Review:
As one thumbs through the book - which Trudeau edited by culling more than 14,000 strips - it is near-impossible not to be struck anew by the weight of the comic's achievement in storytelling: Beyond the biting politics and topical commentary, "Doonesbury" at 40 reads like a novel told one poignant punch line at a time. As if by stringing together four decades of one-a-day calendars, the cumulative effect was Joyce.
-(Michael Cavna, The Washington Post)
This is the perfect gift for anyone who is half-decent in any way. How could anybody not want it? ... Mr. Trudeau has become perhaps our nation's most important real-time historian; playing a role in sanity-saving not unlike Jon Stewart but not only before his time, but for four straight decades...
-(Eric Alterman, The Nation, Altercation Gift-Giving Guide)
Doonesbury is certainly one of the greatest comic strips ever; as this collection proves, it's also one of the greatest pieces of serialized, topical fiction ever produced by an American.
-(Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly)
Massive Doonesbury Retrospective Worth It: 700-page 40th anniversary 'Doonesbury' retrospective well worth the investment If this one simply was an anthology, it probably still would be worth the three-digit retail price, but Trudeau's musings on his creation and the other cool extras put "40: A Doonesbury Retrospective" squarely into must-have territory.
-(Mike Householder, Associated Press)
."..Packs four decades of cartoonist Garry Trudeau's subversive genius into an oversize, 695-page hardcover. What else is guaranteed to make you think, feel nostalgic, and laugh out loud at least once a page?"?
-(Karen Holt, O Magazine)
Doonesbury has been loved and hated because it has candidly and often hilariously skewered social mores and politics. Thanks to a crew of lovable, dynamic if not always clearheaded characters, Doonesbury is still a vital part of the national discussion.
-(Dan Lybarger, Huffington Post)
Garry Trudeau s Doonesbury turns 40 this month. To call it satire is only half right. Doonesbury has taken on all the topics you d expect from Vietnam to Iraq, from drug use to gay marriage. But satire has a short shelf life. Doonesbury ? s big heart and moral compass are what give it staying power.
-(Cullen Murphy, Vanity Fair)
The sprawling cast of G.B. Trudeau's "Doonesbury" comic Mike, B.D., Boopsie, their friends and, increasingly, children have been the pen-and-ink Zeligs of the baby-boomer era and beyond. Four decades on, this volume has the heft and warmth of a favorite family album.
-(Time Magazine)
Trudeau has just kept improving, year after year, in part because he stays so close to changing events A great modern American history course could be taught using this volume of collected strips, stretching from Watergate to Afghanistan.
-(Garry Wills, The New York Review of Books)
Trudeau s creation, which started as a jokey commentary on campus life at Yale, has evolved into a sprawling masterwork with a cast of characters big enough to make Tolstoy wonder if he was trying hard enough.
-(John Schwartz, New York Times)
About the Author:
G. B. Trudeau has been drawing his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip for more than forty years. In addition to cartooning, Trudeau has worked in theater, film, and television. He also has been a contributing columnist for the New York Times op-ed page and later an essayist for Time magazine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jane Pauley. They have three grown children.
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