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Before he received due acclaim and an American Book Award for his comics-format journalism from Palestine (collected in Palestine, 2001) and Bosnia (Safe Area Goradze, 2000), Sacco toiled in alternative comics for a decade. The fruits of that labor are collected here. Much of this early work is minor, though entertaining, including short satirical pieces, a lengthy chronicle of Sacco's days as roadie and resident cartoonist for a rock band touring Europe, and cynical reflections on his unhappy stint working in a public library. Other pieces presage his mature, politically oriented work: a history of aerial bombing that targets civilian populations, the story of his mother's harrowing childhood experiences during the World War II bombing of Crete, and a mordant and, unfortunately, once-again relevant account of his increasingly distraught state during the lead-up to the Gulf War. The best pieces attest that, had Sacco not found his niche as the premier exponent of comics journalism, he would have wound up among the foremost practitioners of autobiographical comics. Gordon Flagg
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Call Joe Sacco the moral draughtsman... we're in his debt. -- Christopher Hitchens
Sacco's a skillful, subtle storyteller. -- Utne Reader
Sacco's a skillful, subtle storyteller. -- Utne Reader
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5.0 out of 5 stars
At long last!,
By Alfred Shmeurtz (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Notes from a Defeatist (Paperback)
Collected for our pleasure and enlightenment, the first strips of Sacco the Magnificent. A volume not to be missed specifically for its inclusion of "When good bombs happen to bad people."
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Not his best,
By C. Alexander - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Notes from a Defeatist (Paperback)
I like Sacco's stuff, especially Palestine. This book I found only somewhat interesting and amusing.
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At long last!,
By Alfred Shmeurtz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Notes from a Defeatist (Paperback)
Collected for our pleasure and enlightenment, the first strips of Sacco the Magnificent. A volume not to be missed specifically for its inclusion of "When good bombs happen to bad people."
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