Ένας ΑΝΤΙΦΑ Οδηγός Μαγειρικής

by Mattie Lubchansky, Κλεάνθης Αντωνίου (Translator)

Μια χιουμουριστική αλληγορία για τους ΑΝΤΙΦΑ και την αντιμετώπισή τους από την συντηριτική μεριά της αμερικάνικης κοινωνίας.

Ο καταξιωμένος ΑΝΤΙΦΑ αγωνιστής Μαξ Μαρξ πρόκειται να πάρει τη μεγάλη προαγωγή: μια σωματική ενίσχυση για να γίνει ένας Σούπερ-Στρατιώτης στα πλαίσια των σχεδίων της σκιώδους οργάνωσης για ένα αγώνα χωρίς τέλος με στόχο την καταστροφή της Αστυνομίας, του αμερικάνικου τρόπου ζωής, τη διάλυση των φύλων, του καπιταλισμού, και ό,τι θεωρούν «φασιστικό».

Το επόμενο μέτωπο: το κακό παιδί του ίντερνετ και ο απόλυτος πρήχτης Άδωνις Ασπρούλης που πρόκειται να κανει μια ομιλία στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Ερλ. Θα μπορέσει η οργάνωση των ΑΝΤΙΦΑ να τον εκθρονίσει ή θα νικήσουν οι αστυνομικές δυνάμεις κάτω από το πρόσταγμα του ανερχόμενου Αστυνομικού Ο’Σέϊ;

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Humor, Fiction, Politics, Graphic Novels Comics, Science Fiction

62 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2024

About the author

Mattie Lubchansky is a cartoonist and illustrator living in Queens, NY. Her work has appeared in The Nib, New York Magazine, VICE, Eater, Mad Magazine, Gothamist, The Toast, The Hairpin, Brooklyn Magazine, and their long-running webcomic Please Listen to Me. They are the co-author of Dad Magazine (Quirk, 2016), and the author of The Antifa Supersoldier Cookbook (Silver Sprocket, 2021), Boys Weekend (2023, Pantheon), and Simplicity (2025, Pantheon).

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nibs writer Matt Lubchansky's satirical take on Antifa, that (non-existing) under-cover operation Wrongly hated by the Right. Antifa means anti-fascist, which most reasonable folks are, one hopes. But there is no one group called Antifa, nope, in spite of what OAN and Breitbart and Fox News assert. Yet the rumor persists. Most of us just ignore it as part of the larger misinformation campaign. Actually, anything left is code for Antifa: Gender equality, BLM, GLBTQ.

But Lubchansky throws up his hands in this Silver Sprocket production and says okay! Here are Antifa folks engineering a revolution by creating technological super soldiers using robotic parts as replacements for human parts. Lubchansky also wisely makes fun of the hapless left, seen at meetings endlessly debating nomenclature and postmodern theoretical ideas, incapable of doing anything remotely useful. It's pretty funny.

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

A satirical look at Antifa that incorporates all the rumors and conspiracies bandied about by those who oppose or fear the masked activists. Righteous, jack-booted police work hard to deal out justice while dodging calls to disband.

I found it humorous until I imagined Donald Trump reading it, waving it around, and saying, "See, see, I was right. They've confessed. It's all right in here."

[Kelsey Atherton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me start with a caveat: I have no idea how this will read to someone who wasn't terribly online for the last five years.

That said, as someone terribly online, Lubchansky's latest is as light and fun a romp through hyperbolic fears of protestor violence and real-life brutality at the hands of police as one is likely to find.

I look forward to revisiting it again months and years into the future, to see how much of our present dystopia it anticipated, and how much seems quaint by virtue of new horrors.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comic satirizing Antifa, the left, police, fashy provocateurs, & “both sides-ing”. The differing levels of exaggeration required to make the satirical caricatures of Antifa & the police somewhat equal foes highlights how much of the hysteria about Antifa is projection by the police & their enablers. On the one hand, I’m glad that at 50 pages, The Antifa Super-Soldier Cookbook knows when to quit, but on the other hand, it did leave me wanting more. Was perfect reading before Xmas dinner.

[Cyril · Rating 4 out of 5]

a friend gave me this book and i’m glad i sat down and read it! excellent, chuckle-out-loud-so-you-don’t-cry satire of the current political climate with a lil nugget of hope!

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

If conspiracy theories and magical thinking from the right were true, it would probably not be this hilarious. As the author mentions, although the book is clearly (science?) fiction, there are elements (like the militarization of police departments) that are dangerously true. Still, some of the wish fulfillment aspects of it (like left thighs modified to house frozen eggs as anti-police projectiles) are deliciously wrong.

[Clint · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this irreverent, hilarious farce that imagines if the mostly disorganized, infighting leftists of reality were actually the powerful threat that right-wing media depicts them as. Lubchansky’s art style is simple but colorful and distinct, and it adds to the overall silly fun of this brief story.

[Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Extremely Chicago police captain voice] Lubchansky, you've done it again!

[c · Rating 4 out of 5]

i wish this was longer :(

[Manos Vasileiou Aronis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Η ιστορία της Mattie Lubchansky δεν είναι, ούτε και θέλει να μοιάζει αληθοφανής. Τουλάχιστον όχι στα δικά μας δεδομένα. Θα μπορούσε, όμως, να υποστηριχθεί ως αληθινή σε κάποιο φόρουμ μελών της QAnon που ευλαβικά προωθούν απίθανες θεωρίες συνομωσίας, όπως ότι οι Δημοκρατικοί είναι σαυρόμορφα όντα που πίνουν το αίμα νεογνών. Τέτοιες θεωρίες συνομωσίας, βέβαια, καθόλου ακίνδυνες δεν είναι. Αντιθέτως, αποτέλεσαν την ιδεολογική μαγιά για την προσπάθεια εισβολής στο Καπιτώλιο το 2021, στην πραγματικότητα για μία ενορχηστρωμένη από το τραμπικό επιτελείο απόπειρα πραξικοπήματος.

Σε ένα τέτοιο παράλληλο μυθοπλαστικό σύμπαν, το antifa κίνημα παρουσιάζεται ως μία στρατιωτικά οργανωμένη οργάνωση που έχει διαθέσιμα βαριά οπλικά συστήματα, υπόγειες εγκαταστάσεις, επιστημονικό δυναμικό και βεβαίως έναν πολυπληθή στρατό από μέλη που παριστάνουν στην κοινωνία τους χαρωπούς «woke» φοιτητές. Πρωταγωνιστής της ιστορίας είναι ένας super–soldier, ο καταξιωμένος antifa αγωνιστής Μαξ Μαρξ, που ακολουθεί με στρατιωτική πειθαρχία τις εντολές μίας ηγετικής ομάδας που περιλαμβάνει όλους όσους θεωρούνται «αιμοδότες» των antifa (σοσιαλδημοκρατία, δισεκκατομυριούχοι κ.α.), υπό την προεδρία μίας φιγούρας με full face που ευθέως παραπέμπει στους Ζαπατίστας και τον υπολοχαγό Μάρκος.

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[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

"What if everything the right thought about the left was real?" reads the tagline to this comic book, but really the reverse could also be true. This fun work actually does a good job sending up both sides of the political divide as it escalates the stakes to an absurd level. Second Lieutenant Max "Marx" undergoes training to be a super soldier for Antifa and faces off against Officer O'Shea of the Big City Police Department about issues like statues of slaveholders and whether right-wing provocateurs should be de-platformed. "Full cancelation. 100% censorship." declares the President of Antifa in a secret meeting. I thought this might be a bit insufferable as many political cartoons are, but Lubchansky keeps it funny throughout while maintaining a sharp satirical edge.

[John Mihelic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Matt Lubchansky Is a National Treasure. They're probably the third or fourth best left-wing political cartoonist working today, at least in my opinion. I usually see their work through the neighborhood so it's nice that I was able to get this long-form version where we get to see help water a narrative Arc. It's really a smart look at the ongoing conflict between the citizens of America and the police we pay. That makes you laugh but also makes you a bit sad because it also shows the ongoing escalation that's not really necessary and it shouldn't be necessary but we kind of live in a police state which isn’t fun.

[Andrew Dittmar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading history:
Normally I keep this in my private notes section, but I'm moving it. Yay!

Reading history was not added on Goodreads, but was instead kept on a post-it note with the book.


Started July 30th, 2025.
Finished July 31st, 2025.


July 30th, 2025: read chapters 1-2 (pp. 1-31).
July 31st, 2025 (after midnight): read chapters 3-4 (pp. 32-62).

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grabbed it as a quick read with my leftover hoopla borrows last month. Finished in one BART ride. Fine for a quick read and does have some info at the bell about some of the claims of the book. I bet the author had fun making this.

[Joe Deckname]

I have a policy of not star-rating books, and I mostly follow through with it. But I will say that this one is an absolute blast! It made me laugh out loud. It’s great, and you should read it

[James Koppert · Rating 4 out of 5]

very funny

[Ellen Kozisek · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the idea of it, but not the actuality. I found it too hard to follow.

[are we there yet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated the satire.

[Ztu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should have been longer and dived deeper.

[Patrick Frazier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird, wild, and occasionally funny bit of satire based on a fantastic premise.

[Isaac Bouyack · Rating 3 out of 5]

It got a giggle or two out of me.

[Al Capwned · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious satire, although it's obviously targetted mostly to an american audience.

[emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very fun concept with a few good jokes, but very meh in execution. Mattie's work has grown a lot, and I highly recommend Boys Weekend!

[Sharon Marin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Easy and simple attempt of a satire of polarized political views. A Reddit post turned into a graphic novel

[Saint Theo]

The first thing you need to know about this book is that is a pure schlocky parody. This is the book you pick up when you want to roll in the political mud and massage the pettiest parts of your ego for a few minutes. Emphasis on a /few minutes/. The comic reads like a twitter thread, showing quick snapshots that have to be referenced in the moment to in the know people to get the full joke. Overall, a good joke- not a great literary work, but a good joke to tell to yourself.

[Shawna (endemictoearth) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this because I enjoyed Boys' Weekend so much, and it is a gleeful, short anticapitalist comic, but not as brilliant as the longer work I read first.