Summary
Shortlisted in the 2012 Angoulême Official Selection, a collection of comics journalism spanning conflict zones across the globe, from the inimitable Joe Sacco.
“The blessing of an inherently interpretive medium like comics is that it hasn’t allowed me to … make a virtue of dispassion. For good or for ill, the comics medium is adamant, and it has forced me to make choices. In my view, that is part of its message.” - from the preface by Joe Sacco
Over the past decade, Joe Sacco…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787331303 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178733130X |
| Author: | Joe Sacco |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Jonathan Cape |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2018 |
| Weight: | 689g |
| Dimensions: | 264mm x 195mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
It is clear that Sacco is one of the masters of his craft.
It is clear that Sacco is one of the masters of his craft. – Alex Hern * New Statesman *
One of the most original cartoonists of the past two decades. * Guardian *
Sacco is formidably talented. A meticulous reporter…and a gifted artist whose richly nuanced drawings tread a delicate path between cartoonishness and naturalism. * Independent *
Joe Sacco’s brilliant, excruciating books of war reportage are potent territory… He shows how much that is crucial to our lives a book can hold. * New York Times Book Review *
Moving and informative. – Rachel Cooke * Observer *
As reportage, these pieces are as evocative as documentary film, and yet, drawn in Sacco’s calm, simple lines, as restrained, characterful and understated as the very best journalism. – Robert Collins * Sunday Times *
Pretty much the hands-down boss of his particular corner of contemporary literature. – Stuart Hammond * Dazed & Confused *
Collected here for the first time, Sacco’s darkly funny, revealing reportage confirms his standing as one of the foremost war correspondents working today. * Military Technology *
About The Author
Joe Sacco
Joe Sacco, one of the world’s foremost cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics. He is the author of Palestine, Safe Area Gorazde, The Fixer, Notes from a Defeatist and Footnotes in Gaza, all published by Jonathan Cape.
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