By Mark Kaufman

Now that Dick Clark has died it's about time that I post a cartoon I did for LCD, the WFMU program guide from way back in 1987. Detail of the comic above, to see the whole thing which has Dick's age defying secrets, sex, cannibalism, and missing children go here. And yes, my drawing style was a bit rough, and double yes, my lettering was TERRIBLE, but keep in mind this was 25 years ago, I only suck half as much now. This also appeared in the book The Best of LCD: The Art and Writing of WFMU from Princeton Architectural Press.

Not my usual style, but like any scientific endeavour you'll never get anywhere without experimenting.

Uncle Mark's Cartoon Club. Now that Mitt Romney is unofficially the GOP nominee, it's time to practice drawing this enigma wrapped in a piffle.

I did this American Affairs Desk comic about Rush Limbaugh several weeks ago when he was being dropped by advertisers for being...well, for being a dick. This is old news, but hopefully Rushbo is also yesterday's news. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

There's been some sort of mistake. I've been nominated for a Cartoonists Northwest, 2012 Toonie Award.

A piece I did for Madison Magazine a while back.

New piece from my Palm Springs studio.

By Mark Kaufman

If you follow my Twitter Feed you may have noticed several attempts to make a joke about Newt Gingrich sculpting a bust of his benefactor, the casino mogul Sheldon Adelson out of mashed potato from the Venetian buffet. Most comments were not about the joke itself, but on the fact that The Venetian does not have a buffet. Um...Okay...obviously this idea, although I love it didn't quite work, and I wasn't able to shoehorn it into the Newt and Loathing comic posted earlier. I still like the idea, and here is a rough, unused sketch of the aforementioned mashed potato of a man, Sheldon Adelson.

This is the kind of nonsense you will regularly enjoy if you follow me on Twitter @Drawmark.

Viva Newt Vegas! Newt Gingrich doubles down on megalomania. With a tip of the hat and all deference to Thompson and Steadman.

After many years in the Seattle Weekly wilderness, I have returned to it's loving arms, and website. Article here. Big thanks to *newish* Art Director Jane Sherman.

By Mark Kaufman

Illustrator? Designer? Indentured servant? Then you may be interested in my I Drew This Thing cartoon series over at the Escape From Illustration Island website. Every couple of weeks I draw and write about sadness.