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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
David Barnett

Groundbreaking graphic novel on Gaza rushed back into print 20 years on

Joe Sacco: travelled in the region during the first intifada, in 1991.
Joe Sacco: travelled in the region during the first intifada, in 1991. Photograph: Philippe Huguen/Getty Images

An acclaimed nonfiction graphic novel about Gaza, which pioneered the medium of “comics journalism”, has been rushed back into print after surging demand since the fresh outbreak of the conflict two months ago.

Palestine, by Joe Sacco, was originally released in comic book form by the American publisher Fantagraphics 30 years ago, then published as a single volume by the company, and by Jonathan Cape in the UK in 2003.

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