Spotlight on The Great War by Joe Sacco

Joe Sacco’s astonishing graphic novel,


Printed on fine accordion-fold paper and packaged in a deluxe hardcover slipcase with a 16-page accompanying booklet, The Great War unfolds into a seven-metre long panorama depicting the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Our Books Manager Martin Shaw, says:

The Great War wordlessly expresses so much of the waste and madness of that day, and simultaneously reminds us of the values we need to hold on to if we are to consider ourselves “civilised”.’

Comic-book lover Bronte Coates says:

‘Last year I talked about how Chris Ware’s Building Stories was pushing the boundaries of what a comic book is - and this year, I’d say something similar about Joe Sacco’s The Great War. His meticulous, wordless illustrations carry more impact for me than any number of historical tomes on the subject of war.’

The Great War