R.Sikoryak revisits the Declaration of Independence on the 250th anniversary of its signing.
R. Sikoryak, the cartoonist who cemented his reputation as the king of the visual mash-up with
Masterpiece Comics and
The Unquotable Trump, sets his sights on the documents that shaped the United States during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. A prequel of sorts to his
Constitution Illustrated, Sikoryak presents the unabridged text of the Declaration of Independence alongside the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address in a double sided book, rendered in the bright, bold, and iconic styles of over 100 different American comics, cartoons, and graphic novels from over a century.
The severing of colonial ties to Great Britain and the critical turning points in American history that followed have never been more vividly manifested than in the skillful hands of Sikoryak, who doesn't hesitate to dream up Jeffy from
Family Circus as Thomas Jefferson and Mr. Magoo as a British loyalist. King George III is deliciously portrayed as pop culture's most famous villains, such as Thanos, The Joker, Scar from
The Lion King, and many more. Sikoryak also skillfully adopts the styles of such comic artists as Will Eisner of
The Spirit, Allie Brosh of
Solutions and Other Problems, Morrie Turner of
Wee Pals, Mark Beyer of
Amy and Jordan, and Floyd Gottfredson of
Mickey Mouse. The Civil War era pays homage to
Black Panther, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, Steenz's
Heart of the City,
Justice League, and many more.
Declaration/Emancipation Illustrated is an entertaining, multilayered trip through American history and American comics.
