How War Begins: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Invasion

In 2022, Igort, an acclaimed Italian cartoonist, began taking down the testimonies of Ukrainians during the Russian invasion. He turned them into online comics journalism, collected here for the first time in English.

Publisher Marketing: A fascinating and insightful look at civilian perseverance in an active war zone.-- "Cinema Sentries" Brief Description : "In this real-time work of graphic journalism (posted serially on Facebook), the cartoonist Igort uses the medium of comics to depict the telephone testimonies of Ukrainians as Russia invaded in 2022. In vignettes that grow ever more horrifying--infiltrating spies, bombed cities, recorded accounts of children whose parents were murdered in front of their eyes, and more--Igort also relays the events that led up to the invasion, such as the torture and killing of human rights activists."-- Review Quotes : A harrowing work of graphic journalism. ... These dispatches make the scope of the war ("nothing epic, no glory: only misery") both easier to grasp and that much harder to witness.-- "Publishers Weekly" Review Quotes : A poignant portrait of Ukraine's struggle... Igort's stories of Ukraine are about a specific time and place but are very much a much broader examination of the cost of these wars on our societies.-- "From Cover to Cover" Review Quotes : How War Begins is full of well-chosen details that bring the human element of the invasion to the forefront.-- "The Arts STL" Publisher Marketing : "The collapsing bodies look like marionettes. The clouds of dust captured by drones have a surreal beauty. The crumpling buildings look like houses of cards. Even so, it's upsetting, panic-inducing. How can you not think about the human lives, just like your own, buried under that rubble?"

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 168 | Publication Date: 2024-03-26