawing: the energy, those crazy caricatures, how alive those pen lines are. These are works of art to linger over in awe. The Hairy Green Eyeball blog shares some of his grand album cover art from back in the days of LPs. Go look.

Why Is MoCCA's Forthcoming Al Jaffee Exhibit Funded via Kickstarter?

Tom Spurgeon asks why the upcoming Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art's Al Jaffee exhibit is being funded by Kickstarter. He not only asks the question, he contacted MoCCA Chairman Ellen Abramowitz."This show was presented to us on relatively short notice and Kickstarter is an ideal vehicle for raising funds for small, popular projects in a brief time frame."Funding for museums is always an uphill

Video: Sundance's "Strokes of Genius" series: Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones

"This is an homage to two of my favorite artists. The great geniuses of MAD Magazine: Sergio Aragones and Al Jaffee. These two guys were thinkers, "imaginers," and writers and wonderful artists in the history of humor." - from Steve Brodner's introduction.Here are 4 short videos about two of the seminal "Usual Gang of Idiots" from MAD Magazine: Al Jaffee and Sergio Aragones.Steve Brodner