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September 15, 2002
"Attitude" Hits the Streets
NBM Publishing has released "Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists," a compilation of alternative political cartoonists currently working in the United States.
Edited by Ted Rall and designed by J.P. Trostle, "Attitude" presents 21 artists whose work epitomizes current alternative-weekly political cartooning.
In the Foreward to the book Rall says, "This anthology is the first attempt to bring together a genre of [political] cartoonists who can be classified as … too alternative for the mainstream and too mainstream for the underground. The artists in this book tend to fall between the cracks of our narrowly-segmented mass-market culture."
"Perhaps because they defy easy labeling, they’re creating the most interesting work in cartooning today."
"Attitude" includes cartoons and in-depth interviews with AAEC members Ted Rall, Scott Bateman, Lalo Alacaraz, Joe Sharpnack and Matt Wuerker.
Also featured are Tom Tomorrow, "Tom the Dancing Bug’s" Ruben Bolling, Andy Singer, Don Asmussen, Clay Butler, Jen Sorensen, Tim Eagan, Derf, Eric Bezdek, William L. Brown, Ward Sutton, Stephanie McMillan, Jim Siergey, Mickey Siporin and WWIII’s Peter Kuper.
The 128-page paperback is $13.95 and is now available at Amazon.com and bookstores everywhere.
Steier Slaps Together a Book
AAEC member Elena Steier and her small publishing company, Crazy Mama Productions, have put out Volume 1 of the comics anthology "Slapped Together Comics."
The collection features strips, comics, and other stuff by a wide range of cartoonists – or as the book's tag line puts it: "Various Artists Doing Questionable Material."
"Here you'll find ruminations on God by John Klossner [editorial cartoonist for Computerworld], the search for love by Jay Scruggs … and a monkey in a mailbox by John Kovaleski." said Steier. "In addition, there are paper dolls by [myself] and puzzles by Ron Goulart, all of which have been slapped together for no particular reason. But then not everything has a purpose, now does it?"
Participants also include Frank Mariani (whose strip "X's and O's" appears in the book) and Tim Akin, both of whom do local editorial cartoons in Buffalo, NY.
Cover price is $19.95 and is available from Crazy Mama Productions, PO Box 270-979, West Hartford, CT, 06127-0979.
"Attack" Moving to Dork Storm
"Attack of the Political Cartoonists," a.k.a. the AAEC Book Project, will be getting underway again later this year.
After the original publisher pushed the title back on their schedule, the ad hoc book committee decided to seek another outlet.
Since the start of the project, cartoonist John Kovalic has expressed his interest in helping in whatever way he can, and at press time John has agreed to publish and distribute the book through his company, Dork Storm Press.
In addition to keeping the project "in the family," going with Dork Storm would allow the AAEC book committee to have complete control over the content and look of the book.
The target publication date is now May 2003.
As reported by J.P. Trostle at the Association business meeting, the committee is still looking at a book of approximately 150 pages, with a 5,000 copy run. Specific details about funding for the book and distribution to editors and publishers will be released later this year.
The only question to arise during the meeting was about content. Given the time lapse between the book's original deadline and the new publication date, there is some concern about dated material. Once everything is together, sometime in the late fall, Art Director J.P. Trostle will look at everyone's work and solicit replacements for specific pieces.
Bok on 9/11
Chip Bok, political cartoonist for the Akron Beacon Journal, has released "Bok! The 9.11 Crisis in Political Cartoons." Published by The University of Akron Press, "Bok" provides a journalist's immediate history of the terrorist attacks on the United States using 97 political cartoons, accompanied by observations and comments. This 112-page book is available directly from The UA Press by calling 1-877-827-7377.