Attitude
2: The New Subversive Social Commentary Cartoonists by Ted Rall
Book Description: A new anthology of brilliant cartoonists whose work
appears in alternative weekly newspapers, ATTITUDE 2: THE NEW SUBVERSIVE
SOCIAL COMMENTARY CARTOONISTS presents incisive interviews, personal photos
and ephemera and of course lots of cartoons by 21 more of America's funniest
and smartest cartoonists!
Comics fans will doubtless be familiar and enjoy this book's unique
insight into the work of well-known artists like Aaron McGruder, who draws
the daily comic strip "Boondocks," Max Cannon ("Red Meat," which you'll
find in The Onion), Shannon Wheeler ("Too Much Coffee Man"), Marian Henley
("Maxine!"), David Rees ("Get Your War On," which appears in Rolling Stone)
and Alison Bechdel ("Dykes to Watch Out For").
As with the first ATTITUDE, the real treat of ATTITUDE 2 is its spotlighting
of cartoonists whose work is so good that it deserves much more attention.
Other cartoonists featured include Jennifer Berman ("Berman"), Barry Deutsch
("Ampersand"), Emily S. Flake ("Lulu Eightball"), Justin Jones (Soda-Pong"),
Keith Knight ("The K Chronicles), Tim Kreider ("The Pain—When Will It
End?"), Kevin Moore ("In Contempt Comics"), Stephen Notley ("Bob the Angry
Flower"), Eric Orner ("The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green"),
Greg Peters ("Suspect Device"), Mikhaela B. Reid ("The Boiling Point"),
Neil Swaab ("Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles"), Brian Sendelbach ("Smell of
Steve, Inc."), Tak Toyoshima ("Secret Asian Man") and Jason Yungbluth ("Deep
Fried").
The first ATTITUDE, which came out in 2002, focused on alternative cartooning
with a political bent. Though ATTITUDE 2 doesn't eschew politics, its main
target is those cartoonists out to make us laugh using novel approaches
to humor and the comics medium.
Paperback from NBM Publishing, Inc.
Book Published: February, 2004
