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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.56973
EAN num: 9781593762131
ISBN number: 1593762135
Label: Soft Skull Press
Manufacturer: Soft Skull Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 256
Printing Date: November 05, 2008
Publishing house: Soft Skull Press
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Since October 9, 2001, when David Rees posted eight comic strips on his website and called it Get Your War On, tens of millions of people have been entertained and horrified by his clip-arty office workers and their vociferous and profane commentary on the so-called War on Terror. From the very first few days of Operation Enduring Freedom to the overhyped pseudo-sucess of the “surge”—years of fear, bewilderment, violence, and death—Rees has succeeded in depicting a country of grieving, angry, and confused citizens, feeling hatred for—and hatred of—the world beyond our shores. Get Your War On is a kaleidoscopic cavalcade of emotions and moods, including (but not limited to) despair, enraged bewilderment, grief (with a touch of loathing), ecstatic contempt, disgust, and nihilistic exhilaration. This definitive edition of Get Your War On combines strips from the very first two publications with sixty-five percent new material created in the last three years.
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first of all, it is beyond irrelevant to criticize d. rees for lacking insight into the root causes of the u.s.'s failed policies in the "war on terror" -- in case it hasn't been advertised correctly, let me clarify: this is a book of political COMICS. rees aims his sharp and hilarious barbs at the personalities, ludicrous marketing, and horrific consequences of the bush-cheney-rumsfeld-wolfowitz-neocon warmongering of the "pre-emptive doctrine" type. his take is not the policy wonk's reasoned analysis, but the bewildered and outraged citizen's stupified i-have-to-laugh-or-else-i'd-cry variety. and lest we forget, these comics are clever, original, stylish in an anti-style kinda way, and, like the best comedy, both angry and funny at once because they get at truths that are difficult to approach or digest in conventional political discussion.
and if you dig these, be sure to check out his early work, particularly the absurdist hilarity of "my new filing technique is unstoppable" (which applies the over-the-top tropes of kung-fu flicks to ordinary paper-pushing office life -- like "Dilbert" if it were edgy, original and FUNNY.)
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not nearly as clever as people think. it gives no insight into HOW follied us policies come into being. for that i highly recommend "the shock doctrine" by naomi klein!
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David Rees never holds back in this profane, bold, hilarious, and very knowledgeable series of comic strips drawn between 2001 and 2008. He skewers everyone and everything, though he focuses mostly on the Bush Administration and its disastrous domestic and foreign policies. Expect appearances by Voltron, Iraqi crybaby theater, and more as the clip-art office staff exchanges phone calls and discussons over donuts and coffee about the state of our messed-up world.
No holds barred!
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