(2012)

Ten Speed Press, 2012 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
14.99 USD; 17.99 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
10 [with wings]
ISBN
978-1-60774-392-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781607743927 51499
Editing
?; Erich Origen (design); Gan Golan (design)
Color
Four color
Dimensions
9 1/4" w x 9 1/4" h
Paper Stock
Bond
Binding
hardcover
Publishing Format
One-shot

Issue Notes

Printed in China

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
The Republican; the Democrat
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Gan Golan
Inks
Gan Golan
Colors
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page, front matter

["Hi! Have you ever heard of the Common Good? That's great!"] (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
Erich Origen; Gan Golan
Pencils
Gan Golan
Inks
Gan Golan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy; satire-parody
Characters
Uncle Sam; the Republican (a vulture); the Democrat (a small chicken)
Synopsis
Uncle Sam has to leave for a few minutes, so he asks readers to make sure that the Republican doesn't drive the bus. The Republican says that he hates public transportation, but demands to drive the bus anyway. He explains the Southern Strategy and religious extremism, and promises to hurt people with the bus while privatizing anything good for the public. The Democrat asks for a chance to drive the bus, but the Republican fobs him off with a few kernels of corn. Uncle Sam, disappointed that the bus is damaged, says people deserve better, but will only get it if they vote.
Keywords
Bus; corruption; Democrat; politics; privatization; Republican

Indexer Notes

Spoofs "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus," by Mo Willems.

Origen and Golan are credited without specification, but Golan's web site says that on an earlier parody they both worked on the text, while he alone did illustrations.

["Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus is the story of a creature putting his own impossible desires above everything and everyone, using all means necessary to achieve an end that is ridiculous and disastrous."] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Erich Origen; Gan Golan
Pencils
Gan Golan
Inks
Gan Golan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Uncle Sam; the Republican

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Gan Golan
Inks
Gan Golan
Colors
?
Characters
Uncle Sam; the Republican

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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