Mad was important to me because of all the wonderful crazy art. It really opened up for me a whole way of thinking about what it is to draw, what it is to represent something. I had some exposure through my parents to high class “modern” art, from Van Gogh to Picasso to the abstract expressionists (and also Saul Steinberg from the New Yorker) but nothing as freewheeling as what I could see in Mad. That influence could be seen in the “head comix” of the 60s and 70s, and still on these sites as well.
Of course it’s possible that Mr. Alcaraz did it to avoid the Censors, but I wonder what a water retention structure has to do with the cessation of publication of a satirical periodical?
Apropos that, could the use of the main character’s name by Donald John Trump have been the final straw in the decision to cease publication?
Many years ago MAD Magazine gave my SF Team 731A special dispensation to use their Spy vs Spy logo for our call sign. We Sneaky Bastards are gonna miss you guys.
I have stacks of them from the 60’s through the early 80s. My favorite features were the tv show parodies and anything by Don Martin. My dad’s favorite was Spy vs Spy.
Daeder almost 5 years ago
Dam, indeed.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr almost 5 years ago
Satirical Staple ‘MAD’ To Exit Newsstands And Recycle Its Classic Material
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/04/738767035/satirical-staple-mad-to-exit-newsstands-and-recycle-its-classic-material
RAGs almost 5 years ago
Maybe they were tired of being outdone by Trump and company.
rekam Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Wonderful tribute, Lalo.
kaffekup almost 5 years ago
That’s a shame. Not that I did anything to help.
noktar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Continue as new MAD, with a new logo on the same internet URL https://www.madmagazine.com/
Zev almost 5 years ago
Nice.
mourdac Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Like ’50s and ’60s style sitcoms, fell out of favor. They had a great run, brought lots of laughs to my early life. Thanks, Mad!
ideations almost 5 years ago
Alfred will now get that much needed tooth implant.
kreima almost 5 years ago
A.E.N. for President. What could possibly go wrong?
Librarylady almost 5 years ago
:-(
William Bednar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
And here I was getting ready to vote for Al Neuman. Dam, now I’ll have to find another nut case to vote for!
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member almost 5 years ago
So we lament the loss of a magazine that admittedly most people have not read in………..decades.
Next stop, Saturday Night Live.
lonecat almost 5 years ago
Mad was important to me because of all the wonderful crazy art. It really opened up for me a whole way of thinking about what it is to draw, what it is to represent something. I had some exposure through my parents to high class “modern” art, from Van Gogh to Picasso to the abstract expressionists (and also Saul Steinberg from the New Yorker) but nothing as freewheeling as what I could see in Mad. That influence could be seen in the “head comix” of the 60s and 70s, and still on these sites as well.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 5 years ago
As the National Lampoon said of Mad in the 70s: “What, Me Funny?”
wellis1947 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Of course it’s possible that Mr. Alcaraz did it to avoid the Censors, but I wonder what a water retention structure has to do with the cessation of publication of a satirical periodical?
Apropos that, could the use of the main character’s name by Donald John Trump have been the final straw in the decision to cease publication?
NRHAWK Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Many years ago MAD Magazine gave my SF Team 731A special dispensation to use their Spy vs Spy logo for our call sign. We Sneaky Bastards are gonna miss you guys.
Concretionist almost 5 years ago
It was a Mad, Mad, Mad world, for awhile.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
Yes though I stopped reading it by the 1980’s, but have pleasant memories.
Cavenee Lonnie Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I have stacks of them from the 60’s through the early 80s. My favorite features were the tv show parodies and anything by Don Martin. My dad’s favorite was Spy vs Spy.