All the Rage: The Boondocks Past and Present

(2007)

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Inside front cover

"All the Rage" (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 5 pages (report information)

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Characters

Huey

Indexer Notes

Half-title page, with ghosted image of Huey; list of available books; title page; front matter; dedication

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Acknowledgments (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Aaron McGruder

Letters

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Contents (Table of Contents: 6)

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"All the Rage" (Table of Contents: 8)

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Pencils

Aaron McGruder

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Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Characters

Huey

Indexer Notes

Repeat of half-title page

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"Part I The Strips" (Table of Contents: 10)

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Pencils

Aaron McGruder

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Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Characters

Riley; Granddad

Introduction to Part I (Table of Contents: 11)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Keywords

Cartoonist; newspaper comic strip

Indexer Notes

McGruder's comments about controversy concerning his strip.

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The Boondocks / comic story / 125 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder

Pencils

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Inks

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So... first the fight at the Vibe awards, then the fight at the basketball game...

Genre

humor; advocacy; children

Characters

Huey; Riley; Granddad; Caesar; Tom; Jazmine; Uncle Ruckus

Keywords

African American; African-American; Afro-American; black; Christmas; hip-hop; Hurricane Katrina; newspaper comic strip; Santa Claus

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips (Sundays in color). Notable story arcs include: Uncle Ruckus is self-hating; Uncle Ruckus plays Santa Claus; Huey gives lectures as gifts; 50 Cent and the Game got beef; McDonald's goes hip-hop; Michael Jackson trial; celebrity gossip; Granddad's relatives move in after Hurricane Katrina; Jazmine is confused about Christmas.

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Pencils

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Inks

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Part II The Media

Characters

Caesar; Jazmine

Introduction to Part II (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Aaron McGruder, Cartoonist, Talks About His Sometimes Controversial Strip, Boondocks (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Hattie Kauffman

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Characters

Huey; Jazmine; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist

Indexer Notes

CBS News interview from August 31, 1999. Hattie Kauffman, interviewer. Sample strip and illustrations. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Artist Probes "Curious Parallel" in Gun Culture (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fahizah Alim

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist; gun control; gun culture; gun rights

Indexer Notes

Article from the Sacramento Bee, June 5, 2000. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Down in the Boondocks: Cartoonist Aaron McGruder (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stephanie Kang

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Indexer Notes

Article from Los Angles Magazine, August 1, 2001. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Drawing on the Headlines (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Beth Whitehouse

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Riley

Indexer Notes

Article from New York Newsday, October 8, 2001. Header illustration by Aaron McGruder.

Boondocks Speaks: An Interview With Aaron McGruder (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Jennifer A. Carbin

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist

Indexer Notes

Interview from City Paper (Philadelphia), November 5, 2001. Jennifer A. Carbin, interviewer. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Aaron McGruder, Creator of The Boondocks (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Stephen Lemons

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

9-11; Cartoonist; September 11

Indexer Notes

Interview in Salon.com, December 7, 2001. Stephen Lemons, interviewer. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Huey Freeman: American Hero (Table of Contents: 23)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

John Nichols

Pencils

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Inks

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar; Jazmine; Uncle Ruckus

Keywords

9-11; Cartoonist; Santa Claus; September 11

Indexer Notes

Article from The Nation, January 28, 2002. Sample strip. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Encountering Aaron McGruder (Table of Contents: 24)

text article / 16 pages (report information)

Script

R. C. Harvey; Aaron McGruder

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar; Granddad; Tom

Keywords

Cartoonist

Indexer Notes

Article and interview from The Comics Journal, September, 2003. Sample strips. Ghost header illustration by McGruder.

Free Huey: Aaron McGruder's Outer Child is Taking on America (Table of Contents: 25)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Michael Datcher

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist

Indexer Notes

Article from The Crisis, September/October 2003. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

The Africana QA: Aaron McGruder (Table of Contents: 26)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Bomani Jones

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Characters

Huey; Riley

Keywords

Cartoonist; media; race

Indexer Notes

Interview from Africana, September 30, 2003. Bomani Jones, interviewer. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder

Putting The Boondocks in the Dock (Table of Contents: 27)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Getler

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist

Indexer Notes

Article from The Washington Post, October 19, 2003. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

He's Gotta Fight the Powers That Be (Table of Contents: 28)

text article / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Greg Braxton

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist; race

Indexer Notes

Article from the Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2004. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

Aaron McGruder (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Tavis Smiley

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist; race

Indexer Notes

Interview aired August 2, 2004. Tavis Smiley, interviewer. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

Analysis of First Presidential Debate (Table of Contents: 30)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron Brown; Aaron McGruder

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist; election; President

Indexer Notes

CNN Newsnight with Aaron Brown interview, October 1, 2004. Aaron Brown, interviewer. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

Talk of the Toon (Table of Contents: 31)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Phil Hoad

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

Cartoonist

Indexer Notes

Article from Observer Magazine, October 31, 2004. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

Aaron McGruder Interview (Table of Contents: 32)

text article / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Bill Hutchens

Pencils

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Inks

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar; Jazmine

Keywords

Cartoonist; television; TV

Indexer Notes

Interview from The News Tribune, November 6, 2005. Bill Hutchens, interviewer. Sample strip. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

Aaron McGruder (Table of Contents: 33)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder; Nathan Rabin

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Caesar

Keywords

Cartoonist; television; TV

Indexer Notes

Interview from A.V. Club, November 23, 2005. Nathan Rabin, interviewer. Ghosted header illustration by McGruder.

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"Part III The Controversy" (Table of Contents: 35)

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Pencils

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Inks

Aaron McGruder; Carl Jones

Letters

typeset

Characters

Tom; Uncle Ruckus

Introduction to Part III (Table of Contents: 36)

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Script

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

The Boondocks / comic story / 53 pages (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder

Pencils

Aaron McGruder; Stephanie Seng; Carl Jones

Inks

Aaron McGruder; Stephanie Seng; Carl Jones

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Week of May 31, 1999

Genre

humor; non-fiction

Characters

Huey; Riley; Granddad; Caesar; Jazmine; Cindy; Flagee; Ribbon; Uncle Ruckus; Archbishop Don "Magic" Juan

Keywords

Cartoonist; censorship; flag; gun control; gun culture; gun rights

Indexer Notes

Daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips (Sundays in color) which have generated particular controversy, along with commentary from McGruder. In some cases alternate strips appear along with the originals. Notable strips and story arcs include: Riley's lightsaber won't cut; Huey starts a Klanwatch; a black woman's gyrating rear end; Riley wants to join the NRA; Huey challenges American response to 9/11; Flagee and Ribbon promote mindless patriotism; finding a boy friend for Condoleeza Rice; Uncle Ruckus plays Santa Claus; McDonald's goes hip-hop

FoxTrot Takes on the Boondocks (Table of Contents: 38)

FoxTrot / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Amend

Pencils

Bill Amend

Inks

Bill Amend

Letters

Bill Amend

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Peter; Jason; Huey; Riley

Synopsis

Jason aspires to ghost for Aaron McGruder, but doesn't get Black urban culture.

Keywords

Cartoonist; newspaper comic strip

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

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Sources (Table of Contents: 40)

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Letters

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"Also by Aaron McGruder" (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

The Boondocks / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

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Pencils

? (photograph)

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? (photograph)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boondocks: Found and Unbound

Characters

Protestors; Aaron McGruder

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Inset photograph of Aaron McGruder.