{"id":1048,"date":"2008-06-10T18:01:11","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T22:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2009-01-01T14:40:13","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T18:40:13","slug":"madec-comics-panel-at-heroes-con-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/?p=1048","title":{"rendered":"MAD\/E.C. Comics Panel at Heroes Con &#8217;08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/uploads\/2008\/06\/mad_ec_layout_h2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"mad_ec_layout_h2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.benzilla.com\/uploads\/2008\/06\/mad_ec_layout_h2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"mad_ec_layout_h2.jpg\" class=\"imageframe imgaligncenter\" height=\"155\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in my last post, I&#8211;along with pal Craig Fischer&#8211;have been working on putting together a special two-part panel for the upcoming Heroes Con all about the legacy of <em>Mad Magazine<\/em> and E.C. Comics.  If&#8217;n you&#8217;re going to be at the convention, (and you darn-well <em>should<\/em> be) please consider attending.  We&#8217;ve pulled out all the stops to try to make this an extra special, not your ordinary convention panel.  Some notable stuff:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preview of the forthcoming Fantagraphics <em>Complete Humbug<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A panel discussion with longtime MAD editor Al Feldstein himself<\/li>\n<li>Did I mention Roger Langridge and Richard &#8220;Cul de Sac&#8221; Thompson will be on that panel?  Well now I have.<\/li>\n<li>Several original pages of MAD and E.C. art that are sure to blow you away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyway, here&#8217;s the full bit:<\/p>\n<p><strong>[SAT., 3PM] &#8211; NOT THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS: EC COMICS PANEL<br \/>\nPart 1: Kurtzman for Beginners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first half of this look at two of EC Comics most important creators,<br \/>\nwe present a Harvey Kurtzman retrospective that&#8217;s a veritable smorgasbord of<br \/>\npresentations and events, including an overview of Kurtzman&#8217;s career by<br \/>\nThought Balloonist blogger Craig Fischer, and a close reading of<br \/>\n&#8220;3-Dimensions!&#8221; a MAD story by Kurtzman and Wally Wood, by MIDNIGHT SUN<br \/>\ncartoonist Ben Towle. Plus: a sneak peak at the new Kurtzman COMPLETE HUMBUG<br \/>\ncollection, forthcoming from Fantagraphics!<\/p>\n<p><strong>[SAT., 4PM] NOT THE USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS: EC COMICS PANEL<br \/>\nPart 2: A Chat With Al Feldstein (and Friends)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben Towle and Craig Fischer host an in-depth interview with Al Feldstein, EC<br \/>\nartist and writer and MAD MAGAZINE editor extraordinaire! Along for the ride<br \/>\nis a pair of celebrity funsters-FRED THE CLOWN and FIN FANG FOUR cartoonist<br \/>\nRoger Langridge and CUL DE SAC comic stripper Richard Thompson-ready to<br \/>\nroast and grill Feldstein about The Lighter Side of Editing America&#8217;s #1<br \/>\nHumor Magazine!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned in my last post, I&#8211;along with pal Craig Fischer&#8211;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&#8217;n you&#8217;re going to be at the convention, (and you darn-well should be) please consider attending. 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