Fantagraphics Announces New Edition of Joe Sacco's "PALESTINE" and New Weekly Comic

Fantagraphics Announces A New Edition of Joe Sacco's Palestine and the Launch of a New Weekly Comic Series on TCJ.com

SEATTLE, WA—In response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and the resurgence of interest in Joe Sacco's seminal work, Fantagraphics is proud to announce a new edition of the groundbreaking graphic novel Palestine, along with the introduction of a compelling new weekly comic by Joe Sacco on TCJ.com, titled "The War on Gaza."

Originally published 30 years ago, Palestine was a pioneering work of comics journalism, offering a nuanced, humanistic portrayal of the lives of Palestinians. After over 25 reprints of the original edition, this new edition comes at a crucial time, as the world witnesses a devastating new chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new edition will feature an essay by Israeli journalist Amira Hass, updated trade dress, and retain the foreword by the late Edward Said.

“The demand for Palestine has skyrocketed following the horrific events of October 7 and Israel’s brutal response, indicating a yearning for understanding from readers all over the world," said Gary Groth, president and co-founder of Fantagraphics. "We hope that the reissue of Palestine and the new series of graphic commentary 'The War on Gaza’ will help awaken the world to the plight of the Palestinian people and illuminate the political context of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Sadly, as Amira Hass makes clear in her new Afterword, Joe Sacco's deeply empathetic account of the Gazan people is even more relevant today than at any time since its original publication.”

Concurrently, Joe Sacco is venturing into a timely exploration of the current conflict through "The War on Gaza," a series of short comics and reflections published weekly on TCJ.com. This new project stems from Sacco's commitment to shedding light on the human cost of the conflict, drawing from his extensive background in journalism and cartooning to offer insightful, poignant observations.

The original paperback of Palestine is available in stores now while supplies last, with the hardcover edition to follow in the fall. Readers can follow "The War on Gaza" weekly on TCJ.com/author/joe-sacco, starting immediately, beginning here.

PRE-ORDER at Fantagraphics or at AMAZON.

New Edition Book Information:

Palestine 

By Joe Sacco

Introduction by Edward Said

Afterword by Amira Hass

$39.99 • ISBN: 9798875000003 

For more info, follow Fantagraphics on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

ABOUT JOE SACCO:

Joe Sacco is a critically acclaimed journalist, cartoonist, and pioneer of comics journalism. Known for his immersive reporting and compassionate storytelling, Sacco has been awarded the American Book Award and has received widespread recognition for his contributions to the field of graphic nonfiction.

ABOUT FANTAGRAPHICS:

For nearly 50 years, Fantagraphics has published the very best comics and graphic novels that the medium has to offer. Our mission is to celebrate great cartooning in all of its incarnations, from the form’s early luminaries to contemporary artists currently forging the future of visual storytelling. Not content to rest on our laurels and extensive roster of talented artists, we constantly seek out fresh voices from across the globe. Thus, we honor the rich history of comics while providing a platform for bold new stories, styles, and perspectives that push the boundaries of the medium. Fantagraphics remains peerless in our commitment to be the publisher of the world’s greatest cartoonists.

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Review: Joe Sacco's THE GREAT WAR

THE GREAT WAR
W.W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC. – @norton_fiction

WRITER/ARTIST: Joe Sacco
ISBN: 978-0-393-24039-9; hardcover/slipcase (November 2013)
Black and white, $35.00 U.S., $37.00 CAN

Cartoonist, journalist, and cartoonist-journalist, Joe Sacco, first rose to prominence in the 1990s with his comic book series, Palestine (Fantagraphics Books).  Time Magazine would later name his Safe Area Gorazde the best comic book of the year.

The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme: An Illustrated Panorama is a new work from Sacco.  The Great War is not a graphic novel, comic book, or even a book, as I discovered when publisher, W.W. Norton & Company sent me a copy a few months ago.

The Great War is an illustrated depiction of the first day of The Battle of the Somme.  Also known as the Somme Offensive, this was a World War I battle fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire.  The battle took place between July 1 and November 18, 1916 on either side of the River Somme in France.  More than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, and 20,000 British soldiers alone were killed with another 40,000 on the just the first day of the battle.

Depicted from the British perspective, The Great War is a 24-foot-long, black and white drawing.  Each foot of the drawing is a “plate,” so there are 24 plates, each plate connected to another.  This drawing is a wordless panorama presented on heavyweight, accordion-fold paper connected on both ends by a hardback cover.

The story that The Great War tells begins with General Douglas Haig, commander in chief of the British Expeditionary Force, leaving church service and moves the massive artillery positions behind the trench lines.  The drawing shows troop movements and also depicts a battle on the morning of July 1st.  It portrays the soldiers going “over the top,” as they leave their trenches to advance towards the Germans.  We see the destruction of the first hour of the attack, and a German barrage that kills many of the Brits before they can leave their trenches.  Then, we see scenes of many soldiers dying, the wounded being moved, and the gathering of the wounded to be treated, with some of them dying before they can be treated.  Finally, the panorama closes on the mass burial of British troops.

The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme: An Illustrated Panorama is packaged in a solid, cardboard, hardcover deluxe slipcase.  This set includes a 16-page booklet with some extras:  an “Author’s Note” (Sacco); a seven-page essay about the first day of the Battle of Somme written by historian and author Adam Hochschild; and Joe Sacco’s annotations for each plate of the panorama.  The dimensions of this slipcase package and its contents are 11.25 inches (width) x 8.5 inches (height) x 1.1 (depth or thickness).

In his author’s notes, Sacco writes that the model for the Great War’s panorama is Manhattan Unfurled, an accordion-style foldout drawing of the city’s skyline drawn by Matteo Pericoli.  In presenting this panorama as a narrative, Sacco writes that he looked to the Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman invasion of England.

Joe Sacco is known for his comic books and graphic novels.  His comic books, which acted as reports and journalism from inside war zones, refugee areas, and occupied territories, were brilliant and harrowing.  Even with his caricature, cartoony, non-realistic style, Sacco could transport you to fantastic and hellish places that were not on other planets, in other dimensions, or someplace else in time.  With his comics, Sacco can depict and portray what is right here on our world with the same gritty realism and drama that a camera can capture.

The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme: An Illustrated Panorama is not a comic book.  Like a comic book, however, it is narrative art or art as a narrative.  It is a powerful piece of work that infuriates me when I think of the human lives wasted and the human potential never met because of WWI.  I look at Sacco’s depictions of these young men dying, and I cannot help but think of the children they would never father or their fellow humans they would never help.

I am hopeful, however, that another author will try to create something like Sacco’s The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme: An Illustrated Panorama.  It takes an enormous and grand story and turns it into a unique, but assessable presentation of art and storytelling, and it is another reason to admire Joe Sacco.

A+

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux

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