I think the Drunken Bakers is like Samuel fucking Beckett or something. It’s horrible and really funny. - Alan Moore

The most recent issue of Viz had jokes about Nietzsche and the death of God in it. I think it’s time for a blog symposium on Viz and philosophy. What would Zizek say about Finbar Saunders? Sartre about Eight Ace? Is the logic of sexual fulfilment in The Fat Slags classical or intuitionistic? Do the writings of Artaud shed any light on the tribulations of Biffa Bacon? In what way does the fascist subtext of Jack Black illustrate the political theology of Carl Schmitt?

“We pride ourselves on the fact that you’re no cleverer when you’ve read Viz. You might have had a few laughs, but you’ve not learnt anything” - Graham Dury, Viz cartoonist