Since October 9, 2001, when David Rees posted eight comic strips on his website and called it Get Your War On , tens of millions of people have been entertained and horrified by his clip-arty office workers and their vociferous and profane commentary on the so-called War on Terror. From the first few days of Operation Enduring Freedom to the overhyped pseudo-success of the “surge”—years of fear, bewilderment, violence, and death—Rees has succeeded in depicting a country of grieving, angry, and confused citizens, feeling hatred for—and hatred of—the world beyond our shores. Get Your War On is a kaleidoscopic cavalcade of emotions and moods, including (but not limited to) despair, enraged bewilderment, grief (with a touch of loathing), ecstatic contempt, disgust, and nihilistic exhilaration. This definitive edition of Get Your War On combines strips from the first two publications with sixty-five percent new material created in the last three years.
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first of all, it is beyond irrelevant to criticize d. rees for lacking insight into the root causes of the u.s.'s failed policies in the "war on terror" -- in case it hasn't been advertised correctly, let me clarify: this is a book of political COMICS. rees aims his sharp and hilarious barbs at the personalities, ludicrous marketing, and horrific consequences of the bush-cheney-rumsfeld-wolfowitz-neocon warmongering of the "pre-emptive doctrine" type. his take is not the policy wonk's reasoned analysis, but the bewildered and outraged citizen's stupified i-have-to-laugh-or-else-i'd-cry variety. and lest we forget, these comics are clever, original, stylish in an anti-style kinda way, and, like the best comedy, both angry and funny at once because they get at truths that are difficult to approach or digest in conventional political discussion.
and if you dig these, be sure to check out his early work, particularly the absurdist hilarity of "my new filing technique is unstoppable" (which applies the over-the-top tropes of kung-fu flicks to ordinary paper-pushing office life -- like "Dilbert" if it were edgy, original and FUNNY.)
and if you dig these, be sure to check out his early work, particularly the absurdist hilarity of "my new filing technique is unstoppable" (which applies the over-the-top tropes of kung-fu flicks to ordinary paper-pushing office life -- like "Dilbert" if it were edgy, original and FUNNY.)
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David Rees never holds back in this profane, bold, hilarious, and very knowledgeable series of comic strips drawn between 2001 and 2008. He skewers everyone and everything, though he focuses mostly on the Bush Administration and its disastrous domestic and foreign policies. Expect appearances by Voltron, Iraqi crybaby theater, and more as the clip-art office staff exchanges phone calls and discussons over donuts and coffee about the state of our messed-up world.
No holds barred!
No holds barred!
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I've had PART ONE of this collection since it was first published, and re-read it all the time, startlingly dismayed at how relevant it has remained since a few days after 9/11. I recently purchased the combined, updated version and it's all amazingly, heartbreakingly funny, poignant and revealing. David Rees can read inside our true hearts with shocking, hilarious clarity. Stupendously FUNNY.
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A stunning indictment of the Bush administration.
This series of comic strips brilliantly captures the anxiety we all shared in that decade. They make us remember the basic fear of a threat against our security, but that is just a... Read more
Published 17 days ago by A. Aiuto
Clip-art corporate drones go to war agaoinst terror itself!
David Rees holds up an hallucinatory funhouse mirror to America at the height of the Bush Regime and its ignominious "War on Terror", attacks on the social safety net, failed... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Steve Nash
Not what I expected
I was introduced to David Sedaris in a writing workshop. We read small parts of "Me Talk Pretty One Day" which I found hilarious. He is a gifted writer and I like his style. Read more
Published on February 28, 2009 by Robert Hirst
great record of the Bush era
This guy is pretty damn funny. I kept up with his comic on his website over the last five years, and I'm glad to have a hard copy now.
Published on December 29, 2008 by seagoat8888
angry rants without larger economic overviews & insights
not nearly as clever as people think. it gives no insight into HOW follied us policies come into being. for that i highly recommend "the shock doctrine" by naomi klein!
Published on November 13, 2008 by Marc B. Israel
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White House, The New York Times, Saddam Hussein, President Bush, Middle East, United States, The Washington Post, Donald Rumsfeld, Michael Ignatieff, North Korea, Condoleezza Rice, Hamid Karzai, Thank God, Social Security, Thomas Friedman, Ahmad Chalabi, Pat Robertson, Karl Rove, Department of Defense, Joe Lieberman, Kim Jong, Saddam Hussien, Jesus Christ, Bionic Abu Ghraib Man, Dick Cheney Browse Sample Pages:
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