Viva Mad!

by Sergio Aragonés

Book by Aragones, Sergio

Genres: Humor, Comics, Fiction, Comedy, Comix

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Sergio Aragonés Domenech is a cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer.

Reviews

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a collection of Sergio Aragones' cartoons arranged thematically; we have, for example, 'Viva Summer', 'Viva Fishing', etc. I always found his comics amusing. Some of these feel a little dated, but hey, they were drawn over 50 years ago now. Light, fun, and if you dig Mad, you will dig this. 3 amusing stars!

[Pachyderm Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Viva Mad!" was the first of the Mad Magazine paperbacks I purchased as a ten year old boy from the B. Dalton chain bookstore in the local mall. After 45+ years since then, Señor Aragones still has me LMAO. As always, no words are necessary.

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

So many cartoons that some miss, but most hit and testify to the wonderful imagination of Sergio Aragonés.

[Joey Culoper · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a lot of the classic, goofy Mad humor. Aragones is one of my fav Mad contributors. There’s one bit in here that makes me feel stupid for laughing at it but it always gets me: a mosquito buzzes by and lands in a hippie, and then buzzes off erratically because the hippie was on LSD and the mosquito got high by sucking his blood. I don’t know why, it’s been years since I read this, but that always makes me laugh whenever I remember it.

[Asser Mattar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aragones is the greatest cartoonist ever. Without any words he can make you laugh. Viva Sergio Aragones.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cute little comic, you dont always need to be words to get the point

[Corey · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite of the Mad cartoonists.

[Burrito von Ska · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can one say about this guy's work? He's one of the Big Five - Don Martin, Sergio Aragones, Al Jaffee, Dave Berg, and Prohias - who can, in my opinion, do no wrong (excepting the blackface that shows up from time to time). If you grew up on classic 60s-80s MAD, you already know that this book is gold.

[Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I grew up when Mad Magazine was all the rage. Fun comics.

[FranklinTV · Rating 4 out of 5]

More amusing drawings by Sergio Aragones, and it gets an increase to a 4 star rating for that wonderful 11 panel hospital gag.