Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
Like I said, Scott, I've just picked up some random issues over the years and that was the impression I got from one issue.
Didn't Mad increase its circulation to ten times a year, only to be whittled down to quarterly status a little while ago...?
I subscribed through most of the 2000s -- missed a few issues here and there -- and the magazine's definitely gone through changes.
I really miss seeing the work of Mort Drucker and Jack Davis -- giants in the industry, comic book gods. But Tom Richmond, Drew Friedman, and Herman Mejia -- the new guard -- are all excellent.
I grew up reading MAD and it had a huge impact on me -- like most cartoonists and writers of my generation.
Today's MAD isn't the MAD of the 70s (or 60s, or 50s), but those who dismiss it outright should take a closer look. There's a lot of very sharp humor in its pages.
And I can't believe they actually printed the strip I did (with Kit Lively) that runs in the current issue.
