Dave Berg's Mad Trash #[nn]
In "The Lighter Side of the Boss," Dave Berg delivers his signature satirical take with a wry, speculative riff on American lifestyle trends in 1977. Using his trademark deadpan humor, he imagines a future where national lethargy and car dependency leave the country vulnerable to a new kind of invasion—this time from the east. The entire story, written, drawn, and inked by Berg, is a sharp, single-panel visual essay that captures the era’s anxieties with a wink.
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Dave develops the thesis that as the US becomes fatter and lazier, and ends up driving everywhere instead of walking, we'll become pushovers for the lean hungry barbarians, just as ancient Rome did. Only our invaders will be from the east (oriental).
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