To my knowledge, none of our wars since has produced a chronicler anywhere near the greatness of Mauldin.”
“Cartoonist Bill Mauldin was a genius at bringing the experiences of World War II home to the moms and dads, kids, wives or girlfriends of the GIs on the front lines in a very human way. David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin “Many World War II veterans would surely appreciate seeing these strips again, and anyone who studies that conflict ought to be fascinated by Mauldin's unglamorous take on the drudgery, fear and absurdity of Army life.”
“This compilation of his cartoons helps bring Mauldin’s talent and his life at the front lines both to historians and a new generation.” But the more specific Mauldin is, the more biting and fascinating his work is.” It's easy to identify with: employees in any capacity gripe about their bosses. “First and foremost, Willie & Joe are funny.t's an absorbing glimpse into the day to day life of soldiers while it was happening and the end not known. Jeff Salamon, The Austin American-Statesman “There’s a sad wisdom on virtually every page here.” “Mauldin's drawings of his muddy, exhausted, whisker-stubbled infantrymen Willie and Joe were the voice of truth about what it was like on the front lines.” “Mauldin’s characters were bluntly honest: War was dirty, absurd, bitter hardwork.” “These gritty, existential cartoons―everything Mauldin published during the war that still exists is compiled here―are the real deal and then some.” Steven Heller, The New York Times Book Review
“Bill Mauldin was my first artist hero, and Willie & Joe: The WWII Years reminds me why.” "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. This tome is edited by Todd DePastino, Mauldin's official biographer: Willie & Joe contains an introduction and running commentary by DePastino, providing context for the drawings, pertinent biographical details of Mauldin's life, and occasional background on specific cartoons (such as the ones that made Patton howl).Their dark, often insubordinate humor sparked controversy among army brass and incensed General George S. With their heavy brush lines, detailed battlescapes, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect, Mauldin's cartoons and captions recreated on paper the fully realized world of the American combat soldier. Bill Mauldin knew war because he was in it.This collection of over 600 cartoons, most never-before-reprinted, is more than the record of a great artist: it is an essential chronicle of America's citizen-soldiers from peace through war to victory. Here, for the first time, Fantagraphics Books brings together Mauldin's complete works from 1940 through the end of the war. During WWII, the closest most Americans ever came to it was through the cartoons of Bill Mauldin, the most beloved enlisted man in the U.S.
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