Get Your War On
by David Rees
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Author: David ReesIntroduction: Colson Whitehead
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10
ISBN: 188712876X
Number of pages: 100
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
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Book Review: tis better to laugh
Summary: 5 Stars
Remember back, way back to those early days of post 9-11 America...The atmosphere at the time...
President Bush seizing the moment, all the absurd speeches, ubiquitous yellow ribbons and flags, the first days of "The War On Terror", United We Stand, the lap dog Washington press corp and the whole stinking media behaving as if owned by the state, the words coming out of your co-workers, friends, and family, the push for war and then the wars that followed and disaster that unfolded (and of coarse still is).
This satirical online comic strip gave many Americans just what we needed at the time. The characters featured in "Get Your War On" are mostly office workers drawn in red on a white background and are featured in conversation about the topics of the day. Consistently hilarious dialogue is what the reader is treated to. Most would call it cynical and it is profoundly disillusioned. Looking back now, it doesn't appear so cynical.
I remember the first time I saw this and just laughing my --- off. Clearly like most intelligent comedy this stuff is not for everybody and so calling it divisive and not everybody's cup of tea goes to show there is something maybe worth checking out. You want safe mainstream comedy then watch Jay Leno's suck monologue on the Tonight Show and be all the dumber for it. If you've not enjoyed David Rees's now classic clip-art based comic strip documentation of surreal post 9-11 America it's not too late. Sadly much of the content is still relevant. You can check out GYWO at www.mnftiu.cc but if you want to help make a difference instead of just laughing then buy Rees's books because all royalties go to a charity that clears landmines from Afghanistan.
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