Skip to content
  • Home
  • Matt Keeley Writing Portfolio
  • Podcasts
    • Infinite Danger
    • Rite Gud
  • Interviews
  • Essays
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Patreon
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Contact
  • My account
  • Newsletter
  • Newsletter test
  • Shop

Kittysneezes

All Things To All People

  • Home
  • Matt Keeley Writing Portfolio
  • Podcasts
    • Infinite Danger
    • Rite Gud
  • Interviews
  • Essays
  • Reviews
  • Contact
  • Patreon

Tag: Harvey Kurtzman

What, Me Funny?: The National Lampoon Mad Parody Deftly Skewers Alfred E. Neuman (Mostly)
Essays 

What, Me Funny?: The National Lampoon Mad Parody Deftly Skewers Alfred E. Neuman (Mostly)

On December 10, 2018 by Matt Keeley

An analysis of the long National Lampoon MAD Parody that appeared as an article in a 1971 issue, looking at what they got right and what they got wrong.

5 Comments
Continue Reading
The Comics Journal’s Book of Harvey Kurtzman Interviews Is Utterly Essential
Book Reviews 

The Comics Journal’s Book of Harvey Kurtzman Interviews Is Utterly Essential

On December 4, 2018 by Matt Keeley

A review of a book of interviews from the Comics Journal with Harvey Kurtzman, exploring his career from ‘Hey Look!’ to ‘Little Annie Fanny.’

No comment
Continue Reading
With a Little Help From Superduperman, Mad #4 Was the Fledgling Comic’s Breakout Issue
MAD Magazine Reviews 

With a Little Help From Superduperman, Mad #4 Was the Fledgling Comic’s Breakout Issue

On November 19, 2018 by Matt Keeley

Though the first three issues were setting the stage, it was Mad #4 that was the first big hit, thanks to the first direct comic parody, ‘Superduperman.’

1 Comment
Continue Reading
Rashida Jones’ New Sitcom, ‘Kevin Can Fuck Himself,’ Sounds Like an Amazing Take on Awful Sitcom Tropes
Essays 

Rashida Jones’ New Sitcom, ‘Kevin Can Fuck Himself,’ Sounds Like an Amazing Take on Awful Sitcom Tropes

On November 7, 2018 by Matt Keeley

Recently, news came out about Rashida Jones’ new sitcom, tenatively titled Kevin Can Fuck Himself, taking aim at the awful way sitcom wives are treated.

No comment
Continue Reading
Though Overall a Step Backward, Mad #3 Does Feature a Classic Story in ‘V-Vampires!’
MAD Magazine Reviews 

Though Overall a Step Backward, Mad #3 Does Feature a Classic Story in ‘V-Vampires!’

On November 5, 2018 by Matt Keeley

Though Mad #2 was an early triumph, Mad #3 feels like a step backward with weak stories and jokes, though it still features a classic in ‘V-Vampires!’

No comment
Continue Reading
No Sophomore Slump Here as MAD #2 Continues With the Strongest Elements of #1
MAD Magazine Reviews 

No Sophomore Slump Here as MAD #2 Continues With the Strongest Elements of #1

On October 15, 2018 by Matt Keeley

For those playing along, MAD #2 comes — surprisingly — right after MAD #1 and it’s a continuation of the promise made by the last half of that first issue.

2 Comments
Continue Reading
Though Quite Different Than What It Would Become, MAD #1 Is an Auspicious Start
MAD Magazine Reviews 

Though Quite Different Than What It Would Become, MAD #1 Is an Auspicious Start

On October 9, 2018 by Matt Keeley

MAD #1 — talking about the original 1952 issue, not the 2018 relaunch — was quite different from what MAD would evolve into, but an auspicious beginning.

2 Comments
Continue Reading
Comic Reviews 

Review: Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps: From Maus to Now to Maus to Now

On July 5, 2013 by Matt Keeley

It might be a little odd to have an Art Spiegelman book that doesn’t have a whole lot of comix, and mostly essays, but it works.  Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps: From Maus to Now to Maus to Now is a catalog published…

1 Comment
Continue Reading
Review: I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets!
Comic Reviews 

Review: I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets!

On September 2, 2010 by Matt Keeley

Fletcher Hanks had a very short run in comics; he worked only from 1939 to 1941. In fact, this, the first volume of his comics, I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets!, combined with the companion volume, You Shall Die By Your…

1 Comment
Continue Reading
Review: The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
Book Reviews 

Review: The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics

On July 15, 2010 by Matt Keeley

Cover via Amazon [Purchase Book] Harvey Kurtzman is one of my comedy heroes — and he’s one of those people who has had a huge influence on our culture; not only did MAD change the culture, but in particular, it was HIS…

1 Comment
Continue Reading

Posts pagination

1 2 Next

Categories

  • Comics
    • DEVO In: Tired O Tourin'!
    • Doctor Chef!
    • FURREH NUUZ TEEVEE
    • Humorous Slice of Life
    • I Want My Bike Back!
  • Essays
    • Don't Worry About The Government
    • Mixtapes
    • Music Video Treatments
    • Stupid Ideas I Haven't Done
    • Things That Are Neat
  • Fiction
    • Corpophilia
    • Drabbles
    • Fluffy Pony Saturday
    • Lance and I…
    • Swears Dripping
    • The Fingertips Project
    • The Tinning of Dorian Gray
  • Interviews
  • Kentucky Meat Shower
    • Apophany
  • Media
    • Kittysneezes Music
    • Video
      • In The News
      • Kiddysneezes
      • Ted Talks
  • News
  • Owl-Stretching Time
  • Podcasts
    • HeadClog in the Operator
    • Infinite Danger
    • Rite Gud
    • The Painful Threshold
  • Recipes
  • Reviews
    • Book Reviews
      • Grabbity's Brainflow
      • Reviewing Books By Their Covers
      • Weird and Wild Old Book Reviews
    • Comic Reviews
      • MAD Magazine Reviews
    • Film Reviews
      • Ambien Reviews
    • Game Reviews
    • Music Reviews
      • Album Cover Reviews
      • Forgotten Records
      • The Legendary Pink Dots Project
      • The Residents Project
      • The Sparks Project
      • The Zappa Project
    • Product Reviews
    • Theater Reviews
    • TV Reviews
      • PONY PONY PONY!
  • THIS IS NOT CONTENT
    • about fiction
    • about me
    • about queerness
    • about writing

RSS Recent Podcast Episodes

  • Hearing Trumpet
  • The Only One—Match Game ‘76
  • God Does Not Touch Philadelphia: The Gang Tackles 17776 by Jon Bois
  • The Demolished Man
  • The Secret History
  • Sunken Treasure—Discardi
  • Geek Love
  • Grace Under Pressure—Johnny Mnemonic
  • Infinite Danger Episode 11 – PREVIEW
  • Hot Cargo—Cart Law
Copyright © 2025 Kittysneezes - Powered By WordPress
Designed & Developed by Sparkle Themes