dave berg, that is. the very great dave berg. i can't remember a time in my life where i wasn't reading MAD magazine, and berg's 'the lighter side of...' strips were almost always my favorite feature. even as a very young kid i admired his drawing style, which was in my opinion, a perfect marriage of realism and expression. i love the dry sense of humor in the writing. berg's eye on the ironies and the shared experiences of american life always rang true. his attention to detail was keen and telling. whether it was a certain character's manner of dress or even a facial expression, everything always seemed just right. so real. i can't get enough 'lighter side,' ... i could read them a thousand times, and some of them, i probably have. i think this strip was featured in 'the lighter side of summer camp.' (click to enlarge)
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