Cartoonists Explore War in Iraq and Afghanistan As the War's Fifth Anniversary Draws Near
March 20 is the fifth anniversary of the United States’ entry into the Iraq war. The news media will observe that day with stories of the war and its consequences.
Graphic novelists and political cartoonists have responded to the war in Iraq and the larger war on terror by creating striking work. NBM Publishing is honored to present their work to the public.
NBM books related to the war include:
War Fix by Steve Olexa, David Axe
War Fix is Axe’s journal of his addiction to the excitement of being in battle. Amazon.com placed War Fix on its list of 2006’s ten best graphic novels, and the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association nominated the book for its list of Great Graphic Novels.
Johnny Jihad by Ryan Inzana
Based on the facts of terrorist training camps in the U.S.A. and inspired by “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh, Johnny Jihad tells how an ordinary teenager becomes a jihadist – and what happens when the CIA catches him. Booklist has named Johnny Jihad one of the year’s ten best graphic novels.
Generalissimo El Busho: Essays & Cartoons on the Bush Years by Ted Rall
The controversial Pulitzer Prize finalist and Firecracker Alternative Book Award winner compiles his most scathingly satirical cartoons and commentary. Generalissimo El Busho is a brilliantly tragicomic week-by-week dissection of the Bush Administration.
Attitude: The New Subversive Political Cartoonists by Ted Rall
Attitude 2: The New Subversive Alternative Cartoonists by Ted Rall
Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists by Ted Rall
These collections of new subversive cartoons and interviews with their creators have appeared every other year since 2002. Edited by Ted Rall, Attitude collects the best new political cartoonists, Attitude 2 covers alternative cartoons, and Attitude 3 spotlights talent from the online world.
Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East? by Ted Rall, Ahmed Rashid
The cartoonist went to Afghanistan and other parts of what he calls the New Middle East, and returned with this mix of travelogue, political analysis, and graphic novel. He sees Islamic radicalism, oil wealth, and American ambition collide to turn the region east of Iraq into something explosive.
