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'''Joe Sacco''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|k|oʊ}}; born October 2, 1960) 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 (graphic novel)|Palestine]]'' (2001)''.''{{Cite web |title=An Interview with Joe Sacco |url=https://issuu.com/jsmauo/docs/art_of_the_news_catalog-digital-v2/s/14016802 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Issuu |language=en}} His other notable monographs include ''[[Footnotes in Gaza]]'' (2009) which won a Ridenhour Book Prize, ''[[Safe Area Goražde]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Fixer (comics)|The Fixer]]'' (2003) on the [[Bosnian War]], ''{{visible anchor|Paying the Land}}'' (2020), ''The War on Gaza'' (2024), and ''The Once and Future Riot'' (2025). |
'''Joe Sacco''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|k|oʊ}}; born October 2, 1960) 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 (graphic novel)|Palestine]]'' (2001)''.''{{Cite web |title=An Interview with Joe Sacco |url=https://issuu.com/jsmauo/docs/art_of_the_news_catalog-digital-v2/s/14016802 |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Issuu |language=en}} His other notable monographs include ''[[Footnotes in Gaza]]'' (2009) which won a Ridenhour Book Prize, ''[[Safe Area Goražde]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Fixer (comics)|The Fixer]]'' (2003) on the [[Bosnian War]], ''{{visible anchor|Paying the Land}}'' (2020), ''The War on Gaza'' (2024), and ''The Once and Future Riot'' (2025).{{Cite web |last=Landau |first=Peter |date=April 15, 2026 |title=Joe Sacco on drawing the truth |url=https://newsjunkie.net/article/joe-sacco-on-drawing-the-truth |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Newsjunkie.net |language=en}} |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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