This new collection of Tom The Dancing Bug presents all of cartoonist Ruben Bolling's acclaimed weekly comic strips from 2012-2015. This volume includes some of the comic’s most lauded installments, including political cartoons about the latter Obama term and the beginnings of the Trump phenomenon, the introduction of the comic’s popular Chagrin Falls feature, some of its most beloved Super-Fun-Pak Comix, the continuing adventures of God-Man, the Omnipotent Superhero, and much more.
The collection features over 200 cartoons by Ruben Bolling, capturing the political landscape over the past four years with wit and insight. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Tom The Dancing Bug, the book showcases Bolling's award-winning talent, including a Herblock Prize and a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. Accompanied by a foreword from Neil Gaiman, it highlights the series' continued relevance and sharp commentary on contemporary issues.
Clover Press's Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program marches on with the fifth chronological volume (and third volume published to date), covering every installment of the award-winning (and two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist) comic strip, from 2007-2011. This volume covers the years of Obama's election and The Great Recession, with a particular focus on Lucky Ducky, "the Poor Little Duck Who's Rich in Luck." But the topics also range far from the political and topical, into waffle irons, drunk shirtless guys, and particle accelerators. And of course, it also features Tom the Dancing Bug favorites like God-Man, Super-Fun-Pak Comix, Billy Dare, Boy Adventurer, and Charley the Australopithecine. It also includes other comics Ruben Bolling created during those years: a Recession-themed comic created for Harper's Magazine; and the legendary, insane Toy Story/Cormac McCarthy mashup he did for The Village Voice.