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February 16, 2006
Journalism and Graphic Novels
Speaking of graphic novels, while I was at the DC Drinking Liberally event last night (featuring Washington Note blogger, Steve Clemons), someone mentioned the work of Joe Sacco, whose graphic novels look quite comeplling, in part due to their mixture of art and journalism. I'm especially curious to check out Palestine, which features an introduction by Edward Said.
Posted by chuck at February 16, 2006 1:59 PM
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I can't recommend Sacco highly enough. Palestine is one of the best of 'em, but Safe Area Gorazde, which he wrote with some help from a pre-9/11 Hitchens, is far and away his best work. I could gush about Sacco for weeks and not tire of proclaiming his brilliance, but instead I'll just say that some people claim to be doing revolutionary work in alternative media . . . and then there's Sacco.
Posted by: Scott Eric Kaufman at February 16, 2006 11:58 PM
Scott, thanks for the endorsement. I have Palestine on the way now from Amazon, and when I get a chance I'll likely order Safe Area.
Posted by: Chuck at February 17, 2006 12:49 AM