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October 28, 2012 in General, Links, News
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Fastcocreate.com looks back at the 60-year history of MAD, the subversive comic magazine, in this in-depth article and slideshow. For even more on the subject, MAD’s editors have put together an exhaustive new book.
In a short video, BBC News talks to the US cartoonists Pat Bagley and Nick Anderson about lampooning Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Watch it here.
Martin Rowson draws our attention to the announcement that a former Daily Mirror showbiz reporter, 93-year-old Donald Zec, has won The Oldie’s first art award. See Donald’s winning portrait, and the other shortlisted pictures, here.
Is it a bird? A plane? Or yet more evidence of the decline of the newspaper industry? Clark Kent has quit his job at the Daily Planet (thanks to Pete Dredge for spotting the report).
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Bill Stott said on October 29, 2012
Good news about Donald Zec – and some really good pieces placed. I can’t remember now, but did the original invite to submit stuff say it had to be figurative ?
Andrew Birch said on October 29, 2012
No, Bill! Richard Ingrams specifically asked for video installations and street art.
Bill Stott said on October 29, 2012
[chuckles] It doesn’t matter anyway. I’ll have another go next year. Figuratively. Given this year’s winner though, I’m still a bit young.