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Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau
by
Brian Walker
Best known for his wry and incisive takes on American life and politics, Garry Trudeau is among the world’s most widely read cartoonists. Trudeau began shaping Doonesbury as an undergraduate contributor to the Yale Daily News in 1968. Today, the strip is syndicated to a daily readership of nearly 100 million.
Trudeau’s work has been anthologized before, but this is the firs...more
Trudeau’s work has been anthologized before, but this is the firs...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published
November 2nd 2010
by Yale University Press
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Short history of the Doonesbury comic strip, with lots of original pencil/ink artwork from the daily strips. Focuses on Trudeau's development as an artist as well as a storyteller, and the trajectory of his career. Really, really cool. I number Trudeau among my great artistic inspirations (right up there with Watterson and Hergé) so it was cool to get a glimpse into his creative process and look at some unpublished sketches.
Dec 28, 2010
Kaethe
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4 of 5 stars
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history,
humor,
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politics,
social-issues
I thoroughly enjoyed this compact history of the Doonesbury empire. I particularly enjoyed the sections focusing on the inker and the colorist and am tickled to learn that there is now a custom Doonesbury font for the lettering. A good gift for the Doonesbury fan, if you know someone who likes enormous coffee table books.
Along with Calvin & Hobbes its the greatest comic strip ever created. And much like Bill Watterson, Garry Trudeau has always been a pretty private figure. The insights into him and the last 40 years of his strip contained in this book were incredibly fascinating.
Feb 06, 2013
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