Looks like the new owners want to bring it back big time.
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Yep, they already had some success with European comics and ended up creating a US version of France's Metal Hurlant. There is a lot more to the situation that I now forget, but I think that's basically it. If you look at the credits of the old HM mags, it says they are a subsidiary of National Lampoon and there were tons of Nat Lamp ads in HM (I was just reading an old issue the other day that had a full page ad for Vacation on the inside front cover).Comment
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Over the past 15 years, three devotees of the comedy institution have attempted to restore the humor brand to its former glory. What happened instead was direct-to-video movies, lawsuits, crippling debt, and two prison sentences.
Link to the Vanity Fair article on how Nat Lamp became such a mess. It's a long article but interesting.Comment
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