Bush Junta 25 Cartoonists on the Mayberry Machiavelli and the Abuse of Power

by Gary Groth, Mack White (Editor)

Some of the medium's best practitioners take on the Bush Administration just in time for the election in this outraged work of comics journalism. The Bush Junta: A Field Guide to Corruption in Government is an historical account of the high crimes and misdemeanors of the presidential administration of George W. Bush, as told by an international assemblage of world-class cartoonists. This fact-based, impeccably researched work of comics journalism chronicles the Bush administration in the context of the Bush family dynasty that spawned it. Topics include: Also included are profiles of the key players in the current administration, a rogues gallery including Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, John Ashcroft, Condoleezza Rice, and Karl Rove. Contributors to this historic comics documentary include: Alejandro Alvarez, Jaime Crespo, Kim Deitch, Jeremy Eaton, Bill Griffith, Scott Gilbert, Albo Helm, Ted Jouflas, Mark Landman, Carol Lay, Scott Marshall, Paul Mavrides, David Paleo Nunes, Ethan Persoff, Aleksandar Zograf, Larry Rodman, Spain Rodriguez, Marcel Ruyters, Kenneth Smith, Carol Swain, Seth Tobocman, Penny Van Horn, Mack White, and others. This book distills all the known facts of the Bush regimes criminality in a journalistically accurate, artistically stylish, and utterly hilarious collection.

Genres: Comics, Biography, Graphic Novels

232 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 2004

Reviews

[John Nelson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was one of the hardest books I've ever read, even though it was a graphic novel. Actually, it was because it was in a graphic novel format that made it chore to plough through. Had I just read some political science, political history, or biographies I would have had a much more fulfilling experience. Because this was an anthology, I couldn't settle into one piece and gain some insight. It all was rattle past me with some of the worst art I've ever seen. I understand the importance of this information, believe me. But it's delivery was lacking, as it's attempt in making it "accessible" in a graphic novel format made it come across as childish and immature. Too much name calling, too much slang or terms that don't make any sense unless you're deep in the political rallying scene. In short, this just makes the problems worse. I want to see a much better rendition of past political situations along side what is current in a higher quality presentation. Let's face the faces, politics are dished out to seem boring so we don't pay attention. If it can made to be seem epic, and scary as how it really is...more people will start having more investment in their political climate