As mentioned in my last post, I–along with pal Craig Fischer–have been working on putting together a special two-part panel for the upcoming Heroes Con all about the legacy of Mad Magazine and E.C. Comics. If’n you’re going to be at the convention, (and you darn-well should be) please consider attending. We’ve pulled out all the stops to try to make this an extra special, not your ordinary convention panel. Some notable stuff:
- Preview of the forthcoming Fantagraphics Complete Humbug
- A panel discussion with longtime MAD editor Al Feldstein himself
- Did I mention Roger Langridge and Richard “Cul de Sac” Thompson will be on that panel? Well now I have.
- Several original pages of MAD and E.C. art that are sure to blow you away
Anyway, here’s the full bit:
[SAT., 3PM] – NOT THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS: EC COMICS PANEL
Part 1: Kurtzman for Beginners
In the first half of this look at two of EC Comics most important creators,
we present a Harvey Kurtzman retrospective that’s a veritable smorgasbord of
presentations and events, including an overview of Kurtzman’s career by
Thought Balloonist blogger Craig Fischer, and a close reading of
“3-Dimensions!” a MAD story by Kurtzman and Wally Wood, by MIDNIGHT SUN
cartoonist Ben Towle. Plus: a sneak peak at the new Kurtzman COMPLETE HUMBUG
collection, forthcoming from Fantagraphics!
[SAT., 4PM] NOT THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS: EC COMICS PANEL
Part 2: A Chat With Al Feldstein (and Friends)
Ben Towle and Craig Fischer host an in-depth interview with Al Feldstein, EC
artist and writer and MAD MAGAZINE editor extraordinaire! Along for the ride
is a pair of celebrity funsters-FRED THE CLOWN and FIN FANG FOUR cartoonist
Roger Langridge and CUL DE SAC comic stripper Richard Thompson-ready to
roast and grill Feldstein about The Lighter Side of Editing America’s #1
Humor Magazine!
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