In college, I used to read it religiously in one of the Pacific Northwest freeps (forget which one) and enjoyed it, but the sense of humor, the art, and the panel arrangement weren't conducive to a mainstream comic section of a newspaper. Shocked it lasted as long as it did without undergoing drastic changes (i.e. any other old farts seen MAD Magazine lately?).
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > "LIfe in Hell," the sardonic alt-weekly comic strip that led Matt Groening > to create "The Simpsons" (when he refused to let "Hell" be animated on "The > Tracey Ullman Show" because 20th-Century Fox wanted to own the characters), > is ending its 32-year run, due to Groening losing money on the strip (thanks > to the woes of alt-weeklies, it's now in only 38 papers, way down from > over 375 papers in its heyday) and his wanting to do other things besides > having to come up with a new idea each week: > > http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-06-19/matt-groening-life-in-hell/55698336/1 > > And the annual "Forbidden Words" strips, my personal favorite "Hell" strips > (along with the mock magazine cover for "Performance Artist Monthly"), will > continue to appear in the "Simpsons" annuals. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
