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Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form

Name: Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form
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Book Synopsis: In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima’s Ground Zero, comics display a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma. Investigating how hand-drawn comics has come of age as a serious medium for engaging history, Disaster Drawn explores the ways graphic narratives by diverse artists, including Jacques Callot, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Art Spiegelman, and Joe Sacco, document the disasters of war.

Hillary L. Chute traces how comics inherited graphic print traditions and innovations from the seventeenth century and later, pointing out that at every turn new forms of visual-verbal representation have arisen in response to the turmoil of war. Modern nonfiction comics emerged from the shattering experience of World War II, developing in the 1970s with Art Spiegelman’s first “Maus” story about his immigrant family’s survival of Nazi death camps and with Hiroshima survivor Keiji Nakazawa’s inaugural work of “atomic bomb manga,” the comic book Ore Wa Mita (“I Saw It”)—a title that alludes to Goya’s famous Disasters of War etchings.

Chute explains how the form of comics—its collection of frames—lends itself to historical narrative. By interlacing multiple temporalities over the space of the page or panel, comics can place pressure on conventional notions of causality. Aggregating and accumulating frames of information, comics calls attention to itself as evidence. Disaster Drawn demonstrates why, even in the era of photography and film, people understand hand-drawn images to be among the most powerful forms of historical witness.

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Discover the power of hand-drawn comics as a medium for engaging history with Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form. This captivating book takes you on a journey through harrowing accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine, and Hiroshima's Ground Zero, where comics display an incredible capacity to bear witness to trauma. From the stunning visual narratives of Jacques Callot and Francisco Goya to the groundbreaking works of Art Spiegelman and Joe Sacco, witness the evolution of graphic narratives that document the disasters of war.

Delve into the rich history of comics as they inherit print traditions and innovations from the seventeenth century onwards. Explore how these visual-verbal representations have constantly evolved in response to the turmoil of war. Modern nonfiction comics, born out of the devastating experiences of World War II, have flourished, bringing about powerful stories like Art Spiegelman's "Maus" and Keiji Nakazawa's "atomic bomb manga." Experience how frames meticulously intertwined in these narratives challenge conventional notions of causality, allowing for a unique and impactful historical storytelling experience.

Even in the era of photography and film, hand-drawn images hold a special place as some of the most powerful forms of historical witness. Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form is your gateway to understanding and appreciating the enduring significance of hand-drawn comics in capturing the truth of our turbulent past. Don't miss out on this thought-provoking and visually stunning exploration of the medium's evolution.

Uncover the secrets of history through the eyes of talented artists. Immerse yourself in the world of graphic narratives with Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form. Elevate your understanding of the past and grab your copy now.

Get your copy of Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form today and embark on a journey through history like no other.

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