Bøger af Darrin Bell

***LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL******A GUARDIAN GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2023***Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't have a realistic water gun. She said that police think little Black boys older and less innocent than they are. So began 'The Talk'...'The Ta-Nehisi Coates of comics' GARRY TRUDEAU, creator of Doonesbury'Darrin Bell has produced another American classic'GUARDIANThrough evocative illustrations and sharp humour, Darrin Bell examines how The Talk all Black parents must have with their children shaped his intimate and public moments from childhood to adulthood. While coming of age in Los Angeles - and finding a voice through cartooning - Bell becomes painfully aware of being regarded as dangerous by white teachers, neighbours and police officers, and thus of his mortality. Drawing attention to the brutal murders of African Americans, and showcasing revealing insights and cartoons along the way, he brings us up to the moment of reckoning when people took to the streets protesting the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.And now Bell must decide whether he and his own six-year-old son are ready to have The Talk.

Why cry when you can laugh (and cry)? Read hundreds of full-color cartoons chronicling the absurdities, the tragedies, and the significance of the horrible, terrible, no-good 2016 presidential election. From the moment Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and the "Republican Clown Car" launched the election season, to the moment the electoral college declared Donald Trump the winner. This book features award-winning editorial cartoons by Darrin Bell, along with election-related comic strips selected from his two newspaper strips, "Candorville" and "Rudy Park."

The fifth collection of the syndicated newspaper comic strip Candorville, by Darrin Bell. Lemont's new success as the Chronicle's Senior White House Correspondent may be short-lived; as a startling revelation about his evil fiancee propels him and Dr. Noodle on a hilariously perilous journey to the heart of Mexico, where they face bloodthirsty demons, vampires, werewolves, and drug cartels. At home, in honor of the 1st black President, C-Dog summons the ghost of Richard Pryor for advice on how to stop saying the N word. He finds himself on the run, impersonating Lemont on his book tour to hide from the insanely huge brother of a girl he's wronged. And as Susan makes a life-altering pact with her backstabbing assistant, Lemont travels back in time to the Hammer-Time Nineties to help his younger self seduce The One That Got Away. Candorville, which has been called this generation's Doonesbury, appears in over 100 papers. This book contains over 750 comics!

The year 2016 in political cartoons by Darrin Bell of the Washington Post Writers Group, winner of the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Editorial Cartooning, and the 2016 Berryman Award. This was the year the country became more polarized than at any point since the Civil War. This was the year when fear defeated hope. But the election of Donald Trump was only a symptom. When police shot unarmed black men, half of us saw one thing, half of us saw another. When mass shootings struck yet again, half of us felt the other half's response was reprehensible. The two sides can't even agree on what "facts" are anymore. At what point, if any, is it ok to ask whether this relationship has run its course? Will it ever be ok to ask "Why are we still married?" These stunningly-drawn, full color cartoons are thoughtful and evocative. As Amy Lago of the Washington Post Writers Group put it, "Bell deftly takes on the pressing social issues of the day, from gay rights, to rape victims who are not believed, to children flooding into the United States, hoping for a brighter future." Contains cartoons from "Grab Them By the Pussy: the 2016 Election in Cartoons," and dozens of other cartoons (because contrary to popular belief, plenty of other things happened in 2016).

The 8th collection of the syndicated comic strip "Candorville" by Darrin Bell. Lemont's a single dad raising a mysteriously smart two year old. He's also a journalist single-handedly running one of the top news sites in the country. Will he figure out how to cover breaking news in Uganda and Russia, interview every buffoon in the 2016 presidential race, and win the never-ending struggle to get his toddler to go to sleep at night, while still trying to find the perfect woman? Will he figure out how to explain to his son why he's supposed to respect the police, when the police don't seem to face any repercussions for killing so many unarmed people who look just like his dad? Meanwhile, despite his best efforts, people start to wonder if the dumb "thug" C-Dog is secretly the smartest, most morally upstanding man in the neighborhood. At the ad agency, Susan discovers why her boss won't ever let her fire her evil, conniving assistant. And Lemont accompanies the recently-departed comedian Robin Williams on his final journey.

Now in FULL COLOR! The 9th collection of the syndicated comic strip Candorville, by Darrin Bell. Lemont's a single dad raising a mysteriously smart toddler. He's also a journalist single-handedly running one of the country's top news sites during the craziest presidential election in American history. With the 2016 election in full swing, can he accomplish all his goals at once? Can he collect & catalogue everything his son has ever made, maintain the passion of his long-distance relationship with the mysterious "Vancouver", finally get his boy to go to sleep on time, while also getting Donald Trump to attack him on Twitter? Can he compete with Susan's new boyfriend, or is he about to be pushed out of her life for good? Can Susan get along with "Vancouver," or are they headed for a reckoning? Can Lemont get everyone to realize that Donald Trump's victory is inevitable? Meanwhile, Susan finally finds out why her boss won't let her fire her evil assistant. And Lemont accompanies Prince on his final journey.

The year 2015 in political cartoons by Darrin Bell of the Washington Post Writers Group, winner of the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Editorial Cartooning, and the 2016 Berryman Award for Editorial Cartooning. From police brutality to the Confederate Flag, to mass shootings, to Marriage Equality for gays, to the campaign for President. . . this was the year when the country went both sane and insane at the same time. These stunningly-drawn, full color cartoons are thoughtful and evocative. As Amy Lago of the Washington Post Writers Group put it, "Darrin is like a sign language interpreter translating what whites say into what blacks hear. Bell prodded readers to consider how different celebrities are viewed through the prism of race. When two Nypd officers were gunned down, his cartoon illustrated how they lost their lives because of the uniforms they wore. Bell deftly takes on the pressing social issues of the day, from gay rights, to rape victims who are not believed, to children flooding into the United States, hoping for a brighter future."

The year in political cartoons by Darrin Bell of the Washington Post Writers Group, winner of the 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Editorial Cartooning. From police brutality to corporate con artists, to rape, to Chris Christie's Bridgegate, this was the year when everyone got away with everything. If they were rich or powerful, that is. These stunningly-drawn, full color cartoons are thoughtful and evocative. As Amy Lago of the Washington Post Writers Group put it, "Darrin is like a sign language interpreter translating what whites say into what blacks hear. Bell prodded readers to consider how different celebrities are viewed through the prism of race. When two Nypd officers were gunned down, his cartoon illustrated how they lost their lives because of the uniforms they wore. Bell deftly takes on the pressing social issues of the day, from gay rights, to rape victims who are not believed, to children flooding into the United States, hoping for a brighter future."

The 7th collection of the syndicated comic strip "Candorville" by Darrin Bell. Lemont's written a memoir, but when Susan gets to the part where Lemont explains how he and the demon La Llorona accidentally caused the end of the world, Susan questions his sanity. Also, can couple's counseling fix Lemont's dysfunctional relationship with his television? After discovering she was Phil Anders' "other woman," will Susan give the jerk a second chance. or will she find true love thanks to the sure-fire Date-a-Dude.com profile Lemont writes for her? When Susan runs afoul of the cops in Arizona, can she talk them out of deporting her to Mexico? Plus, Lemont's political blog explodes, but can he win the war at home where it's his need for a good night's sleep vs. his baby boy's pathological need to jump on the bed all night long? And lastly, Lemont accompanies a 94-year-old World War II veteran on his final journey.

The 6th collection of the syndicated comic strip "Candorville" by Darrin Bell. Can Lemont make time to interview President Obama's evolving position on gay marriage and Syria's vicious dictator, even while he's suing an evil vampire for custody of their son in a court run by the vampire's own mother? Will he be derailed by nepotism, by the incompetence of his six-year-old attorney, or by the testimony of his former roommate from the insane asylum? Back home, Lemont's "One That Got Away" Facebooks him after 14 years, but her mountain of secrets threatens to spoil their second chance at love. Meanwhile, Susan's boss decides to join the War on Women, and Lemont accompanies Osama Bin Laden, Steve Jobs, Whitney Houston, and Trayvon Martin on their Final Journeys to the afterlife. And all along, two homeless street philosophers have a strange conversation while they wait by the side of a city road, for *something.* Candorville delivers biting social & political satire to daily newspapers nationwide.

The 3rd collection of Darrin Bell's comic strip "Candorville," which runs in major newspapers across the U.S. Follow the hilarious exploits of an African-American blogger, a gangsta rapper and a Latina advertising exec trying to get their piece of an American pie that might've been left out of the fridge a little too long. After one too many humorous rejections from the New Yorker, Lemont starts his own blog. But will a breaking scandal force him into the spotlight before he's ready? Will his unbelievable interviews with Hurricane Katrina survivors land him a Pulitzer, or a padded room? And why are socially-awkward Federal agents watching his every move? Meanwhile, C-Dog devises a half-dozen shameless ways to raise funds to publish his new CD. But can he kill off his newfound conscience before it destroys his misogynist street cred? And how can Susan Garcia win her promotion if she's so busy keeping an eye on her backstabbing assistant and living in denial about Lemont's life-shattering secret?

The fourth collection of the syndicated newspaper comic strip Candorville, by Darrin Bell. Barack Obama's historic election - not to mention Lemont's journalism career - hinges on a secret mission to rescue a prisoner of war. Lemont survives Embedded Journalists Boot Camp, but can he survive the boat mission up Vietnam's Nodung River with Anderson Cooper and a crew of misfit soldiers? And what horrifying secret awaits them all at the river's end? At home, Susan dates the Boyfriend-from-Hell as Dick Fink tries to steal her job. C-Dog goes to unbelievable lengths to prove Lemont's fiancee is cheating and that Lemont may not be Lionel's father. And when comedian George Carlin dies, Lemont accompanies him on his final journey and accidentally discovers the meaning of life. Candorville has been described as "This generation's Doonesbury, only a lot more surreal and irreverent." Contains a whopping 750 comics!

The first year of the Trump presidency was a test of our national character. Did we pass? Follow the exploits of our new president and Congress as they try to repeal Obamacare, let restaurants confiscate tips from employees, hike taxes on the poor, slash them on the rich, declare the Media an "enemy of the American people," brush off a neo-Nazi march in Charlottesville, ban travel from Muslim countries, steal a Supreme Court seat, ban transgender troops from the military, privatize sacred Native American national parks, slash Medicaid, leave Puerto Rico to die after Hurricane Maria, and obstruct justice all over the place. Bonus content: Watch the new president malign women he'd allegedly sexually assaulted even as the #MeToo movement finally begins holding sexual harassers and predators accountable. "We Eat the Poor" compiles the political cartoons of 2017, created for newspapers by award-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell of the Washington Post Writers Group.

Rudy Park: The People Must Be Wired is the hilarious first collection of the technocentric comic strip Rudy Park. The strip lampoons the fast pace of our technology-driven world, our obsession with materialism, and the foibles of our cultural and political icons. Set at an Internet café, the strip follows the lives of a regular cast of characters, including Rudy, the café''s manager, who believes in all things Internet, the healing powers of consumption, and the conviction that inner peace lies in having the latest technological gadget. At the cybercafé, Rudy must deal with his new station in life, his entrepreneurial boss, and an odd assortment of regular patrons, like Mrs. Cohen, an irascible octogenarian who challenges Rudy at every turn. The café is also a crossroads for contemporary issues and celebrity and political visitors, such as John Ashcroft (who monitors people from his home inside a pastry container at the cafe), and Senator Tom Daschle (who, afraid to draw too much attention to himself, lives under a table). Writer Theron Heir grew up in Boulder, Colorado, but currently lives in San Francisco. He is biding his time with cartooning until he finds a way to profit from his revolutionary theories on napping. Cartoonist Darrin Bell grew up in East L.A. before making his current home in the San Francisco Bay Area. His other comic strip, Candorville, is syndicated by the Washington Post Writer''s Group. His editorial cartoons appear regularly in the L.A. Times and other major newspapers.

The 6th collection of the syndicated comic strip "Candorville" by Darrin Bell. Can Lemont make time to interview President Obama's evolving position on gay marriage and Syria's vicious dictator, even while he's suing an evil vampire for custody of their son in a court run by the vampire's own mother? Will he be derailed by nepotism, by the incompetence of his six-year-old attorney, or by the testimony of his former roommate from the insane asylum? Back home, Lemont's "One That Got Away" Facebooks him after 14 years, but her mountain of secrets threatens to spoil their second chance at love. Meanwhile, Susan's boss decides to join the War on Women, and Lemont accompanies Osama Bin Laden, Steve Jobs, Whitney Houston, and Trayvon Martin on their Final Journeys to the afterlife. And all along, two homeless street philosophers have a strange conversation while they wait by the side of a city road, for *something.* Candorville delivers biting social & political satire to daily newspapers nationwide.