Comments on: CRACKED crumbles http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:22:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 5, 2007: Shorter Journalista 7 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13266 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Mar. 5, 2007: Shorter Journalista 7 Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:32:54 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13266 [...] (Link via Heidi MacDonald.) [...] [...] (Link via Heidi MacDonald.) [...]

]]> By: Tag http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13265 Tag Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:49:20 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13265 Rrreow. Well, if I may fall into the camp of the esteemed Mr. Fields (or is that Mr. Meadows, hmmm?), I was generally quite pleased with what I saw of the formerly current CRACKED, and I was quite the fan of the "mazagine" back in the day, always preferring it to MAD, especially since they were instrumental in launching the career of Dan Clowes and resurrecting that of John Severin. Which brings me to the problem in this case, which was, I feel, that it was altogether TOO different than its namesake, not in tone, because that was right on, but in format. I realize comics have become so cool now that the only way to be a true hipster now is to eschew them, but, well, no, actually, they should have still be in there. I will continue to visit the site so long as there's new content, and I hope they'll try the print experiment with better results again soon. Rrreow. Well, if I may fall into the camp of the esteemed Mr. Fields (or is that Mr. Meadows, hmmm?), I was generally quite pleased with what I saw of the formerly current CRACKED, and I was quite the fan of the “mazagine” back in the day, always preferring it to MAD, especially since they were instrumental in launching the career of Dan Clowes and resurrecting that of John Severin. Which brings me to the problem in this case, which was, I feel, that it was altogether TOO different than its namesake, not in tone, because that was right on, but in format. I realize comics have become so cool now that the only way to be a true hipster now is to eschew them, but, well, no, actually, they should have still be in there. I will continue to visit the site so long as there’s new content, and I hope they’ll try the print experiment with better results again soon.

]]> By: Rodney wall http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13264 Rodney wall Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:32:30 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13264 I took a look at the Cracked website last year, and what I saw was so unfunny, and often offensive, that I can only applaud it's passing. I took a look at the Cracked website last year, and what I saw was so unfunny, and often offensive, that I can only applaud it’s passing.

]]> By: William Gatevackes http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13263 William Gatevackes Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:04:52 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13263 I don't mean to correct Mr. Fields, but the Cracked that just announced that it was closing its doors isn't the same Cracked he worked on in the past. That incarnation of the magazine ended prior to 2005. This version was more a humor magazine in the tradition of National Lampoon than Mad. And why did it fail? Not that anybody asked, but, in my opinion, it was because it wasn't funny. I bought all three issues and while they emulated the meaness of the classic National Lampoon but had none of the wit. It tried to be the humor magazine for the people who read Maxim, while not realizing that Maxim has more than its fair share of humor itself. The only bright spot of the magazine was the profiles of and interviews with of comedians. They offered an insight to their creative process, which I found interesting. So we really shouldn't be mourning this Cracked's passing. We should be glad it is not sullying the Cracked name in print form anymore. I don’t mean to correct Mr. Fields, but the Cracked that just announced that it was closing its doors isn’t the same Cracked he worked on in the past. That incarnation of the magazine ended prior to 2005. This version was more a humor magazine in the tradition of National Lampoon than Mad.

And why did it fail? Not that anybody asked, but, in my opinion, it was because it wasn’t funny. I bought all three issues and while they emulated the meaness of the classic National Lampoon but had none of the wit. It tried to be the humor magazine for the people who read Maxim, while not realizing that Maxim has more than its fair share of humor itself.

The only bright spot of the magazine was the profiles of and interviews with of comedians. They offered an insight to their creative process, which I found interesting.

So we really shouldn’t be mourning this Cracked’s passing. We should be glad it is not sullying the Cracked name in print form anymore.

]]> By: GARY FIELDS http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13262 GARY FIELDS Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:50:45 +0000 http://www.comicsbeat.com/2007/03/02/cracked-crumbles/#comment-13262 As a contributor to CRACKED Magazine for 15 years (mid '80's to early 2000) I think it's a shame that it's gone. I know magazine sales have lowered over the years, but it was a good mag with lots of talented writers and cartoonists and a LONG history. I also think it was a good thing that MAD wasn't the only humor mag on the stands. I will miss it!! As a contributor to CRACKED Magazine for 15 years (mid ’80’s to early 2000) I think it’s a shame that it’s gone. I know magazine sales have lowered over the years, but it was a good mag with lots of talented writers and cartoonists and a LONG history. I also think it was a good thing that MAD wasn’t the only humor mag on the stands. I will miss it!!

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