The Mad Files: Writers and Cartoonists on the Magazine That Warped America's Brain!: A Library of America Special Publication

Publisher Marketing: "Vibrant reflections on Mad magazine's legacy from an impressive roster of fans and former contributors. . . . Selections from former contributors brim with behind-the-scenes hijinks . . . and fond appreciations from the likes of Roz Chast and R. Crumb attest to the magazine's widespread influence. It adds up to a surprisingly multifaceted look at a beloved magazine." --Publishers Weekly Biographical Note : DAVID MIKICS , editor, is the author, most recently, of Stanley Kubrick: American Filmmaker and Bellow's People: How Saul Bellow Made Life into Art , and editor of The Annotated Emerson . He is the editor for Library of America of Harold Bloom's The American Canon: Literary Genius from Emerson to Pynchon . His writing has appeared in Tablet , The Nation , and The New York Times . Publisher Marketing : Celebrate America's zaniest and most subversive magazine in 26 essays and comix from all-star contributors, including Roz Chast, Jonathan Lethem, and Grady Hendrix.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 221 | Publication Date: 2024-09-03