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Summary: The best one.
Review: All three Boondocks books are fantastic. Because I Know... is the best, however, probably because it is the oldest. It is more character-oriented than more recent installments. Also, many of characters presented in Because I Know... are not seen anymore, like Jazmine, Cindy, and Psycho Star Wars Guy.
If you've ever read The Boondocks in daily newspapers you'll like this book. It's fresh McGruder, less cynical and more funny. An excellent buy. :)
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Summary: Proof That The Daily Strip May Not Have Breathed It's Last..
Review: Bloom County. I have to mention it because Boondocks draws from Berke Breathed's legendary 80s strip endlessly. From the children with mature perspectives to the pacing of the humor, the inspiration is clear. But Boondocks succeeds in being original and entertaining for a few reasons:1. New Perspectives: Boondocks is almost always dealing with the issues of the day, which makes it fresh. It is also from a mostly black perspective, as so few comic strips are or ever have been. 2. More radical than Bloom County or anything I've ever seen in the papers. 3. No talking animals. At least none that I've seen. None of this makes it better or worse than it's predocessors, but rather unique and refreshing. It's one of those strips that is very fun to look to each day for a radical, humorous perspective on what's being jammed down our throats by the media at the time. The main character, Huey, acts as both the voice of the strip but a comical figure at the same time. There is a lot of wisdom in what he is saying and that gets across, but at the same time his personality and approach are constantly being poked fun at. Aaron McGruder seems to be indulging in healthy self-satire without making a mockery of his political views, and I assume that is quite tough. All in all, if any strip deserves to be the next Calvin & Hobbes, this is it. Nevermind Dilbert - and put Garfield to sleep, already.
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Summary: This had me busting out laughing!
Review: Boondocks is one of the freshest and most interesting comic strips to come along in a long time. It presents the adventures of Huey and Riley Freeman. Huey is an activist type who does his best to bring social justice to the world and to expose hypocracy. Riley, on the other hand, is obsessed with the thug life. They mix like oil and water. This is the first collection of th ecomic strip, so we get to see the boys movie to their grandfather's house in the white suburbs. It's interesting to see the reactions of boys to the neighborhood and the neighborhood's reaction to the boys. In his comic, McGruder uses his insight to highlight problems or misconceptions between the races. It's important to have this kind of open format to discuss racial issues in order to improve racial relations. Of course there are some closet racists out there who would like to have this comic disappear. This comic is always threatened by cancellations in the newspaper, so pick up a copy of this book to help McGruder get the word out. Also it's about time that we have a mainstream comic with black characters. My favorite Boondock comics are the ones that make fun of "The Phantom Menace" Star Wars movie. Those are included in this collection. My favorite is when Jar Jar Binks becomes a black millitant in the vein of the Black Panthers. Check it out. It's hilarious.
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Summary: Extraordinary
Review: Boondocks is the finest strip I've ever read. The only reason I bother opening up the comics section nowadays.
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Summary: makes me laugh. and laugh. and laugh!
Review: Boondocks is the only reason I read the funny pages anymore. I first got hooked when I was living abroad and my mom would mail me little packages with old Newsweeks, smooshed up PopTarts, newspaper articles, and the Sunday comics. I loved the interaction between Granddad & the kids, loved the "Afro-denial" sequence with Huey & Jazmine, laughed at the JarJarBinks attacks, and eagerly waited for another mail drop. I'm now able to read up on the strips I had missed and see the characters' development through the months. I also highly recommend the followup...Fresh for '01...You Suckas!
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Summary: Politically rich funnies
Review: Funny. Political. Sort of radical. But mostly funny. The 21st Century Doonesbury in the making.
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Summary: Buy it!
Review: Great First Book!! Amazing description of a world I never saw, didn't know it as there at all. The days of displaced young, black, kids on a suburb, white mostly, of a big city. It's days at school, and the daily fun confrontations with a young white girls idea of a black boy.
Aaron is one of the most talented writers on the comics world. He is like Calvin , Peanuts and Doonesbury in the same book. Great for kids too!! But parents will love it.
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Summary: The TRUTH
Review: He helps the readers of "America" (the U.S.) understand an african american perspective on politics and life here. Racism for the mainstream is an inherent "way of life" written into the history, politics, and social structure of what is considered "normal" and "right" to typical whites. This comic strip sheds light on some Truth bursting the bubble of the popular fantasy that is the "American Dream".
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Summary: The Boondocks rule --you's better recognize!
Review: Huey and Riley's move to the white suburbia of Woodcrest may be hell on Earth to the two tykes, but it provides a lot of laughs for those of us reading the Boondocks. Of course, without this crucial twist of fate, there wouldn't be a perfect set-up for Aaron McGruder to write such a funny and hip socio-political series. Anyone who wants to deal with telemarketers, take Riley's cue! I was laughing at how he tore into them. And apparently they rate below the KKK. And Star Wars-The Phantom Menace is rightfully skewered by Huey and the Psycho Star Wars guy. As Huey said, it was racist, as it made unflattering cariacatures not only of African-Americans (Jar Jar) but also of Orientals (the Nimoydians) and Jews (Watto). In term of which characters have the most laughs or are interesting, top honors go to Riley and Jazmine. I cringe at the street names in Woodcrest and laud Riley for changing them to something more eyecatching, to say the least. What's funnier is how his grandfather remembers all that when giving instructions to some lost white folks. What's even funnier is who Riley gets in trouble with his street sign antics. Now me, I'd probably change my street names so that anyone wanting to get to my house from Main (I mean Sir Paul McCartney Street) has to hook a left on David Bowie Avenue, another right on Kim Wilde Street, and left on Sarah Brightman Street, just before the post office. I have to hook a right on Cradle Of Filth Drive to go to work, and then left on Sir Paul. Riley also takes pride in rapper Nas Escobar to the point that he wants to be called Riley Escobar or Esco for short, and gives his teacher heck on that. He also puts on the gangsta schtick in front of his class, clearly startling them. What he and Huey have in common when they are forced to attend J. Edgar Hoover Elementary is that they're not thrilled to be there and won't take any nonsense. However, he gets caught listening to Lauryn Hill, and that ruins his rep. Well, somewhat. Poor Jazmine is conflicted due to her interracial heritage and her hair, which despite all attempts becomes an Afro due to humidity. Huey still has fun at her expense, calling her Mariah one time, as in Mariah Carey, and later sarcastically sympathisizing with her conflict by telling her, "I'm part black, part African, part Negro, and part colored." She's a sweet and tender person, however, and as her white mother says, it's up to her to find her own identity. Huey, being black and proud, clearly wants her to admit she's as black as Richard Roundtree. Oh, FYI, Jazmine, RR was the original Shaft in three movies in the '70s. Just thought you should know. Other small character but amusing parts include the well-meaning but intimidated white teacher, Mr. Petto, and the old white lady whom Riley has a ball helping with her groceries. And finally, I know what the Santa conspiracy is! The anagram clue, sure, but the addition one, I would never have thought. Good job, Huey! I know, this first collection set the stage by introducing the main characters, but I later noticed how some of them played smaller roles with the coming of Michael Caesar, such as Jazmine and Cindy. Pity, as Jaz and Cindy are needed for Huey to ridicule or be harassed by, respectively. This is a funnier collection than Fresh For '01. So don't anybody be talking smack about these homies or I be smacking you fools jus' for livin', knaaawmean? Oh yeah, and free Jolly Jenkins!
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Summary: This white girl loved it!
Review: I don't usually read comic books but after reading a few Boondocks in the Washington Post I bought a copy of this book. I have since passsed it on to other people in my family and we are hooked! A definite must!
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