Process post: My Kurtzman-style war film parody (with a Wally Wood paste-up: I fucked up the shading so bad on the big helmet, I had to cut it out and paste a piece of Bristol paper behind the spot and ink it over again) STILL HELMET for BP Issue 21, APE our MAD Magazine Issue.

BP Issue 21 aka: APE, our MAD Magazine iIssue, Inside Cover Art

Other highlights from my newly released Black Phoenix Magazine, Issue 20...

BLACK PHOENIX VOLUME 20 copies are in. Start your quarterly subscription with this Issue in January, just follow the link to subscribe... patreon.com/richtommaso

Copies of BLACK PHOENIX Issue 20 are in!

New comic for the upcoming MAD Magazine Issue of BP, APE. A western parody in the (attempted) style of Jack Davis.

We used to call this stupidity. There were smart people and stupid people and we let the smart people do the things they were good at and the stupid people were taken care of and didn't need to worry about what the smart people were doing. But now we let the stupid people think they're smart.

PULP

Tuesday’s progress on APE (Black Phoenix No. 21, our MAD Issue).

Today’s progress…so far on my 1950s Mad Magazine Issue, APE.

These magazines and the variety of form, genre and storytelling have been an absolute treat. Highly recommended if you’re not already a Patron!

pecial Black Phoenix offer: Subscribe to the quarterly magazine today and you can start your subscription with No. 21, my 1950s MAD Magazine Issue, upon its release this January! www.patreon.com/c/richtommaso

A Matchbook that I made and stapled together and photographed for The Frank and Dean (The Plundermen) story. Every time I tried to draw one, they just didn't come out as good. BLACK PHOENIX 20 is going to the printer this week! Become a subscriber today, link in bio.

Some Highlights from my upcoming Issue 20 of BLACK PHOENIX MAGAZINE. I went all-Tabloid with some of the colors and ads. Going to the printer TODAY! Become a $12 quarterly subscriber, Link in bio.

Coming this September, Black Phoenix Volume 20

But one of the agents opened fire. The agents accused the driver of trying to run them over and claimed two were hit. The video clearly shows no intent to hit nor that any were hit. ICE is lying. They fired a gun on unarmed US citizens.

Back from vacation and jumping right back into work--created this cover for BLACK PHOENIX Volume 20 yesterday (and the night before that). Hope to get this to the printer by early September.

Damn.

Welcome to the thrilling world of international espionage! Rich Tommaso's SPY SEAL returns in a deluxe European album format! Available for preorder from Lunar in softcover (0825FW0818) and limited edition hardcover (0825FW0817), in stores November 2025. @richtommaso.bsky.social

Sketching new book...

New book coming soon... experimenting with a mid-century modern cartoon style.

What the hell has been going on in this urgent care examination room?

Finally got around to finishing The Horror of Collier County by @richtommaso.bsky.social. Somehow felt right reading it in The Ghetto of Venexia, Italy, despite it not being Florida, NYC, Maine, or Romania.

The Surfragettes are rocking the Aqua Net poolside. #surfragettes

Wanted: more people like Cynthia Gonzalez.

Bam

Also the sooner I’m done the sooner I can move him out of the kitchen

Inside cover for Black Phoenix Issue 11 variant

Black Phoenix issue 11 reprint copies are in!

Last page drawn before leaving for HeroesCon tomorrow…

First physical copies are arriving already. @richtommaso.bsky.social’s amazing cover just sings in print. For an extra bit of enticement, here’s the table of contents. Order yours today and you too can read about Bog-Men, learn what The Scourge is (man’s most ancient enemy tbh), and more!

Opening page for 1970s version of Seven Deadly Daughters.

Self-rejected first issue cover of BLACK PHOENIX, May 2019.

With a killer (literally!) cover by @richtommaso.bsky.social and about a year and a half of my life wrapped up in this, give it a shot if you’re looking for something to read. 🙏 TAKING ROOT is available in paperback and ebook: books2read.com/taking-root

HEY EVERYONE. Kyle @kylepinion.bsky.social has a book! And a creepy-ass trailer for the book! 💀 Give it a watch and then click purchase, IMO. Bonus points for that @richtommaso.bsky.social cover art 🤌

Had to go back to print with ISSUE 11 of Black Phoenix today. Any new $12 monthly subscribers (and those who joined in April) will receive THIS variant copy 2nd Printing.

Work for Black Phoenix Issue 20--from last night...

Today's report from the future planning committee...

This is where I'll be at HeroesCon, June 20th

Signed comic of the day: Dark Corridor #1 signed by @richtommaso.bsky.social.

I was visiting a neighborhood book store and spotted this novel, Trippy, that I illustrated maps for. I wasn't aware that it had been published yet!

Here we go: the cover for my very soon-to-be-released book TAKING ROOT, drawn by the incredible @richtommaso.bsky.social We're only a few weeks away, and it’ll available anywhere you buy books online. Watch this space. Bad stuff is about to happen.

Afua is one of the first comic people I met when I was trying to get started in the industry, and she was so kind & warm. She's currently recovering from health issues & needs our help. Please share and, if you're able, send a few bucks her way 💜