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Sunday, December 14, 2008

President Bill (not Clinton)

At a used book store yesterday, I ran across President Bill by William L. Brown. This panel used to run in the Washington City Paper in the late 1980s - the Bill is not Clinton, but Bill of Takoma Park, MD who is chosen at random to be the president. Bill's pretty left-wing and had some odd ideas about how to run a country. Brown's artwork was done on scratchboard, leading to a woodcut-like look. The book has an introduction by Jules Feiffer. The story holds up okay, especially after the past 8 years.

Brown still does illustrations every once in a while for Washington papers.
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2 comments:

  1. William L. Brown2:25 PM

    Thanks for the nice review! You and your readers may be interested to know that "President Bill," though retired from the presidency, is still around as "Citizen Bill." He has a home on the op-ed page of the Takoma Voice, Takoma Park, MD.

    You can read a few panels on
    my website. Click on "Citizen Bill." There are other links of possible interest, too.

    Thanks!

    William L. Brown

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  2. Mike Rhode6:15 PM

    I'm glad to hear that you're still doing cartooning. I've added a link on the side for your website. Let us know when you've got something new out!

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