Title Summary
"You Back the Attack! is the brainchild of U.S. Airborne Ranger turned dissident comic book artist Micah Wright. Stunning, hilarious, and politically incendiary, this full-color poster book reworks classic American World War I and II propaganda into commentaries on war, peace, and patriotism for the post-September 11 era. The forty one-sided posters make fun of war mentality, the Bush White House, Homeland Security, the War on Terror, Ashcroft, the 2000 Presidential election, the military-industrial complex, and much more. Forty posters of yesteryear such as Uncle Sam's "I Want You," and "Loose Lips Sink Ships" are reworked with new messages of peace and protest."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
One of the posters in this collection features a young blond woman sitting at a typewriter and saluting, but the original World War II era text urging typists to be productive for the war effort has been changed to read, "You write what you're told! Thanks, corporate news! We couldn't control the people without you. (A message from the Ministry of Homeland Security)." This and 39 other "remixed" World War II propaganda posters comprise the heart of this book, essentially a warning about creeping totalitarianism and warmongering in the United States. Each poster is accompanied by a commentary by the Center for Constitutional Rights discussing the issues raised. The original posters are reproduced in an appendix. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Short Description
U.S. Airborne Ranger-turned-dissident comic book,artist, Micah Wright here offers a stunninghilarious and politically incendiary full-colour,poster book that reworks classic American World,War I and II propaganda into commentaries on warpeace and patriotism for the post-September 11,era. Here forty posters of yesteryear such as,Uncle Sam's ""I Want You,"" and ""Loose Lips Sink,Ships"" are reworked with messages of peace and,protest against the Bush White House, the War on,Terror, the 2000 Presidential Election, and much,more. With 40 pages of vibrant full-colour art.BDS Summary
'Back the Attack!' is the work of a former US serviceman turned dissident comic book artist. It presents provocative reworkings of American propagandist artwork from the First and Second World Wars, and confronts the war mentality, the Bush administration, the War on Terror, and much more.Main Description
This stunning, hilarious, and politically incendiary full-color poster book by U.S. Airborne Ranger-turned-dissident-comic-book-artist Micah Wright reworks classic American World War I and II propaganda into biting commentaries on war and pariotism for the post-September 11 era.
The Emmy-nominated writer for Nicktoons' "The Angry Beavers" presents this collection of provocative political posters from World War I and World War II that have been reworked for the post-9/11 era and skewer the war mentality, the Bush White House, and the War on Terror. 40 full-color posters.
You Back the Attack! is the brainchild of dissident comic book artist Micah Wright. Stunning, hilarious, and politically incendiary, this full-color poster book reworks classic American World War I and II propaganda into commentaries on war, peace, and patriotism for the post-September 11 era. The forty posters make fun of war mentality, the Bush White House, Homeland Security, the War on Terror, Ashcroft, the 2000 presidential election, the military-industrial complex, and much more. Classic posters of yesteryear such as Uncle Sam's "I Want You," and "Loose Lips Sink Ships" are reworked with new messages of peace and protest.