Al Jaffee

Weekender: XKCD Text Books, 'Everblue', Al Jaffee's Record
Weekender: XKCD Text Books, 'Everblue', Al Jaffee's Record
Weekender: XKCD Text Books, 'Everblue', Al Jaffee's Record
What a week! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to sit back and read some comics. The weekend is finally here, and the world can relax and rest once more — but the comics industry has been busy too, you know, and the last seven days have seen a flurry of comics-based news and announcements fly past at high speed. ComicsAlliance has got your back, though: when it comes to comics, we never slow down, so here’s a look back and just what’s been going on. New comics, new stories, new podcasts, new art being made — it’s all part of the ComicsAlliance Weekender!
Mad Man: Celebrating Al Jaffee on his 95th Birthday!
Mad Man: Celebrating Al Jaffee on his 95th Birthday!
Mad Man: Celebrating Al Jaffee on his 95th Birthday!
He's drawn absurd animal comics, invented innumerable impossible items, and been responsible for mutilating the back covers of many millions of magazines. He's won the highest honors that the medium of comics has to offer, authored best-selling books, and appeared in more issues of Mad Magazine than any other contributor. He's Al Jaffee, one of America's best-known and most beloved cartoonists, and this past weekened marked his 95th birthday.
Link Ink: Comics, Film/TV and Gaming News Links 07.22.14
Link Ink: Comics, Film/TV and Gaming News Links 07.22.14
Link Ink: Comics, Film/TV and Gaming News Links 07.22.14
Each weekday, ComicsAlliance brings you a carefully selected variety of links from around the web about comics and comics-related media, including movies, video games, toys, and whatever else might be worth noting. Quite frankly, these are items you may just need to know about to have a productive day. Take a look at today's hand-picked links after the jump.
Cartoonist Al Jaffee Discusses The Art of the MAD Fold-In
Cartoonist Al Jaffee Discusses The Art of the MAD Fold-In
Cartoonist Al Jaffee Discusses The Art of the MAD Fold-In
This year mark's the 50th anniversary of the MAD fold-in, created by legendary cartoonist Al Jaffee. For the last half century nearly every issue of MAD has featured the fold-in, with every single one created by Jaffee. It's an extraordinary achievement in an extraordinary career, and Jaffee sat down in an interview with ABC News to discuss the process of creating the feature each month, and the o
Cartoonist Al Jaffee Donates His Archives To Columbia University
Cartoonist Al Jaffee Donates His Archives To Columbia University
Cartoonist Al Jaffee Donates His Archives To Columbia University
Al Jaffee is an icon of cartooning. Though the artist was working for Marvel precursors Timely and Atlas comics in the 1940s and '50s, he is easily best known for the work he's produced for Mad Magazine, with his signature creation for the publication being the Mad Fold-In's he started in 1964, and still produces today. In a career that has spanned more than 70 years, Jaffee has amassed an incredi
Link Ink: Sideshow’s Upcoming DC Figures, ‘MAD’ On ‘Today’ And Manga Icons Sketch
Link Ink: Sideshow’s Upcoming DC Figures, ‘MAD’ On ‘Today’ And Manga Icons Sketch
Link Ink: Sideshow’s Upcoming DC Figures, ‘MAD’ On ‘Today’ And Manga Icons Sketch
Toys: Sideshow Collectibles has released more images of its upcoming premium 1/6 scale DC Comics figures as part of its "12 Days of Sideshow" reveals. TV: The Today Show's Jenna Wolfe visited the MAD Magazine offices over the weekend and chatted with Editor John Ficarra, Art Director Sam Viviano and longtime MAD artist Al Jaffee...
Parting Shot: Al Jaffee’s Live ‘Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions’ [Video]
Parting Shot: Al Jaffee’s Live ‘Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions’ [Video]
Parting Shot: Al Jaffee’s Live ‘Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions’ [Video]
Comics artist Al Jaffee, a.k.a. the creator of the Mad magazine fold-in, recently brought his "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions" segment to a live audience with the help of Jeff Newelt of Heeb magazine. The video, recorded at Joe's Pub in New York City, explains the origin of the long-running Mad segment and features the 91-year-old cartoonist's live comebacks to dumb questions in all