Joe Sacco, one of the world's foremost cartoonists, is widely hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics. He is the author of, among other books, "Palestine," which received the American Book Award, and "Safe Area Goražde," which won the Eisner Award and was named a "New York Times" Notable Book and "Time" magazine's best comic book of 2000. His books have been translated into fourteen languages and his comics reporting has appeared in "Details," "The New York Times Magazine," "Time," and "Harper's." He lives in Portland, Oregon.
"Solid, old-fashioned war reporting... a superb way into the truth
of events, understanding different sides and poking around in
people's minds and houses. Unlike a war photographer, Sacco always
gets the best shot, perfectly framed, sometimes years after the
event. Unlike a writer, he adds facial expressions to each
statement. And unlike a film maker, he can slip between past and
present without the jolt of costumed docudrama.... I learned more
about the Palestinians, war, the intifada and the best honey
pastries in Gaza than I ever had from newspapers or
television."
--"The Times" (UK) "Having already established his reputation as
the world's leading comics journalist, Sacco is now making a
serious case to be considered one of the world's top journalists,
period. His newest undertaking is a bracing quest to uncover the
truth about what happened in two Gaza Strip towns in 1956...
Sacco's art is alternately epic and intimate, but it's his exacting
and harrowing interviews that make this book an invaluable and
wrenching piece of journalism."
--"Publishers Weekly "(starred review) "The first good news to
report about the massive, fascinating new "Footnotes in Gaza"
hardcover is that the cartoonist is in top form throughout. If
there's something that Joe Sacco's done in a previous comic that
you've liked or with which you've been impressed, then that same
technique or approach is likely to be on display here in a
comparable or more effective way... A story soaked to the marrow
with heartbreaking insights... One of the best long-form comics of
this decade, and Sacco's greatest work to date."
--"The Comics Reporter" "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."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
“Solid, old-fashioned war reporting... a superb way into the truth
of events, understanding different sides and poking around in
people’s minds and houses. Unlike a war photographer, Sacco always
gets the best shot, perfectly framed, sometimes years after the
event. Unlike a writer, he adds facial expressions to each
statement. And unlike a film maker, he can slip between past and
present without the jolt of costumed docudrama.... I learned more
about the Palestinians, war, the intifada and the best honey
pastries in Gaza than I ever had from newspapers or
television.”
—"The Times" (UK) “Having already established his reputation
as the world’s leading comics journalist, Sacco is now making a
serious case to be considered one of the world’s top journalists,
period. His newest undertaking is a bracing quest to uncover the
truth about what happened in two Gaza Strip towns in 1956… Sacco’s
art is alternately epic and intimate, b
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