We Have Ways of Making You Laugh: 120 Funny Swastika Cartoons (Hardcover)

~ Sam Gross (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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"Cringe and cower, Swastika Lovers -- one of America's best cartoonists is out to crush you into bitty pieces!" -- Gahan Wilson

"Old Gestapo agents and SS men will love to hate Sam's 'Meisterwerk'! -- as for myself, I can't wait to see the movie!" -- P.P. Porges

"This Art should be in a great museum with the Sam Gross Banner out front." -- George Booth

Product Description

Swastikas?" you ask. "Funny?"

Well, sometimes funny. Gathered together in this outrageous, rueful, and often poignant collection of cartoons are one artist's extraordinary observations on the range of emotion that the controversial symbol has elicited for more than half a century. These witty, beautifully rendered images gleefully stomp through the darkest moments in history and remind us that humor can diffuse our unspoken fears and deflate an overwrought icon.

The legendary S. Gross has been drawing for The New Yorker and other publications for more than forty years -- his talking cats, flying cows, and snails who have fallen in love with Scotch tape dispensers are some of the funniest and most recognizable cartoons in the world. We Have Ways of Making You Laugh is his most heartfelt -- and hilarious -- book yet.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (March 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416556400
• ISBN-13: 978-1416556404
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #308,966 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting book!, August 9, 2008

By	Michael Santomauro "What sort of Truth is it ... (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When Europe tried to ban swastikas in 2005, Hindu groups balked at the proposition, reminding the world that swastikas derive from ancient symbols for peace. Indeed the swastika appears beside the cross, the Star of David, and the crescent moon on the facade of the Baha'i Temple in Chicago. An interesting book!

Don't be afaid to read this book! And what this book does is to remind us that we should never retire any symbol from world history.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars appreciated the effort, May 6, 2008

By	Just Plain Lucky (Baltimore MD) - See all my reviews

I applaud Gross for taking a shot at this topic. It is obviously a sore spot for many, but he was right to try and tackle it. Symbols are just symbols and they mean different things to everyone. They aren't good or bad on their own. That said, I thought Gross hit the mark on about half of these. A few were laugh out loud funny and a few I thought weren't very good. Definitely worth checking out, though.