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One of the world’s great cartoonists, Jacques Tardi, revisits the subject which drives some of his most passionate work in Goddamn This War!, a chronological, infantry-eye view of the first World War.

Our edition of Goddamn’s predecessor, It Was the War of the Trenches, was one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of 2010, earning two Eisner awards and a spot on numerous “best of the year” lists. Here’s just a sampling of the praise, which could just as well apply to Goddamn:

“The potency of the soldiers’ tragic stories is enhanced by the elegance of Tardi’s lucid drawing and keen compositions… This masterful condemnation of the cruelty and stupidity of war… is a cri de coeur that stands out even amid Tardi’s impressive body of work.” - Gordon Flagg, Booklist (Starred Review)

“This is war as hourly apocalypse, Expressionist and agonizing.” – Joe Gross,Austin American-Statesman

“Originally inspired by his grandfather’s first-person stories, Tardi has created not a formal history but a masterful graphic and visceral tone poem about war.” – Library Journal

“Few people alive today are old enough to remember World War I, and as it recedes into the past, the ‘war to end all wars’ becomes more abstract. But French cartoonist Jacques Tardi’s graphic novel, It Was The War of the Trenches…, brings the Great War to life in all its mud- and blood-soaked misery. Without a trace of sentimentality, Tardi’s richly detailed and grimly rendered vignettes depict the horror, illness, cruel manipulations, and stupidity of this giant black spot in human history.” - Mark Frauenfelder, Boing Boing

Stand by for more previews; read a 16-page excerpt and pre-order your copy right here.

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