Go Fish: How to Win Contempt and Influence People - Softcover

Fish, Mr.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 161775014X ISBN 13: 9781617750144

Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd., 2011

Synopsis

"Mr. Fish dissects the journalistic responsibility he faces as a cartoonist to make it make sense. It being his raw emotional output in response to a given stimuli (government, society, et al) manifesting itself via pen on paper without regard to the cleverly pointed punchline that will accompany and ultimately define it. . . The drawings are a celebration of the technical mastery and unbridled emotional truth of Dwayne Booth -- the Clark Kent to Superman's Mr. Fish."
--Huffington Post

"Fish’s work makes you want to do something--even if you’re not entirely sure what that something is--to change things for the better, and the feeling stays with you long after the book is closed."
--Verbicide Magazine

"Few individuals are as clued in to the volatility of the current political climate as iconic cartoonist Dwayne Booth (aka Mr. Fish). . . known for pointed and piquant single-panel cartoons that fearlessly and relentlessly take on the most sacred of cows in public life."
--LA Weekly

"A vibrant example of political cartooning as it is practiced at its heights Anyone who thinks political cartooning is stale need only take a closer look at this body of work Certifiably brilliant The photographic elegance and immediacy with which this drawing is executed is typical of the most refined Mr. Fish style."
--Los Angeles Review of Book

This debut volume of political cartoons from the revered Mr. Fish spans politics, popular culture, the economic crisis, the Obama presidency, and much more, where nobody--right, left, or middle--is safe from his razor-edged satire. The volume also includes original essays by Mr. Fish.

Mr. Fish has been a freelance writer and cartoonist for eighteen years, publishing under both his real name (Dwayne Booth) and the penname of Mr. Fish with many of the nation's most reputable and prestigious magazines, journals, and newspapers. In addition to his weekly cartoon for Harper's and daily contributions to Truthdig.com, he has also contributed to the Los Angeles Times, the Village Voice, the LA Weekly, the Atlantic, the Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, the Advocate, Z Magazine, the Utne Reader, Slate.com, MSNBC.com, and others.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Nobody does what Mr. Fish does, and even if they did, they wouldn’t do it as well as Mr. Fish does. Go Fish is that rarest of creatures: an essential collection of political cartoons."
--David Reese, author of Get Your War On

"Mr. Fish is one of the few brilliant souls who describes and illustrates the earth’s insanity and all of the hypocrisy and still somehow doesn’t detract from my need to masturbate constantly."
--Richard Lewis, Comedian/Actor

"Mr Fish’s penis obsession has evolved into unique visual metaphorical truths that probe the very core of politics, culture, religion―pick a target, any target―yes, he has indeed learned to think outside the cocks."
--Paul Krassner, author of Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counter-culture

"Behold the cartoons in Go Fish: there is no more savage yet brilliant wit then that possessed by Mr. Fish, who will never compromise on his deep artistic insight or the outrageous honesty of his social commentary. In a sellout culture he is that rare witness for unfettered truth."
--Robert Scheer, author of The Great American Stickup

About the Author

Dwayne Booth a.k.a. Mr. Fish has been a freelance writer and cartoonist for eighteen years, publishing under both his real name (Dwayne Booth) and the pen name of Mr. Fish with many of the nation's most reputable and prestigious magazines, journals, and newspapers. In addition to his weekly cartoon for Harper's and daily contributions to Truthdig.com, he has also contributed to the Los Angeles Times, the Village Voice, the LA Weekly, the Atlantic, the Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, the Advocate, Z Magazine, Slate.com, and others. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and twin daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 161775014X
• ISBN 13: 9781617750144
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224