With Too Soon? Friedman finally (none #xE2;#xAC;Stoo soon,#xE2;#xAC; in fact) gets his due with this fat, beautiful collection that showcases his wide-ranging skills as a portraitist and caricaturist. Too Soon? is evenly split between political celebrities and show-business ones, ranging from Friedman#xE2;#xAC;"s instantly iconic #xE2;#xAC;SBarack Obama as George Washington#xE2;#xAC; New Yorker cover to brutal depictions of Britney Spears and her tabloid-filling ilk. Subjects (or targets, depending on how you look at it) for Friedman#xE2;#xAC;"s pen on the political side include Bill and Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John McCain, and George W. Bush (with an iconic #xE2;#xAC;SW. as Strangelove#xE2;#xAC; image) and his gang. Entertainers include Tiny Tim, Barney Fife, Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, Oprah Winfrey, Barbra Streisand, Jerry Lewis, the Three Stooges, Ellen DeGeneres, and Conan O#xE2;#xAC;"Brien. And falling somewhere in the gray area between entertainersand political players (you make the call!) Rush Limbaugh (who blasted Friedman#xE2;#xAC;"s George W. Bush image as being of #xE2;#xAC;Slow artistic quality#xE2;#xAC;), Sarah Palin, and Michael Moore.

The book will also include a running commentary by Friedman on the stories behind the drawings, including reactions from magazine editors, celebrities, and their fans. The cover is a stunning depiction of Michael Jackson. Too soon? Nah!.