This book combines the dark paintings of Sue Coe with politically-charged social commentary by Judith Brody. Their fictionalized account casts George Bush as "Bully," the ringleader of a nightmarish carnival of corporate horrors, which features rides like the "Deficit Plunge" and the "Twin Towers of Doom," while a "Freak Show" displays genetically modified organisms like the "fishtomato." Choice quotes from the architects of the Bush agenda are sprinkled throughout. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Sue Coe sets her sights on our president, casting him as Bully, the ringleader of a nightmarish carnival. Judith Brody's lyrical prose set the stage for Coe's gorgeously rendered paintings, and both are juxtaposed against choice quotations from the architects of the Bush agenda. With a timely release for what promises to be a polarized 2004 election year, Bully! is one of the most politically charged, unabashedly left-leaning books of the season.
Sue Coe sets her sights on our president, casting him as Bully, the ringleader of a nightmarish carnival. Judith Brody's lyrical prose set the stage for Coe's gorgeously rendered paintings, and both are juxtaposed against choice quotations from the architects of the Bush agenda. With a timely release for what promises to be a polarized 2004 election year,Bully! is one of the most politically charged, unabashedly left-leaning books of the season.
Sue Coe is widely regarded as one of the best and most scathing artists of her time. Her work is exhibited in major museum collections around the world. Early in her career, she was featured in almost every issue of Art Spiegelman's groundbreaking magazine Raw and she has since gone to contribute illustrations to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Nation, among other magazines. Judith Brody maintains a website of political and social commentary. This is her second collaboration with Sue Coe.
