Presented in dynamic, vivid full colorhis 11-page homage to the 1971 explosion is shockingly affectingDunlap-Shohls work is also a timeless reminder of that never-ending, global threat of looming collateral damage.
starred review Booklist [ A]n unsettling if bemused account of Alaskas precarious place in the nuclear arms race. . . . Dunlap-Shohls twining, jittery cartooning (reminiscent of Jules Feiffer in places) underscores the galling absurdity of his childhood environs. This eye-opening chronicle of the domestic perils of the Cold War will resonate for any reader apprehensive of nuclear weapons.
Publishers Weekly A fascinating graphic history about the use of atomic bombs in the United States.
Peter Dabbene Foreword Reviews Nobody's better than Peter Dunlap-Shohl at using small pictures to tell big stories, and that's never been more evident than in this tour de force history of Alaska's atomic heritage. Groundbreaking.
Howard Weaver, Pulitzer Prize-winning former editor of the Anchorage Daily News and former Vice President for News, McClatchy Newspapers Now everyone knows what cartoonists all across America know: Peter Dunlap-Shohl is an absolute genius and an artistic master. This book is an astounding demonstration of his brilliant writing and stunning execution of a defining moment in Alaska and the Cold War.
Jack Ohman, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Sacramento Bee Peter Dunlap-Shohl shapes scientific genius, Cold War madness, and his Alaskan childhood into an expansive story that would be unbelievable if it werent so deeply researched. Nuking Alaska is darkly funny and frightening personal, political, and historical journalism.
Brian Fies, author of The Last Mechanical Monster WARNING! WARNING! Nuking Alaska is an explosive, devastatingly hilarious, and bone-shaking revelation of a mind-blowing history we never learned and just might not survive to tell others about. With pages positively glowing with Dunlap-Shohl's radioactive art, you'll be up all night and left radiating and melting down to your friends about all the atoms of obscure and ridiculous nuclear madness Alaska and the world have faced since we've entered the era of boomers.
Don Reardon, author of The Raven's Gift Peter does a masterful job of sharing the story of Alaska during the Cold War and the terror of having nuclear sites and operational tests in ones backyard. There is not a single dull moment throughout this entire book.
Joshua Wincester Pop Cult HQ A master at work.
Jen Stutesman No Flying No Tights As we enter a possibly new Cold War era and with nuclear capabilities growing around the world, its a good time to remember Alaskas military role and the risk of mass destruction, in both the past and future. Nuking Alaska is a significant contribution to understanding what might have been and how we might think about what comes next.
Nancy Lord Anchorage Daily News
