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Joe Sacco
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1960
Joe Sacco is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism. His work documenting Palestinian life in Gaza and the West Bank was awarded the National Book Award in 1996 and was compiled in the graphic narrative Palestine (2001). His other notable monographs include Footnotes in Gaza (2009) which won a Ridenhour Book Prize, Safe Area Goražde (2000) and The Fixer (2003) on the Bosnian War, Paying the Land (2020), The War on Gaza (2024), and The Once and Future Riot (2025).
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About Joe Sacco
Birth
1960
First book
1980
Years writing
31
Joe Sacco is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is credited as the first artist to practice rigorous, investigative journalism using the comics form, also referred to as comics journalism. His work documenting Palestinian life in Gaza and the West Bank was awarded the National Book Award in 1996 and was compiled in the graphic narrative Palestine (2001). His other notable monographs include Footnotes in Gaza (2009) which won a Ridenhour Book Prize, Safe Area Goražde (2000) and The Fixer (2003) on the Bosnian War, Paying the Land (2020), The War on Gaza (2024), and The Once and Future Riot (2025).
Joe Sacco is a pioneer of comics journalism who blends rigorous reporting with visual storytelling.
Born in Malta in 1960, this author has dedicated his career to documenting international conflicts from a human perspective.
His most iconic work, Palestine, is a fundamental reference in the documentary comics genre.
Sacco uses drawing as a tool to explore complex topics such as the Yugoslav War and the situation in Gaza.
With over 70 published works, his unique style transforms traditional reportage into an immersive graphic experience.
