A pictorial history of the year, as seen by more than 180 editorial cartoonists, this 2004 volume offers a variety of viewpoints on such topics as the shock and awe of the war in Iraq, the trials and tribulations of the Bush administration, the parade of the nine Democratic presidential hopefuls, and the triumphs and the tragedies of the world in general.

In more than four hundred cartoons, the world's best editorial cartoonists probe, analyze, and assess the people, ideas, and events that made headlines in 2003.