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Provocative, sometimes controversial, and always clever, the more than 400 cartoons by some 160 cartoonists in this collection present the sharpest political and cultural commentary on the year’s major newsworthy events. Congressional politics, the war in Iraq, the Olympics, the brutal presidential campaign season, and the historic presidential election of Barack Obama provided ample fodder for the witty wiles of the country’s leading cartoonists.
Bill Clinton. Bob Dole. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Newt Gingrich. For John R. Rose, it’s politics as usual. His editorial cartoons illuminate, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone. His is a special brand of political cartooning: hilarious, yet oftentimes poignant and moving. Paperback.
The Oregonian’s editorial cartoonist covers race, homelessness, and more. Paperback.
One of the best-known female editorial cartoonists in America today, she has worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 1972. Paperback.
Catch not only a glimpse into the muddy backwater of Mississippi state and local politics, but also a sidelong glance at national figures and issues. “Captain Kirk” lampoons Mississippi governor Kirk Fordice, while “Confederacy of Dunces” satirizes Mississippi’s legislature, which makes an editorial cartoonist’s job easy with “suspect politicians, a regressive tax system, and constant schemes to raise their own pay.” Paperback.
Spanning from “Vietnam and the Johnson Years” to “Clinton and Everyone Else,” the editorial cartoons of Paul Szep showcase his biting wit and scathing social commentary. Paperback.
From the Times-Picayune editorial cartoonist and winner of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize. Paperback.
Each section of the book contains descriptions of the awards given and short interviews with the winners. These honored members of the cartoon world view their work as far more than entertainment. They describe their role in terms of journalist, opinion maker, secular preacher, provocateur, and visual columnist. In attempting to influence or illuminate the public, each has made a powerful contribution to the art form.
From pot shots at Hugh Hefner and the Catholic Church to moving images of the poor and disenfranchised, the editorial commentary in this collection has been deemed award-worthy in the eyes of the industry. Some of the topics discussed include gays in the military, the Gulf Coast oil spill, the introduction of the iPad, and the war in Iraq. Mike Keefe won a Pulitzer Prize for his body of work, such as “Gridlock,” and “Don’t Spread on Me.” A host of newsworthy and popular figures make an appearance in this collection, such as the Chilean coal miners, Barack Obama, Dora the Explorer, and Jed Clampett.
By the editorial cartoonist for the Florida Times-Union. Paperback.