Alan's War

Emmanuel Guibert adapts the firsthand recollections of American GI Alan Cope into a quietly profound graphic memoir, published by First Second beginning in 2008. Based on taped conversations and letters, the book follows Cope’s experiences in World War II and his postwar life, rendered in Guibert’s delicate, expressive linework. Guibert both writes and illustrates this intimate, episodic account, which stands as a deeply human document of memory and friendship.