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Political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow has virtually defined the nightmarescape satire of 1950s images that runs through our culture today. Images inspired by vintage American advertising, science fiction, and Norman Rockwell idylls are, in his hands, the means by which to keep laughing instead of crying at the feral descent of our politics and culture.
In his weekly cartoon strip, This Modern World, "Tom Tomorrow uses images traced from photographic references (running from 1950s advertising art to recent shots of politicians) and a multipaneled comic-strip format to create a distinctive kind of postmodern editorial cartoon," writes Booklist.
And the results are uproarious-and popular. His cartoons appear in about 130 alternative weeklies-making him the most recognizable cartoonist of the counterculture. His work is also seen in mainstream sources such as The New York Times and Salon, and on bestselling book covers, including Weapons of Mass Deception.
This collection is the very first to present Tom Tomorrow's work in full color, as he originally produces his cartoons.
About the
Tom Tomorrow is the creator of the nationally syndicated cartoon This Modern World, which appears in approximately 130 newspapers each week. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, The American Prospect, The Nation, Esquire, Spin, and numerous other national publications.
In his weekly cartoon strip, This Modern World, "Tom Tomorrow uses images traced from photographic references (running from 1950s advertising art to recent shots of politicians) and a multipaneled comic-strip format to create a distinctive kind of postmodern editorial cartoon," writes Booklist.
And the results are uproarious-and popular. His cartoons appear in about 130 alternative weeklies-making him the most recognizable cartoonist of the counterculture. His work is also seen in mainstream sources such as The New York Times and Salon, and on bestselling book covers, including Weapons of Mass Deception.
This collection is the very first to present Tom Tomorrow's work in full color, as he originally produces his cartoons.
About the
Tom Tomorrow is the creator of the nationally syndicated cartoon This Modern World, which appears in approximately 130 newspapers each week. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, The American Prospect, The Nation, Esquire, Spin, and numerous other national publications.
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About the author
Tom Tomorrow
44 books15 followersTom 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 Award
1995: Society of Professional Journalists James Madison Freedom of Information Award
2000: Association for Education in Journalism and Education, Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award
2001: James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism
2004: Altweekly Award, 2nd Place
2006: Altweekly Award, 3rd Place
Tom 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.
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 Award
1995: Society of Professional Journalists James Madison Freedom of Information Award
2000: Association for Education in Journalism and Education, Professional Freedom and Responsibility Award
2001: James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism
2004: Altweekly Award, 2nd Place
2006: Altweekly Award, 3rd Place
Tom 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.
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January 27, 2008
In full color! In full relevance!
September 6, 2009
Wonderful and angry satire from the time of the Bush administration. Tomorrow has a gift for seeing through the BS all the way to the point. Logic, laughs, and outrage abound.
July 2, 2021
Re-living the politics of 2002-2005, the hypocrisy of the right wingers of the times, and GWB and his war hungry 'advisors' was both interesting and disheartening at the same time. Forcing me to remember those dark times approx. 20 years ago once again made me feel sad for the thought processes of a large part of the American public.
November 17, 2019
Captures the essence of W perfectly. Perfectly.
March 4, 2008
Tom Tomorrow is so funny and his humor aimed at the current administration so barbed, I'm surprised he hasn't been declared an enemy combatant and disappeared. He is a gadfly of a sort we desperately need more of, and I wish his cartoons were running in every newspaper in the country.
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May 9, 2011The cartoons in this book were wry, funny and VERY satirical. Non-Liberals should read it with caution, your opinions will be challenged. Otherwise, I plan on checking out more from this "Tom Tomorrow".
October 10, 2007
Brilliant cartoons that get right to the heart of the matter....
February 4, 2010
Cartoons that are both hilarious and worrisome.
December 9, 2011
I had a hard time reading this. Maybe because I never really like politics.
June 9, 2015
Love Tom Tomorrow.
Although written over a decade ago, this is a great, unorthodox look at Bush II's disastrous administration.
Most Republicans will hate this book.
Although written over a decade ago, this is a great, unorthodox look at Bush II's disastrous administration.
Most Republicans will hate this book.
August 5, 2011
The first term of George W. Bush, from a liberal perspective.
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