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One of Fantagraphics’ flagship releases next year, Willie & Joe: The WWII Years is now available for pre-order on their site and Amazon.com.

During the Second World War, Mauldin drew cartoons for Stars and Stripes, an American soldiers’ newspaper which was distributed throughout Europe and North America. His comics became a lightning rod for soldiers’ frustrations and anger with the war. “The surest way to become a pacifist,” Mauldin wrote in his comic, Up Front, “is to join the infantry.”

Mauldin had a long and rich career, influencing everyone from contemporary cartoonists such as Charles Schultz to American president, Dwight Eisenhower. He passed away in 2003.

Fantagraphics is running an excerpt of a 1983 interview with Bill Mauldin on their site.

Also of interest:
Bill Mauldin on Wikipedia