Monthly Archives: July 2019

MAD goes into zombie mode after 67 years

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Steve

I initially didn’t think anything was happening to MAD itself when comedian and senior editor Dan Telfer announced being laid off via Twitter. Then the deluge of news began about how the beloved satirical magazine was “ending” after 67 years. MAD‘s death … Continue reading →

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RIP Arte Johnson

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve

What an awesome, long life and career Arte had! To my parents, he a writer and bit player on Laugh-In (a show that hasn’t aged well alongside SNL). To me Arte was a cartoon voice on a handful of Seventies Saturday Morning shows … Continue reading →

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Groening returns to comics!

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve

Almost year after Bongo Comics shut down, Matt Groening is back with Bapper Books! I’ve never been to the San Diego Comic Con and since it has become Hollywood’s bitch to peddle mostly mediocre IPs while bringing out the worst … Continue reading →

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Rest in Peace Vixen (Oct. 10, 2013 – June 27, 2019)

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Steve

As per what I previously wrote, there will be a gap in the “now” and “then” for a while. Right now I will cover the whole debacle here since I had my conversation with GEICO and received the sad news … Continue reading →

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Welcome to July with a shift in timeliness

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Steve

For the last couple months I have been digging out slowly while sticking mostly to the chronological series of events with the exception of keeping the header art, color scheme and my exercise progression updated. Given the events of last … Continue reading →

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