Asay Doodles Goes To Town [Paperback]

Chuck Asay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1995

By the syndicated cartoonist of the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph.

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The syndicated editorial cartoonist of the Gazette Telegraph (Colorado Springs) expresses outrage at the assaults on our freedom, the loss of liberties, and at the destruction of the very fabric of our society. -- From the Publisher

About the Author

Chuck Asay first decided in eighth grade to devote his life to editorial cartooning. A resident of Colorado Springs, Asay is one of the few conservative cartoonists working in the industry today.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (June 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565541421
• ISBN-13: 978-1565541429
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,374,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asay's doodles, June 15, 2000

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John M. Dawson (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asay Doodles Goes To Town (Paperback)

You need this book for your coffee table: if you're a conservative, to stimulate your liberal friends and spread the word, and if you're a liberal, to irritate your liberal friends and let them worry what word you're trying to spread. Face it, there aren't many conservative toon makers. Asay has to be the best. This little book has his toons grouped under 13 topic headings: Big Government, The Justice Department, The Presidency ... on down to World. Since it's 5 years old, it's dated, but then again, not out-dated.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Editorial Cartoons from a Conservative Point of View, March 25, 2000

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Scott Anderson (Englewood, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asay Doodles Goes To Town (Paperback)

Asay Doodles is possibly the best collection of editorial cartoons from a conservative point of view available today. The artwork is wonderful and the jokes are fresh and funny but the ideas really grab you. Very often I got a new insight on an issue I thought I knew very well. Whatever your political perspective I think you will both enjoy this book and find your thinking on our issues and culture challenged by it. Hey Chuck, isn't it about time for another book?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dated and sometimes unnecessary..., July 31, 2006

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Chad Oberholtzer (Boalsburg, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asay Doodles Goes To Town (Paperback)

One obvious critique of this book is not the fault of the author. In short, the topics that it covers are extremely dated. Mr. Asay would be well-served to produce a current book, as many of these cartoons have lost their punch because the issues are no longer on the table.

My other complaint about the book needs to be established under the notion that I am a rather staunch conservative, particularly as it relates to moral issues. So, I ultimately agree with many of the points that Asay tries to make.

However, I found his approach to be rather arrogant and disheartening on occasion, even when I totally agreed with his ideology. I find it discouraging when we resort to name-calling and finger-pointing, regardless of whose side we're defending.

Of course, many will claim that I'm missing the point of political cartoons. And if you think that political cartoonists have the right and even responsibility to make statements as insulting as possible, then you will appreciate Asay's approach.

However, I have read hundreds of political cartoons over the years that have made their point with wit and intelligence, which Mr. Asay is capable of doing as demonstrated in a number of his cartoons. I just wish that he had captured that spirit of intelligent disputation and critique throughout the entire body of work.

This book will probably make some conservatives hoot and holler with glee. But I suspect that more thoughtful readers, conservative or liberal, should look elsewhere for a better (and more current) commentary on the issues of the day.