The Weed Whisperer A Doonesbury Book Author:G. B. Trudeau What a long, strange strip it's been! — Doonesbury has managed to be articulate, abrasive, political, compassionate, misunderstood, misprinted, and outrageous?but one thing it's never been is complacent. Garry Trudeau's creation has chronicled American history and culture in a parallel universe. And through it all, Doonesbury has always been hone... more »st, entertaining, and way, way cool.
?In a class by itself.?
?Jules Feiffer on Doonesbury
Doonesbury?s fifth decade finds the largest rep company in the history of comic strips fully and widely engaged. Like so many flesh-and-blood fellow citizens, key characters now struggle with dramatic career change and job stress. And the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue to reverberate through the lives of others, as the strip illuminates their experiences with an attentiveness unparalleled in popular culture. Amid the relentless unfolding of unexpected storylines, the strip?s second and third generation characters increasingly take center stage, and the youngest regular, Sam, comes of age?literally in the blink of an eye?as the newlyweds prepare to welcome twins.
It never ends, and how lucky for readers. ?Most comic strips run out of creative energy after their initial inspiration,? notes Garry Wills. ?Trudeau has just kept improving, year after year.?« less
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