American Idol
By Mark KaufmanThank God it’s over. Now we can get on to more important things.
My Way on the Highway
By Mark KaufmanHere’s an example of “Whaddya gonna do?”. This is a super, duper rush illustration I did yesterday for an article on a multi-billion dollar transportation package in the Washington State legislature. I got the call, I cleared my schedule and churned out the image at the top in about 2 hours. No muss, […]
OMG! The F Word!
By Mark KaufmanLast week I picked up a copy of the Seattle Weekly, one of the local alt weeklies (disclosure; I have worked for the Weekly in the past), and I immediately recognized the cover illustrator as Mark Todd. I also noticed that the character on the cover was wearing a t-shirt that read “FUCK […]
Thought for the Day
By Mark KaufmanDetail of a 12 ft. banner we have in our conference room. Yes, it has been a loooong week.
Johnny Hart. Dead.
By Mark KaufmanJohnny Hart the cartoonist, creator of B.C and the Wizard of Id has died. Much has been said in the past and in his obits about his ultra christian, anti-semitic, anti- muslim cartoon and viewpoint. Quite frankly I don’t give a shit. It’s a free country, if he wanted to write garbage that […]
The Jacqueline McCarthy Space Heater
By Mark KaufmanWhile we would love to have a museum, stadium or a library named after one of us, for the moment we will have to settle for the Jacqueline McCarthy Space Heater. We donated to radio station, and minor media powerhouse, WFMU a while back and had this dandy space heater named after Jacki. […]
Outrage of the Week: Death and Taxes
By Mark KaufmanWe just found out how much we’ll owe in taxes this year. I don’t normally complain about Uncle Sam, and taxes, because I believe in paying my fair share, but one thing you can count on is at least once a year I’ll raise my fist along with most Americans (and Steve Forbes) […]