Amid the chaos of the pandemic, climate change, and astro-turfed moral panics by the Right the WW3 folks bring us Frontlines of Repair. This collection of politically-charged comics highlights efforts communities are making in the here and now to build resilience and mutual aid. From delivering groceries to the most vulnerable during COVID to supplying water and masks during wildfires to stocking a refrigerator on the street corner for anyone to take what they need to planting community gardens for anyone to partake--these are all frontlines of repair. It's a fitting trajectory considering how many of the artists connected to WW3 spent their youth squatting buildings on the lower east side of Manhattan, turning run down, neglected spaces into community centers and safe housing. World War 3 Illustrated was among the first American publications to treat comics as a medium for serious social commentary and journalism. Long-respected and well-known, WW3 Illustrated is America's longest running anthology of political comics. Each volume provides a venue for both established and up-and-coming political cartoonists and artists. Each volume also focuses on themes suggested by current events.
In this case they are addressing the questions of care and mutual aid that have come to the forefront during our pandemic. However, they are broadening the concept to include a range of topics such as reparations for Black people (repair/care in the face of a historical "disaster"), mitigating climate change, and more.