The concept of Cargo: Comic Journalism Israel-Germany is straight forward. Six cartoonists participating in an exchange of talent between Berlin and Tel Aviv, traveling to a foreign country and recording their journalistic impressions. The introduction, by Henryk Broder, makes much of the important historical relationship -- and mistrust -- that exists between Germany and Israel, although this is a theme that is not nearly as strong in the six comics that make up the book.
The six articles in "Cargo" present six different perspectives of reality, clearly demonstrating that there is more than one way to combine journalism and comics.
Comic journalism is a relatively young genre that is slowly gaining momentum. Its roots date back to the 1980s, when a few comic books proved to Americans that this medium could also relay complex, serious stories to adults. The most famous of these books is Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize winning "Maus," which portrays his father's life during the Holocaust, proving that comics can serve as a tool for documenting the history of wars, murder and personal trauma.
Sample Pages: Page I, Page II
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