Comments on: Joe Sacco's Latest Report From The Frontline

Joe Sacco's Latest Report From The Frontline

Hartster — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 04:38:42 -0800

Complacency Kills by Joe Sacco. Sacco is the best journalist working in comics today (previous MeFi discussion), and he was sent to Iraq recently by The Guardian. Complacency Kills is his powerful account of the choices that both troops and civillians have to make every day. It's a 36MB PDF file I'm afraid but worth every bit.

By: selfnoise

selfnoise — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:39:18 -0800

I like it (but I'm a huge Sacco fan.) Are we going to see more from him on Iraq, or is this a one-shot thing?

By: Sticherbeast

Sticherbeast — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:54:32 -0800

Very nice. I must read more Sacco.

By: forforf

forforf — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:14:43 -0800

Amazing ... I think the documentary feel to it worked well and sucked me in. Great find.

By: bigtimes

bigtimes — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:37:28 -0800

Fantastic.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 06:50:40 -0800

I liked this. Very different to see it in comic book form.

By: njm

njm — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:06:18 -0800

Thank you very much for posting this Hartster. It's always great to read another one of Joe Sacco's outstanding comics.

By: melmoth

melmoth — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:14:26 -0800

see also Steve Mumford's paintings from his time in Iraq

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:25:26 -0800

Sacco is a god in the comics industry....and it's a well deserved tribute. This was heartbreaking.

By: furtive

furtive — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:32:36 -0800

Excellent link.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 07:39:32 -0800

Melmoth, those painting are amazing, thanks for the link. :)

By: the_savage_mind

the_savage_mind — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:24:39 -0800

Not only the best journalist working today, but one hell of a cartoonist, and one of the honest-to-God nicest guys in the business. It heartens me to no end to see his success.

By: carter

carter — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:39:47 -0800

Great, and thought-provoking, thanks!

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 09:55:37 -0800

Agreed, excellent link. Joe Sacco rocks.

By: the Real Dan

the Real Dan — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:22:56 -0800

Good fast servers there at guardian.co.uk.

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:29:02 -0800

Hartster, thanks so much for the link. Sacco's work is always good. What a treat.

By: Termite

Termite — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:46:27 -0800

Thanks! Another Sacco fan here. But I have to say that he's been doing this for a while now and I'd be an even happier fan if he did something new and unexpected.

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:02:43 -0800

"Thanks! Another Sacco fan here. But I have to say that he's been doing this for a while now and I'd be an even happier fan if he did something new and unexpected." On the contrary, I wish he had company.

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:11:00 -0800

Thanks for this.

By: undule

undule — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 12:30:54 -0800

Wheeee! Watching the download meter anxiously . . . .

By: RockyChrysler

RockyChrysler — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:06:49 -0800

great link. i've already shared it with several others. thanks!

By: samh23

samh23 — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 21:02:38 -0800

Also, a nice recent interview with Sacco.

By: dorian

dorian — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 02:02:47 -0800

superb. I met sacco last year whilst volunteering for mocca and he is *the man*. we need more of this sort of journalism.