Kreider, Tim. "Silver Linings of the Holocaust". The Pain - When Will It End?. http://www.thepaincomics.com/silver%20linings%20of%20the%20holocaust.jpg Posted 2.22.2006. Accessed 3.29.2009.
This comic was made during the fallout of the Danish cartoon fiasco of 2005. Word got around that an Iranian newspaper was running a contest for the best holocaust comic, and Tim Kreider decided that he had to make an entry. As he states in his "Artist's Statement" (go here and scroll down), Tim's goal was to make an entry worthy of winning the contest without being anti-Semitic or simply denying the holocaust. This particular comic touches on the themes of sexuality, identity, art, society and justice by pointing out "silver linings" in a very facetious manner. The strip as a whole, however, is a bit harder to pin down, but basically his brand of humor is very similar to that of the New York Times, except with more vulgar and sexual jokes.
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