Comics have an incredible knack for telling stories about history. Whether it's something as comedic and informative as Action Philosophers or something as small and personal as Jack Kirby's Street Code, the way words and pictures work together to tell these stories allows a creator to recreate feelings like nothing else. And if you need proof, look no further than Paracuellos, a memoir of life in post-World War II Spain by Carlos Giménéz.

Originally published in 1975, the award-winning graphic novel is coming to print in English for the first time courtesy of IDW's EuroComics imprint. Check out a preview below, including a short foreword by Will Eisner. Click the pages for full size.

Here's the official solicitation from IDW: