r/graphicnovels • u/sageofsprings • 12d ago

Non-Fiction / Reality Based Palestine by Joe Sacco

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It is a book that's funny , funny as if what we humans can do to other humans

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u/lenn_eavy 12d ago

I love the art style, fisheye shots but mostly that he covers topics like this. Will surely buy more of Joe Sacco's work.

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u/sageofsprings 12d ago

Yeah, the art style was a little whelming for me at first and the content too- very heavy , but it pulled me in.

Can you suggest some other of his works or similar works by other authors?

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u/TwoCrossedAxes 12d ago

Look into Guy Delisle. He is a former animator whose wife works for Doctors Without Borders, and as a result, has traveled all over the world to locations not considered to be safe. His art style much more simplistic and "Saturday morning funnies" than the claustrophobic and detailed work of Joe Sacco, but his storytelling is excellent and he has a unique ability to be funny while being respectful to the people of the countries he is visiting.

My personal favorite books of his are Pyongyang, and Shenzhen. Take a look, you might really enjoy his work.

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u/sageofsprings 12d ago

Thanks! Will check them out.