>>Aaron says his influenses are Calvin and Hobbes and The
>>Peanuts, they are great partly because of thier timeless
>>qualtiy. The Boondocks, on the other hand, will mean
>>nothing to someone who reads it 5 years from now.
>>
>He has also listed Doonsebury as one of his influences.

And I believe at least one review I've read reported that he "idolized" Bloom County, perhaps the most political (and perhaps funniest, as well) daily strip of the '80s. Bloom County is still funny as hell. My dad still keeps one of the books in the powder room. It's surprising how many of the issues involved are still relevant.

>The
>Wizard of Oz was rife with social commentary...in fact the
>entire film was basically a satire of the political climate
>of that time, 1939. Do kids know that? no. they just love
>it

That one might actually get you in a little bit of trouble. People have analyzed the Wizard of Oz as an allegory for every damn thing. The main political reference isn't usually considered to be contemporary 1939 politics, rather turn-of-the-century (when the book was written) politics, with some shady references to William Jennings Bryan, the cross of silver speech, the gold standard and whatnot. Here's a link: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_392.html, and be sure to check the link at the end of the story.