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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsClay Butler's Toons still rock
Clay Butlers Sidewalk Bubblegum cartoons are not just hilarious- they are intelligent, witty, acutely perceptive social commentary, profound cultural analysis in the guise of devastating satire. -
Howard Zinn
Author of A Peoples History of the United States.
Just a note of thanks for the strips, which we all enjoyed, down to the grandchildren.
Noam Chomsky
Intellectual Superhero and author of Manufacturing Consent
The wonderful clarity of Clay Butlers line work is matched only by the pointed acidity of his commentary. Sidewalk Bubblegum is a treat for the mind as well as the eye. -
Tom Tommorrow
creator of This Modern World.
Clay Butlers Sidewalk Bubblegum achieves the impossible: Elevating the humble gag cartoon from the insipid one-liners of yesteryearand todays New Yorkerto relevant, postmodern comments on the state of society. Deceptively simple and easy on the eye, its one of the most subversive graphic commentaries around.
Ted Rall
Creator of the nationally syndicated political comic strip Rall
NOTICE THE DATES ON THE TOONS
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)calimary
(81,521 posts)Glad you're here! Aren't these great? I love the "Fuck the Poor" one, and also the "Bombs Not Food" one. The pen can indeed be sharper than the sword!
DamnYankeeInHouston
(1,365 posts)n2doc
(47,953 posts)alfredo
(60,077 posts)Nitram
(22,900 posts)Thanks for sharing!
VWolf
(3,944 posts)But their awesome cartoons nonetheless
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)simply brilliant
mountain grammy
(26,656 posts)It's said "the truth shall set you free" but when the hell will that happen?
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)Almost all of his toons stand the test of time
which is sad... He had many on gay issues which also ring true.
Vilis Veritas
(2,405 posts)Thank you Ichingcarpenter for getting me thinking that maybe the wayback machine had a link.
https://web.archive.org/web/20130923173417/http://www.sidewalkbubblegum.com/
You can even still download the free version in PDF or e-reader format.
Genius is ALWAYS relevant.