ATTITUDE 2: The New Subversive Social Commentary Cartoonists

I’m pleased to report that ATTITUDE 2 will be heading off to the printers in a few days! This sequel to the hit anthology ATTITUDE: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists (still in print, so order now to prepare for ATTITUDE 2!), is due out in February 2004. As before, I interviewed 21 of America’s most interesting social commentary (and a few hard-hitting political) cartoonists, most of whom work in the alternative weeklies. Along with the interviews are tons of cartoons, childhood photos and other ephemera of these great artists. It’s a great sampler of the most important work going on in American cartooning–too hip for the mainstream press, yet not obscure like those boring “art comix” the critics are always yammering on and on about but don’t do anything for you when you actually splurge on them. Literate, intelligent, and most of all funny–this is an amazing book, at least according to the few famous cartoonist types who have been privileged to lay their eyes on the proofs.

Cartoonists featured in this 128-page book are:

Alison Bechdel – Dykes to Watch Out For

Jennifer Berman – Berman

Max Cannon – Red Meat

Barry Deutsch – Ampersand

Emily S. Flake – Lulu Eightball

Marian Henley – Maxine!

Justin Jones – Soda-Pong

Keith Knight – The K Chronicles

Tim Kreider – The Pain–When Will It End?

Aaron McGruder – Boondocks

Kevin Moore – In Contempt Comics

Stephen Notley – Bob the Angry Flower

Eric Orner – The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

Greg Peters – Suspect Device

David Rees – Get Your War On

Mikhaela Blake Reid – The Boiling Point

Neil Swaab – Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles

Brian Sendelbach – Smell of Steve, Inc.

Tak Toyoshima – Secret Asian Man

Shannon Wheeler – Too Much Coffee Man

Jason Yungbluth – Deep Fried

There’s no ordering info available, but you can e-mail NBM through www.nbmpub.com

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