Tardi's WWI: It Was the War of the Trenches/Goddamn This War! (Boxed Set)

Jacques Tardi

ISBN 10: 1606997696 / ISBN 13: 9781606997697

Published by Fantagraphics Books, Seattle, 2014

About this Item

Boxed Set. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I in 1914, Fantagraphics releases a deluxe edition of Jacques Tardi's acknowledged masterpieces of the conflict. The first book, It Was The Year of the Trenches, focuses on the day-to-day horrors of the men in the trenches, creating an astonishingly evocative world unlike any other depiction of life on the front line, and featuring some of Tardi's greatest artwork. His second masterwork, Goddamn This War! Is told with a sustained sense of outrage and pitch-black gallows humour. An essential purchase. To commemorate WWI s 100th anniversary, Fantagraphics is collecting two of award-winner Tardi s WWI graphic novels in a box set." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tardi's WWI: It Was the War of the Trenches/Goddamn This War! (Boxed Set)
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Seattle
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606997696
• ISBN 13: 9781606997697
• Binding: Boxed Set
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I in 1914, Fantagraphics releases a deluxe edition of Jacques Tardi's acknowledged masterpieces of the conflict. The first book, It Was The Year of the Trenches, focuses on the day-to-dayhorrors of the men in the trenches, creating an astonishingly evocative world unlike any other depiction of life on the front line, and featuring some of Tardi's greatest artwork. His second masterwork, Goddamn This War! Is told with a sustained sense ofoutrage and pitch-black gallows humour. An essential purchase.

About the Author

Tardi is a pioneering, internationally award-winning European cartoonist. His Adèle Blanc-Sec series was adapted into a feature by Luc Besson, and the animated film April and the Extraordinary World was inspired by his cartooning. He lives in Paris with his wife, the singer Dominique Grange, and their cats.