Doonesbury: The War Years: Peace Out, Dawg! & Got War?

by G.B. Trudeau

“I no longer care what Madonna had for breakfast.”
–Boopsie

The irreverent wit of Doonesbury takes on 9/11 and the war years, traveling from Ground Zero to the Middle East. Here are two Doonesbury books–Peace Out, Dawg! and Got War?–together in one must-have volume full of G. B. Trudeau's wry, ironic, and keen observations. This collection is perfect for Doonesbury fans, political junkies, and anyone with a taste for biting humor and insightful satire.

Genres: Humor, Comics, Comic Strips, Cartoon, Graphic Novels, Politics, History

292 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Garretson Beekman "Garry" Trudeau is an American cartoonist, best known for the Doonesbury comic strip. In 1970, Trudeau's creation of Doonesbury was syndicated by the newly formed Universal Press Syndicate. Today Doonesbury is syndicated to almost 1,400 newspapers worldwide and is accessible online in association with Slate Magazine at doonesbury.com. In 1975, he became the first comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer, traditionally awarded to editorial-page cartoonists. He was also a Pulitzer finalist in 1990. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1977 in the category of Animated Short Film, for A Doonesbury Special, in collaboration with John Hubley and Faith Hubley. A Doonesbury Special eventually won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Special Prize in 1978. Other awards include the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) Newspaper Comic Strip Award in 1994, and the Reuben Award in 1995. He was made a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993. Wiley Miller, fellow comic-strip artist responsible for Non Sequitur, called Trudeau "far and away the most influential editorial cartoonist in the last 25 years." In addition to his work on Doonesbury, Trudeau has teamed with Elizabeth Swados and written plays, such as Rap Master Ronnie and Doonesbury: A Musical Comedy. In 1988, Trudeau joined forces with director Robert Altman for the HBO miniseries Tanner '88 and the Sundance Channel miniseries sequel Tanner on Tanner in 2004. In 1996, Newsweek and The Washington Post speculated that Trudeau wrote the novel Primary Colors, which was later revealed to have been written by Joe Klein. Trudeau wrote the political sitcom Alpha House, starring John Goodman and Bill Murray. The pilot was produced by Amazon Studios and aired in early 2013. Due to positive response Amazon has picked up Alpha House to develop into a full series.

Reviews

[Dan Ray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Something pretty fun about reading political humour from the recent past.
You can see how a lot of the political accusations stay constant, how rarely things actually change even though they seem to be changing all the time.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a long-time Doonesbury fan, I appreciated Trudeau's take on the current war and the Bush administration, as compared with his treatment of Vietnam and Nixon. In some ways his characters have matured and grown more dimensions. His style has certainly gotten more polished both visually and in his narratives. The best summary would probably be to paraphrase Lincoln and say that if you like Doonesbury or this kind of work in general, you'll probably like these books in particular.

[David Ward · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doonesbury: The War Years: Peace Out, Dawg! & Got War? by G.B. Trudeau (Gramercy 2006)(741.5973). Doonesbury's take on 9/11 through the Middle-East war years. My rating: 7/10, finished 8/20/14.

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great comic insight into the War in Iraq and Bush's simple, simple (i.e. retarded) mind.

[Ted Mallory · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank God for Gary Trudeau. Doonesbury, not "journalism" is the first draft of history