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Killed Cartoons: Casualties from the War on Free Expression

by David Wallis

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ISBN13: 9780393329247
ISBN10: 0393329240
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Publisher Comments:

One hundred political cartoons you wanted to see, but weren't allowed to: all were banned for being too hot to handle.

Think you live in a society with a free press? These celebrated cartoonists and illustrators found out otherwise. Whether blasting Bush for his "Bring 'em on!" speech, spanking pedophile priests, questioning capital punishment, debating the disputed 2000 election, or just mocking baseball mascots, they learned that newspapers and magazines increasingly play it safe by suppressing satire.

With censored cartoons, many unpublished, by the likes of Garry Trudeau, Doug Marlette, Paul Conrad, Mike Luckovich, Matt Davies, and Ted Rall (all Pulitzer Prize winners or finalists), as well as unearthed editorial illustrations by Norman Rockwell, Edward Sorel, Anita Kunz, Marshall Arisman, and Steve Brodner, you will find yourself surprised and often shocked by the images themselves—and outraged by the fact that a fearful editor kept you from seeing them. Needed now more than ever because of a neutered press that's more lapdog than watchdog, Killed Cartoons will make you laugh, make you angry, and make you think. 100 illustrations.

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"Operating under the premise that it's fun to get a glimpse of something verboten, Wallis (Killed: Great Journalism Too Hot to Print) presents dozens of political cartoons yanked prior to publication. Functioning as both a compendium and history of political cartooning, the book is full of cartoons, each accompanied by a brief narrative describing why it was killed, and though some cartoons seem fairly innocuous, the background provides intriguing context. Perennially controversial cartoonist Ted Rall has several entries, including one from 1991 captioned 'How Gulf War Veterans Like To Spend Their Summers,' which features a kooky-looking guy burying beachgoers. It was inspired, Wallis writes, 'by a report in Newsday that U.S. Gulf War veterans might be having some remorse about using tanks outfitted with earthmoving plows to bury Iraqi troops alive.' Older cartoons are included, as well, like a David Low cartoon killed in 1937 that 'skewered the imperialist ambitions of Fascist leaders in Spain, Japan, Germany and Italy.' Catholicism gets spanked, too, as do a host of presidents, notably Clinton, Bush I and II and Reagan. With 100 illustrations, this is a commendable collection." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

About the Author

David Wallis, editor of the acclaimed Killed: Great Journalism Too Hot to Print, is the founder of Featurewell.com, a syndicate that markets articles by more than 1,500 writers and journalists. He lives in the New York City area.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780393329247
Subtitle:
Casualties from the War on Free Expression
Author:
Wallis, David
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
General
Subject:
American wit and humor, pictorial
Subject:
History
Subject:
Journalism
Subject:
Comics & Cartoons
Subject:
Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons
Subject:
United States Politics and government.
Publication Date:
March 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
282
Dimensions:
8 x 6 in

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