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.

About the author

Igort (Igor Tuveri), b. 1958, is a prolific award-winning Italian cartoonist and the founder of Oblomov Press, a comics publisher. He is best known for his graphic novel 5 is the Perfect Number, which won the Book of the Year award at the Frankfurt Book Fair. He is also a film director and directed the movie adaptation in 2019. His previous works of graphic journalism include Russian Notebooks and Nomadic Pages.

Product details

• Authors: Igort, Igort, Jamie (TRN) Igort/ Richards
• Assisted by: Jamie Richards (Translation), Richards Jamie (Translation)
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781683969242
• ISBN: 978-1-68396-924-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Comic; Humanities, art, music > History; Graphic Novels, HISTORY / Russia / General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction / Journalism, Graphic novel & Comic book: types