Much of the humor of the strip comes from the idealist Tom interacting with the cynical Huey, who views Tom as a sell-out due to his rather passive nature.
Other characters introduced in the comic strip include Tom Dubois, a successful, politically mainstream black lawyer who works for the district attorney's office, who serves as a foil for the cynical Huey. Though the cliche of the old, out of touch grandparent, various strips show "Granddad" as being a somewhat lecherous old man who hides his own wild side for the purposes of providing his grandchildren a strong parental figure. Their caretaker is Robert "Granddad" Freeman a hardline disciplinarian who is quick to use his belt to keep his grandchildren in line. What he lacks in social consciousness, he is more than willing to make up for in threats of violence. Riley, on the other hand, is a wannabe thug and prolific schemer. This eventually drives him to write his own newsletter where he vents his frustrations towards the black community with help from his best (and far more moderate) friend Caesar. The two characters serve as political opposites for each other: Huey Freeman is intelligent, radically political, and has a rather cynical view on life. Huey serves as the main character of the series, with Riley as his comedic Foil.
The comic strip largely began as a " Fish Out of Water" theme, dealing with Huey and Riley adjusting to life in the predominantly white town of Woodcrest. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP.Īaron McGruder's newspaper strip, involving two African-American brothers (the politically minded Huey and wanna-be street thug Riley Freeman), who move from inner-city Chicago to live in the fictional suburb of Woodcrest, with their cranky grandfather, Robert. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.