Joe Sacco

Joe Sacco

(1960) comics artist Malta

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Joe Sacco (born 1960) was a Malta comics artist, known for Palestine|Safe Area Goražde|Footnotes in Gaza|The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo.|Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt|Paying the land.

About Joe Sacco

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).

Known for:

Palestine|Safe Area Goražde|Footnotes in Gaza|The Fixer: A Story from Sarajevo.|Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt|Paying the land

Notable works:

Palestine

Awards:

Geschwister-Scholl-Preis|American Book Awards|Eisner Award|Guggenheim Fellowship|Adamson Awards|Prix France Info|Prix Tournesol|Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist|Will Eisner Hall of Fame

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