Abstract
<p>As a pioneer of Comics Journalism, Joe Sacco’s works have been linked to conflict studies, migration, education, and so on. But despite references that Sacco makes to 16th Century master painter, Pieter Bruegel, and 20th century New Objectivity painter Otto Dix in his interviews, there have been few studies on the potential link between comics of Sacco and works of these masters of fine art. In this study I explore this connection by examining the questions of war, individuality and portrayal of massacre in paintings of Bruegel and Dix and journalistic comics of Sacco. My greater aim is to demonstrate the potential of further comparative studies between arts and comics journalism, especially between Renaissance and modern artists. </p>
Highlights
Joe Sacco is a familiar name in comics scholarly circles, but his works have attracted attention beyond the field of comics
This study provides new insight into the works of Sacco by examining and expanding on a notion suggested by the artist himself in his interviews, that Sacco was inspired by Fine artists such as Bruegel and Dix
I have sought to respond to a number of research questions related to how comics of Sacco are related to paintings, drawings and etchings of masters of fine art Pieter Bruegel and Otto Dix
Summary
Joe Sacco is a familiar name in comics scholarly circles, but his works have attracted attention beyond the field of comics. While most studies of Sacco have wisely linked his most acknowledged journalistic works to issues such as objectivity, migration, time and so on, there have been very few studies on the artistic aspects of Sacco’s comic journalism.. While most studies of Sacco have wisely linked his most acknowledged journalistic works to issues such as objectivity, migration, time and so on, there have been very few studies on the artistic aspects of Sacco’s comic journalism.2 This lack of interest in scholarly circles is especially surprising considering the fact that Sacco himself has discussed this relationship in a number of his interviews. I lay out the method for conducting this study, and briefly introduce Bruegel before starting the comparative analysis between satirical and journalistic comics of Sacco and paintings and drawings of Bruegel.
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