Joe Sacco is a Maltese comics artist. His work, although in the comics genre, often has journalistic and reportage elements to it.
His book “Palestine” is a result of his travels to Palestine and Isreal, it is a collection of short and long stories that he came across in his time there.
I think his work is so interesting, because it completely contrasts the common misconception and stereotypes surrounding Comics and Graphic Novels. It proves that you can use non-traditional formats to explore profound issues. I think something like this could actually make such subjects more accessible for people. In this respect, Joe Sacco is completely unique in his work.
Sacco’s work is realistic and true to the subjects and stories he is covering, I think this again, is another important distinction between his work and the pre-conceived ideas surrounding comic books.
Sacoo also illustrates ‘American Splendor’, Harvey Pekar’s long running comic series. Which gives him the opportunity to escape from the harsh realist world of his own comics.
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