The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2008 Edition

by Cagle, Daryl; Fairrington, Brian

• ISBN13: 9780789737328
• ISBN10: 0789737329
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-07
• Publisher: Que Publishing

Summary

The Best Political Cartoons of the Year, 2008 Edition The Best of the Year in Editorial Cartoons All of the top political cartoonists in the world contributed to this collection of the best cartoons of 2007, from Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index website, the most popular cartoon site on the web (www.cagle.com). More than eight hundred cartoons cover the major topics of the year, from lovesick diaper astronauts to the surge in Iraq. We have cartoons on Barry Bonds, Michael Vick, Paris Hilton in jail, Senator Larry Craig in the bathroom, the presidential candidates, poison Chinese toys and much, much more! News junkies and cartoon fans won't want to miss this great cartoon history of the year 2007!

Author Biography

Daryl Cagle

Daryl is the daily editorial cartoonist for MSNBC.com. Daryl's editorial cartoon site with Microsoft (www.cagle.com) is the most popular cartoon website of any kind on the Internet. It is also the most widely used education site in social studies classrooms around the world. For the past 30 years, Daryl has been one of America’s most prolific cartoonists. Raised in California, Daryl went to college at UC Santa Barbara and then moved to New York City, where he worked for 10 years with Jim Henson’s Muppets, illustrating scores of books, magazines, calendars, and all manner of products. In 2001, Daryl started a new syndicate, Cagle Cartoons, Inc. (www.caglecartoons.com), which distributes the cartoons of 50 editorial cartoonists and columnists to more than 800 newspapers in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. Daryl is a past president of the National Cartoonists Society and current president of the National Cartoonists Society Foundation. He is a frequent guest on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. Daryl is a popular and entertaining public speaker. Interested in having Daryl speak to your group? Contact us through www.caglecartoons.com for more information.

Brian Fairrington

A graduate of Arizona State University, Brian earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in communications. Brian is one of the most accomplished young cartoonists in the country. Brian was the recipient of the Locher Award, the Charles M. Schulz Award, and several Society of Professional Journalists awards and Gold Circle Awards. He is a regular on the Phoenix-based television talk show Horizon, for which one of his appearances garnered an Emmy award. Brian's cartoons are nationally syndicated to more than 800 newspapers and publications in America with Caglecartoons.com. His cartoons have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, and Time, as well as on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. Additionally, his cartoons regularly appear on www.cagle.msnbc.com. Brian is a native of Arizona and is married to the wonderful Stacey Heywood. They have four children who act like monkeys.

 

Table of Contents

About the Editor Cartoonists	p. iv
Foreword by Will Durst	p. v
About this Book	p. vi
A "Zany" Development	p. viii
Too Many Cartoonists-Too Little Time	p. x
Read This About Political Cartoons	p. xii
Democrats Win	p. 2
#@&% Kramer!	p. 6
Imus	p. 10
Crazy Diaper Astronaut	p. 24
Bewildering Britney	p. 36
Harry Potter	p. 40
Vick's Dog Fighting	p. 44
O.J. Arrested Again!	p. 58
Paris in Prison	p. 64
Barry Bonds	p. 76
Chinese Toy Recall	p. 88
iPhone	p. 102
Senator Craig in the Bathroom	p. 108
Housing Crash	p. 122
Rove Resigns	p. 134
Gonzales Resigns	p. 138
Rumsfeld Resigns	p. 142
Tony Blair	p. 146
Presidential Candidates	p. 150
Saddam Hangs	p. 170
Still More Iraq	p. 182
Walter Reed Hospital	p. 212
Minnesota Bridge Collapse	p. 218
Virginia Tech Massacre	p. 228
Anna Nicole	p. 246
In Memoriam	p. 254
Doug Marlette, 1949 - 2007	p. 268
Artist Index	p. 272
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