Sacco paved the way for Palestine with his powerful triptych on modern war & its innocent victims, originally published in his comic Yahoo & collected here: ` When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People` chronicles the effect of aerial warfare on civilians, from Germany & Japan in World War II to Libya in 1986; ` More Women, More Children, More Quickly` is written from a victim`s perspective, as Sacco illustrates his mother`s harrowing experiences during Italian & German WWII raids on Malta; & ` How I Loved the War`, Defeatist`s centrepiece, is Sacco`s impassioned but sardonic reflection on the Gulf War, & the surrounding propaganda & media circus. Published during the reign of Bush I, it has since acquired an even sharper relevance. Defeatist also features Sacco`s first (relatively) long-form piece, ` In the Company of Long Hair`, a hilarious roadie`s-eye view of an American punk band`s eventful European tour from Amsterdam to Madrid, as well as ` Cartoon Genius`, ` Voyage to the End of the Library`, `A Disgusting Experience`, & ` On My Day Off`, a cycle of funny & rueful autobiographic comics that display Sacco`s graphic verve to its fullest extent. Defeatist is rounded off with a large section of Sacco`s earliest, pointedly satirical strips (none of which has been collected in book form before) & new introductions & notes by the author. A combination of youthful indiscretions & mature masterworks, Notes from a Defeatist spotlights the work of a brilliant young artist as he defines the capabilities & potential of his chosen medium.