Episode 840
#840 Joe Sacco's books on the Middle East
Deconstructing Comics · Kumar and Dana
May 14, 20251h 25m
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Show Notes
Joe Sacco has been covering the Israel-Palestine conflict in varying forms since 1991: first in Palestine, then in Footnotes in Gaza, and most recently in War on Gaza. It's too much for Kumar and Dana to contain in their heads all at once, both in terms of information and emotion, especially for poor Kumar, who struggles to form complete sentences through the entire episode. And it was a herculean task for Joe Sacco, too, as he confesses right on the page, but the end result is monumental. Never Again and Again by Joe Sacco and Art Spiegelman, from The New York Review (Feb 27, 2025) Brought to you by: