Mad #401
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Technology Carols for the Holiday Season" is a sharp, satirical dive into the absurdities of modern life, all wrapped in the signature wit of Dave Berg, who writes, draws, and inks this Mad classic. With a holiday twist on everything from office politics to therapy sessions, the issue skewers our endless pursuit of connection in a world wired for distraction. The cover, by James Bennett, captures the season’s irony in bold, expressive lines.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #401, a sharp, satirical glance at modern life unfolds through a series of absurdly relatable vignettes—each poking fun at the quirks of justice, dating, therapy, and the everyday absurdities of work and shopping. With no writer or artist credited beyond typeset letters, the humor lands with a dry, deadpan precision that turns the mundane into the hilariously bizarre.
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