With fascism in our midst, Indigenous artist Gord Hill revises and expands his brilliant graphic history of fascism and anti-fascist movements
When it was first published in 2018, Gord Hill's The Antifa Comic Book was heralded for its searing imagery documenting the history of fascism and anti-fascist movements over the last century. In the years since its publication, the term "antifa" has been co-opted by the right to falsely describe far-left political extremism and even terrorism. But the role played by antifa movements in fighting fascism and racism around the world remains as relevant and important as ever.
For this expanded edition, Gord Hill adds new material depicting more recent flashpoints of fascist activity, including the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, the murderous spree by Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik, the infamous 2022 Canadian convoy protests, and Islamophobic and anti-migrant sentiment in a growing number of fascist governments in Europe. At the same time, Hill depicts the important work being done by anti-fascist individuals and organizations to combat this worrisome trend, made all the more crucial by Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Powerful and inspiring, The Antifa Comic Book is an important reminder of fascism in our midst and what can be done to stop it.
This edition includes a new foreword by Mark Bray, historian and author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.
About the Author
Gord Hill (he/him) is an author and illustrator whose previous books include The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book (Arsenal Pulp Press) and The Anti-Capitalist Resistance Comic Book (Arsenal Pulp Press). He is a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation, whose territory is located on northern Vancouver Island and adjacent mainland in the province of "British Columbia." He has been involved in Indigenous people's and anti-globalization movements since 1990.
Mark Bray (he/him, Foreword) is a historian of human rights, terrorism, and political radicalism in modern Europe. His books include Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook (Melville House) and The Anarchist Inquisition: Assassins, Activists, and Martyrs in Spain and France (Cornell University Press). Currently he is an assistant professor at Rutgers University.
What People Are Saying
"Gord Hill's The Antifa Comic Book is so vitally important because it crafts a visual hymn to the everyday heroes, past and present, who put their bodies on the line to crush the ambitions of would-be fascist supermen." Mark Bray, from the foreword