The real testament to Bushmiller's work for me was back when we bought the two Fantagraphics collections for my six year old daughter. She not only read and re-read them until they were dogeared, her friends would come by, grab one of the collections, find a chair and sink into Bushmiller's world-sometimes for hours. It didn't matter if the jokes were about things that didn't exist in their world: WW2 shortages, guys advertising things on signboards, record players...They loved it all.
I was never that impressed. He defined a genre that was not much to begin with. I lost interest in both Bushmiller and the Sunday funnies at about the same. I got bored with the toothless content and generic drawing.
MAD was way jazzier for us restless brats who were getting tired of Ozzie and Harriet America.
The real testament to Bushmiller's work for me was back when we bought the two Fantagraphics collections for my six year old daughter. She not only read and re-read them until they were dogeared, her friends would come by, grab one of the collections, find a chair and sink into Bushmiller's world-sometimes for hours. It didn't matter if the jokes were about things that didn't exist in their world: WW2 shortages, guys advertising things on signboards, record players...They loved it all.
It helps that, as others have pointed out, Nancy is easier to read than to not read.
I was never that impressed. He defined a genre that was not much to begin with. I lost interest in both Bushmiller and the Sunday funnies at about the same. I got bored with the toothless content and generic drawing.
MAD was way jazzier for us restless brats who were getting tired of Ozzie and Harriet America.
JDA
It is said that those who fail to reach Enlightenment on the Bushmiller Path have rocks in their heads. Either too many or slightly too few.
Forgive me. I was unaware of Bushmiller's current status as an avatar...