To Afghanistan and Back: A Graphic Travelogue

Syndicated cartoonist Rall documents, in text and graphics, his time in the war zone near Kunduz during the American bombing campaign. The cartoonist's eye for absurdity is sharp in both a graphic novel, a collection of reports that he filed for the Village Voice, and accompanying cartoons. He documents the travails of fellow reporters, his Afghan hosts, and the new Northern Alliance forces minted from old Taliban troops by the simple act of a shave. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR