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Got War?: A Doonesbury Book (Doonesbury Collection)

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Love it or leave it. As usual Trudeau as at its best when he makes you think before you laugh.

Trudeau continues to entertain us with his exceptional satire and cartooning.I have been a fan of his work for many years.His political observation never leaves a stone unturned;even when it should be.His artwork continues to advance the benchmark of drawing comics.The greatest thing we all lost with Kerry losing the 2004 Presidental Election,was what Trudeau had in mind for his character representation--oh,well.
This book is very well sumarized in the editorical review,so I won't repeat.In this, one the strip is covered from Jul.1,2002 to Jul.19,2003.The book has 152 pages,of which 48 are in color.Too bad all were not in color because color adds a lot to the strip.In Toronto ,it is in color every day and I
I feel sorry for those who must be satisfied with black and white.That may be OK for Crossword Puzzles,but passe for comics.
By the way,Check out the feature article on Doonesbury in the Aug 4,2004 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.

Trudeau continues his ongoing commentary on America in this volume. This time, it's the 2002-2003 era, leading up to the Iraqi invasion that opened the second Gulf war.

Amusing, touching, infuriating - it's all you expect of the Doonesbury world. Zonker is off to defend the freedom of the beaches, B.D. is off to defend the free press embedded with the American forces, and our CIA intern is off to defend free time activities like the annual post-game riot. The soap opera continues, as it has for so many decades now, about the way MST3K would if it commented on the news. A lot of the humor is so topical that it ages fast; on the other hand it's instant nostalgia and a look back at recent history as it was being made.

Carry on, Gary - you provide a real service.

-- wiredweird

The book was in the condition and at the price we were looking for, and made a great Christmas present for a family member (also bought one for myself).

This is the latest in a series that is both a long story of a bunch of kids growing up in the tumultuous last quarter of the 20th century(and THEIR kids)... and a politically charged history of that era.
This collection covers the Bush II wars. It does so with humor AND "sharp knife" criticism. I like the way that the "book of cartoon strips" tells me a story (even with the political undertones). This set of cartoons (and the even harder charging one covering today's events to come soon)is often better at telling the story than many history books that spend 300 pages trying to examine the same issues. Don't be afraid to read it (whether red or blue). Trudeau is a master.

I have not bought the colection but reading the comics I have figured out that while it claims to be so cynical,it's actually more politically correct than funky winkerbean...if that's possible.