Totally U. S.

The best cartoonists possess an acerbic wit that illuminates while criticizing. As can be seen from the contents of this book, Simon Bond satisfies that definition. These cartoons make fun of much of what is America, groups that believe that they and only they know truth; gun toting admirers of violence and American reading habits are among the targets. My favorite cartoon by far was one that featured three obese men, one with a shotgun, standing by a set of road signs. The running caption on the signs was: "Welcome to Sequeeta county: All welcome, except: blacks, Jews, commies, hippies, Mexicans, Yankees and liberals, libbers, Catholics or homos. Plus anyone with a three figure I. Q." Satire via cartooning doesn't get any better than this.