My favorite political cartoonist, for many years, after Herb Block, has been Gary Trudeau of Doonesbury fame. Particularly his cartoons on Watergate relieved, at least for me, much of the doom I felt. Which, no doubt, is no surprise to many here. Lately, with the exception of Dilbert, I've about given up on cartoons.
However, I just read a short little article about Huey Freeman the central figure in The Boondocks cartoons that appear in, among other places, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer (or so says the article I read).
They are delightfully full of dissent. As I understand it from the article the central theme is two black kids who have moved, none too eagerly, from the central city to the suburbs.
Here's the link. Unfortunately, this link does not reproduce the cartoon strip that begins the story in The Nation. Huey and his brother are in a particularly desolate place, tree bare of leaves, dark colors in the sky, and the following:
Huey: Something's been bugging me. Maybe it's a dumb question, but I'm kinda curious.
His brother: Shoot.
Huey: Well, it's just . . . I mean . . . I was just thinking . . . You know . . . I'm not trying to be a troublemaker, but . . .
Brother: Go 'head . . . Spit it on out . . .
Huey: WELL JUST WHO IN THE HECK ACTUALLY WON THE ELECTION LAST YEAR. HUH?!
Brother: SHH!! I don't think that question is legal anymore.
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