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"The Ink Stained Wretch" is an exclusive first look at art, stories, features, and other stupidity delivered to your inbox every Wednesday from one of MAD Magazine's "Usual Gang of Idiots", Tom Richmond!
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The Furshlugginer Files #41 (opens the original)
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The Ink Stained Wretch #256 9/30/26 (opens the original)
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Here we go with another of the kooky, kitschy, knavish collections of kvetching that are those newsletters! This week we “Lose Control” with our sketch, tell the tale of my very first caricature art stand, and share one more sneak peek at my next piece in MAD ...on with the ‘Wretch!<source typ
The Furshlugginer Files #40 (opens the original)
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The Ink Stained Wretch #255 9/23/26 (opens the original)
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Time again for another of the jaded, joyless, jaundiced collection of junk that are these newsletters! This week we go from sketching cheesecake to sketching beefcake, look back on ten years of caricature workshops, and give you another sneak peek at an upcoming MAD piece...on with the ‘Wretch!<s
The Furshlugginer Files #39 (opens the original)
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Welcome premium subscribers to another edition of “The Furshlugginer Files”. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1201" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IpVZ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-
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