Unfortunately, She Was Also Wired for Sound

Doonesbury Annuals #22

by G.B. Trudeau

Zonker retires from pro tanning, Duke shoots Brenner, mistaking him for a raccoon, members of the Maryland Audubon Society demand the resignation of the Secretary of the Interior, and Uncle Henry in Oklahoma gets slapped on the wrist for taking bribes

Genres: Humor, Comics, Comic Strips, Fiction, Politics

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

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

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

So here we are in 1981/82 and dealing with the end of Zonker's tanning career, the riots in England during the celebration of Prince Charles' wedding to Lady Diana, the availability of counselling for Viet Nam vets, Duke's assault on Brenner, Watts' attempt to turn the Matagorda Bird Sanctuary over to developers, the Oklahoma county commissioner scandal (after all, Mike Doonesbury comes from Tulsa) and the attempt by the kindergarten girls to move the ERA forward.It is great to read over and over, especially Watts and his comment that no matter how many species are lost there will always be plenty of pigeons. "A bird is a bird."

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Coming out in 1982 with strips from the second half of 1981. Political corruption hits pretty close to home as Mike’s uncle, an Oklahoma county commissioner, gets caught accepting kickbacks. Don’t worry, though, the judge, a fellow Okie, will let him off with a wrist slap.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining read as always.

[David]

On the 5th tour through the entire Doonescape. It never fails.

[Craig Werner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Duke shoots Brenner and goes on the lam; Mike's Dad is caught up in the Oklahoma Commissioner scandal of the title; the very young women of the kindergarten set out in support of the ERA; the Maryland Audobon Society lobbies for the removal of James Watt as Secretary of the Interior. A decent enough collection from the early Reagan era.