Get Your War on by David Rees Summary and Reviews
|
List Price: Our Price: $4.25 You Save: $6.75 (61%) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here) Category: Book See more book details and other editions |
|---|
Book Reviews of Get Your War on
Book Review: Will the circle be unbroken, by-and-by, Lord, by-and-by?
Summary: 5 Stars
David Rees sent me a message last October. Well, not me personally- he sent it to anyone who could find his clip-art comics website. His comics said, "So you're feeling a little funny about this War On Terror, this War On the Constitution? Well you're not the only one."With biting wit and startling insight, Rees ignores the myth and legend of our government's "official proclamations", and cuts to the chase. Self-healing minefields? Enron as the next al-queda? Osama bin Laden, Gollum's long lost brother? Voltron? And of course, the mythical invisible Dick Cheney. Its all here, ready to split your side, and when you're done laughing, make you feel guilty for that American flag sticker you blindly stuck on the rear window of your SUV.
Book Review: insightful, funny book
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is pretty sweet. Its just clipart with words attached but it is simultaneously irreverent, intelligent, witty, obscene, and hilarious. It definately has a liberal twang to it but I can't fault it for that, its simply a way of seeing things which is pretty understandable at this time. Most of the comics are about Afghanistan and Iraq and that stuff but there is also a section on the 80s and even a guest appearance by Voltron.Book Review: more than just south park mixed with doonesbury
Summary: 5 Stars
This is more than just Doonesbury style wit with some swearing in it. I just don't know if there's anything more topical, that communicates more the rage and confusion of Sept. 11th, along with the most well-aimed jibes to the goverment response I have seen. I read each new page on the web site as they are published, and now you, too, can delight, amaze and sadden the thicker skinned of your personal friends with this fine print edition of Mr. Rees' terrifying, brilliant comics.
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.