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A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781400048571
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1400048575
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: September 23, 2003
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date: September 23, 2003
Studio: Three Rivers Press
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Editorial Review:
Here’s the first big book of The Boondocks, more than four years and 800 strips of one of the most influential, controversial, and scathingly funny comics ever to run in a daily newspaper.“With bodacious wit, in just a few panels, each day Aaron serves up—and sends up—life in America through the eyes of two African-American kids who are full of attitude, intelligence, and rebellion. Each time I read the strip, I laugh—and I wonder how long The Boondocks can get away with the things it says. And how on earth can the most truthful thing in the newspaper be the comics?”
—From the foreword by Michael Moore
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Missing Some Key Strips!
Alright, first off, I'm loving the Boondocks comics. I was introduced to the animated series before reading the original comics. The series is ok (I'm not a fan of the heavy use of the "N" word by ANYONE) but the comic is utterly fantastic! Whether or not others like or "approve" of the strip is not a concern for me. To each his/her own, just respect folks with different perspectives and tastes. That said...
The reason I gave this book only 3 stars is because it's missing some key strips. ... Read More
Rating: - If you have an open mind, read these comics
This comic book is great. It started out as comics before going to a cartoon for one season, so I didn't know about the comics until the cartoon came out but I'm glad I found out, these are hilarious
Rating:  - Awsomely awsomenessness
Words cannot describe how good this is. It's better than chocolate and peanut butter put together! (if your not illergic)
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Rating: - Offensive humor at its best
What can one say about The Boondocks that hasn't already been said? By now, you already should know that the humor is racially-based, the protagonist is a 10-year-old civil rights supporter and approximately 100% of the jokes are as left-wing as it gets. Well, there isn't much more to say so I'll give you my own PERSONAL Boonocks experience.
For those who have only seen the TV show, The Boondocks comics are far funnier and far more sophisticated. If you enjoyed the show, you won't be able ... Read More
Rating: - Humorlessness, A Horrible Scourge
In "Good Morning, Vietnam" there's a scene where a guy just doesn't grasp a joke when it's thrust upon him. He's sure he understands humor, because he can list a few things he thinks are funny. But as a general rule he doesn't--and can't--get the joke. I think that if that guy was modeled on someone real, that person has grown up to become a reviewer on Amazon, and has been panning "A Right to Be Hostile."
Is Boondocks one sided? Yes. Is it rampantly ideological? Yes. Would white folks ... Read More
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