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The Mad Art of Caricature!
MAD magazine illustrator Tom Richmond teaches how to draw caricatures, with an emphasis on aspects of the head and face.
Richmond
TOM RICHMOND: the first police detective in English fiction. Published in 1827, the book recounts Richmond’s early life on the wrong side of the law until he joins the Bow Street Runners. Thereafter the book tells of his battles with smugglers, grave-robbers, counterfeiters, pickpockets, fake-ghosts, a highwayman, and his ongoing search for the most evil criminal in England. The book also tells how Tom falls for the beautiful courtesan, Maria Cherry.
Goodnight Batcave
A 100% UNauthorized GOODNIGHT MOON parody-as only the world-(in)famous MAD Magazine can do it! Batman may be ready for bed-but crime never sleeps! And before the Caped Crusader can turn in for the night, he’ll have to deal with villains like the Joker, Bane, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman and the Penguin! If the Dark Knight ever hopes to catch some z’s, he’ll have to catch Gotham’s most dangerous criminals first! In this all-new story from the Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine, the best-selling children’s book GOODNIGHT MOON is parodied with the heroes and villains from the world of DC Comics’ BATMAN!
The Favored
Investigative reporter Jason Banning and his fiance Carrie James receive an unwelcome reception when they first arrive in the small rural community of Hittleton. They are there on assignment to get a supplement story about sons of the heartland, direct descendants of the original settlers. Soon they uncover a number of clues that leads them to conclusive evidence of a very cold case triple murder. Suspense builds when Carrie gets wounded in a suspicious hunting accident. Meanwhile, the awkward riddles of Ellie, a backward daughter of a pillar of the community are all Jason has to go on until he discovers a mysterious meteorite on Vernon Hittles property. Thereafter, Jason will stop at nothing until he reveals the ultimate secret of the seven patriarchs of Hittleton who are it appears miraculously fortunate in their ancestry.
The Art of Comic Book Inking (Third Edition)
The industry-standard manual for aspiring inkers and working professionals returns in a new expanded edition. Gain insights into the techniques, tools, and approaches of some of the finest ink artists in comics, including Terry Austin, Mark Farmer, Scott Williams, Alex Garner, and many more. This expanded edition features new art and text by author Gary Martin and a bonus chapter on digital inking by artist Leo Vitalis. Also included are eight full-sized blue-lined art boards featuring pencil art by top comics illustrators, present and past, to use for practice or as samples to show editors and publishers. Along with pen, brush, and stylus, no inking tool is more useful than The Art of Comic-Book Inking.
Inside MAD
Go Inside MAD! It has long been assumed that anyone who wasted their formative years reading MAD must have wound up as a complete failure in life. But as it turns out, some readers actually went on to be...successful! For the first time ever, MAD asked some of these successful readers to share what reading (and appearing in) MAD meant to them. What they have to say may surprise you! Featuring essays with nouns, verbs, and punctuation by: Roseanne Barr Ken Burns Dane Cook Paul Feig Whoopi Goldberg Harry Hamlin Tony Hawk Ice-T Penn Jillette George Lopez David Lynch Todd McFarlane Jeff Probst John Slattery John Stamos Pendleton Ward Matthew Weiner But wait-there's more! (Regrettably.) MAD asked...
General Topology
The first half of the book provides an introduction to general topology, with ample space given to exercises and carefully selected applications. The second half of the text includes topics in asymmetric topology, a field motivated by applications in computer science. Recurring themes include the interactions of topology with order theory and mathematics designed to model loss-of-resolution situations.
Richmond Noir
The River City emerges as a hot spot for unseemly noir. Brand-new stories by: Dean King, Laura Browder, Howard Owen, Yazmina Beverly, Tom De Haven, X.C. Atkins, Meagan J. Saunders, Anne Thomas Soffee, Clint McCown, Conrad Ashley Persons, Clay McLeod Chapman, Pir Rothenberg, David L. Robbins, Hermine Pinson, and Dennis Danvers. FROM THE INTRODUCTION TO RICHMOND NOIR "In The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, Henry Miller tosses off a hard-bitten assessment of the City on the James: 'I would rather die in Richmond somehow, ' he writes, 'though God knows Richmond has little enough to offer.' As editors, we like the dying part, and might point out that in its long history, Richmond, Virginia has offered...
Don't Let the Penguin Drive the Batmobile
MAD Magazine knows there are more important vehicles to protect in this 100% unauthorized parody of the classic children's book! While Batman is busy fighting crime on the mean streets of Gotham, it's up to us to keep an eye on the Batmobile. The only problem? The Penguin really, REALLY wants to drive it! Should we let him? In this all-new story, the Usual Gang of Idiots at MAD Magazine parody another classic, best-selling children's book, featuring the heroes and villains from the world of DC Comics' Batman!
Superman and the Miserable, Rotten, No Fun, Really Bad Day
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the WORST DAY EVER! It's the 100% UNauthorized children's book parody as only MAD magazine can do it in SUPERMAN AND THE MISERABLE, ROTTEN, NO FUN, REALLY BAD DAY! Superman is supposed to be indestructible—but this day may just defeat him! In fact, it’s a day so terrible that only the Man of Steel could possibly hope tosurvive it! On this miserable, rotten, no fun, really bad day, Superman will facerampaging super-villains, angry editors, boring chores, a cranky Justice League,and, worst of all, bad pizza. Superman’s home planet, Krypton, exploded, so he’s no stranger to bad days—but even so, this is one for the record books!
