According to this quote from Wikipedia...it's Mad Magazine.
It goes on to say, "the message sage Mad had
in general is, 'The media is lying to you, and we are part of the media.' It
was basically... 'Think for yourselves, kids.'...(Publisher) William Gaines
offered his own view: when asked to cite Mad's philosophy, his
boisterous answer was, 'We must never stop reminding the reader what little
value they get for their money!'"
I loved reading Mad
as a kid, as did most of my contemporaries. But what engaged me even more
than the wit and acerbic, acidic commentary were the illustrations, the
cartoons...the caricatures.
Guys like Jack Davis, Jack Rickard and Mort Drucker back
then...and Drew Friedman, Tom Richmond and Sam Sisco today...are my idols and
ever-present inspiration. Beyond capturing the likeness of their subject, they
are superb anatomists -- admirably well-schooled at drawing the human face and
figure.
I won't, for a nanosecond, presume to share the same
space as these notables.
Except here, in my own newsletter...
Whether it's at a corporate event, wedding, birthday
party, family reunion...or even a marketing initiative...perhaps you and I can do some mad things with
caricature art. :-)
