Aaron McGruder, a young cartoonist has made history with the start up of his comic strip the “Boondocks”. When he first started his strip, it was published in over 160 newspapers. He set a new record for the most newspaper publishing in a first release. The 24 year old created the “Boondocks.” Boondocks is a slang term for white suburbia. The characters in the Boondocks are two brothers Huey and Riley. They relocate from the Chicago south side to an area called woodcrest which is “middle-class white suburbia.” They two brothers live with their grandpa. He wants them to fit in and give them better opportunities but the brothers are not interested in fitting in. They view the world differently. Huey is what you would call a freedom fighter always trying to fight the power! His younger brother Riley, is a wanna-be gangster. The Boondocks deals with racial views of blacks and whites, such examples are when Huey talks about in …show more content…
His background, his success story with the comic and how it relates to himself. McGruder succeeded in printing more first run comics than some classic’s such as ‘Calvin and Hobbes.’ This to me was a surprise. I did not think that a comic with such racial satire as this would catch many people’s attention. He claims to be surprised that his racial humor targeting black audience became as popular as it is today. His comic reminds me of the social satire in the simpsons but different. As I continued reading, it amazed me that FOX thought the Boondocks was too much for the network even though they have the Simpsons which is relatively in the same category on their network. The Boondocks was too much, because it related more to real life. McGruder as received many positive feedback from readers and viewers of all races. The characters are real, this is real life situations that go on everyday; Some can relate while others will not understand, but it brings humor in a twisted