Book suggestions for students of political cartoons
Do you have a student particularly interested in cartooning?
Why not reward them with a book!
Or . . . reward yourself with a book!
Or . . . reward these cartoonists for going to the trouble to make a book!
BLACK & WHITE WORLD IV
by John Cox and Allen Forkum
Price: $20 plus shipping
How to get it: Internet orders are now being taken at the Cox & Forkum website.
Editor's note: Just released in the wake of the 2004 election. This is the second collection by the Internet team of John Cox and Allen Forkum. Highly regarded in the Blogosphere for the last few years, their work has now also begun appearing regularly in print publications like The Detroit News. The blend of cartoons and commentary helps put the graphic opinions in context -- an important element in helping students learn to decipher a toon's message.
Drawn to Extremes
Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons
Price: $23.60 plus shipping
How to get it: Available through Barnes & Noble
Editor's note:Book defines the limits of cartooning from the courtroom to the newsroom and examines the reasons for the declining state of the art and the implications for all of us.
Drawn & Quartered
The History of American Political Cartoons
Price: $29.95 plus shipping
How to get it: Available through Barnes & Noble
From published reviews: Chronicles the nation's highs and lows in an extensive collection of cartoons that span the entire history of American political cartooning.
POLITICAL CARTOONS OF THE YEAR: 2005 EDITION
How to get it: Available from Amazon.com for $10.46
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ATTACK OF THE POLITICAL CARTOONISTS
Insights And Assaults From Today's Editorial Pages
By J.P. Trostle
Price: $10.87 plus shipping
How to get it: Available through Amazon.com
Editor's note: A portfolio of toons by 150 members of the Assocation of American Editorial Cartoonists. Great way to compare styles and opinions across the range of today's best cartoonists.
HUMOR'S EDGE
by Ann Telnaes
How to get it: Available from the Library of Congress for $24.95
Editor's note: In 2001 Telnaes won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning (the second woman to do so), and in 2003 she received the Berryman Award from the National Press Foundation. Each cartoon is accompanied by a synopsis of the issue addressed -- something few political cartoon books do.
PAYNE & INK
Cartoons and Commentary, 2000-2001
by Henry Payne
How to get it: Available from Amazon.com for $11.90
Editor's Note: Henry Payne is the cartoonist for The Detroit News. Essays and cartoons tackle the issues from a conservative's perspective.
PREDATORY PLANTE
How to get it: Send a check for $18.00 (includes postage and handling)
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