Victory for Ukraine, a brand new comics anthology due out in print on Sept. 27, seeks to humanize the continued struggle within the nation, doing so by way of 9 tales from Ukrainian creators.
Revealed by Tokyo Pop, the anthology is out there now digitally. As we speak, The Beat has a 4-page excerpt from of one of many ebook’s tales, Ghost of Kyiv, in addition to an unique observe from Eduard Akhramovych, one of many ebook’s producers. Within the piece, Akhramovych shares insights about how the ebook was produced, in addition to tales in regards to the circumstances during which the creators had been working.
You could find the excerpt beneath, adopted by the observe…
And now the observe…
My identify is Eduard Akhramovych, and I’m the Founding father of the Ukraine-based inventive firm, ART NATION, and Basic Producer of the ПЕРЕМОГА: VICTORY FOR UKRAINE graphic novel anthology.
Many individuals within the West assume that the invasion and atrocities that been occurring in Ukraine solely started in February, however in actuality, they’ve been occurring for nearly 8 years, going again to Russia’s unprovoked invasion/annexation of Crimea in 2014. The memorable occasions of the primary tough weeks of the Ukrainian-Russian struggle of 2022 and the heroism and ingenuity of odd Ukrainians impressed me to merge them into a number of tales, mixing myths and actual occasions to immortalize moments of this brutal and bloody struggle on pages of a comics.
Initially created to rally and encourage my countrymen, ПЕРЕМОГА: VICTORY FOR UKRAINE is now in a position to be learn by folks within the West because of TOKYOPOP, and my firm ART NATION – which creates on the intersection of artwork, advertising and marketing, and innovation – is honored to have these tales be accessible to a worldwide viewers. This ebook was created beneath extraordinarily tough circumstances with air raids and fixed bombardment by Russian plane and artillery. However our need to face for freedom and to make use of artwork and the comics medium to ship one thing distinctive and impactful is unstoppable.
The occasions that impressed tales comparable to “Zmiinyi Island 13”, the enduring battle for Snake Island, the place a band of courageous Ukrainian troopers defied the Russian navy, and “Azovstal”, the siege of the Avostal Metal Plant in Mariupol, are extensively identified within the West. However others, just like the story of a courageous Ukrainian farm tractor stealing Russian tanks, or “The Witch”, how Russian troopers meet a vengeful Ukrainian witch on a abandoned street, are lesser identified, however equally poignant and provoking.
I invite folks world wide to learn ПЕРЕМОГА: VICTORY FOR UKRAINE, to consider the challenges to civil society from authoritarian states and to hitch us as we defend freedom and democracy and as we proceed to create artwork within the face of darkish forces.
