Caricature Books

Cute and fun artwork, and easy to duplicate even for children. My only gripe on this book is that it is VERY short, so I guess you get what you pay for, plus there is very little overview or explanation to help you draw anything other than what is pictured in the book. If you just want to draw the images they have, its a great start to get a hold on the concepts but you would definitely need a more advanced book almost right off the bat.

I was thrilled when I received my copies of Steve Barr's books. His approach to teaching the art of drawing cartoons is fantastic! From the beginning, he points out that there are "No Rules!". I love this approach for teaching children, and also for "big kids" like myself! People of all ages will learn a lot from his books, and have so much fun along the way. Each book shows step-by-step ways to accomplish adorable cartoons. I highly recommend this book to parents with budding artists, and to schools for their art classes!

Collections of Akina's title graphics and posters in high quality print forms. A collection item I considered for Akira's fans.

If you own a Laserdisc player and have been following the story since the early 80s, then there probably isn't a ton of content in here that you haven't seen before. But for new fans, or for old fans who have forgotten what an incredibly talented illustrator Mr. Otomo is after being sickened by the travesty of "Steamboy," there's a lot of good stuff to look at, and it's quite handsomely bound for the price. I would have preferred it if they had included more "outtakes" than they did, but it's still a decent retrospective worth picking up.

One of the best books of all time, when I saw it in the floor in the library I began reading it and couldn't stop till I finished it. The line "I want my booky wooky!" is plain funny. May be for little children but IT'S GREAT!

i read soupy boy. The author is Damon Burnard, i think he is a good author i enjoy reading he's book and i would'nt mind reading another one of his books it is kind of a corny super hero book with some funny gags it starts off by telling you how soupy boy ganded his power and i wont tell you how he does and he adds a different twist by you decideing the out come of the story and he gives you a choice twice and I GIVE IT 3 OUT OF 5 STARS IT IS A GOOD BOOK BUT A LITTLE CORNY

Did you lose money on tech stocks in the last two years? Do you still hold dot com stocks? Are you worried about your 401k? Barron's Book of Cartoons will cheer you up!

"A lot of what we see on Wall Street is nothing short of comical, and it's our job [at Barron's] to point that out."

If you don't know Barron's, you should. The editors love to poke sharp points at inflated egos (and accounting), and the articles from over the weekend often move the market on Monday. Much like The New Yorker, also Barron's abounds in money cartoons. This volume contains 100 of the best from recent years.

The opening essay by Barron's editor and president, Edwin Finn, Jr., describes a little about the background of Frank Cotham, Mike Shapiro, and Leo Cullum whose cartoons often grace the Barron's pages and are well represented in this volume.

I thought that all but a few of the cartoons were above average, and many were terrific. Here are a few examples to give you a flavor:

Executive behind desk talking on telephone -- "Sorry, Frank, I didn't mean that . . . it was the money talking." (Mick Stevens);

Hot dog vendor to executive -- "I believe Dijon is available at our Madison Avenue location." (Leo Cullum);

Man watching newscast on television -- "The stock market went down today, on fears that it would go down." (Leo Cullum);

Woman to man as they leave restaurant -- "I'm not jealous, I just didn't like the way you talked about aggressive-growth bond funds with her." (P.C. Vey);

Executive talks to subordinate around a board table with graphs pointing down on the wall -- "What happened, Carswell? You were in charge of feng shui." (Leo Cullum);

Man grabs another man at bar -- "Careful pal, you're talking about the stocks I love." (Bernard Schoenbaum);

Man with knife in back speaks to physician -- "It happened either over the weekend or when I left the office today for lunch." (Leo Cullum).

Like all good humor, I found myself remembering situations that I had found myself in where similar comments were made.

Remember, you can't take it with you. So you might as well get a laugh or two now!

This books contains 100 cartoons, many of which are the best I have ever seen. They are related to businesses, job, interviewing, stock investments, and would make a good cartoon book for house guests or company clients to read, on the coffee table or in the waiting room.

I love editorial cartoons and love Brooks' collection. It is aklways a treat to review the year this way. I could not give his collection a bad rating and admit to being biased in that way.

I don't know what constitutes the best editorial cartoons of the year and what criteria are used to pick them, but I would have to argue with the editor about some of the choices. While the vast majority were excellent cartoons, and covered the entire range of the 2006 news year, some of the cartoons were far below others in their ability to make one think and laugh (or cry).

Because of the range of the cartoons, the artists and their subjects, there is something here to please everyone and something here to offend just about everyone. That, in and of itself, makes the book a worthwhile read

I enjoyed reading the book, I always had an interest in comics growing up.
I would very much like for you to suggest to me any similar reading material.

This book is somewhat disappointing on a couple of grounds. For one thing, Stromberg only uses one panel from each of the comics he discusses, thus the reader has a difficult time getting these particular comics in full context (although his accompanying notes are good). This and (as Charles Johnson noted in his prologue), the "Negro Comics" of Black newspapers of the 1900s are given somewhat short shrift as a means of comparison. Cartoons dealing with the portrayal of Africans as simian-like savages are used so frequently that the point that this stereotype was common among cartoonists is beaten to the ground.

These flaws aside, it's a good introduction to the subject of Black protrayals in the cartoons. Aaron McGruder (of "Boondocks" fame) wrote his college thesis on this subject, cartoonist Tim Jackson has a website on vintage Black cartoons, and B. Keith Murphy who is a professor at Ft. Valley State University (Georgia) have also done research on this topic. I hope this book encourages them to publish their studies.

This is perhaps my favorite book I've read it around 20 times (the start more than the end) and I don't understand it but its been fun every time and every time I get a bit more, I'm only 17 and don't know half of the stuff you need to know to understand it properly but this is a VERY good read. UP THE CHICKEN!

Sometimes the cartoons get in the way of the subject. There were some pages I had to read several times to figure out where the thread of the text was. Once you follow it, however, the book does cover many of the basics in an entertaining way. And it is shorter than the Hawking work.

With Rius, an internationally acclaimed political cartoonist, you'll breeze through Cuban history from Columbus's `discovery' of the island through the first decade of the revolution which overthrew Batista. It's a big job, introducing such a huge cast of characters, the villains from Spain and later Washington, their puppets in Havana, and the heroes on the island, but Ruis does it superbly, drawing not only cartoons but a basic outline of about 100 years of Cuban history as well. The major accomplishments of the early years of the revolution are detailed. If you're interested in deepening your understanding of what's transpired in Cuba since the U.S. got the boot, check out other books from this book's publisher, either through Amazon or, if the book you want is listed as out of stock it is always available from booksfrompathfinder by clicking on "new and used" near the top of this page.

If you want a cute, funny and witty History of Cuba in a nutshell, albeit a very leftist one, you will like this book. However, if Cuba were the Utopia portrayed by Rius, over 2 million Cubans would not have left this "Socialist Eden"

The book, ironically is not outdated, even though the Mexican Maxist cartoonist, Rius authored in 1970, as Castro has, through his stubborn old time Marxism, kept Cuba largely free of economic change, progress and consumer appliances which have (for the rest of the World) become commonplace since 1970s, like personal computers, cell phones, VCRS, dish washers, microwave ovens, and, OH, those Cubans lucky enough to own cars, mostly drive around in pre 1970, usually 1950s American chevy's.

McPherson humor is sometimes dry, sometimes wacky, and something akin to Larson's The Far Side. McPherson lampoons common daily occurrences and modern viewpoints with wit and insight, making us laugh at ourselves and those around us. Good for more than a few chuckles, and an excellent "restroom reader".

McPherson has a hilarious way of exaggerating those tiny details that annoy us most. In doing so, he makes them ludicrous and hilarious. With his wide range of subjects, there is a cartoons here for everyone of all ages. My little sister(11) loves them as much as I do. Great for whenever you have a moment to relax.

Being a professor of psychology many, if not most cartoons in this small book were on target. The author has been able to point out many follies of psychologists and ordinary human beings. I did not give five stars because I did not like he drawing style of Harris. This is, of course, matter of taste. The humor is great.

As he's done with other professionals and scientists, Harris takes a playful swipe at pop psychology and the brain care industry. There's that psychologist on the phone, for example, telling his patient to "Have a couple of dreams and call me in the morning," or the startled senior citizen announcing, "My inner child just turned sixty five." Another guy sits in a park, crawling with little demons labeled lust, passion, desire, and libido; as an attractive woman approaches, he alerts them: "Hey guys, wake up."

Seeing these figurative expressions come to life gives a few good giggles, as does Harris's sly stabs at the self-helpers and their effect on common culture. In others, healthy cynicism dumps a bit of ridicule where it will do the most good. For example, I think of today's media when I see a man reading the newspaper's front page: "Headlines Alarm People, Create Fear and Dread."

-- wiredweird