Aaron McGruder offers Charlamagne The God the inexperienced mild to debut some new “Boondocks” comics.
Aaron McGruder is the mastermind behind the critically acclaimed animated collection, The Boondocks. Earlier than it grew to become a staple on Grownup Swim’s nightly programming, it was a comic book strip that supplied hilarious but controversial commentary on present occasions. With the assistance Charlamagne Tha God, McGruder revamped the cartoon strip to deal with a couple of the controversies making headlines right this moment.
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Charlamagne debuted a number of new cartoon strips from Aaron McGruder. The comedian strips deal with a couple of headline-making information subjects such because the #MuteRKelly motion which McGruder famously addressed in season 1’s “The Trial Of R. Kelly.” McGruder additionally took intention Robert Mueller and introduced again Uncle Ruckus for the strip.
“Did these for enjoyable (and to see if I nonetheless might). Extra to return… precisely how way more is hard to say,” he stated Charlamagne Tha God’s Instagram web page. “These strips have been solely doable because of the monumental expertise my good buddy Seung Kim, who did the animation for the outdated present – and he’s a busy man. Due to him and because of Charlamagne for placing these out for me whereas I get my instagram act collectively.”
Though The Boondocks lasted 4 seasons, McGruder wasn’t concerned with the ultimate season. The ultimate season was aired in 2014. McGruder went on to create one other Grownup Swim present, Black Jesus — a scripted live-action sitcom that follows a modern-day Jesus Christ residing in Compton.