Gag On This: The Scrofulous Cartoons Of Charles Rodrigues

Marc Notes: Charles Rodrigues was one of the fiercest and most audacious cartoonists ever to have graced the page;this second collection of his one-page gags further cements his legacy. There was no subject Rodrigues wouldn't tackle and none that he couldn't make funny. There is no example of human suffering, misery, tragedy, or absurdity that is off limits. If they weren't as funny as they in fact are, they would be considered tasteless, repugnant and horrifying. Publisher Marketing: Charles Rodrigues was one of the fiercest, most audacious, taboo-busting cartoonists who ever lived, and our second collection of his cartoons from the National Lampoon may be the most jaw-droppingly potent collection of single gag cartoons ever published. There was no subject Rodrigues wouldn t tackle, and none that he couldn t make funny. There is no example of human suffering, misery, tragedy, or absurdity that is off limits. If they weren t as funny as they in fact are, they would be considered tasteless, repugnant, and horrifying but without a drop of rancor, even the chapter titled Good Ways to kill a Rock Performer. There is virtually no way to adequately describe Rodrigues viciously wicked imagination." Contributor Bio:  Rodrigues, Charles Charles Rodrigques (September 29, 1926 June 14, 2004) was the sick mind behind some of the most outrageous, inventive, and offensive cartoons ever to appear in mass circulation magazines, including Stereo Review, Playboy and (from its very first issue) the National Lampoon. He also created the syndicated strip Casey the Cop and the syndicated panel Charlie. Contributor Bio:  Fingerman, Bob Bob Fingermanis a lifelong New Yorker who has created comics and books for Fantagraphics, DC Comics, Marvel, Tor, Image, Dark Horse, and many other publishers and magazines.