Top 12 Political Cartoon Books

Edited by Daryl Cagle and Brian Fairrington, 2007 - The creative minds behind the Professional Cartoonists Index have chosen more than 150 of the best cartoons world wide and compiled them all in this one, humorous and sometimes disturbing look-back at 2007. Covers events including the Iraq surge, Larry Craig's bathroom bust, the 2008 presidential race, loversick diaper astronauts, and more.

Edited by David Wallis, 2007 - This outstanding compilation features censored cartoons by the likes of Garry Trudeau, Doug Marlette, Paul Conrad, Mike Luckovich, Matt Davies, and Ted Rall (all Pulitzer Prize winners or finalists), as well as unearthed editorial illustrations by Norman Rockwell, Edward Sorel, Anita Kunz, Marshall Arisman, and Steve Brodner. Whether blasting Bush for his "Bring 'em on!" speech, spanking pedophile priests, questioning capital punishment, or debating the disputed 2000 election, these cartoonists learned that newspapers and magazines increasingly play it safe by suppressing satire.

By Tom Tomorrow, 2006 - For years, Tom Tomorrow's acerbic and hilarious political cartoon, This Modern World, has been among the most recognizable and widely read in alternative press. In his first full-color compilation, Tom looks unflinchingly at what America has become in the years since 9/11 - and where it is likely headed.

Edited By Daryle Cagle and Brian Fairrington, 2005 - This cartoon feast for Bush supporters and detractors features the best Bush cartoons from the entire Bush administration, compiled from all the top editorial cartoonists. Some of the moments captured in the cartoons include: Bush and 9/11, the war in Iraq, campaign 2004, Bush and the environment, stem cell research, and more.

By Lloyd Dangle, 2007 - This latest collection of Lloyd Dangle's satirical comic strip, Troubletown, chronicles the insanity and incompetence of the Bush war years. With unflinching and hysterical detail, Dangle takes aim at all the Bush-era scandals, sleaze, phony intelligence, lies, and creative accounting that are the symbols of our age.

By Garry B. Trudeau, 2006 - In this latest "Doonesbury" collection, Trudeau touches on a year's worth of controversies and social commentaries, including the Jack Abramoff scandal and Bush's disastrous handling of the Hurricane Katrina debacle.

By Robert Mankoff (editor), 2000 - A classic collection of cartoons skewering politicians and the American public that continues to elect them. Spanning the decades of "New Yorker" political cartooning, the collection is as hilarious as it is timeless.

By Aaron McGruder, 2003 - Here's the first big book of The Boondocks, more than four years of one of the most influential, controversial, and scathingly funny comics ever to run in a daily newspaper. Features 800 strips and a foreward by Michael Moore.

By Tom Tomorrow, 2003 - For over 15 years, Tom Tomorrow has been providing his uniquely acerbic, witty, and altogether clearheaded view of media, politics, and overall society in his syndicated cartoon. This massive collection of Tomorrow's greatest hits, unseen gems, and new material is the so far definitive collection of one of the most popular 'underground' cartoonists ever -- a delight to long-time fans and new readers alike.

By David Rees, 2004 - "Get Your War On" is the comic that became a popular sensation for waking America up and being brave enough to make people think -- and laugh -- in the aftermath of 9/11. In this second collection of the brilliantly subversive comic strip, Rees takes on the Bush Doctrine, Operation Iraqi Freedom, the war in Afghanistan, tax cuts, the 2004 campaign, and more.

A full-color trouncing of the Bush dynasty from cult-favorite Village Voice cartoonist Ward Sutton, Sutton Impact brings together the artist's hilarious, irreverent social commentary and his vivid poster art. More than 200 pieces document the flights and folly of an era, from politics to popular music, excoriating the USA PATRIOT Act, John Ashcroft's evangelical songwriting, the Democrats' domestic blunders, and much more.

By Theodor Seuss Geisel, 2001 - Before he wrote and illustrated his popular children's books, Dr. Seuss made his living as a political cartoonist. In this collection of his wartime cartoons, Seuss savages the fascists with cunning caricatures.