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Bootsie's War Years: a Dark Laughter collection
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Then there was Bootsie.
Bootsie was a liar, a womanizer, a layabout, a scammer, a cheat, and an all around disreputable dude. Among the denizens of Harlem he was scorned, threatened, detested... and yet nonetheless loved as a part of the community.
Collected in this book for the very first time are almost 150 "Dark Laughter" cartoons from 1941 through 1946, during which time Bootsie goes from being a draft evader to a draftee, an enlisted man, a serviceman on the ground in Europe, and ultimately to a veteran for the winning side. In these, cartoonist Ollie Harrington's lively art captures the rich reality of Bootsie's world while telling tales that are sometimes joyous, sometimes very harsh, like the world itself. Selected as one of the "Best Books of 2022" by Panels & Prose.
Then there was Bootsie.
Bootsie was a liar, a womanizer, a layabout, a scammer, a cheat, and an all around disreputable dude. Among the denizens of Harlem he was scorned, threatened, detested... and yet nonetheless loved as a part of the community.
Collected in this book for the very first time are almost 150 "Dark Laughter" cartoons from 1941 through 1946, during which time Bootsie goes from being a draft evader to a draftee, an enlisted man, a serviceman on the ground in Europe, and ultimately to a veteran for the winning side. In these, cartoonist Ollie Harrington's lively art captures the rich reality of Bootsie's world while telling tales that are sometimes joyous, sometimes very harsh, like the world itself. Selected as one of the "Best Books of 2022" by Panels & Prose.
Paperback
$18.00