Candorville: Thank God for Culture Clash
A Candorville collection, Book 1
Darrin Bell
Andrews McMeel
Fiction, Comic Strips/Humor
Themes: Diversity
*****
Description
Lemont, an aspiring freelance writer, Susan, a Latina striving for success in the corporate world, and Clyde, an aspiring rapper living the gangsta life, deal with problems from racism to politics to simply getting by in a crazy world in Darrin Bell's nationally-syndicated comic strip Candorville.
Review
In a time and country where thinking and asking questions seem taboo, it's nice to see someone willing to point out the hypocrisies of all sides of today's hot-button issues. Unfortunately, being willing to say what some consider unspeakable means that Candorville's often the first comic on the chopping block in today's ever-shrinking, ever-less-funny newspaper comic pages. Funny and insightful, but not for the close-minded.