tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post3589957392901214981..comments2023-10-08T07:22:58.997-04:00Comments on Are You A Serious Comic Book Reader?: Alex Ross: Political Muckrakerbrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05331746353766612879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-70502793495212424552008-09-29T00:28:00.000-04:002008-09-29T00:28:00.000-04:00They had a print of the Bush - Lady Liberty piece ...They had a print of the Bush - Lady Liberty piece up on the wall at the vampire bar in tonight's episode of True Blood.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't have caught it at all if not for having read this post last week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781642913058207208.post-84141083073467794892008-09-22T15:58:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:58:00.000-04:00that image of Bush vamping on lady liberty has som...that image of Bush vamping on lady liberty has some great nuance because as you say, it recalls classical political muckraking style of the turn of the 20th century and in particular the sorts of cartoons that would portray immigrants or jews or whatever as a threat to the salubrity of the nation, or at least metaphorical chastity of that french-american statue.david e. ford, jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530623430089464503noreply@blogger.com