While I'm sharing pictorial reminiscinces (sp), we had paperback books of the late great MAD magazine of the 1950s, which I studied intently.  One of my favorites was  "Shermlock Sholmes and The Hound of the Basketballs," of which I show a panel below.  It's incredibly silly.  If folks so desire, I can post the whole thing (behind cuts, of course ( Read more... )

I have two much older sisters.  The oldest bought 1960s/1970s "comix" and The Realist, a satire magazine I was unable to appreciate at the time.  Years ago I saw Paul Krassner, the founder, performing in San Francisco.  Today I did a Google search, and found this tribute to Walt Disney:( SO Not Safe For Work! )

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A while ago, after reading her wonderful  "Paper Faces On Parade", I wrote vampmissedith  that I would do a drawing of the effect that  story had on me.  Please be gentle, I haven't drawn in a long, long time!  And I always draw with a ball-point pen.  But here it is:


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I hope all of the Americans and non-Americans are having an excellent holiday, whatever you are doing.    Here is some picspams I made recently about Season Seven.


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