![]() ![]() ![]() Mauldin reaches greatness in the second volume, “Overseas: 1943–1945.” Sent to Italy as a member of the 45th Division's press corps, Mauldin observed soldiers in the midst of war, and Willie and Joe emerged. Volume 1, “Homefront, 1940–1943,” traces the teenage soldier's rapid development as an artist, imparting increasing realism to his original “cartoony” style, but these cartoons are unmemorable. This deluxe two-volume slipcased set, edited by Todd DePastino, collects all of Mauldin's extant wartime cartoons. Before becoming one of America's leading editorial cartoonists, Mauldin (1921–2003) first achieved national fame as a young artist during WWII, drawing his iconic pair of soldiers, Willie and Joe. ![]()
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