| 1. Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel | 
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By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
October 12, 2010
In a nutshell, I rate this book 2 stars out of 5 = I Don't Like It --- because it is written by an author who admits he is biased and is pro-Palestine and because the story is one-sided. It is one thing to admit a bias but to try to present a work that is balanced--that is not what this book is.
The graphics are very good (the only reason I requested to receive an advance review copy... more
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| 2. Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel |
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By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
December 22, 2009
In a nutshell, I rate this book 2 stars out of 5 = I Don't Like It --- because it is written by an author who admits he is biased and is pro-Palestine and because the story is one-sided. It is one thing to admit a bias but to try to present a work that is balanced--that is not what this book is.
The graphics are very good (the only reason I requested to receive an advance review copy... more
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| 3. Palestine | 
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By: Joe Sacco, Edward Said
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
2002-01
I got to know Joe Sacco's work only lately, though I know the subject personally from birth. I was born in Israel and grew up there, in a family that has always fought for a bi-national state. even as a child I was participating in demos for equal rights, and After 1967, aged only 12, i was already active in anti-occupation movements. About 6 years ago i left Israel feeling betrayed by my country... more
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| 4. Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 |
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By: Joe Sacco, Christopher Hitchens
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
2002-01
Joe Sacco is an engaging and direct writer, and an incredibly detailed black-and-white cartoonist, but above all, he is a good journalist. Comics just happen to be the outlet for his reportage.
Sacco has published cartoons since the 1980s, but Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 marked his first graphic novel when it was released in 2000, followed quickly by the collected... more
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| 5. A Child in Palestine: The Cartoons of Naji al-Ali | 
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By: Naji al-Ali
Publisher: Verso
June 23, 2009
Naji al-Ali's Hanthala is a beloved icon for Palestinians across the world. Ali's cartoons are a symbol of the occupation and resistance. Many of them are graphic, but all of them are truly moving and portray the feelings of Palestinians everywhere. Sacco's commentary on the cartoons is helpful for those who aren't as familiar with Palestinian history and for those who can't read Arabic. The cartoon's... more
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| 6. The Fixer and Other Stories | |
By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
October 27, 2009
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| 7. Palestine: The Special Edition | 
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By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
November 21, 2007
Apart from being a little dated (Sacco visited Israel in the early 1990s), if this book has a flaw, it is that it is partial to a fault, with not even a hint of the Israeli side of the struggle. Sacco does admit to this in his foreword - his intention was to write from only one side of the issue. Being a US-educated journalist, he felt he had never been educated about the Palestinians and thus set... more
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| 8. War's End: Profiles From Bosnia 1995-1996 |
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By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
June 16, 2005
Anyone who has read any of Sacco's other tomes knows what you'll find with this title. Sacco manages to take you inside Bosnia by depicting himself and his struggles warts and all. It is an honest look at the war because Sacco is being honest with himself. He doesn't side with one party but simply presents life as he sees it. For a cartoonist, there can be no greater compliment... more
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| 9. The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo |
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By: Joe Sacco
Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
August 05, 2004
This book should be read after "Safe Area Gorazde" in order to gain a context of the war (unless you're already knowledgeable about it, which I wasn't).
This one has more psychological depth than "Gorazde". Many of the warlords who defended Sarajevo had criminal backgrounds and after the war the government tried to get rid of them, but they defied the orders. A few of them came to tragic... more
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| 10. Blood Song: A Silent Ballad |
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By: Eric Drooker
Publisher: Harvest Books
November 01, 2002
Eric Drooker, Blood Song: A Silent Ballad (Harcourt, 2002)
I knew this book was going to annoy me while reading Joe Sacco's introduction (which, by the way, is excellent); he introduces Drooker as "hard-left" and goes on to explore the themes found here in light of that. And, as I expected after reading that-- I had no idea what the book was actually about when I grabbed it off the library... more
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