The Great Big Book of Tomorrow A Treasury of Cartoons For over fifteen years Tom Tomorrow has been providing his uniquely acerbic witty and altogether clearheaded view of media politics and overall society in his syndicated cartoon With an ever incr
For over fifteen years, Tom Tomorrow has been providing his uniquely acerbic, witty, and altogether clearheaded view of media, politics, and overall society in his syndicated cartoon With an ever increasing fan base, an expanding number of publications who regularly feature his work, one of the most popular and most visited web logs thismodernworld , the time isFor over fifteen years, Tom Tomorrow has been providing his uniquely acerbic, witty, and altogether clearheaded view of media, politics, and overall society in his syndicated cartoon With an ever increasing fan base, an expanding number of publications who regularly feature his work, one of the most popular and most visited web logs thismodernworld , the time is now for The Great Big Book of Tomorrow This massive collection of Tomorrow s greatest hits, unseen gems and obscurities, new material and color section 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.
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Tom Tomorrow is the pen name of editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins, creator of the weekly political cartoon, This Modern World, which appears in approximately 80 newspapers across the U.S and on websites such as Daily Kos, Truthout and Credo His work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Spin, Mother Jones, Esquire, The Economist, The Nation, U.S News and World Report, and The American Prospect, and has been featured on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.From 1999 2001, he worked on a series of animated web cartoons which can be viewed here.In 2009, he created the cover art for the Pearl Jam album Backspacer.In 2011 he ended a 16 year run at Salon to create and edit a new comics section at Daily Kos.He has published nine anthologies of his work Greetings From This Modern World 1992 Tune in Tomorrow 1994 The Wrath of Sparky 1996 Penguin Soup for the Soul 1998 When Penguins Attack 2000 introduction by Dave Eggers The Great Big Book of Tomorrow 2003 Hell in a Handbasket 2006 The Future s So Bright I Can t Bear to Look 2008 Too Much Crazy 2010 He is also the author of a book for children, The Very Silly Mayor 2009.He received the first place Robert F Kennedy Award for Excellence in Journalism in 1998 and in 2003 Other honors include 1993 Media Alliance Meritorious Achievement Award1995 Society of Professional Journalists James Madison Freedom of Information Award2000 Association for Education in Journalism and Education, Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award2001 James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism2004 Altweekly Award, 2nd Place2006 Altweekly Award, 3rd PlaceTom Tomorrow is available for speaking engagements For further information, contact tomtomorrow at gmail dot com He is also currently in the market for a new publisher, if anyone s interested.
527 Replys to “The Great Big Book of Tomorrow: A Treasury of Cartoons”
Fascinating glimpse into the modern world of 1990s America, as seen through the cartoons of Tom Tomorrow. It also illustrates how little has actually changed in the past 30 years. Many of the cartoons are just as relevant today as when they were first written, decades ago!
I'm not sure I could've made it through the Bush II Administration without Tom Tomorrow to remind me to laugh at it at least once a week.
Hard-Hitting Political Commentary: I am a HUGE fan of Tom Tomorrow's strips, which are, in my opinion, some of the finest examples of tight political commentary out there. Tomorrow definitely sticks it to the right-wingers, but it's unfair to say that he is completely skewed to one side of the political spectrum, because he sometimes has less than complimentary commentary on Democrats as well. There are lots of really good political cartoons out there, but I have never seen a cartoonist who not [...]
This book is an amazing snapshot into national (US) electoral politics over the past 20 years or so. Many of the insights and takeaways are very timely, especially in this election year. Thank you Tom Tomorrow.