There Are No Words for This: Joe Sacco’s ‘The Great War’

Originally published on GoshenCommons.org March 3, 2014

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Image from The New Yorker

Joe Sacco is a pioneer—arguably the pioneer—of comics journalism. His 1993 breakthrough work “Palestine” told the story of his visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip to learn about that area’s conflict directly from its people. Continue reading “There Are No Words for This: Joe Sacco’s ‘The Great War’”

Getting the Story Straight: Peter Bagge’s ‘Woman Rebel: The Margaret Sanger Story’

Originally published on GoshenCommons.org February 3, 2014

If you’re not familiar with Peter Bagge, he’s best known for comics about suburban youth with titles like “Hate,” “Apocalypse Nerd” and “Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me.”

Here’s a self-portrait that captures his damp, bug-eyed style as well as his chronically ironic tone:

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Image from reason.com

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