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Walker, Tristram. "Graphic Wounds: The Comics Journalism of Joe Sacco." Journeys 11. (2010): 69–88. Added by: joachim (2/10/14, 3:42 PM) Last edited by: joachim (2/10/14, 3:44 PM) |
Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.3167/jys.2010.110104 BibTeX citation key: Walker2010a Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: "Palestine", "Safe Area Goražde", Comics Journalism, Sacco. Joe, Trauma, Travelogue, USA Creators: Walker Collection: Journeys |
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This article explores the graphic reportage of Joe Sacco and his comic book travels through the conflict zones of Bosnia and Palestine. It traces the roots of travel writing comics to the politically antagonistic work of underground artists such as Robert Crumb and S. Clay Wilson, the alternative autobiographical scene that followed and how this informs the work of Sacco. The article analyzes two of Sacco’s texts in particular, Palestine (2003) and Safe Area Goražde (2000), looking at them as a whole and subjecting individual panels and sequences to close readings. This analysis teases out the ways in which Sacco engages with trauma and the wounded. It argues that although explicit violent imagery could be considered exploitative and voyeuristic, Sacco uses it to restore a sense of humanity to those dehumanized by the pace of globalized media.
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