The Boondocks #[nn]

(2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Boondocks / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Aaron McGruder

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sure is a lot going on in the world...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Huey; Riley

Synopsis

Huey suggests Riley keep up with the news. Riley declines.

"The Boondocks" (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page, front matter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This book is dedicated to my parents, Elaine and Bill McGruder, the first and still the best people in my life.

Indexer Notes

Full page of dedications

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Foreword (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Harry Allen

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Harry Allen discusses storytelling, race, and The Boondocks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Boondocks / comic story / 123 pages (report information)

Script

Aarom McGruder

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Riley, we're not in Chicago anymore...

Genre

humor; advocacy; children

Characters

Huey; Riley; Granddad; Jazmine; Tom; Cindy; Mr Petto; Principal Williams; Psycho "Star Wars" Guy; Jar Jar Binks (cameo)

Keywords

African American; African-American; Afro-American; children; elementary school; family; grandfather; hip-hop; newspaper comic strip; race; racial; Star Wars; Y2K

Indexer Notes

Collection of daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips. Notable story arcs include: the Freemans move to Woodcrest; Jazmine's family is biracial; the kids see "Star Wars: Episode 1"; Huey mounts a Klanwatch; the kids attend J Edgar Hoover Elementary School; the white school staff is clueless; Huey has to mow the lawn; Riley changes the names on street signs; Huey spins a tale about Jolly Jenkins; the Santa Claus conspiracy; the family waits for Y2K.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Robert Johnson; Tavis Smiley

Pencils

Aaron McGruder

Inks

Aaron McGruder

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Boondocks works because McGruder lets lots of opinions and agendas fly; he's not on any soapbox rant.

Characters

Huey

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Blurbs and opinions. Background image of Huey.