Attitude Featuring Andy Singer: No Exit

by Andy Singer (Illustrator), Ted Rall

After the very successful collections presenting dozens of alternative cartoonists with a bite, Attitude starts a new series collecting the best cartoons from amongst them. First up is political cartoonist Andy Singer and his syndicated panel No Exit, filled with mordant satire.

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Andy Singer has been cartooning for over twenty years and his cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, Discover, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Boston’s Weekly Dig, San Diego CityBeat, and many other magazines and newspapers. His weekly syndicated strip “No Exit” ran in 24 papers simultaneously during its peak. Andy is co-chair of the Saint Paul Bicycle Coalition, trying to make Saint Paul, Minnesota more bicycle-friendly.

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't think Andy Singer's a political cartoonist as such, though he's certainly not shy of politics. This collection of single-panel cartoons features an introduction by Ted Rall, whose higher-profile editorial cartoons traverse much the same territory, though usually taking more space to do so.

Singer's work invites comparison with Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons, although Singer's lines are bolder and more precisely-drawn than Larson's, and his points are usually sharper, especially when Singer confines himself to fewer words, or none. He is a frequently-seen artist in the Funny Times digest, which itself is well worth checking out.

At a scant 126 pages, this book can be consumed in a single evening, but if you're paying attention, its effects could last a lifetime.

[Mari · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it a lot before it got all political on me. It just made me feel uncomfortable reading again how bad, and stupid, certain politicians are.