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MAD’s “Game of Thrones” Cover
Pull up a seat and get the straight poop about the next issue of MAD — it features a Game of Thrones cover, as revealed Wednesday exclusively on Entertainment Weekly’s Popwatch! Be sure to pick up the issue when it hits stands April 23rd — it also includes a spoof of Skyfall, our take on gun shows, Sergio Aragonés’ "A MAD Look at Baseball" and much more! It’s flush with greatness! Buying it should be your #1 (or #2) priority!
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Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson
Justin Bieber’s Insane New Movie
BUSY AS A BIEBER DEPT.
Justin Bieber is a teenage multimillionaire who’s constantly in the public eye — that’s a lot of pressure to be under. Fortunately, he’s found a way to cope...by going completely ape-poop bonkers! Just in the last few weeks, he’s been two hours late for a concert, tried (and failed) to fight paparazzo, spat in his neighbor’s face and had his pet monkey confiscated (we’ve all been there on that one). They say that fame is fleeting — apparently, so is Justin’s grasp on reality.
New Ref Signals For Fired Rutgers Coach Mike Rice
OF RICE AND MEN DEPT.
Earlier today, Rutgers University fired Mike Rice, its rage-aholic, homophobic and bullying basketball coach, shortly after a video aired on ESPN showing him to be a rage-aholic, homophobic and bullying basketball coach. Coach Rice used gay slurs, shoved his players and heaved basketballs at them during practice. The NCAA responded with surprising swiftness, already adding new signals for referees to call any future similar infractions.
MAD's Variant DC Covers on Fast Company
To celebrate April Fool’s, DC Entertainment asked a bunch of MAD artists to illustrate the variant covers of some of their most popular titles (well, they were popular before this little stunt, at least). Fast Company has a gallery of all 13 covers, check them out here! New covers will be on sale each Wednesday in April, so head to your local comic shop and start picking them up today — and watch the value of your collection diminish tomorrow!
(To find your nearest comic shop, call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK or go to comicshoplocator.com)
Bob Clarke Article Gallery
We selected some of our favorite work by Bob Clarke from over his many years with MAD.
"John Wilkes Booth Liquor Ad"
MAD #78, April 1963
"Canadian Club Liquor Ad"
Photographer: Lester Krauss
MAD #94, April 1965
"MAD'S Modern Believe It or Nuts!"
Writer: Arnie Kogen
MAD #161, September 1973
"Spy Vs. Spy"
Writer: Duck Edwing
MAD #273, September 1987
"When Other Comic Strips Start Using The Far Side Formula"
Writer: Charlie Kadau
MAD #280, July 1988
"A Mad Look at the Joys of Scuba Diving"
Writers: Al Jaffee and Dick DeBartolo
MAD #106, October, 1966
Bob Clarke Cover Gallery
We continue our celebration of Bob Clarke with a gallery of his MAD covers.
Remembering Bob Clarke, 1926-2013
We’re sad to announce that on Sunday, legendary MAD artist Bob Clarke passed away at the age of 87. Bob was with MAD nearly from the start — first contributing in 1956 and continuing through 2010.
During his amazing career as one of “The Usual Gang of Idiots,” Bob was one of the magazine’s most versatile artists, illustrating everything from covers, to articles, to Spy vs. Spy, to bonus inserts for MAD Specials (including the MAD Zeppelin paper model and the MAD mobile). Bob’s contribution to MAD’s legacy is massive and he’ll be greatly missed. As a way of honoring him and saying thank you, we’ll be showcasing some of Bob’s best MAD work throughout the day.
The MAD Strip Club — Freudian Slap: Gym Teacher
Today's comic is by Eric Scott!
From MAD #517, October 2012
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Shop MAD's April Fool's Day Sale!
You may not know this, but April 1st is Alfred E. Neuman’s birthday. And you probably also didn’t know that to celebrate this stupid occasion, we’re stupidly taking up to 25% off items when you Shop MAD! T-shirts! Action figures! More! So stop reading and click here to get shopping! Remember — an April fool and his money are soon parted!
