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Not a lot of "wit and wisdom", yes, but that's actually not half bad in my opinion. He's not being too much of an rear end in a top hat. Jane's World  Yeah, Skye, you're putting yourself on some thin ice by doing that. Non Sequitur   Heavenly Nostrils  Yep, we've seen these fairly recently. I totally remember how it ends. Kliban's Cats  That's a drat fine tiny catte. 9 Chickweed Lane 8/19/2003  That guy's chin is hosed up. Of course, so is Juliette's entire face... Oh, and low hanging fruit in the last panel, etc.  Zits  every_teenager_everywhere.jpg Kevin & Kell  I sure didn't get the impression that he was that much of an rear end in a top hat.  Don't even try to get him to lighten up, Nemi, it's clear the guy's a butthead.
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BlankIsBeautiful posted:
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BlankIsBeautiful posted:Kliban's Cats Yay, we got to my favorite Kliban cat!
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Mr. Squishy posted:What a profoundly ugly strip. Everything from the speech balloons up looks terrible. EasyEW posted:There was always something about Dave Berg that set me on edge in a way that the more cartoony Mad artists never did. Maybe the material was a little more confrontational in a realistic sense. There's one I remember about a dad bitching at his wife about how his kids think Santa Claus brings them presents on Christmas, the Easter Bunny gives them eggs, and the Tooth Fairy leaves them money. "So what's wrong with that?" "The kids think I'm a BUM!" Funny thing is that there was a time when Dave's artwork was actually pretty lively.  Yes, Dave Berg drew this. You can read the whole story here. Former SpongeBob writer Sam Henderson is obsessed with Berg, saying that he was like "Garfield" of MAD Magazine. He even did parodies where he removed the dialogues from his old strips and replaced it with his own, vulgar ones. Mister Beeg fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Aug 19, 2014 |
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Is something in Luann actually changing in a way that has a non-zero chance of being at least semipermanent? These kids have been in high school for 20+ years. I'm not sure I can deal with this.
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Flagrant Abuse posted:Whoa whoa whoa, hold the phone. It was pretty clear once they went through with the graduation storyline that this had to happen.
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Emmy Lou Mandrake the Magician  The Phantom  Classic Prince Valiant  
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I feel like Mandrake and Chickweed Lane are in some sort of contest to see who can tell a "story" the slowest. The Dinette Set 
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann I could totally see Hannibal Lecter owning some antique mask used in tribal ceremonies, but that's clearly just a Doctor Doom halloween mask that a Chinese novelty company retooled to have horns and painted whatever colours they had lying around. Bernice's new roomie probably found it at a dollar store in a plastic bag with a sticker on it that just said 'Playful Pretend Face Metal Devil.' Oh my God, he's actually going to reuse the entire week's worth of Trayvon Martin strips with Robin Williams' face pasted on. This is awesome. Predator and Prey Comix. Pooch Café  Hey, at least you've read the book, unlike everybody that's ever adapted it for film. Ballard Street  Nice detail on the staffs. Staves? Nice detail on the staves.
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Going through MAD, a lot of the later Dave Berg (from late 1980s on) strips take place in the office: This is very much a poke at the MAD offices. "Lenny" is Lenny Brenner, former production head and later the art director at MAD. He was responsible for physically putting together the magazine, hence him complaining about the rubber cement. He was nicknamed "The Beard" because he always have a rather massive one. The boss guy is Bill Gaines, the publisher who was in charge of MAD. After Gaines passed away, Dave Berg semi-retired the character; he still appeared, but as a picture on the wall reacting to the antics in the office. Mister Beeg fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Aug 19, 2014 |
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GorfZaplen posted:Mandrake the Magician Oh sure, New York. It's never New Jersey that's the future utopia.
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GorfZaplen posted:Mandrake the Magician How nice of them to rebuild the twin towers before putting the city underwater.
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Tiggum posted:It was pretty clear once they went through with the graduation storyline that this had to happen.
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BlankIsBeautiful posted:Kevin & Kell All I can think of now is a fusion of Repo Men and Mission Impossible where the predators mark their prey in disguise and rip off the face mask and disguise as they begin the harvest of flesh.
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Flagrant Abuse posted:You would think, but this is newspaper comics we're talking about. Time jump 20 years in the future. Luann is married to Gunther (obviously), but they each have their old flame hanging around for drama. They have a child, name irrelevant, age ~11. Strip resets to the same original setup, only named after the mother not the daughter. Gains a slightly more home/work focus, is basically a stale Sally Forth clone. Never dies because people fear change, ends up out-living us all.
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Julet Esqu posted:The Amazing Spider-Man 
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Luann If those are drugs, she's not a very good dealer. Apartment 3-G  Pros & Cons  Sally Forth  The Amazing Spider-Man  If Doc Ock is running on his metal arms, why does he still have to make the runny motion with his feet?
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Oh no, a woman with a short haircut and ear gauges. How strange and threatening.  Between this and the spicy Latina character, Luann is really loving whitebread.
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Wanamingo posted:Luann is really loving whitebread. Sounds like a Borden/Axeman edit 
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Wanamingo posted:Oh no, a woman with a short haircut and ear gauges. How strange and threatening. But she's got a bare midriff! And a t-t-tattoo!! I bet she's not even wearing jorts!
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A HUNGRY MOUTH posted:But she's got a bare midriff! And a t-t-tattoo!! I bet she's not even wearing jorts! Don't forget the black lipstick and heavy eye makeup. RandomFerret posted:Oh my God, he's actually going to reuse the entire week's worth of Trayvon Martin strips with Robin Williams' face pasted on. This is awesome. Bell does the whole "dream subway" bit every so often when a celebrity dies. I can recall him doing it for George Carlin, Michael Jackson, Osama Bin Laden, and his own grandfather.
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Mr. Squishy posted:I've taken my eye off Juliet Jones, but I have to assume this guy is like a nobel prize winner. Looking forward to seeing where this ends up. That guy is nothing special; other than that he used to date both Julie and Eve, he's just a regular fella. That's the whole point, actually. What's happening in Juliet Jones lately is a demonstration of why it's bad and wrong for a 50's man to marry a woman with money. Why, you might as well chop his balls right off! Juliet Jones  Phantom Classic  Radio Patrol  Rip Kirby  Big Ben Bolt 
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Sergio Aragones Note that one of the guys is wearing a Groo costume.   Don Martin Dept.  (MAD #111, June 1967)  (MAD #244, January 1984) Spy vs. Spy   The Lighter Side of...  (MAD #244, January 1984) "KLondike 5" was an equivalent of 555 fake number heard in movies back when telephone exchange names were used. All-number calling was established in 1958 and most cities adapted to it by the late 1960s. However, the old-standard exchange names were still used in some areas up until the 1980s. Either this strip takes place in one of those areas, or Dave really was stuck in the 1960s.  (MAD #304, July 1991) Fun Fact: Whenever Dave Berg (a religious Jewish man) said to Bill Gaines (an atheist) "God Bless You", he would retort "Go to Hell". I'd like to imagine that Dave's un-flattering caricature of him was his way of getting even.  Err.... It just occurred to me that Dave's characters look like they belong in "King of the Hill". Roger Kaputnik looks like aging Hank Hill, even. Mister Beeg fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Aug 20, 2014 |
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Julet Esqu posted:Luann Maybe it's just because I went to small, liberal-arts college but is it common practice to assign incoming freshman to dorms with anyone but other freshmen?
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Mister Beeg posted:
Dave Berg was a hateful little poo poo but you're really reaching there. He was a lot kinder to Gaines than the rest of them were when they drew him.    Yes, even Sergio.
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I was joking about the Gaines thing. I'm well aware of his caricatures  That Jack Davis drawing is glorious (that was when the Mad guys went on a trip to Japan, hence the "8,007 miles")Sergio once drew Gaines stuck in a bathtub in one of his MAD strips. Mister Beeg fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Aug 20, 2014 |
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Indolent Bastard posted:Mike du Jour This "The Lighter Side of..." stuff is making me think of Kelly from The Onion. F Minus   Mary Worth  Unexplained things appearing in pictures coming up? I'm a little tired of predicting this storyline, as every time it could get interesting it goes out of it's way to not. Rex Morgan MD  She needs to learn that sometimes you just shut up and leave the person alone, particularly if they are your boss.
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plainswalker75 posted:Maybe it's just because I went to small, liberal-arts college but is it common practice to assign incoming freshman to dorms with anyone but other freshmen? I don't know how common a practice it is, but I spent my freshman year in a upperclassmen dorm because the freshmen dorms were full. Also, Viv looks just like a friend's wife (who's a registered nurse and mother of two). The resemblance is uncanny. Don't judge books by their cover, Luann!
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Obscure Finnish Comic Strip Goes Obscure Finnish Comedic Band Dept. Lapinlahden Linnut: The PR Gig  Notes: Suosikki ("Favourite") was a once legendary and influential Finnish pop music zine that was published from 1961 to 2012 (this story is from 2011). One of the best features was Mauri Kunnas' comic Nyrok City that lampooned popular Finnish bands of the time, such as Hanoi Rocks...  Kunnas has also drawn whole albums on Mick Jagger and the Beatles, plus Finnish literature classics recited by dogs  get them if you can find them, Mauri Kunnas is great! 
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EasyEW posted:Peanuts: Year One (March 8-10, 1951) To be honest, I could never understand the reverence people gave Peanuts having only been exposed to it from the 80s on, but these early strips are really charming. Snoopy especially is so much better than the later "He thinks, he talks, he has merchandise" version.
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Mister Beeg posted:Dave Berg was still alive when I first read Mad, so I'm very familiar with his "Lighter Side" feature, which ran in the magazine from Issue 66 (October 1961) to 423 (November 2002). Even though I read it, I always thought that it was out of place in the magazine. Even today, it's still not my all time favorite thing from the magazine, but one thing I realize now is that it's really, really mean-spirited. I always loved the art and the humor in these strips. One that stands out in memory is where some old guy is riding a bicycle and someone in a muscle car sneers at him while stopped at a light. The old guy looks over and shouts something like 'Wanna drag?'
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 ...And if you like that then come see me at the Chicago Comicon this Thursday through Sunday at the Rosemeont Convention Center (booth E47!) and… I dunno. Give me some money for it I guess.
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Death Ray posted:
Let me know if you come to Nashville Comicon this year. We can go get our picture taken with Guy Gilchrist together.
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Death Ray posted:
You are a terrible shill. Do you have any copies of the new Weapon Brown omnibus for sale? Will you sign one if we buy it? Sheesh, what a block head!
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Mister Beeg posted:The Lighter Side of... The Simpsons were using it as a gag well into the 90s, Mr Plow's phone number was KLondike 5-3226.
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