Levels of Insanity: Cartoons by Callahan

by John Callahan

Ready . . . aim . . . draw! Whether it’s popular culture, celebrity worship, current events, or media madness–Callahan shoots from the seated hip . . . and no one is spared his special brand of politically incorrect lampoons. Armed with his trusty pen and a twisted sense of humor, he skewers everything and everyone, from Michael Jackson to Michael Moore, NBC to The New York Times , private obsessions to national security.
And let’s face it, if you don’t buy this book, you’ve let the terrorists win.

Genres: Humor

112 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2004

About the author

John Callahan was a cartoonist who often drew on his struggles (he was a paraplegic and recovering alcoholic) for his humor.

Reviews

[Liquidlasagna · Rating 5 out of 5]

The guy was vile, he was strange lewd
and nasty, but sorta funny

started out going comic strips for Omni and Penthouse
then got to do his creepy cripple cartoon comedy Quads

got drunk
hit a tree
went through the winshield
slept with a nurse or two in the closet

bitter mean nasty
awful drawings, sorta loose and sloopy like Paul Coker Jr. from mad magazine and 60s 70s grretig cards

sloppy too, miss sloopy!

Hang on, his cartoon series


Books

Do Not Disturb Any Further 1990
Digesting the Child Within: And Other Cartoons to Live By 1991
Do What He Says!: He's Crazy!!! 1992
The Night, They Say, Was Made for Love: Plus My Sexual Scrapbook 1993
What Kind of a God Would Allow a Thing Like This to Happen?!! 1994
The King of Things and the Cranberry Clown 1994
Freaks of Nature 1995
Get Down!! Dog Cartoons 2002
The Best of Callahan 2003
Levels of Insanity: Cartoons by Callahan 2004

Autobiographical

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 1989
Will the Real John Callahan Please Stand Up?: A Quasi Memoir 1998

[Dominick · Rating 4 out of 5]

More of Callahan's rough-looking panel cartoons, often skewering the politically and ideologically correct. He can sometimes be a bit extreme, but he's usually funny, even when I don't share his perspective. However, since I mostly do share his perspective, things generally work out well. Also includes a short interview with Callahan, in which he addresses briefly his penchant for controversy, his quadripaelgic state, his troubles with drink, etc. Excellent stuff, if you have a tolerance for political incorrectness.